Supereme Commander 2 to be published by Square Enix

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6200952.html?tag=latestheadlines;title;1

Last month, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada appeared on a Tokyo Game Show panel about the waning influence of Japanese game makers. He said Japan was no longer the leader in the worldwide gaming industry, having lost too much ground to rising markets in the US and Europe.

 

If Wada can't lead them, he'll apparently join them. Square Enix today announced a strategic partnership with Gas Powered Games that will see the creation of a sequel to the Redmond, Washington-based studio's large-scale real-time strategy game Supreme Commander. Square Enix didn't specify what its role in the game's creation would be, nor did it reveal any details on platforms, release windows, or gameplay features.

Square Enix did say that the collaboration is a step towards the goal of boosting its Western development for global audiences. This also appears to be just one of numerous upcoming partnerships, as Square Enix described such collaborations as "a new cornerstone of its strategy to create games targeted primarily at consumers in Europe and North America."

For more on the original Supreme Commander (published by THQ), check out GameSpot's review of the original PC edition of the game.Gamespot

I can honeslty say I didn't see that one coming.

Oh great - now were gonna see "hero" units with spiky blonde hair and "enemy" units with really long swords and Zoolander fashion trends.

What out for that Chocobo cannon!

It never says they're the publisher.

"Square Enix didn't specify what its role in the game's creation would be"

If anything, it sounds more like they're going to be working alongside GPG as a second developer first and foremost.

Oh great - now were gonna see "hero" units with spiky blonde hair and "enemy" units with really long swords and Zoolander fashion trends.

 

What out for that Chocobo cannon!

 Netherscourge

Chocobo calvary!!!

What the F@#k?ZuluEcho14

Yeah, this. What the hell just happened.

Hmm. I can see it. Robots. With FEELINGS! :lol:shalashaska88

Lmao, heh. Strange move, very strange. But nobody can guess what it'll turn out. We have the brains behind SupCom which are fantastic and square have never been in this market before. It could be a match made in heaven for all we know.

publish? where did it mention that?

and personally, i find Square Enix's worry to be unfounded. the partnership per se is definitely a good move, but the sales number clearly indicates that japan console titles have a much greater global impact than most big budget titles produced in the west. i'm also speaking from my personal experience -- having spent some years in various asian countries, i honestly can't say gamers over there are very much interested in western titles beside the rare few Blizzard hits.