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Square Enix doubles down on game streaming with new Blacknut partnership


Paris - May 31, 2022


Blacknut’s personalized game streaming service will offer popular titles from developer/publisher Square Enix as a result of a new partnership.

Blacknut and Square Enix today announced a new partnership that will allow Blacknut to distribute a selection of Square Enix’s critically acclaimed titles through Blacknut’s game streaming service.

This partnership will enable users to play mobile games such as Lara Croft GO, Hitman GO, Deus Ex GO and Hitman Sniper on any of Blacknut’s supported devices, which currently include Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, PC, Mac, and Linux. Users can expect to see the games launch on the service over the coming months.

It’s great to see the growing momentum in cloud gaming as companies like Square Enix begin to support these new distribution initiatives. We’re big fans of the titles Square Enix has produced and we’re excited to help those titles reach new audiences.
Said Olivier Avaro, CEO and founder of Blacknut.
We are delighted to partner with Blacknut in sharing our critically acclaimed, GO trilogy and Hitman Sniper on its streaming service. Square Enix absolutely supports innovative and accessible ways to offer games to a wider audience and we are excited to include our premium games to the Blacknut catalog.
Said Square Enix Montréal Studio Head, Patrick Naud.

Square Enix is the latest partner to sign on with the game streaming service, which currently provides access to a professionally hand-picked catalog of over 120 premium games. Thanks to game streaming technology users can instantly launch games on the service without having to download them, saving users device storage space and game discovery costs. Blacknut offers users unlimited access to the service for a monthly subscription of €14.99.

About Blacknut - www.blacknut.com

Blacknut is the world's leading pure player cloud gaming service dedicated to the general public, distributed both Direct to consumers and B2B through ISPs, device manufacturers, OTT services & Media companies. Blacknut offers the largest catalog of premium games with 500+ premium titles carefully selected for the whole family, all included in a monthly subscription. The service is now available across Europe, Asia & North America on a wide range of devices, including mobiles, set-top-boxes and Smart TVs. Blacknut was founded in 2016 by Olivier Avaro (CEO) and is headquartered in Rennes, France, with offices in Paris, Seoul and San Francisco. Blacknut was awarded the Red Herring 2021 Top 100 Winner, in Europe.

About Square Enix Ltd - www.square-enix-games.com

Square Enix Ltd. develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX®, EIDOS® and TAITO® branded entertainment content in Europe and other PAL territories as part of the Square Enix group of companies. Square Enix Ltd. also has a global network of leading development studios such as Crystal Dynamics® and Eidos Montréal. The Square Enix group of companies boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property including: FINAL FANTASY®, which has sold over 141 million units worldwide; DRAGON QUEST®, which has sold over 76 million units worldwide; TOMB RAIDER®, which has sold over 66 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®. Square Enix Ltd. is a London-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

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