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Drakengard 3 Isn’t Just About Making A Sequel… Not Entirely

It’s been 10 years since Drakengard (Called Drag On Dragoon in Japan) was released for the PlayStation 2 and 8 years since the release of its sequel, Drakengard 2. Now, Drakengard 3 is on the way, and according to producer Takamasa Shiba, it’s the perfect time for it. “Everyone says the Japanese game market, particularly…

Tokyo Train Station Is Covered in Final Fantasy. And It’s Awesome.

Shinjuku Station is all about Final Fantasy V. Spotted on the Keio Line’s platform, huge V-shaped pillars were draped in FF art. The v-shaped pillars are originally part of the station’s construction. Meaning? Square Enix didn’t add them, but was clever enough to incorporate the pillars into a campaign to promote the FFV‘s iOS release.…

Here’s The First Trailer For The Thief Reboot [UPDATE]

This is the first trailer for Thief, coming next year for next-gen consoles and PC. An earlier teaser suggested that this trailer would be out on April 2, but it appears to have leaked early. The folks at publisher Square Enix seem to have a leakage problem. UPDATE: Wow, the trailer was pulled the second…

An 8-Bit, Co-Op Deus Ex Game Is A Cruel, Cruel April Fools’ Joke

The problem with April Fools’ jokes is that 50% of the time I wish the prank product was actually real. Eidos Montreal contributes to the problem with their version of a prank: the “reveal” of an 8-bit Deus Ex game. This 8-bit game, called Human Defiance, features Jensen again, with new weapons and sweet augmentations…

Rumor: Ex-Square Enix Developer Writes Defense of Recently Axed Boss

Yoichi Wada, Square Enix’s president, is stepping down. The news came as a surprise. Wada has been Square Enix’s only president since Square and Enix joined forces. Some are happy about this. Others are not. Online in Japan, an individual claiming to have worked, until recently, at Square Enix as a programmer wrote a post…

Final Fantasy Versus XIII Isn’t Out, But This Cosplay Is

Where is Final Fantasy Versus XIII? It’s right here in video game fandom, that’s where. While Versus XIII was first announced ages ago, the game has yet to see release. During this long wait, the game’s inability to hit shops hasn’t stopped Final Fantasy fans from cosplaying as characters from the game. Guess that’s a…

Final Fantasy V Comes to iOS Tomorrow, and It Looks… Like This.

I’m not quite sure how I feel about the look of Final Fantasy V on iOS. I mean, original character designer Kazuko Shibuya returned to polish up her original designs and make everything all pretty for the game’s mobile debut, so in a way this is true to her vision. On the other hand, it…

Tomb Raider has sold 3.4 million copies in a month, is amazing, and yet still managed to miss Square Enix’s internal sales projections, reports Eurogamer. Oh video game publishers.

Square Enix’s Yoichi Wada Is Stepping Down [Update]

Today, it was announced that Square Enix president Yoichi Wada is stepping down. He will no longer be serving as Square Enix’s Representative Director. Yousuke Matsuda, who joined Square in 2001, will take over Wada’s role in running the company. The reason given for Wada’s demotion was “a management reorganization”. According to Japanese website 4Gamer,…

All the Final Fantasy XIII Digital Cuddling You Can Handle

Final Fantasy XIII has sexual tension. Ditto for its sequel, Final Fantasy XIII-2. Some apparently thought the tension wasn’t palpable enough. So they took things into their own hands. Digitally. Over on DeviantArt, several talented digital artists have their visions of Final Fantasy XIII pairings—some of which you might agree with and some of which…

Life After Final Fantasy Sure Seems Normal for This Character

You know the story: Rough, wild individual settles down. Gets a job. And turns into a boring member of society. It doesn’t just happen to regular people. It also apparently happens to Japanese role-playing characters. You have to grow up and move on! You can’t be in Japanese role-playing games forever! (Technically you can.) With…

Here’s The First Official Trailer For The Final Fantasy X HD Remaster

We only just got confirmation that the HD remasters of Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2 are coming to North America, and already the first official trailer has surfaced. So what if it’s partly in German? As far as we know, this trailer was supposed to come out tomorrow. We’ve reached out to Square…

Awesome, Those HD Remakes Of Final Fantasy X And X-2 Are Coming To North America

Square Enix has just announced that both Final Fantasy X and X-2 are getting the HD treatment not just in Japan, but here as well. The PS3 will receive a one-disc bundle of both games, while the Vita will receive each game separately. Here’s Square Enix: Square Enix Inc., the publisher of Square Enix interactive…

NSFW: Tomb Raider Glitch Makes Lara Croft Look Practically Topless

Well, this is unfortunate: a glitch discovered by a Canadian player makes it look like Lara Croft’s tank top has gone all see-through. The glitch was sent in by a person who goes by Recostar from S3DGamerZone. Here’s his account of how the bug came to light while he was playing the game in 3D…

Siliconera reports that Square Enix Europe has trademarked the name “Lara Croft: Reflections” in the US.

Final Fantasy‘s Lightning Doesn’t Like Sand. It’s Coarse and Rough and Irritating.

Also there are sand dragon things, which are not soft and smooth. The latest batch of screenshots for Final Fantasy XIII Sequel Two: I Guess You Guys Wanted to Play as Lightning shows off the Dead Dunes, a land of dunes and deadness in the world of Nova Chrysalia. Sand is pretty great. It’s easy…

New Trailer Shows What Kingdom Hearts Looks Like In HD

Square Enix says the name for this game is Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX, but I’m not going to call it that. Let’s stick with… Kingdom Hearts 1.5 Here’s the official PAX trailer for Kingdom Hearts 1.5, an HD remake of the first Kingdom Hearts that also includes Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, cinematic scenes…

Square Enix has registered a trademark in Japan for “Fantasy Village”. A life simulator? Dunno! [Siliconera]

Rumor: An Amazon Page Says Deus Ex: Human Revolution Is Heading to the Wii U

A listing for a certain Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director’s Cut has recently popped up on Amazon US. The Wii U-exclusive rerelease apparently has “a multitude of improvements, features and additional content” over the original game, along with the ability to use the Wii U Gamepad via a brand new augmentation, the Neural Hub. Features…

Hooray, Tomb Raider‘s PC Version Is Now Way Less Crash-tastic

Tomb Raider‘s PC version is generally strong, offering a better-looking, higher resolution, smoother tomb-raiding experience than its console counterpart. That said, if you’re using an Nvidia graphics card, the game could be pretty unstable, though that instability is usually fixed by turning tessellation off. Good news: A beta driver released by Nvidia on Friday clears…