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This Huge Final Fantasy Airship Case Mod Really Explores the Space
Building this replica of a Final Fantasy airship woudn’t be an easy task, even if it wasn’t meant to be a PC case mod. What do you do with all of that space? Well, Richard “8-Bit Builder” Clinton somehow found room for two GTX 660 graphics cards inside and even play around with the case…
By Gergo Vas Published March 6, 2013 -
I Sold My Video Games To Pay For My Wedding, And Said Goodbye To Part Of Myself
Stacks of games sit around my living room, as I organize photographs from my phone. I log onto Ebay and check prices. I list a few games. I sell one almost immediately. That one doesn’t surprise me. Tales of Symphonia. It’s one of the rarer in my collection, and I had expected to make quite…
Christopher Lawton Published March 5, 2013 -
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Cloud from Final Fantasy VII Sure Looks Pretty with Makeup
Cloud Strife is one good looking video game character. He really is. Dude’s got spiky hair, piercing eyes, and nice threads. But what if he wore cosmetics? What would he look like? On Twitter, a FFVII diehard answered that question by applying makeup to the swordsman’s face, noting that the character looked very feminine. Male…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 1, 2013 -
Something’s Starting Up with Final Fantasy XI
How mysterious! A tweet from the official Final Fantasy XI account read, “The heck is this… Is something starting up…?!” Included was the above image. Back in 2011, former Final Fantasy XI Hiromichi Tanaka mentioned that Square Enix was considering a straight port of FFXI to the PS Vita. But at that time, it was…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 28, 2013 -
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Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals is a Lot Worse Than I Remember
Anime and games are intimately tied together in Japan: popular games tend to get anime adaptations and popular anime tend to get game adaptations. Thus, over the years there have been a myriad of game-inspired anime—some good, others borderline unwatchable. I saw my first game-inspired anime right at the dawn of my anime watching career.…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published February 26, 2013 -
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How I Fell in Love With JRPGS
Almost as far back as I can remember, I’ve been a gamer. At the age of four, my family got an original Nintendo with the Super Mario Bros., Duck Hunt, and the World Class Track Meet combo game—light gun and power pad included. Until I was in middle school, that Nintendo (and the aging Atari…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published February 26, 2013 -
Kotaku East
Is Final Fantasy XIV Coming to the PS4? Somebody Asked That Question.
Final Fantasy XIV‘s road to the PS3 has been rough. But now that the game is finally coming to the PlayStation 3, Square Enix’s Yoichi Wada was asked whether or not the game is headed to the PS4. “Basically,” said Wada, “I want to offer it through any means possible, but only after we’ve nailed…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 25, 2013 -
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Learn How To Make Swords, Guns, and Other Weapons from Japanese Video Games
Usually, when there’s a geek event in Japan, cosplayers show up in droves. Somewhere between the folks in skimpy outfits, there are always cosplayers carrying enormous swords and guns. They’re not real weapons, of course, but they can really help complete the cosplay. Want to learn how to make those awesome custom weapons? Like, yourself?…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 25, 2013 -
So… No Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Huh
There was speculation that Final Fantasy Versus XIII would appear at Sony’s PS4 reveal. Shinji Hashimoto, Versus‘ producer, arrived on stage. Surely, this was the moment. But it wasn’t. It wasn’t at all. Hashimoto, who is also the Final Fantasy brand manager, announced that Square Enix was making a new Final Fantasy. Square Enix, which…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 21, 2013 -
Square Enix Is Making A Final Fantasy Game For PS4. You’ll Probably See It At E3 This Year.
No real news yet, but Square Enix’s Shinji Hashimoto took the stage at today’s PS4 event to say they’re working on a Final Fantasy game, and that we should “please be excited for E3 this year.” That’s it. Square also showed off a video of the same “Luminous Engine” tech demo we saw last year.…
By Jason Schreier Published February 20, 2013 -
Rampant, Careless Use Of Phoenix Downs Can Classify As A Drug Addiction, You Know
I have a problem. You probably do too, if you’re a gamer. I’m talking about the inability to stop using life-restoring phoenix downs. But, that’s just something in a video game. What if they actually existed, what if we could use phoenix downs in real life? They would probably be abused—no different than a drug,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 19, 2013 -
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Final Fantasy Versus XIII Isn’t Out, But Here, Have Some Versus Perfume
One day, the years-in-development Final Fantasy Versus XIII will be out. For the time being, keep your hope alive with perfume. Perfume? Yes. Perfume. Square Enix’s Hidemi Matsuzuka, who manages the company’s figure brand, tweeted out the picture below, writing only, “Prince” (“ouji” or 王子) in Japanese. In the photo, you can see the words,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 19, 2013 -
Check Out Final Fantasy X: HD Version for the PS Vita
Tonight, Sony and Square Enix showed images of Final Fantasy X, the HD version for the PS Vita. Here are the HD character models for FFX‘s Tidus and Yuna. Note that they were taken from a standard definition stream and are not in HD The HD version of Final Fantasy X was first announced way…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 18, 2013 -
The Romantic Moments In Video Games That Remind You Of Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day putting us all in a romantic mood it was our duty to gather some of the defining aaaawww moments video games offer. A great deal of game endings below so watch out for heavy spoilers! The Ending Of The First Prince Of Persia source: Prince Of Persia Final Level Nate And Elena…
By Gergo Vas Published February 14, 2013 -
These Video Game Towns And Villages Were Doomed From The Start
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. The settlements listed below are not necessarily just starting areas, but they have one…
By Gergo Vas Published February 13, 2013 -
Square Enix Won’t Release Final Fantasy Type-0 In North America, So Fans Are Taking Over
It’s been a year and a half since Square Enix released the PSP role-playing game Final Fantasy Type-0 in Japan, and the publisher has not yet said a word about a possible U.S. release. Enter the fans. A group of dedicated translators are doing their best to release an English version of Type-0, and you…
By Jason Schreier Published February 11, 2013 -
A Whole Bunch Of Great Final Fantasy Games Are 50% Off For The Next Two Weeks
If I had a time machine, the second thing I’d do would be go back to last century and tell 12-year-old Jason that in 2013, I will own an ultra-powerful portable gaming device that can play just about any Final Fantasy game, including, for some reason, a bunch of fighting games with weird names and…
By Jason Schreier Published February 5, 2013 -
These Games Let You Play As Cats
Probably every animal species you can think of is playable or can be found in some form in video games, but today we decided to find those games where you can play as a cat. Any cat. Domestic cats or any one of the wild cats: tigers, lions, cheetahs, all included. Cait Sith, a remote-controlled…
By Gergo Vas Published January 31, 2013 -
Let’s Rank The Final Fantasy Games, Best to Worst
For the past two months, we’ve been running a feature called Pecking Order, in which we rank every game in a series, from best to worst. First up was Halo, then Grand Theft Auto Now it’s Final Fantasy‘s turn. Which game in Square’s crystal-packed behemoth is the best? Which is the worst? Which has the…
By Jason Schreier Published January 29, 2013