<![CDATA[Kotaku: Hiromichi Tanaka]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Hiromichi Tanaka]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/hiromichi tanaka http://kotaku.com/tag/hiromichi tanaka <![CDATA[Does Working at Square Enix Suck?]]> Square Enix makes Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest. Making those games might not be easy. It might be hard. Really hard. No fun hard. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5821127&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Square Enix Wants to Bring Old MMO to the PS Vita (Wait, What?)]]> Never one to shy away from porting a game, Square Enix talked about doing just that in the latest issue of Japanese game mag Famitsu. The choice, this time is rather odd. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5820733&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Top Final Fantasy XIV Makers Booted In Wake of Crappy Game]]> Online role-playing game Final Fantasy XIV is a bit of a mess. Critics aren't thrilled, players aren't thrilled. Heck, even Square Enix isn't thrilled. Know what that means? Heads will roll. And they have. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5711039&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Return of the Pee Bottle Guy (And Fishy TV Reporting)]]> In early January, a Japanese news program did a piece on "netoge haijin" or "online game invalids". A follow-up to that report has appeared, and some believe the segment is fake. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5496156&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Final Fantasy XI to Get Three Expansions in 2010]]> At Vanafest 2010 in Tokyo, Hiromichi Tanaka, the lead developer of Final Fantasy XI, announced that game will get three new high level battle area additions this year: Vision of Abyssea, Scars of Abyssea, and Heroes of Abyssea. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5482130&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Austin GDC is MMO Hat-Trick]]> Austin's Game Developers Conference has just added another keynote to the roster, that of Square Enix executive officer Hiromichi Tanaka (of Final Fantasy XI fame). He will be speaking about developing multiplatform MMOs, a topic that should be interesting to the market today. This keynote is in addition to those already in the works from World of Warcraft co-creator Michael Morhaime and Habbo Hotel creative voice Sulka Haro. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=280876&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[PS3 Sucks For PC Porting]]> Are you one of those tiresome people who responds to every gaming forum thread with: "*yawn* I'll wait for the PC port!" Well, looks like you'll need to uncan a new anti-console canard when the PS3 hits, because PC ports on PS3 titles look bleak. More »
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