Mike Sherlock is former COO of Square Enix Europe and America.
Mike Sherlock is former COO of Square Enix Europe and America.
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Mike Sherlock, COO at Square Enix Europe and America, passes away

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Square Enix announced that Mike Sherlock, chief operating officer for Square Enix Europe and America, passed away unexpectedly.

The Japan-based company, which makes games from Tomb Raider to Final Fantasy, said, it “is deeply saddened”  to announce the death Sherlock, who had been in his position since 2015.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.