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Square Enix Has Trademarked “Symbiogenesis”, Which Could be a Parasite Eve Revival

Shubhankar Parijat — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 17:45:00 +0000

The horror genre is enjoying a resurgence unlike any other, with a number of major franchises have jumped back into the limelight. Resident Evil is continuing to go from strength to strength, and its success has encouraged other dormant franchises in the genre to make comebacks as well, including the likes of Silent Hill, Dead Space, and Alone in the Dark. Interestingly, it seems like another beloved horror IP might be coming back into the mix as well.

As spotted by Gematsu, Square Enix has registered a trademark for “Symbiogenesis“. Why is that significant? Well, as per Wiktionary, symbiogenesis is “the merging of two separate organisms to form a single new organism.” That, incidentally, is the core premise of the Parasite Eve franchise.

Parasite Eve, based on Japanese novel of the same name, originally launched in 1998, before then getting a sequel in 2000 (1999 in Japan). The franchise went dormant for a significant period after that, before returning with a third mainline outing, The 3rd Birthday, which launched for PSP in 2011 (2010 in Japan).

As for why this purported revival might be called Symbiogenesis instead of Parasite Eve, leaker Dusk Golem says on Twitter that Square Enix doesn’t own the rights to the name, which was based on a novel- though the company does own its own take on the franchise, including series protagonist Aya Brea.

How long it’ll be before we get concrete details on what Symbiogenesis is remains to be seen, but we’ll be keeping an eye out for more information, so stay tuned for all the updates.

Parasite Eve Arrives On PSN In US This Tuesday

James Reith — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:47:41 +0000

In preparation for the release of The 3rd Birthday, the third entry in the Parasite Eve series, the original Parasite Eve will be making it’s way to PSN this Tuesday for US users. The game has not yet been confirmed for European regions.

Thanks to Siliconera for the info.

ESRB lists Parasite EVE for PSN release

Debabrata Nath — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:36:09 +0000

ESRB has listed Parasite EVE as a PSN release for PSone Classics.

The listing is for the first title. The game was released in Japan back in 1998 for PSX.

Japan however, got both Parasite Eve and Parasite Eve 2 as PSN releases back in November, 2010.

However, we have no date or formal announcement yet and can only wait as more on this emerges.

Square Unveils More Screenshots For The 3rd Birthday

Pramath — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:00:39 +0000

Square has gone ahead and taken the wraps off more screenshots for its upcoming PSP exclusive Parasite Eve spin off title, The 3rd Birthday. And damn, they look awesome.

The graphics appear top notch, though quite a lot of it is CGI as far as I can make out. There’s some enemies, and skimpily dressed woman with body parts showing provoctively as well.

Check out all the screenshots here.

Not much is known about when The 3rd Birthday releases, although Square HAS promised the title will be out in Japan before the end of this year for sure.