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Some People in Montreal Dressed Up

Earlier this month, the Otakuthon Anime Convention stormed through lovely Montreal, Canada. And when there’s a convention, you can bet there are people in funny costumes. Reader Yeti sent along these snaps he snapped at this year’s Otakuthon of cosplayers dressed as characters from titles like Final Fantasy IX, Resident Evil, and Katamari Damacy Okakuthon,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 23, 2011

Must We Compare Every Online Role-Playing Game to World of Warcraft? Yes, And Here’s Why

In today’s thrilling episode of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Vezroth explains why people need to stop getting angry when every other massively multiplayer online game in the world is compared to World of Warcraft. I am, and have been a consistent World of Warcraft player since the Burning Crusade expansion. Vanilla I played off…

By Mike Fahey Published August 22, 2011

It’s Moogle Magic Time in Final Fantasy XIII-2

As far as I’m concerned it’s always Moogle time, but the phrase takes on new meaning in Final Fantasy XIII-2 When a monster appears on the playfield in Final Fantasy XIII-2 a Mog Clock pops up on the screen, granting the player various bonuses based on how long it takes them to make contact with…

By Mike Fahey Published August 12, 2011

Want to Play Final Fantasy XIII-2 Early at Square Enix HQ in Tokyo?

On September 10, Square Enix is letting 40 fans play some of FFXIII-2 before the Tokyo Game Show. Register over at Square Enix Members, and winners are picked via raffle. The catch? Registration is in Japanese. Good luck! [Square Enix]

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 9, 2011

Square Enix, Where the Hell Is Final Fantasy Versus XIII?

Final Fantasy Versus XIII was first unveiled at the E3 gaming expo in 2006. It’s now 2011, and the game is not out. To be fair, Square Enix said in 2006 that it had not yet begun work on the game. But by late 2009, Square Enix was showing gameplay footage of the title. Square…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 9, 2011

Square Enix, Your iPhone Pricing Is Bananas

Awesome news: after a long wait, Final Fantasy Tactics is on its way to the App Store, with the classic strategy title due out this Thursday. Only, there’s a catch: it’s expensive The iPhone is a different market than other handheld gaming platforms. Nintendo is finding this out the hard way. Games are normally sold…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 2, 2011

New Final Fantasy PSP Gets a New Trailer

Final Fantasy Type-0 is a big game—so big that it’s coming on two UMDs. Big games need big trailers. And when they’re not big, they can at least be long. The latest FF Type-0 trailer clocks in at five minutes. The game, which features a theme song by Japanese rockers Bump of Chicken, will be…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 20, 2011

Culture

The Video Game Art of Christian Lorenz Scheurer

You probably don’t know him by name, but you’d know him by his work: Christian Lorenz Scheurer has provided concept art for movies like The Matrix, Titanic and The Fifth Element Which is all well and awesome, but we’re more interested in the work he’s done for video games. Scheurer has been involved in a…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2011

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Comes To America in January MMXII (And It’s Playable at Comic-Con)

Square Enix will start off the new year with the release of Final Fantasy XIII-2 in North America. The publisher of all things Final Fantasy has nailed down January 2012—2011-2, if they could get away with it—for the continuing adventures of the lady Lighting and her party. Final Fantasy XIII-2 for the PlayStation 3 and…

By Michael McWhertor Published July 18, 2011

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. Making video games is not easy. But some companies, like Insomniac are supposedly terrific places to work, with employees skipping to work. Singing. But does working at Square Enix totally bite?…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 14, 2011

The Music and Maker of the Final Fantasy Rhythm Game Theatrhythm Revealed

Square Enix has made the unusual mash-up of music and role-playing game known as Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy official. The Nintendo 3DS game will span the music and characters of thirteen Final Fantasy games and comes from a promising developer. Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy is in development for the 3DS from Tokyo-based studio indieszero. The developer’s credits…

By Michael McWhertor Published July 11, 2011

The Cost of One Man’s Irrational Fear of Turn Based Role-Playing

Commenter Mudson has spent his life in fear of the glory that is turn based role-playing games. Now he’s overcome that silly fear and wants to know what he’s been missing in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. I’ve been playing Chrono Trigger recently. I was a late gamer starting with the Gamecube so I missed…

By Mike Fahey Published July 8, 2011

Culture

Tony Holmsten’s Video Game Art Is a Final Fantasy

Tony Holmsten, formerly of Sweden now living in Japan, has been working as a video game artist since 2002 at two of Sweden’s biggest studio’s, Battlefield developers DICE and the now-defunct Grin. In that time, he’s done concept art, level art, promo art and lighting for games like Battlefield 2142, Bionic Commando and Fortress, the…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 29, 2011

Mass Effect is Inspired by…Final Fantasy?

Yes, while there are some obvious influences on BioWare’s Mass Effect series – like Syd Mead and Star Trek – there’s one that may have slipped under most people’s noses. And it’s not hard to see why. In an interview with Xbox World 360 magazine, Mass Effect 3 art director Derek Watts says that Final…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 28, 2011

Did this Beautiful Drawing Foretell the Wii U?

A Square Enix Final Fantasy music website went live this past January to promote the More SQ album, remixes and reworkings of iconic Final Fantasy themes. But what’s got Japanese netizens talking is the website’s splash art. Drawn by Akihiko Yoshida, Square Enix artist and character designer, the image features what looks to be the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2011

World Of Warcraft and Final Fantasy Take Turn Trading Blows

8-bit SoupRobot is a new web comedy series focusing on current affairs, country & western music, vintage automobiles, and 18th century German literature. Oh, wait. No, it’s about video games. The clip above is taken from the series’ first episode, which you can find on Vimeo here. The premise of the show is “what happens…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2011

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Has Transforming Moogles, Recruitable Monsters and Rap

I’ve always thought that Final Fantasy XIII didn’t get a fair shake. Admittedly, it was an overwhelmingly linear journey—player agency wasn’t topmost among the priorities incorporated into its development. But it was an extraordinarily intentional game; nothing about it ever felt accidental or unplanned. It did a few things, but it did them exceedingly well:…

By Drew Cohen Published June 8, 2011

Don’t Worry, in Deus Ex’s Dark Future, There Is Still Final Fantasy

Deus Ex is being published by Square Enix. You wouldn’t know it from first appearances, what with it not being called Deus Ex Cerebellum Equilibrium Perineum XIV-2 or starring teenagers with big hair, but a closer look in this screenshot gives the game away. Final Fantasy XXVII coming 2027! (Deus Ex:HR) [Reddit]

By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2011

Bankrupted Studio Says Square Enix Demanded Code by Fax, Didn’t Recognize FFXII Screenshots

In a feature story published today in Sweden, the founders of GRIN lay their studio’s precipitous demise at Square Enix’s feet, saying the publisher reneged on payments during the development of a Final Fantasy game and saddled them with ridiculous requirements as the project went sour. This is according a story (translated via Google) published…

By Owen Good Published May 28, 2011

You Can Now Buy Almost Every Final Fantasy Game Ever Made (For $15,000)

A guy from Thailand is selling his collection of Final Fantasy games. Normally, not so big a deal, but this isn’t your average collection, since it includes over 70 titles. eBay seller undkodlor is offloading Final Fantasy games from the Famicom, Super Famicom, Game Boy, DS, PS1, PS2, PS3, PSP, GameCube, Wii, Xbox 360, PC,…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 25, 2011