Square Enix

Square Enix Has Its Eye on China. Yeah, Just Like Everyone Else.

Yoichi Wada, the guy at Square Enix who gets to sit in the “Chairman of the Board” chair is in China for the “China Digital Entertainment Expo” (also known as “ChinaJoy”), China’s biggest game show. Wada gave a speech about the Free to Play model of games at the pre-Expo developer/publisher conference, during which he…

A Moment To Remember The Kickass Chaos Rings Music

I still remember booting up Chaos Rings back when it first came out. This ass-kicker from composer Noriyasu Agematsu came on, and I thought, “Okay, I’m going to play the heck out of this game.” That bass! Those crazy climbing piano chords! That F-horn rip! So much good stuff. The game was pretty cool, too,…

Ex-Eidos Boss Slams Square Enix

Ex-Eidos Montreal boss Stephane D’Astous, who left the studio last Friday, has come out firing shots at his former parent company. Eidos Montreal is the development studio behind Deus Ex: Human Revolution and the upcoming Thief reboot. Their parent company, Square Enix, develops games both in Japan and in the west under their Eidos branch.…

There’s a New Star Ocean Game. But Don’t Get Excited Yet.

Hey, guess what! There’s a new Star Ocean coming out in Japan. But it’s probably not what you expect. That is, unless you really like card-based social games for Android and iOS. Do you? It’s okay if you do! If so, Square Enix is releasing Star Ocean: Material Trader This is the art style. It’s…yeah…

This Final Fantasy Abbreviation Might Surprise You

Everybody knows that the “proper” abbreviation for Final Fantasy is “FF”, right? Nope! Recently, a website managed by the Japan Game Users Association asked over 300 Japanese gamers from teenage to 40-something about how they abbreviate Final Fantasy. Over 70 percent (70.7 percent to be exact) shorten Final Fantasy to “FF”. However, 17 percent said…

This Drakengard 3 Character is a Virgin. Apparently That Matters

Drakengard 3 (Or as it’s known in Japan, Drag-On Dragoon 3), the 10th anniversary celebration of the original Drakengard is gearing up for its release this autumn. To get fans excited, Square Enix has been steadily releasing new information on the game to keep them interested. The latest character introduced in this week’s Weekly Famitsu…

Patch Will Give Jailbroken Deus Ex Players The Ability To Shoot

After yesterday’s uproar over new mobile game Deus Ex: The Fall disabling guns on jailbroken iOS devices, Eidos parent Square Enix has announced plans to remove the function via an upcoming game update, apologizing for not being clear about the restriction up front. The feature, likely put in place to deter piracy, affected a number…

Eidos Disables Your Guns in iOS Deus Ex, If Your Device is Jailbroken

Released yesterday for iOS Deus Ex: The Fallis all about giving the player options, unless that player is attempting to run the game on a jailbroken iPhone or iPad, in which case it removes one of the most important abilities in the game — pulling the trigger. Encountered by Redditor KipEnyan and verified by several…

Kingdom Hearts Looks Just As Delightful As You Remember

Man, this new Kingdom Hearts 1.5 trailer brings back memories. I can’t believe it’s already been 11 years since Square’s action-RPG first came out. This trailer, of course, is for the HD remake of Kingdom Hearts that will be out for PS3 on September 10 Really, Kingdom Hearts 1.5 is kind of a dumb name,…

Square’s Considering Bringing Dragon Quest X Outside Of Japan, But…

There’s a catch. There’s always a catch. Now that the online role-playing game Dragon Quest X—first released for Wii and Wii U—is getting a PC release in Japan, Famitsu asked producers Yosuke Saito and Yu Miyake if they plan to bring the game overseas. Their answer: sure, they’re considering it… but it could be a…

Final Fantasy XIV Isn’t Coming To Xbox Because Of A Silly Policy

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, the much-improved reincarnation of Square Enix’s online role-playing game, will be out on August 27 for PC and PS3, then later in the future for PS4. No Xbox 360. No Xbox One. Allow Naoki Yoshida to explain why. Speaking with RPGSite, the new director of FFXIV pointed a finger…

See What A Difference HD Makes For Final Fantasy X

Along with the news that every preorder of the Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster will be upgraded to the Limited Edition with a 24-page art book for a case, Square Enix also released a comparison video that demonstrates how much we probably could have done without this remaster. Smoothing out the jaggies is lovely and…

Nintendo and Japanese Game Makers Win Another R4 Legal Victory

Today, Nintendo won another legal battle against R4 devices against two Japanese distributors. Upholding the ban on R4 devices, a Tokyo court ruled that the accused, two Tokyo-based R4 sellers, must pay a sum total of nearly US$1 million ($944,921) in damages to Nintendo and fifty or so other companies that had joined in the…

100 Things You Might Not Know About Final Fantasy VII

In honor of Final Fantasy VII‘s recent Steam re-release, here’s a video by YouTuber NEroNeRoNerON exploring some trivia from Square’s classic RPG. Some of these factoids are a little silly—yes, if you park the airship on an island, fly a gold chocobo across the water, and then release the chocobo, you’ll lose access to your…

Deus Ex: The Fall, the first mobile installment of Eidos-Montréal’s cyberpunk-themed action RPG series, will be available on iOS devices this Thursday for $6.99.

According to the latest issue of Famitsu, Dragon Quest X gets a Windows release in Japan on September 26.

Report: Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Will Come With A Brand New Ending Scene

Did you ever think to yourself, “Hey, Final Fantasy X and X-2 are good and all, but what they really need is another 30-minute cut-scene during the credits?” You’re in luck! According to the Japanese publication Shounen Jump (as translated by Siliconera), the upcoming HD remakes of FFX and FFX-2 (to be released on PS3…

Lightning as Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII for Pre-Order Bonus

Lightning returns alright. This time, she can dress up in Cloud Strife’s Soldier 1st Class Uniform and swing his Buster Sword. But there’s a catch! According to the PlayStation Blog, those who pre-order Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII for the PS3 get the costume DLC. Um. Okay. Neat? Eds note: The press release also says…

Yoichi Wada’s New Job at Square Enix Might Surprise You

This spring, former Square Enix honcho Yoichi Wada stepped down. Stepped down into what, you ask? Chairman of the Board. A controversial figure among Square Enix fans, Wada left his post as Square Enix’s Representative Director. At the time, Square Enix as forecasting an “extraordinary loss” in sales and Wada’s demotion was part of “a…

The Real Hairstyles of Final Fantasy

The hair. Just look at the hair! It’s magnificent. These aren’t video game characters. They’re men who would like to drink cocktails with you. Earlier this month, Japanese internet users chattered about how the latest entry in the Final Fantasy role-playing game series, Final Fantasy XV, featured a protagonist who looks like a “host”. Here…