<![CDATA[Kotaku: Cloud]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Cloud]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/cloud http://kotaku.com/tag/cloud <![CDATA[The Cloud is Coming to the Xbox]]> Microsoft's Brian Prince has told a panel at GDC China "you will be seeing things in the Xbox platform that's cloud-specific. I'm already doing it, it's really exciting, but I can't tell you about it or else I'll get fired." [Gamasutra] More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5859568&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Happy Cloud Speeds Up Video Game Downloads, But is Faster Better?]]> Within a minute of logging into my trial account at games-on-demand service The Happy Cloud I was playing the full PC version of LEGO Batman. "Instant gratification" is a phrase the company likes to toss about, and it certainly fits the bill. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5800007&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[PlayStation Plus Subscribers Score Online Games Saves Tomorrow]]> Sony gives PlayStation Plus subscribers the ability to store game saves online via the PlayStation Network with tomorrow's 3.60 system software update, allowing up to 1,000 data files to be stored on 150MB of space as long as the money keeps coming in. Check out the PlayStation Blog for more details. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5780184&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Aeris Is Dead, Get Over It Already]]> The latest episode of GameTrailers' Mythbusters-esque Pop Fiction series adds a few more nails in the coffin of Final Fantasy VII's flower girl. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5609098&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Xbox Live Exec: No Cloud for Near Future]]> A streaming games service - "cloud gaming," as the buzzphrase has it - is on Microsoft's horizon but, for the near-term, it's not something that can be reasonably delivered to a local-machine user, said the Europe boss for Xbox Live. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5391323&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[And Japan's Favorite Video Game Characters Are...?]]> Thrilling non-scientific poll time! Online research site Oricon polled 1000 men and women about their favorite video game character. The results?
10. Squall Final Fantasy VIII 10. Yuna Final Fantasy X 10. Professor Layton Professor Layton series 8. Toad Mario Kart 8. Doraemon Doraemon series 7. Chocobo Final Fantasy series
Huh. I'd think of Doraemon as being more an anime character than a video game character, but whatever. There are Doraemon video games. (Trains, too, it seems.) Hit the jump for the rest! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5035884&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Clip: Final Fantasy XIII Extended Trailer]]> When I checked my Kotaku email this morning I was nearly buried under the dearth that three weeks away brings. But ,one that seemed to keep coming in repeatedly over the last several hours were reports of an extended FF XIII trailer that was unceremoniously ripped from a DVD that was included in a Japanese Final Fantasy "Cloud" book. Much of this footage was seen at E3 and TGs, but there is some new footage in there as well. As an added bonus, there's an extended FF Versus XIII extended trailer after the jump. The quality on these isn't the best, but I'm sure with a little searching you can dig up some higher quality footage. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=334381&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Fan Art: What If?]]> Back in the days of the comic books of my youth, I always enjoyed the "What If...?" series. They would take well known superheroes and characters and give their stories a twist. What if Spider-Man Had Joined the Fantastic Four? What if Captain America became President? What if Wonder Woman was Really a Pre-op Transsexual Furry with Dreams of World Domination? Ok, so I made that last one up, but the other two were real. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=261912&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[A Final Fantasy Drink To Get Trashed With]]> Screw Final Fantasy Potion. Adult Square-Enix fans drink booze. Cloud's private label booze. Spencer over at Siliconera explains: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=236092&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Square Enix Wants RPGs Directed At Westerners]]>
Let's get this straight: Square doesn't just create frosted hair RPGs just for Japan. It also makes them for Europe! And, heck, America as well!! Company honcho John Yamamoto believes that the Euro game market will eventually eclipse Japan's, adding: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=216210&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Square Looks Beyond Final Fantasy *Gasp*]]>
Square Enix president Yoichi Wada admits that it is difficult to repeat the success of Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts. It's getting hard to maintain a flow of new game titles," said Wada. ""We haven't come up with hit software to follow in the footsteps of 'Final Fantasy' and other major titles. So we will have to alter our strategy." More »
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