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Person Buys New Final Fantasy. Won’t Leave Home for a Week.

Final Fantasy XIII-2 is on sale in Japan. On the Japanese internet, one commenter posted the above photo, noting that he (or she) stocked up on enough food to last a week in order to avoid leaving the house. Nothing says prepared like a half-eaten strawberry cake. Or healthy, for that matter. 1週間引きこもって「FF13-2」を遊ぶために買い込んだ食料がカオスｗｗｗｗ [はちま機構]

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2011

Another 18 Screens Showcase Final Fantasy XIII-2

Longtime readers know that hilarity abounds when you ask the sports guy to write about Final Fantasy. I have not once ever so much as pressed a button in this series. So here you go, 18 new shots from Final Fantasy XII-2 The game’s “Master of Monsters” concept sounds a little bit like Pokémon to…

By Owen Good Published December 15, 2011

1.8 Million Square Enix Accounts Were Hacked

Square Enix stated yesterday that somebody “may have gained unauthorized access to a particular Square Enix server” and took its members service offline in both Japan and the U.S. Today, the company clarified that 1.8 million customer’s accounts had been affected. The breach hit one million Japanese members and 800,000 U.S. ones. The hack impacted…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2011

Square Enix Hacked

Publisher Square Enix has announced that, following the discovery that somebody “may have gained unauthorized access to a particular Square Enix server”, the company’s members service has been brought offline in both Japan and the United States. Thankfully, for those with Square Enix members accounts, Square said, “There is no possibility of any credit card…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2011

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Soundtrack’s Descent Into Self-Parody is Audio Metaphor for Series

Oh hey, there’s a new Chocobo song in Final Fantasy XIII-2! I do so love hearing the new arrangements of Nobuo Uematsu’s whimsical theme that arrive with each new iteration of the series. Let’s give it a listen! Oh. Oh god. While I’ve been a bit more forgiving than most concerning the quality of recent…

By Mike Fahey Published December 13, 2011

Everything You Need to Know About Final Fantasy XII-2 In Four Minutes

After spending months handing out information on the follow-up to Final Fantasy XIII one snippet at a time, Square Enix brings the accumulated sum of Final Fantasy XIII-2 knowledge together in one handy-dandy four-minute-and-change primer video. We’ve got the story, the characters, the battle system in all its newfound complexity, and anything else that might…

By Mike Fahey Published December 12, 2011

You May Need a Finance Degree to Understand Fortune Street

The Wii’s new virtual board game Fortune Street threatens to overwhelm you at first, but don’t let that stop you from becoming part of the 1 percent in this Monopoly-esque game. The only problem I had with Fortune Street was with its pacing. It feels slow at times, and if you’re playing alone it can…

By Chris Carolan Published December 9, 2011

One of the Greatest Role-Playing Games of All Time Now Available on iPhone

Take a trip back in time on your iPhone today as Sqiare Enix finds a new way to get folks to pay $9.99 for Chrono Trigger. Makes you wish they’d just sell lifetime version subscriptions. [iTunes]

By Mike Fahey Published December 8, 2011

Dear Square Enix, Please Make Final Fantasy XV More Like Final Fantasy IX

In today’s fully Fahey-approved edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Paradox Me makes an argument for the greatness of Final Fantasy IX that’s more than just saying the name Vivi over and over again. Why is this game so amazing? These characters, world, music, etc. Shmowzow! That’s what XIII was missing. Characters and a…

By Mike Fahey Published December 8, 2011

A Tour of Final Fantasy XIII-2‘s World

Love it or hate it, Final Fantasy deals in big, stylized worlds. In this “environmental trailer”, Final Fantasy XIII-2, the sequel to FFXIII, shows it is no exception. Kotaku already posted the Final Fantasy XIII-2 battle trailer. You can watch it here Final Fantasy XIII-2 will be released Jan. 31, 2012. Environmental Trailer [YouTube]

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 7, 2011

Fortune Street‘s Review Scores Are All Over the Board

Fans have been clamoring for the popular Japanese financial board game series Itadaki Street to make it to North America since the original was released back in 1991. Fortune Street for the Wii scratches that itch bloody. Featuring charming characters from the Mario and Dragon Quest series, Fortune Street seems like the perfect family party…

By Mike Fahey Published December 6, 2011

Final Fantasy XIV‘s Subscription Period Gets a Start Date, Cheaper Rates

Beleaguered Final Fantasy XIV is being reborn as Final Fantasy XIV: Version 2.0. Part of that rebirth means that the PC game’s free-to-play period is coming to a close. The billing period commences next month. Staring Jan. 6, Final Fantasy XIV‘s subscription will begin. According to Square Enix, those who have not selected a subscription…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 6, 2011

Fans Shift Final Fantasy VII to Unreal Engine, Go First-Person

A team of budding game designers have grabbed a copy of the Unreal Engine and decided, as a learning experience, to recreate the opening section of Final Fantasy VII with HD graphics. It’s also in a first-person perspective. Just in case you thought a remake of a game from the 1990s would actually retain its…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 5, 2011

First Image of Brand New Square Enix RPG. Do You Give a Hoot?

Square Enix is working on a brand new role-playing game that isn’t Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest. Pointing that out makes it sure seem like Square Enix only makes FF and DQ. It doesn’t. The new role-playing game is an action RPG and is apparently aimed at Westerners. If you are a Westerner, well, what…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 2, 2011

Pink Chocobos and the Phoenix Down Woman of My Dreams in the Latest Final Fantasy XIII-2 Screens

Oh Chocolina, with your modest demeanor and your adorable Phoenix Down outfit; who cares what the other 27 new screenshots have on them, as long as you’re here with me. I don’t know wehy Square Enix decided that a Vegas showgirl was the appropriate choice for a shopkeeper in Final Fantasy XIII-2; I’ve stopped asking…

By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2011

New Screens for Army Corps of Hell Show Off Elemental Attacks and Giant Insect Bosses on PlayStation Vita

We’ve previously talked about how Square Enix’s first Vita game will give you an army of goblins that you control as a demon king. The Final Fantasy publisher’s outed some new screens for the original strategy/action game that puts some of the special moves you’ll be able to do. You’ll need them to face off…

By Evan Narcisse Published November 30, 2011

You’ve Got Assassin’s Creed in My Final Fantasy XIII-2

Time traveller Noel Kreiss, Final Fantasy XIII-2, can dress up as Assassin’s Creed‘s Ezio Auditore da Firenze, star of the latest AC game, Revelations The outfit will be downloadable, and Square Enix hasn’t provided an actual screenshot of how the outfit will appear in Final Fantasy XIII-2. Instead, Square Enix provided artwork. 「FINAL FANTASY XIII-2」と「アサシン…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 29, 2011

Japan, Stop Playing with the Disgusting-Looking Food!

A meat bun shaped like a Dragon Quest Slime went on sale today in Japan. It’s probably the grossest thing Square Enix has ever done. Truly, truly horrifying. And yet, people cannot look away—and can’t stop playing with the damn things. Above, Twitter user @UesugiGuy carved up his Slime meat bun as if it were…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 29, 2011

Square Enix Working on New RPG. It’s Not Final Fantasy

Nor is it Dragon Quest. As mentioned in an upcoming issue of Famitsu, the Tokyo-based game company is working on a new action role-playing game. The game currently does not have a title. While info has leaked from Famitsu, the full article has yet to hit newsstands. Helming the game will be Ryutaro Ichimura, who…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 29, 2011

The Most Disgusting Thing Square Enix Has Ever Done

Square Enix, the studio behind role-playing games Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy, is allowing one of its most iconic characters, a Dragon Quest Slime, to be sold as a meat bun. The results are horrific and disgusting. Back in September, Japanese television clued me into the fact that, no, I do not want to put…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 29, 2011