Square Enix
Japanese entertainment company
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| June 1 2025 | People Can Fly project was cancelled by Square Enix Europe |
| 2024 | Square Enix released the Tomb Raider I–III Remastered collection, continuing their long-term management of the franchise. |
| May 2024 | Creative Business Unit III renamed to Creative Studio III. |
| March 2024 | Square Enix announced a more selective game development approach, cancelling numerous unannounced titles and focusing on Final Fantasy VII Remake's third installment after experiencing a ¥22.1 billion loss from 'content abandonment'. |
| 2023 | Square Enix Collective published 'Little Goody Two Shoes' by AstralShift on Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch. |
| November 2 2023 | PowerWash Simulator launched on Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro, bringing the game to virtual reality platforms. |
| July 3 2023 | Square Enix Montréal cancelled their mobile game project for Android and iOS platforms. |
| May 18 2023 | Takashi Kiryu officially succeeded as president, making his first public appearance at the Final Fantasy XVI launch event. |
| March 3 2023 | Square Enix announced a proposed leadership change, with Takashi Kiryu set to succeed Yosuke Matsuda as president. |
| February 2023 | Phil Elliott left Square Enix and became CEO of publisher Modern Wolf. |
| February 28 2023 |
Square Enix Holdings announced that Luminous Productions would reorganize and merge internally with Square Enix on May 1st.
Luminous Productions to merge with Square Enix, ceasing to exist after Forspoken failed launch | Game World Observer
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Square Enix has announced that Luminous Productions - the development studio behind Forspoken - will be merged into Square Enix effective May 1, 2023: News - Square Enix | ResetEra
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| January 31 2023 | PowerWash Simulator released on Nintendo Switch, expanding the game's platform availability. |
| 2022 | Square Enix Collective published 'PowerWash Simulator' by FuturLab on multiple platforms including Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PS5. |
| August 2022 | Bulkhead Interactive ended its relationship with Collective, expressing disappointment that Battalion 1944 did not release on consoles. |
| August 26 2022 | The asset sale to Embracer Group was closed, with assets held under CDE Entertainment led by Phil Rogers. |
| July 25 2022 | Square Enix launched the English version of Manga Up! |
| May 1 2022 | Square Enix announced the sale of several subsidiary assets, including Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréal, and Square Enix Montreal, along with multiple game intellectual properties to Embracer Group for $300 million. |
| March 2022 | Square Enix donated $500,000 to the United Nations fund for Ukrainian refugees during the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. |
| 2021 | Square Enix Collective published 'Circuit Superstars' by Original Fire Games on PS4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, and Switch. |
| October 20 2021 | Square Enix London Mobile was announced, working on Tomb Raider Reloaded and an unannounced Avatar: The Last Airbender title with Navigator Games. |
| April 1 2021 | Square Enix Image Studio Division is created, focusing on CGI animation and movie production. |
| June 2020 | Square Enix donated $2.4 million to charities around their Western studios and offices for the Black Lives Matter cause and COVID-19, partially raised from sales of the Square Enix Eidos Anthology bundle. |
| March 2 2020 | Square Enix AI & Arts Alchemy Co., Ltd. is founded to focus on R&D involving products that combine AI, computer graphics, and art. |
| 2019 | Square Enix establishes Square Enix Pvt. Ltd. (Square Enix India) in Bangalore for mobile game publishing in the Indian market. |
| 2019 | Square Enix Collective published 'Battalion 1944' by Bulkhead Interactive on Microsoft Windows. |
| 2019 | Announcement to consolidate eleven Business Divisions into four Creative Business Units by 2020. |
| 2019 | Hideo Baba departed Studio Istolia, which was subsequently closed, and Project Prelude Rune was cancelled. Square Enix reopened an office in Bangalore, India. |
| November 2019 | Square Enix announced the creation of a 'Ninja Tower Tokyo' theme park through its newly established Live Interactive Works division. |
| October 2019 | Square Enix began publishing select manga series in English, starting in the fourth quarter of the year. |
| 2018 | Square Enix London Studios was renamed Square Enix External Studios, which handles publishing of games from third-party developers. |
| 2018 | First Octopath Traveler game released, establishing the role-playing game series |
| 2018 | Square Enix Collective published 'Fear Effect Sedna' by Sushee on Microsoft Windows, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch. |
| 2018 | Square Enix Collective published 'Boundless' by Wonderstruck Games on Microsoft Windows. |
| 2018 | Square Enix Collective published 'Forgotton Anne' by ThroughLine Games on multiple platforms including macOS, Microsoft Windows, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, iOS, and Android. |
| 2018 | Square Enix Collective published 'Octahedron: Transfixed Edition' by Demimonde on Nintendo Switch. |
| October 2018 | Square Enix announced closure of their campaign curation platform, shifting focus to larger and specific products without public polling. |
| October 2018 | John Heinecke was appointed as CMO for Americas and Europe. |
| September 2018 | COO Mike Sherlock died, with Square Enix's executive team assuming his immediate responsibilities. |
| 2017 | Square Enix Collective published 'Oh My Godheads' by Titutitech on Microsoft Windows. |
| 2017 | Square Enix Collective published 'Children of Zodiarcs' by Cardboard Utopia on Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and Mac. |
| 2017 | Square Enix Collective published 'Tokyo Dark' by Cherrymochi on Microsoft Windows. |
| 2017 | Square Enix Collective published 'Deadbeat Heroes' by Deadbeat Productions on Microsoft Windows. |
| 2017 | Square Enix Collective published 'Black the Fall' by Sand Sailor Studio on Microsoft Windows, PS4, and Xbox One. |
| 2017 | Internal reorganization of Business Divisions: Business Division 9 merged into Business Division 8, Business Divisions 11 and 12 merged to become new Business Division 9, and a new Business Division 11 was created. |
| November 2017 | IO Interactive conducted a management buyout from Square Enix, with the Hitman IP transferred to the studio. |
| February 21 2017 | Formation of Studio Istolia was announced, headed by Hideo Baba, to work on Project Prelude Rune. |
| January 2017 | Norwegian studio Artplant purchased the former Eidos franchise Project I.G.I. |
| 2016 | Collective implemented a new pitch submission process where developers could submit projects, which would be publicly polled weekly, with Square Enix taking five percent of games' revenue after fees. |
| 2016 | Square Enix Collective published 'Goetia' by Sushee, a game released for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux platforms. |
| 2016 | Square Enix Collective published 'The Turing Test' by Bulkhead Interactive, released on PS4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, and Nintendo Switch. |
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