Neil Broadley, SaGa Series Localization Director, Has Passed Away
News By Jason Ditton November 6, 2026 0 comments · 1 min read After a multi-year fight with stage 4 colon cancer, the SaGa franchise localization director, Neil Broadley, has passed away at the age of 45.The news was…
After a multi-year fight with stage 4 colon cancer, the SaGa franchise localization director, Neil Broadley, has passed away at the age of 45.
The news was broken by his Twitter account, which has a message from Neil and his partner, Shige. He joined Squared Enix back in 2012, and he became the public face for the SaGa localization team at Square Enix from the mid-2010s. You can find the messages from the SaGa series account, Neil’s account, and his partner, Shige’s, below.
You can also see his video from The Games That Made Us series on the Square Enix YouTube channel below.
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