Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

vote down flag
gamespot.com - 11/18/2008
Square Enix setting up shop in LA - News at GameSpot
—
Square Enix is well aware that the Japanese gaming market simply isn't what it used to be, and president Yoichi Wada has been pushing for some time now to expand the publisher's horizons. Part of that effort has been to lend increasing support to Microsoft's decidedly Western Xbox 360, with ...

Blog Reactions

Kotaku:  Square Enix Desperately Seeking Programmers For US Dev Studio [Usa! Usa! Usa!]

Opposable Thumbs:  Square-Enix opens studio in LA

Comments
Blog Reactions

Square Enix Desperately Seeking Programmers For US Dev Studio [Usa! Usa! Usa!]
Kotaku — ... new Square Enix team will be working on "an action-oriented original IP game" with the Xbox 360 and Wii listed as the target platforms. If you're a programmer with a Bachelor's Degree, a proficiency in C/C++, a nose, and at least one Xbox 360 game under your built, they're looking for you. Just think, you could be working on The Bouncer 2!! Let's hope not, but that's a potential nightmare scenario you should think about. Square Enix [Gamasutra Jobs via GameSpot] ...

Square-Enix opens studio in LA
Opposable Thumbs — [image] Japanese developer Square-Enix is continuing its push towards more Western development. After announcing a new publishing partnership with Gas Powered Games , the company has revealed that it will be starting a brand new development team in Los Angeles. The news comes via Square-Enix's website , which features a number of job openings for the new studio. "Square Enix is building a studio from the ground up," one posting reads. "We are making an action-oriented original IP game here in sunny Los Angeles." The same job posting lists Xbox 360 development ...

Related Content
Square Enix Sets Up Shop in L.A.
playstationlifestyle.net 3/22/2009 — Square Enix has decided to take an entirely new approach in its quest for appealing to Western gamers, specifically by creating a game development studio in Los Angeles, California. The traditionally Japan-focused developer is proud of the new business venture, and Development Manager Fumi ...
Square Enix Emigrates to the US
thatvideogameblog.com 3/23/2009 — Ars Technica is reporting that Japan-based game developer, Square Enix, has finally pulled the trigger and opened up shop in Los Angeles. The idea is to bridge the cultural gap between Square Enix executives and western gamers by employing western developers. Game Developer Manager Fumi ...
Square Enix: 2
square-enix.co.jp 8/28/2009 —
Square Enix Settles Lawsuit With Sword Pirates [Square Enix]
kotaku.com 2/25/2009 — Cast your minds back to early 2008, and you'll remember Square Enix taking a few manufacturers of replica swords to court . Those entrepreneurial blacksmiths were, you see, unlawfully ripping off Square Enix 's designs. Which made Square Enix, not ...
Is This The Name Of Square Enix’s Action Game?
siliconera.com 4/15/2009 — Oh goody! More Square Enix trademarks are popping up. Yesterday, we discovered Front Mission Evolved . Today we have Vanguard Storm.   The ambiguous trademark was registered on the US patent and trademark database and surfaced earlier today. ...
Coming to America: Square Enix sets up LA game shop
arstechnica.com 3/19/2009 — It's no secret that the traditionally Japan-focused game developer Square Enix has recently been eyeing the huge North American game market. This is a new direction for a company that has only briefly flirted with Western-focused ...
Square Enix launches member rewards program
joystiq.com 3/17/2009 — Club Nintendo , move on over. The house of Final Fantasy has launched its own tiered rewards program in the US. Square Enix Members can now create custom avatars, network with other fans, and collect points that can be redeemed for "swanky ...
Square Enix Bringing Another Puzzle Game Overseas?
siliconera.com 2/20/2009 — Yosumin begun its life as a humble flash game before Square Enix retooled it for the Nintendo DS and Xbox Live Arcade. Crawlian might be the next Yosumin.   In Crawlian you control a green block. The goal of the game…
Account center | SQUARE ENIX MEMBERS
member.square-enix.com 2/23/2009 — SQUARE ENIX MEMBERS Account Center SQUARE ENIX MEMBERS Login Please enter your Login ID and password to log into SQUARE ENIX MEMBERS. If you are not a member, register below to create your account. Please note that Japanese SQUARE ENIX MEMBERS ...
Square Enix Posts Loss, Yet Optimistic for Future
playstationlifestyle.net 8/8/2009 — Developing powerhouse Square Enix has recently published their quarterly earnings report. Things are not looking to good for the Japanese developer. Due in large part to the acquisition of Eidos Interactive, Square Enix posted a 1,672,000,000 Yen, or $17 million dollar loss. Overseas ...