Some video games of Square Enix, a Japanese entertainment company, are associated with its British publishing arm. Square Enix acquired the parent company of British publisher Eidos Interactive, on 22 April 2009, which was then merged with Square Enix's European publishing wing and Square Enix London Studios and reorganized as Square Enix Europe.[1] This list includes retail, downloadable, and mobile games primarily produced by Square Enix Europe's part of the group since its formation in April 2009.[note 1] Prior to its purchase, Eidos (previously named SCi Entertainment) was the holding company for the Eidos group of companies, including publisher Eidos Interactive and development studios such as Crystal Dynamics, IO Interactive, Beautiful Game Studios, and Eidos-Montréal.[2]
In 2014, Square Enix founded indie game publishing division Square Enix Collective, and in 2018 the former Square Enix London Studios division, which handles publishing of games from third-party developers, was renamed Square Enix External Studios.[3][4] Development studio IO Interactive was sold in 2017, and in 2022, Square Enix sold Western studios and several IPs of Square Enix, including Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréal, and Square Enix Montréal, to Embracer Group. It retained the rights to the Outriders, Life Is Strange, and Just Cause franchises, developed in collaboration with third party studios.[5][6]
Studios under Square Enix Europe developed titles belonging to franchises previously published by Eidos, such as Tomb Raider, Hitman, Deus Ex, and Championship Manager. The Championship Manager series has seen the greatest number of releases, at nine games on four platforms, followed by the Tomb Raider series at six games across eleven platforms. Several of these franchises have sold millions of copies both before and after its founding: the Tomb Raider franchise has the highest lifetime sales with over 88 million copies[7] since 1996, followed by Hitman with over 15 million copies sold since 2000.[8] Several other series, including Deus Ex, Championship Manager, and Just Cause, have also sold several million copies over their lifetimes.[8][9]
- ^ Magrino, Tom (9 July 2009). "Square Enix retires Eidos publishing label". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ SCi Entertainment (2 December 2008). "SCi Entertainment Group Plc Change of Company Name to Eidos plc". Hemscott. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ Weber, Rachel (27 January 2014). "Square Enix Collective launches". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ McCaffrey, Ryan (18 August 2020). "Outriders Bosses Discuss Working on Hitman, Just Cause, Sleeping Dogs, and More – IGN Unfiltered #52 - IGN". IGN. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Square Enix Explains Why It Sold Hitman's Franchise Rights Back To Io Interactive". Comicbook.com. 27 November 2017. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ Zwiezen, Zack (3 May 2022). "Square Enix Will Hold On To A Few Western-Made Franchises". Kotaku. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ ""SQUARE ENIX REVEALS OUTRIDERS WORLDSLAYER" - Square Enix North America Press Hub". press.na.square-enix.com. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Square Enix 2015 Annual Report" (PDF). Square Enix. October 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "SCi Entertainment Group Plc Annual Report 2007" (PDF). SCI Entertainment Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
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