Square Enix revenues down but profits kick up

Square Enix's overall sales are down in Q1 of this fiscal year, but that doesn't mean the company is losing money. As a matter of fact, it's gaining more profits compared to the same period last year.

Overall revenues fell 9.3 percent to US 275.3 million. Profits, however, jumped up to US 26.7 from the previous fiscal cycle's US 25.3, but the Japanese publisher did not explain why.

Regional sales were down in Europe and Asia, but the North American market is still responding well, posting a slight increase from US$23.8 million last year to US 24.4 million this year.

From a sectoral standpoint, Square Enix's sales are down in both online and offline portfolios. Similar slight falls were also noted for the company's mobile and amusement businesses.

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PaintMIXER 2.4.0: CPU setting autoclocks to 333 MHz

We've got good news for those who've got a taste for doodling on the go. Developer Gefa visited the QJ.NET Forums earlier to announced that PaintMIXER has been updated to version 2.4.0.

In case you weren't around during the previous release, this homebrew app enables you to draw and paint on your PSP using an interface very similar to MSPaint. Here are the changes that have been implemented in this new build:

• CPU Clock automatically set on 333 MHz
• Is now possible to change the picture's save name and the path save
• Fixed some bugs
  

Further details on installing and running PaintMIXER on your PSP can be found in the Leggimi file in the bundle. Just keep a tab for your favorite translation engine handy, given the instructions are in Italian. You may also want to visit Gefa's release thread at the QJ.NET PSP Development Forum if you're interested in sending feedback.

In the meantime, Gefa recently posted a video demonstrating PaintMIXER v2.3.0. You might want to watch it in case you're wondering how the app works.