Convention - Paris Games Week Restart : Discover the Square Enix booth

By Mulder, Paris, Paris-Expo, Porte de Versailles, 01 november 2022

After 3 years of waiting, the time has come to meet again the major players of the industry who promise a more festive experience than ever. The PGW Restart offers a varied program of games and licenses to discover, test and share the passion of video games. Major publishers will be present at Paris Games Week 2022, including: Bandai Namco Entertainment, Capcom, Nintendo, PLAION and its partners SEGA and Koei Tecmo, PlayStation, Square Enix, Ubisoft and Xbox. 

Square Enix Holdings Co. is a Japanese multinational holding company, production company and entertainment conglomerate, best known for its Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Star Ocean and Kingdom Hearts role-playing video game franchises, among others. In addition to video game publishing and development, it is also active in video games, merchandising, arcade facilities and manga publishing under its Gangan Comics brand.

The original Square Enix Co. was formed in April 2003 through a merger between Square and Enix, with Enix being the surviving company. Each share of Square common stock was exchanged for 0.85 shares of Enix common stock. At the time, 80% of Square Enix's staff were former Square employees. As part of the merger, Yoichi Wada, former president of Square, was named president of the new company, while Keiji Honda, former president of Enix, was named vice president. Yasuhiro Fukushima, the largest shareholder of the merged company and founder of Enix, became president. In October 2008, Square Enix split the company into its business and video game operations, reorganizing into a holding company, Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd, while its internal video game operations were consolidated into the subsidiary Square Enix Co. Ltd.

Several of Square Enix's franchises have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide after 2020, with Final Fantasy selling 173 million copies, Dragon Quest selling 85 million copies and Kingdom Hearts selling 36 million copies. In 2005, Square Enix acquired the arcade company Taito. In 2009, Square Enix acquired the British game publisher Eidos Interactive, which was later absorbed into Square Enix Europe. Square Enix is headquartered in the Shinjuku Eastside Square Building in Shinjuku, Tokyo, and has over 5,000 employees worldwide through its core operations and subsidiaries.

Check out our photos from the Square Enix booth on our Flickr page

As a meeting place for all communities and generations, PGW will feature a wide range of activities that reflect the diversity of the ecosystem. Young and old will be able to meet cosplayers at the Imagin'Con association booth, which will offer many activities and animations, and travel with the family through the 50 years of video games at the MO5 association retrogaming area. You can also visit the PGW Shop, which will offer a range of Paris Games Week collectors' products, and the FNAC store area to discover new products, animations and demonstrations. PGW, which takes place during the All Saints' Day vacations, is naturally a meeting place for all families. The PGW Junior area will offer activities and games to test for budding gamers and parents alike!

Key information :
-,Open to the general public from Wednesday 02 November to Sunday 06 November 2022 
- Opening hours : 8:30 am - 6:30 pm
- Paris Expo - Porte de Versailles, Hall 1
- Ticketing (only online) : https://www.parisgamesweek.com/Infos-pratiques/pgw2022-ouverture-de-la-billetterie

Photos and video : Boris Colletier / Mulderville

(Source : press release)