Quote Originally Posted by Ouch! View Post
Given that bloated sales expectations compared to actual results, I'm not at all surprised to see marketing getting hit in the fallout.
Yeah, the projections they had for Tomb Raider and Hitman were insane--considerably higher than the franchises traditionally sell, I believe.

Still, this really sucks for Square Enix NA. They have relatively little impact on the quality of games the company as a whole produces, I'm sure, and bad games selling poorly in North America means they lose jobs. Crappy situation.