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Square Enix global president, Yoichi Wada, has revealed to GamesIndustry.biz that the company has now reduced its headcount globally by about 10 per cent as a result of ongoing business reshuffling.
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Square Enix Fire Some People [Disturbance In The Workforce]
Kotaku —
... Square Enix Tokyo, Taito and ex-Eidos offices, have seen about 10 per cent reduction of headcount globally." Previously, we floated the rumor that Square Enix Japan has reduced its workforce by somewhere between 200 and 300 workers. Wada describes the integration of new developer Eidos in the Square Enix corporate framework as "smooth" — smooth being a relative term and certainly not referring to those who have suddenly found themselves redundant. Square Enix: Global headcount reduction around 10% // News [GI]
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Square Enix is now 10% lighter
Gaming Nexus —
... NEWS - Games Industry has word that Square Enix let go about 10% of their work force spanning Square Enix, Taito, and Eidos. The good news is that the merger of Eidos and Square Enix is going pretty smoothly. What I want from Square though is word on the next Batman game. Com'on folks, Batman: Arkham Asylum was awesome. Let's talk about another one to take the sting off of having to let some people go.
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