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Yuji Naka says he "knew the facts" in a public admission in the first day of court.

This week saw the start of the trial against Yuji Naka, the creator of Sonic and Balan Wonderworld, as he stands accused of insider trading. The trial concerns Naka's ownership of shares worth $1 million and $20,000 respectively in both ATeam and Aiming Inc. These two companies worked with Square Enix on the creation of mobile games such as Final Fantasy 7: The First Soldier and Dragon Quest...

Square Enix to host a digital event showcase next week.

On March 18, Square Enix will host Square Enix Presents: Spring 2021. This showcase will feature the world premiere of a new Life is Strange game. In addition, it will also feature fresh looks at existing and upcoming titles such as Outriders, Marvel's Avengers, Tomb Raider 25th Anniversary, new titles from Square Enix Montreal, Just Cause Mobile, and Balan Wonderworld.

This event will take place on March 18 at 10AM...

Play the demo and unlock platform-specific costumes.

The demo for Balan Wonderworld is now available. Then again, you probably already knew about that factoid, right? Of course you did! Instead, we'll mention here briefly that those who play the demo will get various platform-specific costumes that can be used in the full game after purchase.

These include the Blue Launcher for the PS5 and PS4. There is the Star Launcher for the Nintendo Switch. Then we have the X Launcher...

Announced today by Square Enix.

A short while ago today, Square Enix announced that a free demo will be released next week for Balan Wonderworld. This is the new action-platformer from the creators of Sonic the Hedgehog. Yeah, crazy stuff there, right?

The demo will be available starting January 28 and will allow players to experience roughly two hours of Balan Wonderworld gameplay. This is all being done ahead of the game's release on March 26. The demo will feature both...

Get a look at the opening for this new 3D action platformer from Square Enix.

Square Enix has released the opening movie for Balan Wonderworld, their upcoming action-platformer from the creators of Sonic the Hedgehog. I understand that this statement is a lot to take in, but we're here for you.

The opening movie provides us with a little glimpse of the story along with the protagonists Leo Craig and Emma Cole. They enter a theater and meet with the mysterious maestro Balan,...