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So Many Square Enix Toys, So Little Time

At this year’s Tokyo Toy Show, Square Enix showed off…toys. There are loads of Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts figures and knick-knacks. Makes sense, because there are loads of Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts games. I like the inflatable Slimes. Have a look for yourself. ［東京おもちゃショー2010］スクウェア・エニックスでフィギュア三昧 [Gizmodo Japan]

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2010

If A Slime Met A Chocobo

What would happen if Dragon Quest’s most famous slime encountered Final Fantasy’s most famous bird? Yuji Horii, father of Dragon Quest, must know the answer. “Maybe Slime hops onto Chocobo,” Horii told Kotaku last week through a translator during an interview tied into the U.S. launch of Dragon Quest IX on the Nintendo DS. “Would…

By Stephen Totilo Published July 12, 2010

Screw English, It’s All About C

This month, Japanese online retailer Rakuten.com decided the language that was used internally by the company would no longer be Japanese. By 2012, the company’s official in-house language will be English. That would mean all meetings would be conducted in English and all internal documents would be in English. English, English, English! Rakuten has been…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 8, 2010

Slime, You Can Drink

Because who doesn’t like drinking something called “slime”? Japanese game company Square Enix has collaborated in the past with Osaka-based beverage maker Suntory to release game-themed drinks for its Final Fantasy series. This time around Dragon Quest gets its own beverages as part of a promotion for Dragon Quest Monster Battle Road Victory. The drinks…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 7, 2010

First Final Fantasy Versus XIII Gameplay Images

The first in-game Final Fantasy Versus XIII cutscene footage was shown at the 2008 Tokyo Game Show. It’s now 2010. Let’s see the first gameplay images. The latest issue of Japanese game magazine Famitsu has details about the PS3 title’s gameplay. While the title is set in the same universe as Final Fantasy XIII, Final…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2010

All Square Enix Games To Include Social, Multiplayer Gaming

Square Enix has been looking at the future, and that future is either stuff from China that’s cheap and is played online, or on Facebook. Expect all future Square Enix games to incorporate at least some of those aspects. In an interview with Forbes, Square Enix boss Yoichi “Imperial Hot” Wada says that from here…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2010

Final Fantasy Designer Would Like To Make A First Person Shooter

Tetsuya Nomura, the famed Square Enix designer known for Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy, has been busying himself recently. Sure, he’s had at working designing Final Fantasy Versus XIII. But that’s not all. “I have been playing a lot of first-person shooter Battlefield Bad Company 2,” Nomura says. The designer readily admits that he’s a…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 15, 2010

Resident Evil Creator: JRPGs Were Never Popular In The West

In the West, new role-playing games like Mass Effect (and its sequel) have been picking up steam. There has been concern that the popularity of Japanese role-playing games are on the slide in the West. It’s not that simple, says Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami. “I think it is because Japanese RPGs were really never…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2010

What Is Your Favorite Square Enix Series?

A recent pol asked 3,000 people that same question in Japan. But before we get to that, let me ask you this: What’s your favorite Square Enix franchise? Here are the results to said poll: 10. Valkyrie Profile series 2.7 percent 9. Front Mission series 2.8 percent 8. Kingdom Hearts series 2.9 percent 7. Itadaki…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2010

Japanese Man Arrested For Fake…Stickers

Daisuke Yamashita, 33 years-old, has been arrested for two counterfeit stickers in an online auction for ¥3,160 (US$36). That’s right two He was also charged with possession of 13 more stickers that depict art from Studio Ghibli anime films, like My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service and Laputa: Castle in the Sky. Police seized approximately…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 2, 2010

Sony Planning More PS2 Upgrades?

PlayStation 2 title God of War and God of War II were released on a single Blu-ray disc for the PS3 and feature smoother graphics and a faster frame rate. Is Sony planning to do the same for more titles? One Kotaku reader sends word of a Sony survey he was sent about action game…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 29, 2010

Square Enix Wants More Games Like Heavy Rain

Thriller Heavy Rain has a fan in Yoichi Wada, the guy who runs Square Enix. That company churns out Final Fantasy games. In a recent interview with game magazine Famitsu, Imperial Hot says he’s recently played the thriller. His thoughts? “It would be good if they made more games like Heavy Rain,” said the exec…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2010

The Second Age Of Airships Is Upon Us

The first age of airships died with the 36 people who perished in 1937’s Hindenburg disaster. More than 70 years later an Alabama-based company plans to launch the world’s largest inflatable craft. Is the age of airships returning? What does it take to be called the world’s largest inflatable craft? E-GreenTechnologies’ Bullet 580 is a…

By Mike Fahey Published May 21, 2010

Square Enix And Yahoo! Japan To “Change Japanese History”

Japanese history is voluminous. And there have been huge changes. Just look at the past century! But domestic game company Square Enix and Yahoo! claim it will change Japanese history. The gall! A teaser site on Yahoo! Japan reads: “On May 21, we’ll change Japanese history.” So when you buy a Japanese history book in…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 20, 2010

Amazon Doing Xbox 360 Deals All Day Long

It’s that time again! Time to watch the clock, solve the clues, and save big on the Xbox 360 titles featured all day long in Amazon’s Gold Box. Is BioShock 2 for $40 really a good deal? Either way, that’s what Amazon.com is leading off with today, giving Xbox 360 owners a chance to revisit…

By Mike Fahey Published April 27, 2010

This Guy Is Quite The Villain

That’s Gackt. He’s a bad, bad man. Well, he is in upcoming PC role-playing game Dragon Nest. In real life, he is a songwriter, fashion model, actor, novelist, restaurateur, screenwriter and psychic. Gackt once said he was born in the 1540. But now, acknowledges that, yes, he was born in 1973. He actually has a…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2010

Super Mario and Japan’s National Pride

At an anime convention in Boston, Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu said off-handedly that the Super Mario Bros. theme should have been played at the Olympics, and not Japan’s national anthem. Is there something deeper going on, though? From Kotaku’s earlier post: “Like any good video game composer, Nobuo said that video game music, especially…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 14, 2010

The 4 Heroes Of Light May Be Your Next Final Fantasy Fix

Square Enix may be bringing its lovely looking Final Fantasy spin-off stateside, with the company trademarking The 4 Heroes Of Light, a still unofficially announced video game from the RPG publisher. More than likely, that’s the Western name (or part of the name) of Hikari no 4 Senshi: Final Fantasy Gaiden—a role-playing game that features…

By Michael McWhertor Published April 13, 2010

Final Fantasy Composer’s Chocobo Cosplay Wishes, Avatar Scoring Dreams

You’ve heard his music countless time in your favorite Final Fantasy games, but there’s more to composer Nobuo Uematsu than “One Winged Angel.” At last weekend’s Anime Boston 2010, Uematsu got candid in an interview where he revealed everything from his thoughts on Avatar to his future cosplay plans. Here’s a list of some of…

By Michael McWhertor Published April 13, 2010

Final Fantasy Artist Directing First Feature Film

With credits ranging from Speed Racer to Gatchaman, Yoshitaka Amano is best known among gamers for his Final Fantasy illustrations, character work and logo-work. A seasoned veteran who entered the anime industry when he was 15, Amano is directing his first animated feature film, Zan. The film is the product of Amano’s new production studio,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 12, 2010