Square's Western Plans: Acquisitions Possible
Building U.S. Development Studio in LA on Gamasutra is an article from
yesterday that should have been mentioned here at the time. The Gama-gang
spotted a post on the
career section of Square's Website revealing plans for a new El Segundo
studio: "Square Enix is building a studio from the ground up. We are making an
action-oriented original IP game here in sunny Los Angeles. We are looking for
motivated master programmers to lay the foundation for a solid development
team." The listings make it sound like a console game, but with the
Supreme Commander 2 deal, they are clearly broadening their
horizons in multiple ways. There's further evidence of this on
GamesIndustry.biz, where they quote Square Enix president and CEO John
Yamamoto saying they are taking an "aggressive approach to expansion in North
America and Europe, and we are not ruling out additional partnerships or the
possibility of acquisitions, should they fit into our growth model," but that
RPGs will remain their main focus.
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