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Tomb Raider‘s PC Version Is Good, Despite A Few Stray Hairs

After about seven hours with Tomb Raider, I’m on board with Evan’s endorsement. It’s a very good game, and a strong example of the whole “game that’s like a movie” thing that Uncharted laid out a few years back. But what of the PC version? I’ve been putting it through its paces, and can happily…

Square Enix Producer Says It’s Time To Say Goodbye to “Social Games”

There’s nothing wrong with social games, m’kay? Social games are fine. But maybe it’s time to ditch that moniker. According to Takehiro Ando, a mobile game producer at Square Enix, recently did a post on Famitsu titled “Sayonara Social Games”, that might not be a bad idea. Social games are suffering from some bad PR.…

A Quick Fix For Tomb Raider‘s Crash-Happy PC Version

I’ve been looking forward to playing Tomb Raider on PC for the last week, ever since Evan’s review made me think, “Okay, yep, sounds like this is indeed my kinda game.” I booted it up, played through the opening bit that I’d played at press events, and upon making my way past the dangling LOST-airplane……

Don’t Ever Leave Me Again, Mini Ninjas

I contend that one of Square Enix’s finest acquisitions in 2009’s take-over of Eidos Interactive was the six miniature trained killers of 2009’s action-adventure, Mini Ninjas. Soon they will be an animated series, but for now they’re an endless runner, and I’ve missed them so much. I didn’t play the Kinect-powered Mini Ninjas Adventures last…

It’s Not the Size of Your Keyblade, But How You Use It

In the Kingdom Hearts games, Keyblades are the mysterious weapons wielded by the games’ main characters. I’ve always thought they’re pretty cool looking! Guess I’m not alone. Loads of KH players seem to think so! And the games’ biggest fans show their appreciation for Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts and its interesting weapons the best way…

The Critics Mostly Love The New Tomb Raider

Tombs! Puzzles! Guns! Jumping! More guns! The setpieces are all there, but does Tomb Raider manage to scratch that treasure-plundering-and-adventuring itch? Reviewers say it does. Survival horror-esque hiding and sniping goes hand in hand with mountain climbing and cover shooting in the franchise reboot. But what was it, in particular, that sent critics over the…

After A Tease Like This, Square Enix Had Sure As Hell Better Release Bravely Default In The West

Japanese developer/publisher/dream-ruiner Square Enix has become rather infamous for launching teasers and countdown clocks that get fans’ hopes wayyy up, only to crush them later. Social games without music. Mobile games that only exist to take your money. That sort of thing. So when I saw this message on the official Twitter account for Bravely…

Cloud from Final Fantasy VII Sure Looks Pretty with Makeup

Cloud Strife is one good looking video game character. He really is. Dude’s got spiky hair, piercing eyes, and nice threads. But what if he wore cosmetics? What would he look like? On Twitter, a FFVII diehard answered that question by applying makeup to the swordsman’s face, noting that the character looked very feminine. Male…

Something’s Starting Up with Final Fantasy XI

How mysterious! A tweet from the official Final Fantasy XI account read, “The heck is this… Is something starting up…?!” Included was the above image. Back in 2011, former Final Fantasy XI Hiromichi Tanaka mentioned that Square Enix was considering a straight port of FFXI to the PS Vita. But at that time, it was…

Square Enix has trademarked the name Deus Ex: Human Defiance in Europe. What do you think? Sequel? Remake? Spinoff?

Thank AMD for the Best Video Game Hair Ever

Video game hair, generally speaking, looks awful. It really does. But computer giant AMD is changing all that with some fancy new hair tech. Oh yes, hair tech As AMD points out, making realistic hair is really, really hard. You need a bunch of math and calculations to make it happen in a natural and…

Tomb Raider: The Kotaku Review

I never wanted to have sex with Lara Croft. And I didn’t want to protect her either. In the early Tomb Raider games that I played and loved, the relationship was simple. The lethal, archly snippy adventurer was me and I was her. I wanted what she wanted: to unearth the relics of antiquity. To…

The Kingdom Hearts ‘Remix’ Is Coming To North America This Fall As A PS3 Exclusive

For PlayStation 3 only, Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix—yes, that’s the full name—will be coming to the U.S. this fall, Square Enix said today. From Square: Fully remastered in HD, KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 ReMIX is a compilation of the critically acclaimed KINGDOM HEARTS FINAL MIX, previously exclusive to the Japanese market, and KINGDOM HEARTS…

Is Final Fantasy XIV Coming to the PS4? Somebody Asked That Question.

Final Fantasy XIV‘s road to the PS3 has been rough. But now that the game is finally coming to the PlayStation 3, Square Enix’s Yoichi Wada was asked whether or not the game is headed to the PS4. “Basically,” said Wada, “I want to offer it through any means possible, but only after we’ve nailed…

PC Tomb Raider Will Be So Much Better Than Console, If Your Rig Is Up to It

Rejoice, computer gaming Tomb Raider fans—when Lara returns to her home turf this March she’ll be bringing along a treasure trove of PC-centric bells and whistles that’ll make the console versions look downright sad in comparison. Let’s see if your system has the juice to run them. Tomb Raider started on the PC, and Crystal…

Want to see how the new Final Fantasy XIV will run on your PC? Grab the benchmarks here and compare them to this vid.

Square Enix Is Making A Final Fantasy Game For PS4. You’ll Probably See It At E3 This Year.

No real news yet, but Square Enix’s Shinji Hashimoto took the stage at today’s PS4 event to say they’re working on a Final Fantasy game, and that we should “please be excited for E3 this year.” That’s it. Square also showed off a video of the same “Luminous Engine” tech demo we saw last year.…

Murdered: Soul Suspect, Square Enix’s Newest Game, Is Out Early 2014 For Xbox 360 And PS3

Last week, Square Enix announced a secretive new title, Murdered: Soul Suspect. While a series of online puzzles have already revealed some cryptic images, today we have a teaser trailer and concrete information straight from Square Enix that the title will be out for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC… in 2014. With what we’re assuming…

Final Fantasy X in HD? No, FFX in Real Life.

Earlier this week, Square Enix showed off character models from the upcoming HD version of Final Fantasy X. The images, unfortunately, were not actually in high definition. These people are. Final Fantasy X is one of the most popular FFs. Know what that means? Of course you do! Lots and lots of cosplay. As we…

Square Enix is working on Kingdom Hearts X [chi], a free-to-play KH browser game for Japan, Siliconera reports