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Longtime Final Fantasy Producer Stepping Down, Health Reasons Cited

Owen Good 25 June 2012 1:30 PM

Hiromichi Tanaka, one of the earliest members of Square, with producer credits on Final Fantasy XI, Xenogears and Chrono Cross, will be leaving Final Fantasy XI and Square Enix altogether, reports Famitsu.

14 July 2011

In Real Life

Does Working At Square Enix Suck?

Brian Ashcraft 14 July 2011 7:00 PM

Square Enix makes Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest. Making those games might not be easy. It might be hard. Really hard. No fun hard.

13 July 2011

PlayStation

Square Enix Wants To Bring Old MMO To The PS Vita (Wait, What?)

Brian Ashcraft 13 July 2011 7:00 PM

Never one to shy away from porting a game, Square Enix talked about doing just that in the latest issue of Japanese game mag Famitsu. The choice, this time is rather odd.

10 December 2010

News

Top Final Fantasy XIV Makers Booted In Wake Of Crappy Game

Brian Ashcraft 10 December 2010 7:00 PM

Online game Final Fantasy XIV is a bit of a mess. Critics aren’t thrilled, players aren’t thrilled. Heck, even Square Enix isn’t thrilled. Know what that means? Heads will roll. And they have.

18 March 2010

In Real Life

Return Of The Pee Bottle Guy (And Fishy TV Reporting)

Brian Ashcraft 18 March 2010 6:00 PM

In early January, a Japanese news program did a piece on “netoge haijin” or “online game invalids”. A follow-up to that report has appeared, and some believe the segment is fake.

1 March 2010

News

Final Fantasy XI To Get Three Expansions In 2010

Owen Good 1 March 2010 4:30 AM

At Vanafest 2010 in Tokyo, Hiromichi Tanaka, the lead developer of Final Fantasy XI, announced that game will get three new high level battle area additions this year: Vision of Abyssea, Scars of Abyssea, and Heroes of Abyssea.

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