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Square Enix returns to profit thanks to FFXIII-2, Deus Ex, mobile

Square Enix has posted a small year-on-year increase in sales for the year ending March 2012, resulting in an overall profit for the publisher.

Net sales increased to ¥127 billion, up 2.1% on 2011's result of ¥125 billion.

The company highlighted Final Fantasy XIII-2 and Deus Ex: Human revolution as key movers which "favourably grew sales of packaged software".

Elsewhere in the Digital Entertainment section, the browser-based Sengoku IXA and Mobage release Final Fantasy Brigade were also singled out for particular praise. The latter has over 2 million users and is apparently enjoying "robust growth".

All in all, Square Enix posted a yearly profit of ¥6.06 billion, which isn't enormous, but is clearly a significant improvement on last year's loss of ¥12 billion.

The company is "focusing all efforts on a substantial earnings improvement" for the following year, but gave no firm forecasts.

Coinciding with its financial release, Square Enix today announced a delay to Tomb Raider.

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Based in Australia and having come from a lengthy career in the Aussie games media, Brenna worked as VG247's remote Deputy Editor for several years, covering news and events from the other side of the planet to the rest of the team. After leaving VG247, Brenna retired from games media and crossed over to development, working as a writer on several video games.

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