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Whoah, What is This Deus Ex Movie? It Looks Incredible! [Update]

A video turned up on YouTube today saying it was behind-the-scenes footage of a Deus Ex “Live Action Short Film”. And it looks way too slick/expensive to be a fan film. The credits at the end list it as being the work of Enso Productions, a professional “Action Design Team”. Which basically means people who…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2012

The Lovely, Colorful Platformer ScaryGirl Arrives on XBLA

ScaryGirl, a platformer based on Nathan Jurevicius’s graphic novel, has been released on Xbox Live Arcade, with a PSN release scheduled for next week and a “coming soon” release date for PC. As you can see in the trailer and screens above, it’s looking mighty nice! I had been under the impression that this was…

By Kirk Hamilton Published January 18, 2012

Time Travel Opens Up Worlds of Possibility in Final Fantasy XIII-2

One of my favorite features of Final Fantasy XIII-2, time travel allows the player and their party to jump back and forth between different eras in the game’s history, small self-contained ‘What If?’ scenarios filled with stories to experience and items to collect. For fans of the Final Fantasy XIII setting, XIII-2‘s different time periods…

By Mike Fahey Published January 18, 2012

What’s Going On with Final Fantasy Versus XIII? Well…

This summer, six years will have passed since Final Fantasy Versus XIII was first shown in trailer form. Talk about a long time. As previously mentioned in Aug. 2011, Square Enix actually did not begin work then. By 2009, Square Enix showed gameplay footage, and now in early 2012, the game’s designer, Tetsuya Nomura, is…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 18, 2012

Heroes of Ruin’s Going to Make You Fight Off Lots of Angry Shark Men in Lots of places

I’m not going to lie to you: that golden-haired, human-faced, griffin-looking creature early in this video for Square Enix’s action/RPG gives me the creeps. Put an animal head on a human body—as with the numerous shark men seen in this Heroes of Ruin trailer—and I’m fine but something about the opposite screams crime against nature…

By Evan Narcisse Published January 16, 2012

Hitman: Absolution Rips Off Red Dead Redemption in the Coolest Way

Last week, my friend and colleague Matt Cabral wrote up an excellent preview of Hitman: Absolution for Kotaku. I was given the same demonstration by IO Interactive and Square Enix this week at CES and couldn’t agree with him more – the game is going to be bloody fantastic. However, one small reason for this…

By Dave Oshry Published January 15, 2012

Square’s Scarygirl is Anything But Scary, All Sorts of Fun

What if I told you Square Enix and Tik games were coming out with a game based on the celebrated and psychedelic characters of Nathan Jurevicious next week? What if I told you I’ve played it and it was a ton of fun? What if I told you it reminded me of one of my…

By Dave Oshry Published January 15, 2012

Dragon Quest X Has Online A.I. Support for Lonely Players

Dragon Quest X is online—a possible problem for DQ players who either want to play alone or don’t have friends to play with. Fret not! The game supports A.I. group characters for online single play. Phew! [DengekiOnline]

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 12, 2012

Customize the King of Evil in Army Corps of Hell

Square Enix parades the troops and dresses up the King of Hell in his Sunday finest in the latest video for Army Corps of Hell, the PlayStation Vita’s most colorfully-titled launch game. In Army Corps of Hell you play as the King of Hell himself, leading an army of 100 goblins of various types in…

By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2012

Guns Blazing, Square Enix is Ready To Shoot Up Japanese Arcades

This summer, Square Enix is releasing a new third-person shooter dubbed Gunslinger Stratos. It’s not a home console game—yet. Rather, it’s a four-on-four team-based online arcade game that allows players to battle others in game centers across Japan. Gunslinger Stratos runs at a brisk 60 frames-per-second on 60 inch, full HD displays. It’s slated for…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 11, 2012

Check Out Square Enix’s Brand New Headquarters

This Summer Square Enix, the home of everything from Final Fantasy to (these days) Deus Ex, will be moving house, shifting its headquarters to a brand new building located in Shinjuku’s East Side Square. It looks like a hospital. From the future. [via Gamasutra]

By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2012

Which Japanese Game Companies Will Die in the Next Decade?

Nothing lasts forever. Not you, not me, and certainly not game companies. Just ask Midway, Pandemic, and Acclaim. They’re gone. In the latest issue of Japanese weekly Shukan Gendai, the publication goes through and attempts to suss out which Japanese companies will still exist ten years from now. Shukan Gendai awarded points to companies on…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2012

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Demo Incoming

RPG fans will get a chance to test drive Square Enix’s upcoming Final Fantasy XIII sequel weeks ahead of it’s release with a demo due January 10 for the PlayStation 3 and January 11 for the Xbox 360. [Square Enix]

By Mike Fahey Published January 6, 2012

Behold the Awesome Power of Final Fantasy XIII-2‘s Moogle

They’re not just about floating about saying “Kupo” anymore. In Final Fantasy XIII-2, many of the game’s most important mechanics are Moogle-powered. I’m not a picky Final Fantasy fan. All I want is a lengthy adventure of some sort and an adorable little floating critter by my side at all times. So I think I’m…

By Mike Fahey Published January 5, 2012

Hope You Like Final Fantasy XIII-2! There Will Be DLC.

Back in late 2009, Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama wrote on his blog: “The world of Final Fantasy XIII is starting from here on out.” It hinted that FFXIII DLC was on the horizon. It wasn’t. And Toriyama apparently apologized later for the lack of FFXIII downloadable content. Now that the game’s sequel, Final…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 29, 2011

Don’t Be Puzzled by the Dragon Quest Diorama

To mark 25 years of Dragon Quest, Square Enix is releasing this Dragon Quest “Map Diorama Collection Box”. The map of game world Alefgard is made up of 11 parts, which fit together like puzzle pieces, and features monsters and terrain. Yes, terrain The map goes on sale Mar. 23 for ¥6,615 or US$85. 『ドラクエI』のマップ「アレフガルド」が立体化！…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 27, 2011

Who’s Who in Final Fantasy XIII-2

In case you were having trouble telling your pink-jaired girls from your purple-haired not-quite-girls, Square Enix has released a handy video pointing out which character is which in the upcoming Final Fantasy XIII sequel. It’s pretty easy to pick the characters out if you’ve been playing attention. Lightning is the one everyone cares about; Caius…

By Mike Fahey Published December 20, 2011

Can You Tell These Multiplatform Final Fantasy XIII-2 Screens Apart?

Because, honestly, it’s getting to the point where I cannot. And that is not a bad thing! Multiplatform games should look relatively the same. But here we have the Xbox 360 and the PS3 versions of role-playing game Final Fantasy XIII-2 facing off in a screenshot battle of who’s prettier. You’re both pretty, Final Fantasy…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 20, 2011

It’s Bikini Time in Final Fantasy XIII-2!

A slew of new downloadable outfits are coming to Final Fantasy XIII-2, including a low cut “resort style” getup for FF character Serah. Lucky her! The DLC should hit sometime early next year.

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 20, 2011

Final Fantasy XIII‘s Lightning Strikes Skyrim

It’s East meets West. A Japanese gamer has inserted Final Fantasy XIII heroine Lightning into The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim with a character mod. Here are the results. What do you think? The stockings and starch white outfit look out of place, but Lightning sure can pull off a simple tunic. Japanese role-playing game Final…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 19, 2011