Square Enix Europe
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| Square Enix Europe | |
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| Predecessor | Eidos Interactive |
| Founded | 9 November 2009 |
| Founder | Jane Cavanagh |
| Headquarters | London, England, United Kingdom |
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| Owner | Square Enix Holdings |
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870(2007) |
| Parent | Square Enix |
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| Website | square-enix |
Square Enix Limited, doing business as Square Enix Europe, is a British publisher of video game software wholly owned by Square Enix Holdings, a Japanese company. Square Enix Europe has its head office in the 240 Blackfriars Road in London Borough of Southwark, London.
Square Enix Europe was originally the now-defunct Eidos plc, when it was the holding company for the Eidos group of companies, including United Kingdom video game publisher Eidos Interactive, which is credited for the Just Cause, Tomb Raider and Hitman games, among others. It is the successor to Square Enix Ltd. and Eidos Interactive and will distribute and publish both Eidos and Square Enix's games under the Square Enix label.
After a successful takeover by Square Enix which came into effect on 22 April 2009, shares of Eidos officially de-listed on 21 April 2009 a day before the takeover. The name Eidos plc ceased to be used following a reorganisation of the Eidos Group, after which all previous Eidos properties were published under Square Enix and Eidos Interactive now as a part of Square Enix Europe.
On 15 September 2014 Square Enix Europe officially relocated its HQ from Wimbledon Bridge House, 1 Hartfield Road, London SW19 3RU to 12th & 13th Floor, 240 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8NW. In 2015 layoffs were reported for the London headquarters.
See also The Sales Curve, Ltd.
The company was founded as The Sales Curve in 1988 by Jane Cavanagh, originally developing games for publishers Virgin, Accolade and Ocean. The Sales Curve became a publisher itself in 1990, releasing games under the label Storm until 1993. The company became Sales Curve Interactive in 1994 and published subsequent games under that name. In 1999 the company floated on the as SCI Entertainment Group PLC, using the ticker symbol SEG.
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