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Future Graphics Face Off in this Next Gen DEATHMATCH
These aren’t just future graphics. These are future graphics going head-to-head, mano-a-mano. This is next gen graphics death match. Welcome to another edition of Kotaku Thunderdome: Here, two realtime tech demos enter, one leaves. Earlier this week, Square Enix showed off its graphics created by its brand new game engine tech, the Luminous Engine. Tonight,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2012 -
New Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance Trailer Showcases Mickey, Minnie, Dragons Riding Meteors
Nintendo released this new trailer for Square Enix’s zany action-RPG last night. It’s looking pretty neat, particularly the Fantasia and Three Musketeers sections. And Mickey! Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance will be out July 31 for Nintendo 3DS.
By Jason Schreier Published June 7, 2012 -
Square Enix Is Releasing A Brand New, Original, Old-School Final Fantasy Game
It’s called Final Fantasy Dimensions, and it will be out for iOS and Android this summer. Looks like Final Fantasy IV or Final Fantasy V, no? It’s not: it’s a nostalgia-themed original game with touchscreen controls and some seriously classic gameplay. It was also released in Japan two years ago under the name Final Fantasy…
By Jason Schreier Published June 7, 2012 -
Kotaku East
That Stunning New Final Fantasy Tech? That’s Not for Sale.
Square Enix caused a lot of jaws to drop at E3 with the unveiling of its new Luminous Studio engine. The new game engine offers a whole new world in high quality graphic content for the creators of Final Fantasy. Square Enix CEO Youichi Wada spoke in an interview with Famitsu about the creation and…
By Toshi Nakamura Published June 7, 2012 -
Look at These Kick-Ass New Hitman, Tomb Raider Toys
E3 isn’t just about games. It’s about game-related stuff as well. An example: Square Enix’s Play Arts action figure line, which is using the show to debut a couple of new pieces based on upcoming titles (which it also happens to be publishing). Iin the gallery below, you’ll find images of the figures and accessories…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2012 -
Here’s How I Told Square Enix To Fix Final Fantasy
In the wake of the euphoria surrounding Square Enix latest (and stunning) tech demo, the Tokyo-based game company launched a website for the demo. On it, there is a survey in which Square Enix asks people to give their opinions. You know, be honest. And honest I was. The first questions in the survey were…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 6, 2012 -
Let’s the Chaos Begin with Revealing Outfits and Pink Guns
Teddy bear? Check. Crazy clothes? Check. Pink machine gun and giant sword? Check, check. If these are all your boxes, then Square Enix’s upcoming smartphone shooter Demon’s Score looks like it’ll be right up your alley when it hits iOS/Android this summer.
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 6, 2012 -
Culture
At Least Final Fantasy XIV’s Art Isn’t Drowning in Buttons
Final Fantasy XIV as a game certainly looks nice, but it’s also – like most MMOs – a little too cluttered with buttons and bars for my liking. Which is why I like its concept art a little more. It’s all the pretty, none of the buttons. To see the larger pics in all their…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2012 -
I Saw Square Enix’s Jaw-Dropping Luminous Studio Engine Running. It’s for Real
Unreal 4 better watch its back. Square Enix pulled off what may be E3’s biggest surprise tonight when they unveiled an incredible real-time demo of their new Luminous Studio engine. I shot video of the reel as it was first shown and you can see that the after-hours crowd took in the whole four-minute-plus demo…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 6, 2012 -
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Producer Wants To Make Music Games For Dragon Quest, Chrono Trigger
The producer of the Final Fantasy music game wants to make a Dragon Quest music game. And a Saga music game. And maybe even a Chrono Trigger music game. Theathrythm Final Fantasy, a Square Enix-helmed 3DS game that blends the button-tapping rhythm of Elite Beat Agents with the gorgeous soundtracks of Final Fantasy, has earned…
By Jason Schreier Published June 5, 2012 -
Wow, Final Fantasy XIV, You’ve Changed
Final Fantasy XIV’s launch was so terrible that Square Enix had to pull the game and promise to not bring it back until it was fixed. I don’t know if their gameplay tweaks have had any effect, but I do know the game is at least looking a lot nicer. Stay tuned later tonight for…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2012 -
Those Adorable Mini Ninjas Get Kinect-ified for Xbox Live Arcade
We’ve not heard much from Hiro and his tiny assassin friends since 2009’s Mini Ninjas, which makes sense; you’re not supposed to hear ninja. Fans will get a chance to learn that for themselves come June 29, when Square Enix releases Mini Ninjas Adventures, a Kinect-powered fight-fest for Xbox Live arcade. Hinted at back in…
By Mike Fahey Published June 1, 2012 -
Hitman‘s Next Target Appears to be Assassin’s Creed
Hello. Have you heard of the Hitman video games? You may have seen a trailer in which a well-dressed man murders sexy killers who are in the habit of dressing like nuns. The trailer is surprising, because, Hitman games have always been about challenging players to commit stealthy murder and are a shade more sedate—and…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 1, 2012 -
Lara Croft Takes an Absolute Beating in This Tomb Raider Gameplay Trailer
Our first good look at gameplay from the upcoming Tomb Raider prequel/reboot also gives us a good look at hero Lara Croft…not doing so well. It was announced tonight that the game will be out in March 2013.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2012 -
The World’s Largest High IQ Society Enters the Brain Game… Game
Since 1946 Mensa has been bringing together the most intelligent people in the world and convincing them to pay annual membership fees for a card that proves how clever they are. Now the world’s largest gathering of large IQ scores teams with Square Enix for Mensa Academy, a game aimed at training others to pay…
By Mike Fahey Published May 30, 2012 -
Square Enix’s E3 Line-Up Includes Agent 47, Lara Croft and Handheld Final Fantasy
The madness known as E3’s only one week away and publishers are starting to tip their hands as to what we will and won’t see at the big show. in heir own words, here’s what Square Enix will be displaying at this year’s E3. The list includes the big AAA titles we already know about,…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 30, 2012 -
Agent 47 Brutally Slaughters Nuns in the Bizarre Hitman: Absolution E3 Trailer
There are so many things wrong with this “Attack of the Saints” trailer for Hitman: Absolution, starting with the fact that the Saints don’t so much attack as they walk forward in slow motion as Agent 47 takes them out one-by-one. It seems silly to me that Square Enix decided to play up the fetish…
By Mike Fahey Published May 30, 2012 -
What Does a Squad of Gun-Toting Fetish Nuns Have to Do With Hitman: Absolution?
Teasing tomorrow’s release of the official Hitman: Absolution E3 trailer, Square Enix teases us with an image depicting eight ladies dress in vinyl nun costumes wielding a wide variety of powerful firearms. Could Hitman: Absolution feature the world’s first nun-based online multiplayer? God I hope so. Some sort of multiplayer reveal is what’s expected, but…
By Mike Fahey Published May 29, 2012 -
Square Enix’s American Boss Calls Activision “Crazy” for Dumping True Crime: Hong Kong
Publishing executives say complimentary stuff about their upcoming games all of the time. So what. But there’s an unusual history with Sleeping Dogs, which Square Enix will release Aug. 14—it was formerly known as True Crime: Hong Kong until Activision washed its hands of the franchise in the Feb. 2011 bloodbath that killed off Guitar…
By Owen Good Published May 26, 2012