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Lightning Returns Video Shows A Different Class Of Final Fantasy

Got your skepticism goggles on? Okay. After months of gameplay footage and details, I’m ready to call it: Lightning Returns looks like the best single-player Final Fantasy we’ve seen in years That’s right. AsRandom Encounters fans undoubtedly know, I’m on record as disliking both previous games in the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy, which will end…

One Of The Weirdest JRPGs We’ll See Next Year

Note: Today on Random Encounters, we’ve got a very special treat for you: a guest column by Kotaku bossman Stephen “JRPG Lover” Totilo. Be nice! —Jason. Thanks, Jason… can I start my column now? —Stephen. Some of us like video games that we might call “insane.” We mean this in the best of possible ways.…

Deus Ex Is More Expensive On Wii U Because Of ‘Exclusive Features’

Bad news ahead for Wii U owners who were looking forward to the upcoming director’s cut of Deus Ex: Human Revolution—the game will cost $50 on Wii U, even though it’s $30 on other platforms. Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut, which will be out on October 22 for Wii U, Xbox 360, PS3,…

Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster is dated for Japan. Out December 26, it will also include “The Eternal Calm” and “Last Mission.” No word about a Western release.

17 Minutes Of Hardcore Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Action

What’s that you say? You can’t wait for February, when Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII comes out, and you need to watch footage in Japanese just to get your fix? No worries. We’ve got you covered. Via Square Portal, here’s a ton of new gameplay from the next Final Fantasy game, which is out for…

Final Fantasy VI Is Coming To iOS and Android, VII Could Follow

Square Enix will be releasing a modified version of the beloved Final Fantasy VI, originally released in North America in 1994 as Final Fantasy III, this winter for iOS and Android, long-time Square director and producer Takashi Tokita told Kotaku today. The game won’t be a straight port. “It is basically like a remake of…

Square Enix’s Next Dragon-Flying Game Is Headed West Next Year

Good news for people who like dragons and dragon flying and dragon fanfiction: Square Enix just announced that they’re bringing the action-RPG Drakengard 3 to North America and Europe next year for PS3. It’ll be $50. Drakengard 3 isn’t out in Japan just yet, but a western release was probably inevitable, as both previous Drakengard…

Square Enix just released new screenshots for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII You can catch a glimpse of Vanille, the battle screen and some insane costumes. Lightning’s shoes and dimension gate-looking shield, for example, are just mad stylish. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots…

Square Enix Gets Into Crowd-Funded Gaming, With a Tantalizing Twist

Square Enix, international conglomerate behind everything from Final Fantasy to Tomb Raider would like to help your best game ideas get some crowd-funding. Oh, and they might let your game star some of their characters. Whoa. Slow down there. Eidos characters. You ain’t going to be remaking Final Fantasy VII Consider this today’s least and…

Dragon Quest is coming to smartphones in a big way. Square Enix is bringing Dragon Quest I to Dragon Quest VIII to iOS and Android. Look forward for the onslaught to start this winter when Dragon Quest I is re-released in Japan. Subsequent sequels to follow. No word about a Western release.

Get ready to go back to Hong Kong. United Front Games—the dev studio behind last year’s Sleeping Dogs—has announced Triad Wars, another game set in the universe of the open-world undercover cop drama. All right, who wants to lay odds that it’s a mobile tie-in or a free-to-play multiplayer title?

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn: The Kotaku Review

Final Fantasy XIV Online, massively multiplayer online role-playing game — an MMO barely alive. Square Enix rebuilt it. They had the technology. They had the capability to build the world’s first relaunched FF title. A Realm Reborn is that game. Better than it was before. Better, stronger, faster. Unlike 1970’s action heroes, video games don’t…

Your First Look At Next-Gen Deus Ex

Deus Ex is going next-gen, and although the next game in Eidos’s popular sci-fi series won’t be here for a while, at least we’ve got some concept art. You can see a 16:9 version above, or the whole thing in high resolution right here “Deus Ex is coming to next-gen,” writes Eidos Montreal boss David…

You Want Old-School Final Fantasy? Get This Game.

This is Bravely Default, a role-playing game for 3DS that will be out for North America in the first quarter of 2014. It’s Final Fantasy with a different name. Check out a new trailer above.

A cloud version of Dragon Quest X is coming to Japanese smartphones and tablets. It will be released between December 2013 and February 2014. Subscription fees are TBA.

Old-School Final Fantasy Is Back With A New Name

Here’s the first English trailer for Bravely Default, an upcoming Square Enix role-playing game for 3DS that seems like old-school Final Fantasy in everything but name. I mean, just look at that intro Four crystals! White mages! Sweet music! Note that this is a trailer for the UK version, but presumably the North American release…

Thief Has An Old-School Homage Mission. Which Is DLC. Sigh.

Hey, here’s where there should be some good news! The upcoming Thief game, which already has people a little worried, thought it was doing the right thing by including a mission that was a straight homage to Thief II’s bank heist. Which it immediately spoils by making it pre-order DLC. I’ve said before how awful…

You’ve Got Lightning Returns In My Final Fantasy XIV

There is no greater power in the realm of Eorzea than cross-promotion, be it with Dragon Quest or the upcoming Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. The pink-haired paladin of justice makes a trip to MMO-land to drop off clothes in a special event. They’re called Fates, public quests that spawn all over the open-world areas…

Let’s Watch The Opening Of Lightning Returns And Make Oooo Noises

Square Enix has lost a substantial amount of mojo over the years, their ability to create spectacular cinematic game openings remains intact. Watch them open the hell out of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. It’s not in English, but you don’t really need to know Japanese to get what’s going on here. Lightning has returned,…

One Of Gaming’s Most Iconic Swords Got A Massive Steampunk Replica

No wonder there’s no one in these pictures wielding the massive 6.5 feet tall Buster Sword, Cloud’s iconic weapon from Final Fantasy VII. It probably weighs a ton! More specifically it’s a slightly modified steampunk version of the weapon, made by the folks at Brick Replicas There’s a cog-wheel and an indicator attached, so we…