Square Electronic Arts L.L.C., also known as Square EA, was a joint venture between
console video game developers
Squaresoft and
Electronic Arts. Announced on
April 27,
1998, Square EA was based in
Costa Mesa,
California and operated under the supervision of Square president and CEO Jun Iwasaki, and was responsible for publishing and marketing all games produced by Square in
North America. Conversely,
Electronic Arts Square, K.K., formed at the same time and based in
Japan, was responsible for publishing and marketing games produced by Electronic Arts in
Asia. Under the terms of the agreement, Electronic Arts owned 30 percent of Square EA, and Square owned 30 percent of EA Square.
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