Square is back on track, they have reported better than expected financial results for the current fiscal year ending on March 31st. While the earlier projections estimated a profit of 4.8 billion yen (39.85 million USD), the company now expects a profit of 11.5 billion yen (95.47 million USD).
This is great compared to a loss of 16.6 billion yen (137.81 million USD) during the previous term. Square cited the success of its line-up, in particular, Final Fantasy X-2 in Japan and Kingdom Hearts in North America as reasons for this strong financial showing following two years of red numbers. Kingdom Hearts easily exceeded earlier projections by selling 1.5 million units in North America alone.
Brendan 2016-01-16 0 comments
Final Fantasy XIV's development team has responded to the tragic news surrounding the death of Sian Blake, the voice actor who brought to life Yugiri, an first NPC introduced in the later stages of A Realm Reborn. Blake took over for the role beginning with the Heavensward expansion. This week, the team behind Final Fantasy XIV spoke out for the...
Brendan 2016-01-15 0 comments
Preorders of IO Interactive's new Hitman game have been cancelled and the title has been transitioned from a full release to an episodic release schedule. Hitman, which had been scheduled for release in March, caused created a stir today when cancellation notices were sent out PS4 gamers who had preordered the title. After a few hours of confusion, IO Interactive...
More details are emerging on Final Fantasy XV's battle system and story locations, according to game developers who have taken to the official forums to answer fan questions. Answering a question about difficulty modes in Final Fantasy XV, Lead Game Designer Takizawa Masashi elaborated on the game's dual battle system and how it was influenced by Episode Duscae: The equivalent...
