On 9 November 2009, Square Enix completed the merger of its existing European branch with Eidos Interactive, renaming the resulting company Square Enix Europe.
Eidos was in turn acquired by SCi in 2005, and Eidos Interactive was sold to Square Enix in 2009. In 1995, the company was acquired by Eidos and was merged with two other studios and renamed Eidos Interactive the following year. The company was founded as Domark in 1984 by Mark Strachan and Dominic Wheatley. Square Enix Ltd.'s area of activity are Europe and other PAL territories, while Square Enix, Inc.'s (Square Enix America, based in Los Angeles) area of activity are the Americas, though both share 'Phil' Rogers as CEO and other executives. It manages Square Enix's Western studios, contains Square Enix's Western external publishing division, Square Enix External Studios and indie initiative, Square Enix Collective. Square Enix Limited ( trading as Square Enix Europe formerly Domark Limited and Eidos Interactive Limited) is a British video game publisher, acting as the European subsidiary of Japanese video game company Square Enix group.
