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UncategorizedEverything We Know About Nintendo’s Experimental New Star Fox
The new Star Fox game for Wii U is an unusual mix of old and new, a game that sometimes feels like a remake and other times like a radical experiment. The game’s developers at Nintendo and—surprise—Platinum recently broke it all down for me. Despite the “zero” in the name, Star Fox Zero does not…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedSquare Enix Announces Brand New JRPG From Brand New Developer
This morning, Square Enix announced something totally new: an original role-playing game from a brand new studio called Tokyo RPG Factory. It’s called “Project Setsuna” and we don’t have many details yet—it’s early, like many of Square’s projects—but it’s coming in 2016, Square says. They formed Tokyo RPG Factory recently to start making original RPGs…
By Jason Schreier Published June 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedOur First Glimpse Of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided In Action
Today Square Enix debuted the first in-game footage of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. As expected, it’s cyberpunk as fuck. The trailer is heavy on three things: 1) action, 2) the color black, 3) the color gold. The first part is a bit off-putting (Deus Ex is about out-sneaking and/or out-smarting, damn it), but it does…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedStar Ocean 5 Is Coming West For PS4
We already knew Star Ocean 5 was imminent, the first installment in the RPG series since 2010, but Square Enix confirmed Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness is coming to the rest of the world in 2016 on PlayStation 4. The game features a whopping six-party system, as well. The developers specifically called out how they’re…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedSquare Explains World Of Final Fantasy
Remember thatother Final Fantasy from yesterday’s Sony conference? Today Square Enix explained it. Kinda. Square discussed the RPG that nearly started riots during their E3 press conference. World of Final Fantasy, they said, is being created with three main goals in mind: To be playable by anyone of any age or gender To create a…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe New Kingdom Hearts III Trailer Is Glorious
Today Square Enix showed off new footage from Kingdom Hearts III. As you might expect, it looks stellar. As you also might expect, there’s still no release date or even a release year—the trailer just says “Now in development,” which is just what they said back at E3 2013. Welp. Kingdom Hearts III is currently…
By Jason Schreier Published June 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedKingdom Hearts Unchained Key Announced For iOS, Android
What, were you expecting Kingdom Hearts III? Square just announced that Kingdom Hearts: Unchained Key, a mobile game that was previously just announced for Japan, will come to North America too. Trailer:
By Jason Schreier Published June 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedSquare Announces New Nier Game, With Platinum
I’ll take whatever I can get from Platinum Games, you know? But I didn’t expect this. The trailer itself was mostly slow pans over artwork, a way to set the scene for the new game. I’m not super familiar with Nier, though it’s easily one of the most common games people have asked me to…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
E3 2015: Square Enix Press Conference Liveblog [Update: Over]
We already know about the next Deus Ex Rise of the Tomb Raider and the new Hitman. And Square Enix blew folks’ minds by announcing a FF VII HD remake. Can they possibly have anything left. We’ll be discussing whatever they reveal right here. “`
By Evan Narcisse Published June 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedWatch Square Enix’s E3 Press Conference Live, Right Here [Update: Over]
Nintendo’s barely over, but hey, it’s E3, there’s no time to catch your breath. Square Enix’s E3 presser starts at 1pm ET. Maybe Cloud and Tifa will be there. You can watch the livestream here:
By Jason Schreier Published June 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Way Nintendo Used To Make Mario Levels
Did you know: old-school Mario games were drawn out on graph paper by designers like Shigeru Miyamoto? It’s pretty cool! During Nintendo’s E3 Digital Event, Miyamoto shared graphs and original design docs of older Super Mario games. It’s amazing. You can watch Nintendo explain the older design process here, around the :38 second mark. Or, if…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedLevel 5’s super popular ghost catching series, Yokai Watch, series is finally leaving Japan, and Nintendo said it’s arriving “holiday 2015.” If you don’t get what’s up with the Yokai Watch series, we ran an explainer not too long ago. Contact the author at [email protected]
By Patrick Klepek Published June 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedPaper Mario Meets Mario & Luigi in New 3DS RPG
Nintendo’s two Super Mario RPG series are mashing up in early 2016 in a game called Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam A new trailer from Nintendo showed a game that looks like it takes place in the world of Mario & Luigi games, with little sprite characters, one that has been visited by a flat…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedAnimal Crossing Board Game Is Coming To The Wii U
Nintendo is not bringing a proper Animal Crossing to their home console, but, rather, a virtual board game supporting up to four players. Each player uses an Amiibo. Think Mario Party, but with Animal Crossing characters. So, it’s way, way cuter. The game will be out this holiday season. A glimpse of the Amiibo coming:…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 16, 2015
