Square-Enix recently revealed that it has signed its first western game development deal with Gas Powered Games. This is somewhat of a big deal considering the company hasn’t really expanded outside of Japan or the RPG genre, but it seems like they’re ready for challege according to a new interview with Gamesindustry.biz:
“The strategic partnership with [...]

Square Enix announced this morning that Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories will make its North American debut for the PlayStation 2 on December 2. It will retail for $29.99.
Serving as a game that bridges the storyline gap between the original Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II, this game was originally released on the Game Boy [...]

Tecmo doesn’t want to be a part of Square apparently. The company rejected Square’s offer of $206 Million to merge, which probably wasn’t enough to cover the lawsuit of Ninja Gaiden creator Tomonobu Itagaki (or maybe they just didn’t like Square, but the latter was funnier).
That leaves the door open for a Tecmo/Koei merger. While [...]

Square Enix announced this morning that they are strengthening their North American executive team with the additions of Ron Scott and David Hoffman. Scott has been named senior vice president of sales and marketing, while Hoffman was named director of business development.
“I have great confidence in both Ron and David’s ability to propel Square Enix [...]

Square-Enix has revealed its intentions to acquire Tecmo and will outline their plans for a takeover later today in Japan, according to a new report this evening by Kotaku.
If successful, Square-Enix would gain a number of Tecmo’s key franchises like Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive, as well as the upcoming new Tecmo Bowl series. [...]

Supercop Aya Brea will be making her return on the PSP, as Square-Enix announced today at their DKS3713 event that a new entry in the Parasite Eve series is in development for Sony’s portable system.
Currently titled The 3rd Birthday, not much else is known at this point about the game other than the initial concept [...]

Square-Enix confirmed during their DKS3713 event in Japan yesterday that a demo for Final Fantasy XIII is headed to the PlayStation 3 next year. The demo will be shipped alongside the Japanese Blu-ray release of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children in March.
Right now, there’s no word from Square-Enix of a United States release for the [...]

State Rep. Raymond Poe introduced a bill that would force companies to make cancellation easier for subscription based game, specifically MMOs. It was signed into law on Tuesday. The law is as states that the company must provide:
(1) a secure method at the Internet gaming service provider’s web site that the consumer may use to [...]

Chrono Trigger, the 1995 Super Nintendo RPG that many consider to be one of the greatest games of all-time in its genre, is officially headed for the Nintendo DS in a remastered port.
Confirming the project after rumors started to swell from Famitsu scans yesterday, Square-Enix released a full announcement for the game this morning and [...]

Earlier today at Microsoft’s RPG press conference in Japan, Square-Enix revealed more details regarding their upcoming 2008-2009 Xbox 360 lineup for North America. Kicking off the announcements with a new Infinite Undiscovery trailer (seen at the jump), the company also confirmed that The Last Remnant and a newly announced title, Star Ocean: The Last Hope, [...]