I have never played Xenogears (I know!) and so I never actually knew what the games were all about. Now, thanks to Lore, I do. A hamster on a cross, eh? Okay… » 1/22/14 1:00am 1/22/14 1:00am

Digital artist Zachary Knoles really touched the spot when he redesigned video games and its characters as aged, dusty covers of classic paperback novels. » 11/28/13 7:00pm 11/28/13 7:00pm

Both Pacific Rim games are terrible, by all accounts, which is totally unsurprising yet disappointing nonetheless. You'd think someone would be able to make a decent video game out of giant robots fighting aliens. » 7/22/13 1:00pm 7/22/13 1:00pm

Oh those lovely hometowns, starting villages... Their peaceful and harmonious atmosphere ensures that there's nothing to worry about; our journey is yet to begin. And then suddenly, it's all gone, leaving behind nothing but dust. And sometimes a bit of fire. » 2/13/13 9:30pm 2/13/13 9:30pm

During my sixth grade year, two things happened that would change the direction of my life forever: I saw my first anime (Lodoss War) and I played my first RPG (Final Fantasy VI). Both were gateways to expansive realms filled with amazing stories. And in my adolescent mind, a dream coalesced, "What if you combined… » 10/19/12 6:40am 10/19/12 6:40am

Game designer Tetsuya Takahashi and his team at Monolith Soft are working on a totally new title for the Wii U. » 9/13/12 10:50am 9/13/12 10:50am

Square Enix fans rejoice: the publisher has opened up a streaming radio channel » 4/12/12 7:30pm 4/12/12 7:30pm that plays music from many of their games for free. There aren't a huge number of games yet, but hey, is on here, which should make many people happy, judging by the zealous comments I regularly hear about that game's soundtrack.

Artist Jake Murray pays tribute to classic RPG series Xenogears in the best way possible: with heroic fan art of star Elly Van Houten. » 10/28/11 6:30am 10/28/11 6:30am

Monolith Soft, known for the Xenosaga games, is working on a new title for the Wii U and currently taking applications for the game. What could it be? [Monolith Soft] » 6/24/11 6:00am 6/24/11 6:00am

The attempt to include overt references to Judeo-Christian figures in the classic role-playing game Xenogears caused a few translators to quit — they feared a violent backlash — and prompted a change in the name of the game's final boss, according to one of the people who brought the game to America. » 4/22/11 7:20pm 4/22/11 7:20pm

Well, we can't say we didn't see it coming, but the arrival of PlayStation role-playing game classic Xenogears as a downloadable PSone Classic is still welcome news. The official PlayStation.blog heralds the release of Square Enix's turn-based RPG on the North American PlayStation Store tomorrow. » 2/21/11 8:30pm 2/21/11 8:30pm

Four classic titles from Squaresoft (now Square Enix) have been rated by the ESRB for release on the PSP and PS3, indicating an imminent release to the North American PlayStation Store. » 12/29/10 9:30pm 12/29/10 9:30pm

Since the release of the Game Boy, Nintendo has ruled portable gaming. That era is over, says Masato Kato, the writer of FFVII, Xenogears and Chrono Trigger. But why? » 5/31/10 12:00pm 5/31/10 12:00pm

The world's most powerful collection of video game music remixes has delivered yet another outstanding free fan-made tribute album, as OverClocked ReMix releases Humans + Gears: Xenogears ReMixed. » 10/19/09 3:20pm 10/19/09 3:20pm

If you need to get your "man, the Japanese PSN is so much better" rants out of your system first, do it, then get back to us. All better? Right, on we go! Square-Enix has committed to re-releasing many of their classic titles over the PlayStation Network, starting today, with two Square games (Xenogears and Einhander)… » 6/24/08 11:40pm 6/24/08 11:40pm