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Square Enix Drops to Five-Year Low After Postponing Earnings By Drew Gibson Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Square Enix Holdings Co., creator of the “Final Fantasy” game series, fell to the lowest in more than five years in Tokyo after saying it will postpone announcing its earnings results. The stock ...
Square Enix Nabs‭ ‬007‭ ‬Publishing Deal
edge-online.com — Square Enix‭ ‬continues to expand its global outlook with the announcement that it is now acing as... the Japanese publisher of Acivision’s‭ ‬Quantum of Solace. The Bond title,‭ ‬released late last October in line with the motion picture,‭ ‬will ... (more) Square Enix Nabs‭ ‬007‭ ‬Publishing Deal
Dragon Quest IX Delayed in Japan
ds.ign.com — February 12, 2009 - Square Enix sent shockwaves through the Japanese games market today with the surprise... announcement that Dragon Quest IX will not make its original March 28 release date. Instead, players will have to wait until July 11. As reason ... (more) Dragon Quest IX Delayed in Japan
Square Enix swoops for Eidos | Gaming Industry | News by MCV
mcvuk.com — acquisition, eidos, enix, square Square Enix swoops for Eidos Ben Parfitt Feb 12 2009, 8:38am Comments (2)... Offer made as deal predicted by MCV seemingly nears completion It has been confirmed that Japanese publisher Square Enix has made a firm offer ... (more) Square Enix swoops for Eidos | Gaming Industry | News by MCV
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Square Enix Shares Drop On Earnings Delay
Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today — Square Enix saw its share price drop to a five-year low yesterday after the company decided to postpone its quarterly earnings announcements. Stock fell as far as‭ ‬11‭ ‬percent to‭ ‬ 1,936‭ ‬on the Tokyo Stock Exchange,‭ ‬marking the company s lowest position since June‭ ‬2003,‭ ‬after the publisher announced its quarterly earnings call would be delayed by a full week.‭ The reason for the postponement,‭ ‬as cited by news blog Kotaku,‭ ‬was due to a delay in‭ ‬accounting work‭ ‬.‭ ‬Speculation is now surfacing that the publisher will announce a release date delay for one of its key titles,‭ ‬with titles such as Dragon Quest IX and Final Fantasy XIII already being ...

Square Enix stock drops to a five-year low
Joystiq — It's enough to enlimpen even the most over-moussed hair spikes, and rustify the most well-polished gun-that's-a-sword-that's-also-a-magic-wand: Square Enix's stock has fallen to a five-year low according to Bloomberg. As of this morning, the stock had dropped 11% to ¥1,936 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. In other ...

Square Enix Stock Drops to Five-Year Low
GameDaily BIZ Features Feed — According to a Bloomberg report, Japanese publisher Square Enix saw its shares plummet to the lowest point in five years. The company's stock fell 11 percent to 1,936 yen on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which is the biggest drop it's seen since June 2003. The dip apparently was a reaction to Square Enix's recent announcement that it would delay its earnings results because of "accounting work." Reporting for its third-quarter results is being pushed back from February 6 to February 12. Kotaku's Japanese correspondent, however, ...

Squeenix Stock at Five-Year Low
The Escapist : Latest News — Angsty pretty-boys don't look like they're a good investment these days: Yesterday, Square-Enix saw its stock hit a 5-year low after announcing that it would postpone the release of its 2008 earnings report until later this month. According to Bloomberg ...

Square Enix Stock Lowest In 5 Years, Following Unexplained Earnings Delay
MTV Multiplayer — [image] The “Final Fantasy” publisher is in hot water today, reports Bloomberg , after Square Enix stock fell 11% on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the lowest for Square Enix in five years, after delaying a report on its earnings results by a week. *** Every week, video game publishers are layoffs and restructuring plans for 2009, as the video games industry struggles with a difficult world economy. Square Enix was scheduled to issue their earnings financial results today in Japan, but Bloomberg reports the publisher has pushed them back a week, until February 12. The delay has had serious repercussions for the “ Final Fantasy “ company’s stock ...

Square Enix Not Looking too Hot in the Green Department
GameGirl — [image] With our beloved RPG king not looking so good in the financial side of their business, it's leaving a lot of people to wonder if this is going to affect their upcoming titles. This year Square Enix has experienced the lowest of their share price since 2004. With this new information, they have announced that thye need to postpone it's earnings announcement. So how much did they drop? According to Bloomberg ...

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