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You Are The Star Of Square Enix’s Bloodmasque

The first thing you do in Bloodmasque is sacrifice your face to the gods of uncanny valley. How fun is this? To slip a face-capture gimmick into a mobile game, in this day and age? And using Unreal Engine 3 no less. I can’t wait to see what my pudgy, bearded mug looks like on…

New HD Remastered Scenes From Final Fantasy X/X-2 Are Always Welcome

Final Fantasy X was not my first Final Fantasy, nor is it my favorite by a long shot, but it was the Final Fantasy that gave the characters voices, so it’ll always be strange and wonderful to me, especially in HD. Here we get a taste of both sides of Square Enix’s HD re-release —…

Final Fantasy XV Is Not a PS4 Exclusive

Final Fantasy XV is coming to the PS4 and the Xbox One, Square Enix just announced. “FFXV is being developed with a tool called Direct X 11,” Square Enix’s Shinji Hashimoto said at today’s Square Enix press conference “With this tool it’s possible to port the title to various hardware,” Hashimoto added. “Following yesterday’s announcement…

Find Out About the Future of Square Right Now (Updates Complete)

I’m at a press conference all about the future of Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts and who knows what else. Here we go…. I’m one of about 200 people in a conference room at the Marriott near E3. They’ve got banners here for Final Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts III. But we’re starting with Naoki…

Check Out a Trailer for the Wii U Version Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Look, no one should be making ‘didn’t ask for this’ jokes anymore. But, if anything calls for it, it’s the TV-commercial-style narration in this clip for the remastered and tweaked Wii U version of Eidos Montreal’s stealth/action cyberpunk hit.

Holy S**t, Final Fantasy Versus XIII Is Now Final Fantasy XV

After dropping off the face of the earth for over 1000 years, Square Enix’s Final Fantasy Versus XIII has been once again shown at E3. With gameplay. Only now, it’s become Final Fantasy XV. It’ll be released on PS4. You may remember that, last year, we reported from sources close to what was known as…

Lightning Returns‘ Pink-Haired Heroine Strikes E3 Hard

You’ve read about Stephen Totilo playing the game, now see what E3 2013 visitors can expect when they go hands-on with Lightning in the third and final installment of the Final Fantasy XIII saga this week. I’m still not sure how I feel about the game — it certainly doesn’t look like what I want…

You Didn’t Ask For This Deus Ex, But You Might Want It Anyway

It might not be on the platform you wanted it to be on, but you have to admit Deus Ex: The Fall looks pretty sweet. A lot of folks were angry over the revelation earlier this week that the next game in the Deus Ex series was coming to iOS and Android devices. After years…

Thief Slips Us Another Dark, Gorgeous, And Gameplay-Free Trailer

Recently revealed to (still) be in development for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as well as the PC, the troubled Thief isn’t making me feel any better by releasing another incredibly pretty-but-pointless cinematic trailer on the eve of E3. Initially I thought it was the same trailer we posted back in April, what with…

These Patents Video Game Publishers Own May Surprise You. Plus More…

After listening to this week’s episode of This American Life on software patents, I was curious to investigate patents within the gaming sphere. Although we routinely hear about console manufacturers’ patents, patents from publishers are a less frequent source for headlines. Electronic Arts hold patents for things like: a gaming console with a wireless controller,…

I Have Staggered Monsters In Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

My first hands-on session with Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII and its interesting new combat system was, fittingly, lightning quick. Just a few minutes at the end of a long night of seeing the stacked upcoming line-up of Square Enix’s (and pals Deep Silver’s) next games: the Deus Ex iPad game, the new Thief, the…

The Next Final Fantasy Gets A 2014 Release Date [UPDATE]

The third Final Fantasy XIII game, less awkwardly known as Lightning Returns, will be out slightly later than first planned, on February 11, 2014 (Feb 14 in Europe), Square Enix announced today. To tide you over, the game’s E3 trailer has been released. You can view it above. And yes, we know, E3 isn’t until…

There Might Be Big Final Fantasy News Coming At E3

The mailman just dropped this off in our inbox. It’s an invitation to a Square Enix event next week, a Q&A with Final Fantasy brand director Shinji Hashimoto. Could be fluffy wish-wash. Or, given the timing, it could be a chance for us to find out just what the hell happened to Final Fantasy Versus…

Now You Have No Excuse For Not Playing Final Fantasy Tactics

Way before Game of Thrones became the hottest thing on television, some of fiction’s best politicking and betrayal could be found in Final Fantasy Tactics, a strategy-RPG originally released for the PS1, then PSP, then iOS and Android (in Japan). It’s one of the best games out there. And I guess there’s a team at…

13 Years Later, A New Final Fantasy IX Quest Has Been Discovered

People dig up random little easter eggs and bugs in old games all the time. What they don’t often find are entire side-quests which have somehow remained hidden from view for over a decade. YouTube user GarlandTheGreat has uploaded a video showing a sidequest present in Final Fantasy IX that, until now, was pretty much…

Not Going To E3? Square Enix Has Got You Covered

We don’t know what Square Enix is showing at E3 this year, but you’ll be able to get the same view as Kotaku: the Final Fantasy makers are planning to run a livestream from their booth. Crushing disappointment: now in real-time. Or, hey, maybe we’ll all be pleasantly surprised! Maybe we’ll see Final Fantasy XV…

Square Enix America CEO Steps Down

The head of Square Enix’s American branch has left his post, just two months after the resignation of CEO Yoichi Wada. Square Enix America boss Mike Fischer left the company this month on good terms, Polygon reports. Fischer, who had been head of the game publisher’s American division for the past three years, is now…

Square Enix just sent over a press release to confirm that the Thief reboot is coming to the newly-announced Xbox One

You Could Always Print Your Own Bravely Default Figurines

Bravely Default‘s official Twitter account recently uploaded some Agnes Oblige figurines that were apparently done as a 3D printer test. They are somewhat rough. But if this one was finished and coated, it’d look pretty nice, I reckon. Bravely Default is coming to Europe later this year. It’ll be out in North America in 2014.…

The slides released for Square Enix’s most recent financial briefing session seem to suggest that they intend to focus on smart devices—ie. smartphones and tablets—as a gaming platform, as opposed to home consoles.