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Even Blue Slimes Line Up for Video Games

When Mr. Sato isn’t eating whoppers with a thousand pieces of cheese, he’s eating whoppers with a thousand strips of bacon. And when he’s not doing that, he’s patiently lining up for video games. Last night, he did just that: He lined up in Shibuya for Dragon Quest X, dressed as a DQ Slime (even…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 2, 2012

There’s a Dreamy Difference Between High and Low Kingdom Hearts 3D Review Scores

There is a pedigree of role-playing fan out there that inherently ‘gets’ the Kingdom Hearts series. To these magical people each new entry in the series is another skein of thread being woven into a glorious tapestry of fantastic fiction. And then there are the game reviewers. Having reviewed several Kingdom Hearts titles myself, I…

By Mike Fahey Published August 1, 2012

Square Enix Is Working On A ‘Hardware-Free’ RPG

The creators of Final Fantasy are working on an action-role-playing game that will be platform-agnostic, according to a new report. According to the latest issue of Japanese gaming mag Famitsu (as translated by Andriasang), Square Enix producer Ryutaro Ichimura (best known for working on multiple games in the Dragon Quest series) is heading up an…

By Jason Schreier Published August 1, 2012

Kotaku East

The Upcoming Final Fantasy XIII Lightning Title Will Be Revealed Next Month

As previously hinted, Square Enix will be revealing the latest entry in its Final Fantasy XIII “Lightning Saga” at the upcoming Final Fantasy anniversary event in Tokyo’s Shibuya on September 1. Square Enix’s Yoshinori Kitase confirmed to Famitsu that work on the latest entry in the Lightning Saga has “just begun”. At the Final Fantasy…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 1, 2012

Reviews

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance: The Kotaku Review

There are moments in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, when, caught up in a storm of hectic keyblade slashing and chromatic aerial theatrics, you might not notice the ticking timer on the bottom of your screen. Until it hits 0. Then, abruptly, as if the game has decided you were having too much fun,…

By Jason Schreier Published July 31, 2012

Kotaku East

Final Fantasy III Is Totally Coming to Ouya

Square Enix is bringing its Android version of Final Fantasy III to Ouya. Sure, FFIII is a game you’ve played—and bought—a million times. And you can buy it again when it hits Ouya in March 2013! [Square Enix]

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 31, 2012

What The Hell Is Kingdom Hearts? A Beginner’s Guide To Square Enix’s RPG Series

There’s a new Kingdom Hearts game out tomorrow. It’s called Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance and it’s the seventh game in a series that now has 250% more spinoffs than main installments. To some of you a new Kingdom Hearts might be reason to celebrate. To others it might just be confusing. What is…

By Jason Schreier Published July 30, 2012

Final Fantasy Crosses the Bridge to Android

Released ages ago on iOS and just recently for Windows Phone 7, the original Final Fantasy (well, the PSP remake) is now available in the Google Play store for Android devices, prices to slowly plod along at $6.99. [Thanks, Jason!]

By Mike Fahey Published July 27, 2012

Kotaku East

What’s More Glorious Than HD Final Fantasy VII? Paper Final Fantasy VII.

Because paper is awesome! Comic artist George Alexopoulos turns role-playing game Final Fantasy VII into adorable 2D paper figures. While fans clamor for a FFVII remake, I’ll take a Final Fantasy VII Paper. (Oh, and a remake.) Previously, Kotaku posted his Zelda and Mega-Man doodles, which were just as darling, if not more. FFVII [StudioNJ…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 27, 2012

Why Final Fantasy Is Called Final Fantasy (And Other FF Trivia)

Did you know that Aeris’s death was inspired by the death of Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi’s mother? Or that the name Final Fantasy came from the sense of desperation Square felt back in the 80s? Okay, maybe you did. Still, this is an interesting, well-produced set of trivia from Square Enix’s ubiqutious role-playing game…

By Jason Schreier Published July 26, 2012

Final Fantasy XIV, Totally Overhauled, Is Now Called A Realm Reborn

Square Enix has completely rebuilt Final Fantasy XIV in a project that has now been rebranded “A Realm Reborn,” the publisher said today. Previously called “Version 2.0,” this will be the next incarnation of Square’s massively multiplayer online game, which has been modified quite a bit since it first came out in 2010. Square Enix…

By Jason Schreier Published July 26, 2012

Kotaku East

Official Nintendo USB Memory Ain’t Cheap

So Nintendo is releasing an official USB memory drive for the Wii so players can enjoy Dragon Quest X. It’s…not cheap. If you order the 16GB flash drive directly from Nintendo, it will set you back ¥3,150 or US$40. For comparison’s sake, you can get 16GB memory via Amazon Japan for about ¥1,000 or $13…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 26, 2012

Kotaku East

Dragon Quest X to Get New Stuff Each Week

Dragon Quest X is getting weekly updates with new quests and story segments—which should keep players busy! That’s not all—ten weeks after release, there will be a massive update with new systems and gameplay elements. [Siliconera]

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 26, 2012

Two New DLC Packs Add Puzzles To Quantum Conundrum

Delightful puzzler Quantum Conundrum will receive two new downloadable content packs this summer, publisher Square Enix said today. Pack one, The Desmond Debacle, sticks you in a new wing of the Quadwrangle Manor to solve puzzles that center around the drinking bird Desmond. Pack two, IKE-aramba!, tasks you with rescuing the adorable Interdimensional Kinetic Entity…

By Jason Schreier Published July 24, 2012

This Version of Final Fantasy is 200 Points Better Than the Rest

I’ve played the original Final Fantasy at least a dozen times over the past two decades. I’ve played the original NES game. I’ve played it on Game Boy Advance. I’ve emulated it. I’ve played it on my iPhone. Not once has anyone took me aside and said, “Hey man, good job crossing that bridge.” Until…

By Mike Fahey Published July 24, 2012

Square Enix Confirms the Existence of Final Fantasy Versus XIII

The rumor, it seems, was wrong! Today, Square Enix head Yoichi Wada confirmed that he just came out of a Final Fantasy Versus XIII meeting. According to Wada’s tweet, “There’s someone making a false rumor that Versus was cancelled. Haha…Just a minute ago, the regular Versus meeting ended. If you saw the presentation of the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 24, 2012

Now This is One Hell of a Collector’s Edition, Square Enix

Square Enix’s upcoming 3DS RPG, Bravely Default, looks gorgeous. As does its collector’s edition, which includes what for most would games would constitute the entirety of their merchandise offerings. You get the game, an art book, soundtracks, a little diorama and even a giant custom box to keep it all in. The collector’s edition is…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2012

Square Enix’s Next 3DS RPG Draws From Final Fantasy V

The ridiculously titled Bravely Default: Flying Fairy will use a job system similar to Final Fantasy V, according to a report by Dengeki Online (as translated by Andriasang). You’ll get to use two types of abilities: Job Commands—active skills you can borrow from either your current job or one you’ve used before—and Support Abilities, which…

By Jason Schreier Published July 23, 2012

Kotaku East

The MMORPG that Won’t Kill You or Eat Up Your Time (Hopefully!)

Not everyone in Japan likes massively multiplayer online role-playing games. Generally speaking, most people like Dragon Quest. So what happens when you turn Dragon Quest into a MMORPG? Square Enix has made Dragon Quest X into an online game that you don’t need to play everyday—this is, an MMORPG that will fit into the rhythm…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2012

Some Patent Troll is Suing Minecraft and an Ensemble Cast of Big Names

If Mojang and Markus “Notch” Persson, the creator of Minecraft, end up down at a courthouse in east Texas, they’ll probably see some familiar faces. Hell, it might be enough for a quorum of the Game Developers Conference. This morning, Notch tweeted that he awakened and discovered he’d been sued for patent infringement. And while…

By Owen Good Published July 21, 2012