http://www.square-enix.com/jp/company/e/news/ ja http://release.square-enix.com/news/e/2009/09/a833o85c9.html ... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0900 http://release.square-enix.com/news/e/2009/08/abrwkcfut.html Tokyo, Japan (August 5, 2009) Square Enix Co., Ltd.’s (Square Enix) copyright infringement lawsuit against Korean entertainment production company Fantom Entertainment Group (Fantom) and music video producer Hong Jeong-ho resulted in a damage award of 300 Million Korean Won (approx. US$244,000) to Square Enix at the conclusion of the trial in March 2008. Following an appeal lodged by the defendants, on July 3, 2009, the Seoul High Court ruled that Fantom and Hong Jeong-ho should pay 400 Million Korean Won (approx. US$326,000) to Square Enix. In light of this development, Mr. Yasuhiko Hasegawa, Square Enix's General Counsel: “We have been consistent in our claims during this lawsuit regarding the value of FINAL FANTASY? VII ADVENT CHILDRENTM and our FINAL FANTASY series, as well as the damages the company has suffered as a result of the modification and adaptation made without obtaining permission. The initial amount awarded in this case, 300 Million Korean Won, was the largest the courts in South Korea have ever awarded in cases infringing one single work of art, and having this figure increased to 400 Million Korean Won following an appeal by the defendants is further affirm... Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0900 http://release.square-enix.com/eng/news/2009/07/7y6a27pco.html Square Enix Files IP Infringement Suit Against French Company | SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGSSitemapGLOBAL GATEWAYCorporate InformationBusinessesIR InformationNews ReleasesHome » News Releases SMLJuly 2, 2009Square Enix Files IP Infringement Suit Against French CompanySquare Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. and Square Enix Co., Ltd. (collectively “Square Enix”), announced today that they had filed, on 28th May 2009 (French local time), a lawsuit in the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris against la soci?t? SAKURA (“SAKURA”), a Paris-based company specialising in the importation/distribution of merchandise based on Japanese-produced content. Square Enix denounces SAKURA for the commercialisation of products counterfeiting Square Enix's FINAL FANTASY? and FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST? trademarks and copyrights to the FINAL FANTASY series. The defendant SAKURA sells its products at a retail location going under the tradename of "KONCI" in Paris as well as via its Internet site, which Square Enix suspects of marketing pirated products all over the EU territory. In this lawsuit, Square Enix is seeking an injunction against the importation and distribution of pirated products, and c... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0900 http://release.square-enix.com/news/e/2009/04/n2h9aivvg.html Tokyo, Japan, (April 21, 2009) − Square Enix Co. Ltd. (“Square Enix”) announced today that it has been taking necessary measures for monitoring illegal upload and public communication of files containing videos from FINAL FANTASY? VII ADVENT CHILDREN? COMPLETE, the newly-released CG animated film (“ADVENT CHILDREN COMPLETE”) over the Internet, and issuing letters of warning to concerned parties to request deleting those files. Following the release of ADVENT CHILDREN COMPLETE, high-quality CG animated film on Blu-ray Disc? on April 16, 2009 in Japan, Square Enix has already found and confirmed illegally uploaded ADVENT CHILDREN COMPLETE files on several internet video sites and requested to delete them, which has led to elimination of all files subject to the warning. Square Enix will continue to monitor the illegal activities involving upload and public communication of all or a part of ADVENT CHILDREN COMPLETE over the Internet, and actively pursue civil and criminal responsibilities against those who commit an infringement of Square Enix’s copyrights and any other intellectual property rights to the film, including appropriate legal actions. Square Enix values it... Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0900 http://release.square-enix.com/news/e/2009/02/20090202_en_01.html Tokyo, Japan, (Feb. 2, 2009) ? Square Enix Co., Ltd. (Square Enix) today announced that Square Enix has signed with Activision Blizzard Pty Limited (Activision Blizzard), an Australian subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. to publish Activision Blizzard’s James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace? video game in Japan, and that it will be released for PLAYSTATION?3, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360? and Wii? on March 26, 2009. In the increasingly consolidating video game industry, Square Enix has been implementing strategic initiatives to expand its product lineup and strengthen its presence as a global game publisher. James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace is the first Activision Blizzard title Square Enix will be releasing in Japan. It is based on the popular James Bond movie series in which actor Daniel Craig (James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace, James Bond: Casino Royale) plays Bond, an agent working for the British Secret Intelligence Service. In the game, players control Bond as he appears in Quantum of Solace and Casino Royale; completing various objectives including covert operations, sniping, and heated gunfights, while exploring stages based on actual scenes from the films. For more ... Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0900 http://release.square-enix.com/news/e/2009/01/20090108_e_01.html Tokyo, Japan, (Jan. 8, 2009) ? Square Enix Co., Ltd. (Square Enix) today announced that Square Enix and Ubisoft Japan entered into an exclusive distribution agreement under which Square Enix is entitled to distribute UBISOFT Group games exclusively in Japan starting April 2009. In the increasingly consolidated video game industry, Square Enix has been implementing strategic initiatives to expand its product lineup and strengthen its presence as a global game publisher. In 2008, the company began publishing third-party titles in PAL territories, and in December 2008, published its first overseas-produced game in Japan with the launch of UK-based Frontier Developments Ltd’s LostWindsTM for WiiWare?. This exclusive distribution agreement for UBISOFT Group games will be another key step to achieve the aforementioned goal. “The global video game market is expected to maintain sustainable growth thanks to geographical expansion and diversification of customer base," said Yoichi Wada, president and representative director of Square Enix. "By partnering with the UBISOFT Group having a number of highly acclaimed titles, we can now work to provide high-quality overseas-produced games... Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0900 http://release.square-enix.com/na/2008/11/square_enix_gas_powered_games_partnership.html Development Begins on Real-time Strategy Game SUPREME COMMANDER 2LOS ANGELES (November 12, 2008) — Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in North America (Square Enix), and development house Gas Powered Games Corp., (Gas Powered Games) announced today that they have formed a strategic partnership. With the commencement of this strategic partnership, development has begun on SUPREME COMMANDER® 2, a sequel to the award-winning real-time strategy series. This strategic partnership represents one of the first steps Square Enix Co., Ltd., a sister company of Square Enix headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and its affiliates (collectively, Square Enix Group) are taking towards their goal of increasing western development efforts aimed for the global markets. Square Enix Group has previously worked exclusively with Japanese development companies, so the decision to form strategic partnerships with developers located outside of Japan serves as a new cornerstone of its strategy to create games targeted primarily at consumers in North America and Europe. Additionally, Square Enix Group’s foray into the real-time strategy genre is a sig... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0900 http://release.square-enix.com/news/e/2008/03/20080314_e_01.html This is an English translation of a press release originally issued in South Korea on March 14, 2008.Tokyo, Japan, (March 14, 2008) ? SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. (Square Enix) today announced that on March 13, 2008, the Seoul Central District Court (Chief Judge LEE Kyun-yong) found in favor of Square Enix and ordered Fantom Entertainment Group (Fantom) and Mr. HONG Jeong-ho to pay damages of 300 Million Korean Won for infringing Square Enix’s copyright. The complaint alleged that Fantom, a Korean talent agency, used portions of the Square Enix CG-animated film FINAL FANTASY? VII ADVENT CHILDRENTM without obtaining permission from Square Enix. This includes the modification and adaptation of scenes into live-action shots, and the commercial appropriation of these live-action shots for IVY’s Yuhok ui Sonata (Sonata of Temptation) music video directed and produced by Mr. HONG Jeong-ho. IVY is a popular recording artist belonging to Fantom. “We have been consistent in our claims during this lawsuit regarding the value of FINAL FANTASY VII ADVENT CHILDREN and our FINAL FANTASY series, as well as the damages the company has suffered as a result of the modification and adaptation m... Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0900