Square Enix to Publish Sony Online Entertainment's EVERQUEST® II in Japan

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LOS ANGELES, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Square Enix Co., Ltd. (Square Enix), an industry-leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment content including the world's most popular franchises FINAL FANTASY® and DRAGON QUEST, and Sony Online Entertainment Inc. (SOE), a worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online (MMO) gaming, today announced that Square Enix will be publishing SOE's EVERQUEST® II in Japan in early 2005. Square Enix and SOE will be working together to "culturalize" EVERQUEST II for the Japanese market, and Square Enix will handle distribution, marketing, customer service and hosting of the game.