



The game was set in a sci-fi-western world, featuring snowy, rocky areas and abandoned factories. By looking at the video and screenshots leaked online it’s clear that Dropship had a strong focus on its coop mode, with up to 4 players at the same time In the game you had to fight against large groups of enemies to proceed in the area, while using shields and rocks to plan attack or defense strategies.
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Square Enix didn’t announce any reason for the closure, but thanks to Siliconera, Final Fantasy Universe and some leaked screenshots we know that the studio was working on a project titled “ Dropship”ĭropship was in development for PS3 and Xbox 360 using Gamebryo, a 3D Engine created by Numerical Design Limited and later licensed by Square Enix in 2009. Nothing was ever announced for their Los Angeles Studio until it was suddenly closed. The scope of the game, and how it’s going to be sold, is going to come a little bit later.”Įven Dave Hoffman, Director of Business Development, declared to Siliconera that they were not ready to announce anything and for 3 years the Square LA studio didn’t release any videogame or announcementĢ011 was a difficult year for Square Enix: in March they reported a loss in their last fiscal year, in part due to canceled videogames. Right now we’re still in the very early phase of testing out gameplay stuff and testing out the technology. We’re still in the process of trying to figure out what the first title will be. “We do like to have one full-size project if possible, and then have the downloadables on the side. In an interview with Gamasutra Shiraishi talked about their idea for the studio: Their LA team was composed by around 10 or 20 developers and the director was Fumiaki Shiraishi, already know for his work on Crystal Chronicles: my Life as a King and Final Fantasy XI Online. It was 2008: Square Enix decided to open a new studio to test new technologies and develop digital-only, small-budget videogames. It was going to be a frantic but strategic shooter with a top down view and a strong coop multiplayer component. Project Dropship was a canceled videogame developed by Square Enix Los Angeles and it would have been their first game. For games released by Taito, both before and after the acquisition, see List of Taito games, and see List of Eidos Interactive games for games published by Eidos prior to acquisition, and List of Square Enix Europe games for games published afterwards.If you are a long-time fan of Square you may have read about this lost game before. For mobile games released by the company, see List of Square Enix mobile games. For games released before the merger, see List of Square video games and List of Enix games. It does not include games published by Taito, but does include games published by Square Enix Europe. This list includes some retail games developed or published by Square Enix after its formation. Square Enix has owned Taito Corporation, which continues to publish its own video games, since September 2005, and acquired game publisher Eidos Interactive in April 2009, which has been merged with Square Enix's European publishing wing and renamed as Square Enix Europe. Since its inception, the company has developed or published hundreds of titles in various video game franchises on numerous gaming systems.
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The Dragon Quest series has sold over 78 million units worldwide while the Kingdom Hearts series has sold over 24 million copies worldwide. Of its properties, the Final Fantasy franchise is the best-selling, with total worldwide sales of over 144 million units. The company is best known for its role-playing video game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and Kingdom Hearts series. Square Enix is a Japanese video game development and publishing company formed from the merger on Apof video game developer Square and publisher Enix. Video games by developer/publisher Template:SHORTDESC:Video games by developer/publisher
