Sleeping Dogs, Hitman: Absolution and Tomb Raider all sold much worse than Square Enix expected, which may lead to the cancellation of future titles in these series.
Yuji Naka was fined $1.2 million and given a suspended jail sentence for the crime.
I find his comments around how Balan turned out to be very insightful as to why the game is trash. He basically apologises for its existence
The top producer of Square Enix flagship Dragon Quest franchise is stepping down from the role, following delays in developing the next installment of the popular series.
Please o please don't turn dragon quest into final fantasy square enix we dont wont that. Dragon quest works well just as it I. Plus you'll piss off Japanese fans to.
Square Enix will be releasing three new manga titles later this year, all of which are available for pre-order now.
If you dig into the details, it is clear that SE's problem is they are underperforming in NA and Europe while spending too much money on such games. However, I think they're missing the mark.
Square-Enix insists on making SO MANY JRPGs, and yet only a few of them leave Japanese shores (either that, or they take forever to be localized elsewhere). In this economy, it is foolish to expect every one of your big-budget titles to sell millions and turn a profit. Therefore, you have a choice, SE. Either STOP wasting time and money on Japan-only games that are never given the chance to turn a profit in other regions, OR you need to make fewer games. You can't have it both ways.