Square

General Information

Full name:	Square Co., Ltd
Established:	1986
Closed:	1Jan2002
Reason:	Merged with Enix to form Square Enix

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	Final Fantasy Tactics in Euro silence shocker It’s all quiet on the Eastern front as US gets confirmation.	27 Mar 2003
	Cryptic Crystal Chronicles message from Square The wait begins – strangeness abounds.	24 Mar 2003
	Latest Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles screens cause hysteria Some day friends, you’ll be able to buy this in Europe.	21 Mar 2003
	Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles in ‘it exists’ shocker! It’s not a dream, CC will be released.	19 Mar 2003
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	Final Fantasy series hits slowdown as series development backlog shows strain Square undone? Series producer speaks.	13 Mar 2003
	Final Fantasy X-2 released in Japan Queues and mayhem. Business as usual.	13 Mar 2003
	Kingdom Hearts 2 underway! Square and Disney at work on a sequel.	10 Mar 2003
	Square beware! Enix makes RPG blunder.	03 Mar 2003
	Square and Enix deal now complete Final details ironed out – full spec inside.	20 Feb 2003
	Europe to get Final Fantasy 12 this year! Read on, for SquareSoft sweetener	30 Jan 2003
	Square and Enix merger on the rocks Turn-based negotiations begin.	13 Jan 2003
	Nintendo Japan reveals devastating release schedule Full power gaming from Pokemon-powered Kyoto firm	03 Jan 2003
	Final Fantasy XII team revealed More FFXII revelations - Feel the wait!	03 Jan 2003
	First, beautiful, Final Fantasy XII image released Must-see Square artwork	02 Jan 2003
	Square peels the lemon. Party scheduled in boardroom for next week Final Fantasy XI attracts enough to break even	13 Dec 2002
	Final Fantasy Tactics Update More titbits on Square’s handheld strategy update.	12 Dec 2002
	RPG: Readily Paired Giants SquareSoft and Enix to merge!	26 Nov 2002
	Square fulfil your Fantasy Final Fantasy VII may get a sequel according to the series' producer.	11 Nov 2002
	Square to announce new RPG shocker Fresh announcement looms.	17 Oct 2002
	All-new SquareSoft MMORPG revealed Exclusive Wada comments inside.	16 Oct 2002
	Final Fantasy Tactics Advance details Square’s Tactics baffles us all	06 Sep 2002
	Square makes U-turn GC Crystal Chronicles not turn-based game!	22 Aug 2002
	Final Fantasy III confirmed for Game Bay Advance AA battery bulk-buying begins in earnest	19 Aug 2002
	First PSone Final Fantasy screens released Full makeover in the works for seedling RPG remakes.	12 Aug 2002
	Microsoft in SquareSoft buy-out yarn Listen. Can you hear echoes of the Sega saga?	23 Jul 2002
	Auction cheating and lack of solidarity causes Square concern Solo gamers troubled by playing together.	10 Jul 2002
	Final Fantasy XI PC screens released High resolution goodness from Square.	09 Jul 2002
	Final Fantasy update Sales figures for Europe and FFXI situation clarified	01 Jul 2002
	Kingdom Hearts movie looms Isn’t all this the wrong way around?	19 Jun 2002
	SquareSoft reveals Final Fantasy XI PC min spec Accessibility the key for MMORPG.	18 Jun 2002
	Square completes Final Fantasy XI upgrade PlayOnline. Properly patched	12 Jun 2002
	E3 award nominations revealed Let the arguments commence!	07 Jun 2002
	SquareSoft and Nintendo in new row They’re at it again!	07 Jun 2002
	Huge Final Fantasy DVD set announced But will it make it into English?	06 Jun 2002
	40 million Final Fantasy games sold Yes, that is a lot.	05 Jun 2002
	Two new Final Fantasy games revealed Yuna Version and Rikku Version announced.	29 May 2002
	Final Fantasy XI confirmed for PC Want a border-free, full speed Square game? Here you go.	28 May 2002
	Final Fantasy XI off to shaky start Network issues and supply problems disgruntle crazed gamers.	17 May 2002
	New GBA Final Fantasy Tactics detail emerge. Plus: first Square mention of Xbox inside! How much Final Fantasy do you want? A lot more, and more, and more…	16 Apr 2002
	Final Fantasy X to come with bonus DVD! Interviews with voice actors!! What more could you want?	08 Apr 2002
	Exclusive: Final Fantasy Anthology European details emerge! Check out all the details on this stealthy Square release, as well as the Euro packshot, exclusively here.	05 Apr 2002
	New Final Fantasy GBA Details Emerge! Square head spills beans.	27 Mar 2002
	Sony Boss to Block GameCube Final Fantasy? Rumour is that Sony is seriously considering blocking the Final Fantasy game currently underway for GameCube.	22 Mar 2002
	Final Fantasy XI Beta Testing Draws to a Close Next Square RPG epic reported to be in good 'elf'.	19 Mar 2002
	Final Fantasy X full Euro details revealed! Europe to see International version in May.	18 Mar 2002
	Interview with Michel Cassius Reveals Microsoft Dialogue with SquareSoft and MGS for Xbox We spoke to Michel on the day of the Xbox launch party. Here's what he had to say.	15 Mar 2002
	SquareSoft speaks out on Nintendo development: Official statement inside! SquareSoft Japan has made the following statement relating to development progress for Nintendo platforms.	14 Mar 2002
	Square Share Price Leaps Following Nintendo News Final Fantasy N prompts unprecedented increase in value.	13 Mar 2002
	Exclusive new Nintendo Final Fantasy details arrive! So, does the 'N' stand for new?	12 Mar 2002
	Final Fantasy Confirmed for GameCube Square/Nintendo partnership yields new development studio.	11 Mar 2002
	Final Fantasy XI announcement is, erm, announced! Square, true to its word, as ever, has made the promised 'significant announcement' regarding the future of Final Fantasy XI, its debut MMORPG.	25 Feb 2002
	You play SquareSoft games, you dream about them… Now you can eat them! Nissin Noodles has announced that it will be releasing a SquareSoft-branded noodle product in Japan later this year.	19 Feb 2002
	PlayStation BB third party line-up revealed! Details have emerged concerning third-party support for Sony Computer Entertainment’s dedicated PlayStation 2 broadband network, PlayStation BB.	14 Feb 2002
	Square to launch credit cards for PlayOnline users Free access for devotees planned	08 Feb 2002
	‘Significant’ SquareSoft announcement on Final Fantasy XI looms MMORPG likely to slip	07 Feb 2002
	Square shares buoyant following FFX success Board sleeps at last	06 Feb 2002
	More Details of Square’s not-so-Final Fantasy Yes, it’s R[ichard]PG time again.	05 Feb 2002
	Next Generation consoles Online Japanese game developers speak. We listen.	31 Jan 2002
	Square series still selling Final Fantasy X hits 4 million	31 Jan 2002
	Square to create new Chrono and SaGa titles New game names revealed!	30 Jan 2002
	Square chief on PlayOnline future Final Fantasy future and more inside...	30 Jan 2002
	SquareSoft continues consolidation drive, closing another subsidiary Bye, bye Square Sounds	28 Jan 2002
	Square to ease the wait for Final Fantasy X Playable demo to be included in forthcoming PAL release of Anthology.	23 Jan 2002
	Final Fantasy Anthology gets official UK release! Concerns that Square Europe has been taken over by mysterious forces grow	16 Jan 2002
	Square stock buoyant Tea, Mr Sakaguchi?	11 Jan 2002
	Final Fantasy XI to be subscription free New model for online gaming looms?	28 Dec 2001
	Square Pictures update Mystery project and sell-off loom	24 Dec 2001
	First look at Final Fantasy XII Is it, isn't it? We'll have to let you know.	17 Dec 2001
	Square and Nintendo development rumour update Final Fantasy for GameCube wanted by all...	13 Dec 2001
	Exclusive! Secret Square project unearthed: Final Fantasy History in production in London Amazing news - Read on...	13 Dec 2001
	Americans get Final Fantasy X early - Europe still in the dark Pre-Christmas launch announced	11 Dec 2001
	Square fingers crossed as PlayOnline recognises the job in hand. Plus, Final Fantasy X figures revealed	04 Dec 2001
	High-res Final Fantasy XI images debut! First decent look at biggest game not around	04 Dec 2001
	English version of Final Fantasy gets a date in the States! Some RPG gamers will spend Christmas on the streets	28 Nov 2001
	Former Square boss Hisashi Suzuki speaks on over-confidence as he departs And somewhat misses the point...	28 Nov 2001
	Square chief quits as Final Fantasy costs the virtual world The Spirits Within, The President Without	27 Nov 2001
	SquareSoft begins FFXI mass beta-testing in Japan How far behind will you be!?	26 Nov 2001
	Incredible Final Fantasy XI details and screens! Race, play system and game world chronicled! Square breaks its silence. This is why you love us.	22 Nov 2001
	Final Fantasy XI preview disc coming soon! Square to delight Japanese RPG fans, disappoints rest	19 Nov 2001
	Japan gets a second instalment of Final Fantasy X as Europe and America wait Bah! Some countries get all the luck!	12 Nov 2001
	PlayOnline modem revealed – first pics inside Bespoke modem premiered	05 Nov 2001
	Final Fantasy XI new details RPG specifics to delight fans	22 Oct 2001
	Square’s Suzuki pledges continued multi-platform support but says SCE might change everything ''What happens next depends on the hardware developers,'' claims Suzuki	14 Oct 2001
	Sony and Square Bigwigs comment on deal. Take a deep breath and read on Full update from Tokyo inside. Do not miss!	10 Oct 2001
	Sony bites a chunk out of Square putting cross-platform gaming under spotlight Will FFXI be cross-platform as Sony makes its mark?	09 Oct 2001
	PlayOnline goes with HP as Square announced deal Hardware sorted as Square gears up	09 Oct 2001
	Square backs away from movies: Shareholders rejoice Badly beaten, Square consolidates position and focuses on core offerings	03 Oct 2001
	Final Fantasy TV show previews in Japan Western versions in the works	02 Oct 2001
	A glimpse of hope for Square on Nintendo? Come on Nintendo, you know you want to.	21 Sep 2001
	Get your hot sweet tea and prepare for a shock. Final Fantasy X sells extremely well! We mean really, really well	13 Sep 2001
	Square epic ready to go 'Real' actors nowhere to be seen.	07 Sep 2001
	Konami and Disney team up. What happened to Square? Disney in game floozy shocker!	06 Aug 2001
	Square Slips Up Over Tactics. Ha Ha! Problems with US re-release.	03 Aug 2001
	Final Fantasy X gears up for global release Who is at the bottom of the list?	24 Jul 2001
	PlayStation 2 hard drive complaints An install? How can this be?!	23 Jul 2001
	Final Fantasy XI new media and PlayOnline details! Give us a break! Everything you need to know. Except when you can play it.	20 Jul 2001
	Final Fantasy X by the millisecond More evidence that Final Fantasy nutters are, erm, nutters!	17 Jul 2001
	Square still sniffing around Nintendo Wht can't we all just get along?	16 Jul 2001
	Final Fantasy X Japanese box art New box art first look!	16 Jul 2001
	Square still counting the cost Hey Big Spender...	13 Jul 2001
	Final Fantasy X goes down a storm in Japan No surprises here... The Japanese love FFX	13 Jul 2001
	Square confirms Final Fantasy XI online details Square prepares FFXI online	22 Jun 2001
	Spend all your cash on Final Fantasy as well as all your time! Everything FF related you could ever need	20 Jun 2001
	Final Fantasy X to use Hard Drive? Fast data access for new Square game	20 Jun 2001
	Square predicts massive sales of Final Fantasy X Square need a good run in the next few months. Take a look at how things are shaping up.	07 Jun 2001
	New Chrono title in progress! New SquareSoft update	07 Apr 2001
	SquareSoft AGM. Seconds out, round one! Shareholders make their concerns heard loud and clear...	07 Mar 2001
	Square names all 23 of its titles in production - No Game Boy Advance. It's a Final Fantasy Fiesta! Square break video game industry norm and tell dedicated fans what they are up to	06 Feb 2001
	Squaresoft games on my Nintendo platforms, over my dead body! Now, now, children calm down. Shake hands, NO nose biting.	01 Feb 2001
	New juicy Final Fantasy X titbits released Tender morsels of new information to wet your role-playing appetite.	30 Jan 2001
	Final Fantasy XII details emerge! See a long way into the future and impress your friends. Spong brings you the news that counts first!	25 Jan 2001
	Square and Nintendo to patch things up with handheld remakes of Final Fantasy classics Final Fantasy heading to Game Boy Advance	23 Jan 2001
	SquareSoft shareholders in fresh bout of rage Wada faces barrage as merger dust settles.	17 Feb 2003
	Final Fantasy XI TV series in the works Ever more online for prodigal son.	15 Jan 2003
	Square and Enix back in love Turn-based niceness reinstated.	14 Jan 2003
	Final Fantasy I and II confirmed for PSone North American offering to spell Euro FF filler?	13 Jan 2003
	Inevitable Final Fantasy slippage confirmed Crystal Chronicles disappears from the 2003 schedule.	08 Jan 2003
	Square and Enix plans leaked? Parasite Eve gossip consumes Web.	10 Dec 2002
	Dragon Quest VIII announced You may have never heard of it, but the Japanese love it!	02 Dec 2002
	Square insider trading rumours Enix deal sparks impropriety talk in Japanese press.	27 Nov 2002
	Final Dragon Fantasy Quest talk squashed like a Tonberry Business as usual for RPG behemoths.	27 Nov 2002
	SquareSoft update Final Fantasy XI add-on pack, Final Fantasy X 2 details and more.	25 Nov 2002
	Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles details revealed Preliminary link-up details emerge.	25 Oct 2002
	SquareSoft steps up Final Fantasy XI beta tests PC MMORPG goes public.	07 Oct 2002
	Tokyo Game Show titles revealed See what our sushi-loving gaming brethren will be playing!	10 Sep 2002
	New Chrono game in the works? Intriguing Square announcement looms.	27 Aug 2002
	Exclusive details: All-new Final Fantasy title announced! Final Fantasy N is named.	09 Aug 2002
	Square confirms Final Fantasies I and II for PSOne A shift in power as WonderSwan is denied biggest titles.	18 Jul 2002
	Square buys Final Fantasy Tactics developer Square on the swell, moves three hexagons.	20 Jun 2002
	Square snubs GameCube and Xbox It’s PlayStation 2 for at least a year.	30 May 2002
	Square shares take a nosedive as confidence fades Exclusive access to downgrade report behind stock plummet inside!	10 May 2002
	Euro RPG fans take Final knock-back Behold, thousands of spotty herberts are short-changed by Square.	13 Feb 2002
	Namco Announces Film Project Namco of Japan has revealed that it has commissioned its CG department to start work on a film, and set the release date for this summer.	11 Feb 2002
	Microsoft Courts Square for Further Development Opportunities Just how big a role will Xbox play at Japanese launch, February 22?	18 Jan 2002
	Japanese sceptical on Final Fantasy XI future Are people beginning to tire of Final Fantasy? A nation speaks.	10 Jan 2002
	Final Fantasy XI Confirmed for PC at Long Last Speaking to Bloomberg news agency, SquareSoft CFO Yoichi Wada confirmed that development is underway for a PC version of Final Fantasy XI.	06 Nov 2001
	Square Holding Tight as Abysmal Losses are Announced Japan-based SquareSoft has announced losses that would make even the most light-hearted of its short-tempered shareholders grit his/her teeth.	06 Nov 2001
	More Final Fantasy XI Goodies Eleventh instalment details leak from Squaresoft.	26 Oct 2001
	Videogame share prices continue to fall Sell, sell, sell, Buy, buy, buy.	24 Sep 2001
	Final Fantasy X in Europe – Low Priority? Delay for Square's killer app.	03 Sep 2001
	nVidia Renders Final Fantasy Movie in Real Time nVidia and SquareSoft have teamed up to demonstrate nVidia’s latest triumph in the field of computer graphics.	16 Aug 2001
	Sony Awards Japan’s Top Sellers Sony Computer Entertainment has recently announced the top selling PlayStation and PlayStation 2 games in Japan.	29 Jun 2001
	New Final Fantasy X images! More FFX goodies for you!	08 Jun 2001
	Final Fantasy News overload Full details on how the Final Fantasy series will pan out, right here first!	25 May 2001
	Sakaguchi Speaks in depth about Final Fantasy 10 SquareSoft honcho talks candidly of the future	25 May 2001
	Disney and Square Unveil Joint RPG There's something truly epic on the way.	18 May 2001
	Share and share alike. What is going on between Square, Namco and Enix? Stop being so nice to each other!	24 Apr 2001
	Square again repositions its Euro publishing strategy Square signs with Sony	20 Apr 2001
	Final Fantasy Movie Shots. What is the point? Too real for you? Do we moan too much?	19 Apr 2001
	SquareSoft prepares its Final Fantasy Onslaught: Euro FFX Dated If you a Final Fantasy fan, Christmas has come early.	17 Apr 2001
	Final Fantasy X complete and ready to go Lose your life again sooner than expected	06 Apr 2001
	Final Fantasy X in playable form next week! Lucky Japanese get their mits on Final Fantasy X	26 Mar 2001
	Square to Cut Back on In-House Movie Production Square learns the price of making movies	20 Feb 2001
	The Japan Entertainment Software Awards – the nominees Nominees for the 5th CESAs (Computer Entertainment Software Awards) have just been announced in Japan.	12 Feb 2001
	Sega and Square team up Sega consultant Tetsu Kayame, has revealed that the company is working with role-playing giants Squaresoft to develop “something huge”.	12 Feb 2001
	Fantasy or Phantasy ? It’s a big time for role-playing fans, as two of the biggest ever get almost simultaneous European launches.	12 Feb 2001
	Sakaguchi and friends do a mini Hara-kiri as Square posts first ever loss Square bosses sacrifice honour to appease share-holders	09 Feb 2001
	SquareSoft show that a giant can be humble with Nintendo reply SquareSoft set upon making GBA Final Fantasy	08 Feb 2001
	Final Fantasy X on PlayStation 2 New details concerning Square's forthcoming blockbuster Final Fantasy X	17 Jan 2001
	Final Fantasy movie update: New PS2 disc! Dedicated interactive movie disc for PS2	11 Jan 2001
	Another SquareSoft movie title looks likely New information starting to come through on this potential Blockbuster	18 Dec 2000
	Squaresoft on XBox: Pure Fantasy Squaresoft and Microsoft have yet to reach an agreement for the development of Final Fantasy, or any other Square game, on XBox.	19 Oct 2000
	Squaresoft to Release Final Fantasy IX in Europe – but when? FInal Fantasy IX is confirmed for europe - but no release date set	02 Oct 2000
	Squaresoft to Release Final Fantasy IX in Europe – but when? FInal Fantasy IX is confirmed for europe - but no release date set	02 Oct 2000
	Final Fantasy in your pocket – coming soon New handheld to enter the ring to take on the awesome Gameboy Advance	02 Oct 2000

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