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Final Fantasy Versus XIII Isn’t Out, But Here, Have Some Versus Perfume

One day, the years-in-development Final Fantasy Versus XIII will be out. For the time being, keep your hope alive with perfume. Perfume? Yes. Perfume. Square Enix’s Hidemi Matsuzuka, who manages the company’s figure brand, tweeted out the picture below, writing only, “Prince” (“ouji” or 王子) in Japanese. In the photo, you can see the words,…

Square Enix the MMO dev, can they fix it? Phase one of the Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn beta begins on Feb. 25.

Watch the trailer for Lord of Vermillion III, Square Enix’s latest entry in its card-based arcade game series.

An Elderly Woman Thrashing Dragon Quest X on Japanese TV

It’s not everyday you see senior citizens talking role-playing games. It’s not everyday you see them thrashing one of them on Japanese television. In primetime. Famed Japanese actress Keiko Awaji, with credits in movies like Akira Kurosawa’s Stray Dog, is a huge Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy fan. Did I say “huge”? I meant HUGE.…

Walter White, Wonder Woman and Jon Snow Walk into a Bar: Toy Fair 2013, Day 1

Toy Fair descends onto Manhattan’s Jacob Javitz Convention this week, bringing with it loads of plastic you don’t care about. But Toy Fair also shines a spotlight on the weirdest, coolest collectibles and playthings that you’ll be lusting over for the next twelve months. In these images—taken by Kotaku video editor Chris Person—you’ll see statues…

Square Enix Won’t Release Final Fantasy Type-0 In North America, So Fans Are Taking Over

It’s been a year and a half since Square Enix released the PSP role-playing game Final Fantasy Type-0 in Japan, and the publisher has not yet said a word about a possible U.S. release. Enter the fans. A group of dedicated translators are doing their best to release an English version of Type-0, and you…

Square Enix Is Teasing Something Murderous [UPDATE: It’s A Game Called Murdered: Soul Suspect]

I have no idea what Square Enix is teasing, but it’s certainly piqued my interest. A few minutes ago, I got a strange e-mail via a Square Enix press list: from: [email protected] via kotaku.com reply-to: [email protected] to: [email protected] date: Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 10:27 AM subject: What is the hardest case to solve? mailed-by:…

Listen to Tomb Raider IN JAPANESE

The latest Tomb Raider game will be out in Japan this spring. The game is getting a Japanese language version, with voice actress Yuhko Kaida bringing Lara Croft to life. In case you were wondering, Lara speaks excellent Japanese. In case you missed it, check out Kotaku‘s Tomb Raider preview トゥームレイダー CROSSROADS 日本語吹き替え版トレイラー [YouTube] Kotaku…

Square Enix Just Turned Hideo Kojima into a Raiden Toy

Besides making video games, Square Enix also has a line of collectible “Play Arts” figurines. Upcoming Metal Gear Rising is getting a Play Arts version of protagonist Raiden in his black armour. And to mark the game’s release, Square Enix sent Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima a custom version. With his face on it. After…

Let’s Rank The Final Fantasy Games, Best to Worst

For the past two months, we’ve been running a feature called Pecking Order, in which we rank every game in a series, from best to worst. First up was Halo, then Grand Theft Auto Now it’s Final Fantasy‘s turn. Which game in Square’s crystal-packed behemoth is the best? Which is the worst? Which has the…

Forget Final Fantasy for a Minute, These Vegetable Fairies Are Magical

Yoshitaka Amano has an impressive resume that’s a lot more than just Final Fantasy. Before joining Square Enix, he designed characters for a slew of classic anime, such as Gatchaman. And since stepping down as lead character creator after Final Fantasy VI, Amano has teamed up with a variety of folks, including Neil Gaiman. But…

The Slow, Excruciating Death Of Final Fantasy

Civilization creator Sid Meier once famously said that a game is “a series of interesting decisions.” Final Fantasy All The Bravest, a new game that came out for iOS on Thursday, has one interesting decision: How much money would you like to give Square Enix? All The Bravest, a series of micro-transactions disguised as a…

Yeaaaaahhh! Final Fantasy‘s Lightning Has A CSI Moment

Every time someone puts on sunglasses and utters a pithy remark, a “Won’t Get Fooled Again” scream gets its wings. This video Chris made may have required reverse-engineering a clip from the latest trailer for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, but hey, the clip was kind of begging for it. For full effect, picture David…

If There’s One Reason to Play Final Fantasy: All the Bravest, It’s The Hilarious Flavor Text

While I’m not too keen on Final Fantasy: All the Bravest‘s copious amounts of in-app purchases and incredibly basic gameplay, a quick flip through the game’s character, enemy and weapons collection pages is good for a fair amount of giggles, possibly even a guffaw or two. Take the basilisk, for instance. If my mother had…

You Get To Ask The People Making Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Two Questions, They Said. Good Luck.

Yesterday, I attended a press junket for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, the latest in the megaseries and our first chance to see the game in action. The game, from what little we saw, could be cool. The press junket, on the other hand, wasn’t great. We got very little new info that isn’t already…

Final Fantasy: All the Bravest is $46 of In-App Purchases Looking for a Game

If you’re looking for a mildly interactive trip through the history of the Final Fantasy franchise and don’t mind shelling out a little more than $50 for the complete experience, Final Fantasy: All the Bravest might be a justifiable purchase. If you’re just in it for the gameplay you can save a lot of time…

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII will be out worldwide some time this fall on the PS3 and Xbox 360.

Final Fantasy: All the Bravest‘s special brand of insanity is now available on U.S. iTunes for a down payment of $3.99.

The Newest Final Fantasy Game Looks Absolutely Insane

As mentioned earlier, Final Fantasy All The Bravest is strictly combat. Square Enix just released this launch trailer for the iOS game showing how insane that can get in parties this size. The trailer also gives you a look at how the old-school jobs, sprites and music are integrated into the game. My advice: Use…

It’s Official: Final Fantasy All the Bravest Comes to iOS Tomorrow

The new Final Fantasy game is indeed Final Fantasy All the Bravest, for iOS devices, a spinoff combat-only title. It hit the New Zealand iTunes store a couple hours ago. Square Enix had said to expect an announcement on this tomorrow. Well, it’s already tomorrow in New Zealand. All the Bravest uses the Active Time…