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Hitman: Absolution‘s Game Director Is Answering Your Questions Live [Interview Closed]
The next Hitman title is just around the corner, releasing this coming Tuesday. We all know what Conan O’Brien thinks of the title, but maybe you’re still curious about the stealth game that approaches. How many ways can you stalk and kill people? Can you tell me more about those difficulty levels? What is Contracts…
By Tina Amini Published November 16, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Report: Japanese Employees Vent Online About Square Enix
Last year, there were unconfirmed reports that Square Enix’s Tokyo headquarters was a dark place to work. This latest report doesn’t sound nearly as bad as those. Doesn’t sound like rainbows and sunshine, either. NicoNico News points to comments made on Japanese employment site Career Connection. The site aims to help jobseekers find out more…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 16, 2012 -
We Didn’t Ask For This: Sinister Director To Helm Deus Ex: Human Revolution Movie
The movie based on the third Deus Ex game, announced this summer, now has a director: Deadline reports that it’ll be Scott Derrickson, the guy who directed… the supernatural horror movie Sinister (62% on RottenTomatoes). And… the supernatural horror movie The Exorcism Of Emily Rose (44% on RottenTomatoes). I guess someone must have asked for…
By Jason Schreier Published November 15, 2012 -
Watch The First Few Minutes Of Hitman: Absolution While Conan Makes Fun Of It
Oh, Conan. You surely are the clueless gamer, but you manage to make some of the best commentary regardless. Clueless Gamer: Conan Reviews “Hitman: Absolution” – CONAN on TBS [YouTube]
By Tina Amini Published November 15, 2012 -
Sleeping Dogs Is Getting A New Downloadable Island
Hopefully in the hustle and bustle of the big fall releases, everyone hasn’t lost sight of Sleeping Dogs, the little Hong Kong open-world crime game that could. At least, I still play the game off and on while rotating between others. Square Enix is hoping you haven’t forgotten, too, as they’re releasing yet another chunk…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 13, 2012 -
Final Fantasy XIV Ends with Cinematic Bangs and Server Whimpers
Here’s the end of Final Fantasy XIV, Square-Enix’s MMO getting a reboot in the form of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. Fittingly for a flawed endeavor—one Square-Enix officially apologized for—the last day didn’t go so well for some users. A glut of traffic is to be expected whenever you’re bringing down an MMO—who doesn’t…
By Owen Good Published November 11, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Former Square Honcho Calls Square Enix a “Complete Failure” with “No Vision”
With Square Enix posting losses in its latest earnings, former Square Co. boss Hisashi Suzuki thought this would be good a time as any to kick the company while it is down. Via Twitter, Suzuki didn’t hold back, claiming that the total value of publicly traded stock is not higher than it was before Square…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 7, 2012 -
Mass Effect Toy Turns Commander Shepard Into Sparkly Burns Victim
Aaarrgghhhh my eyes These Play Arts Mass Effect figures looked so good when we first saw them! And while all the production copies of other Play Arts figures I’ve looked at here on Kotaku previously have been just fine, something’s gone very wrong with Commander Shepard, who between initial prototyping and being boxed for sale…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2012 -
Making An Open-Ended Game For A Linear Audience
The Hitman series has long been about choice-bald-headed 47 was set loose inside a semi-sandbox with a target or two, and players could come up with any of a number of ways to do away with them. That style of play is becoming increasingly uncommon, at least in mainstream AAA console games, at least in…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 2, 2012 -
Kotaku East
This New Bravely Default Sure Has Some Crappy Art
It really, really does. Shame because so much of the art for the 3DS game is stunning. This newly announced Bravely Default isn’t for the 3DS, however. It’s a free-to-play browser game called Bravely Default: Praying Brage The game’s main illustrator is Square Enix’s Akihiro Yoshida, who worked on Bravely Default. Yoshida’s work is fantastic.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 2, 2012 -
Create and Share Your Own 3D Browser-Based Games with Gameglobe
Gameglobe is a place where everyday folks like you and me can play, create and share unique 3D games (like that one up top) with people all over the world. Square Enix and Bigpoint have just launched the site’s open beta, so it’s game on for everybody. Just head over to Gameglobe.com, sign up for…
By Mike Fahey Published October 31, 2012 -
These Guys Really Want Bravely Default To Come To The West
I am all for the campaign to keep talking about the wonderfully-titled role-playing game Bravely Default: Flying Fairy until Square Enix decides to localize it outside of Japan. It looks fantastic, by all reports it’s a great game, and people are buying it! Win-win. So it’s good to see fans organizing to start their own…
By Jason Schreier Published October 29, 2012 -
Classic Super Nintendo RPG Chrono Trigger is now available for Android devices
By Mike Fahey Published October 29, 2012 -
A Whole Bunch Of Square Enix Games Are On Sale This Weekend
Sleeping Dogs! Kingdom Hearts! Dead Island! Lots of neat Square Enix games are on sale this weekend, so head over there if you think something will strike your fancy. Particularly hilarious: the PC remake of Final Fantasy VII is on sale for $6.99. Instead of $11.99. Final Fantasy VII!
By Jason Schreier Published October 26, 2012 -
Square Enix is Spying on You (But It’s To Make Better Games)
When you blindly click “agree” on Square Enix’s online terms & conditions, you probably didn’t notice that you’re saying you agree to allow the publisher to record the way you play a game. While this sounds nefarious, it’s actually part of an operation run from an office in London—and detailed in this MCV report—whose job…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 26, 2012 -
Square Enix’s New Free-to-Play iOS Game is an Evil Revelation
Available today on the iTunes App Store, Square Enix’s free-to-play Wizardlings is a casual tap adventure in which a pair of tiny wizards reveal a magical fantasy world, one block at a time. It’s cute, colorful and incredibly evil. Taking control of one of two wizards—boy or girl—the player moves cross grid-based levels, tapping on…
By Mike Fahey Published October 25, 2012 -
Square Enix is aiming for next February to beta test the Wii U version of Dragon Quest X.
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 25, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Final Fantasy XIV Has Bust Size, But I Don’t See Jock Size
As part of Final Fantasy XIV’s reboot, the game is getting a reworked character creator. It allows you to customize your character’s appearance, such as height, eyebrows, and even jaw and tail length. This recent batch of screenshots (via Siliconera) shows how you can customize your character’s bust size: from Very Small to Very Large.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 25, 2012 -
Tomb Raider’s Box Art Resists The Obvious Temptation
We normally only show an upcoming game’s cover if one of us takes a liking to it. So, yeah, I quite like Tomb Raider’s box art! Which doesn’t surprise me, seeing as I’m a fan of the game’s art direction in general (“Uncharted in bad weather”), but with a prominent female lead there was still…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 23, 2012 -
Kotaku East
First Look at the Newest World Ends with You. It’s a Social Game.
The World Ends with You is getting a new game for smartphones. It’s a social game called The World Ends with You: Live Remix, and it features songs from the previous game. According to Famitsu, the game uses touch controls, and it’s described as “an easy way” for players to enjoy The World Ends with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 23, 2012