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Portal Designer’s Dimension-Hopping New Game is a Quantum Conundrum

While Valve busies itself thinking with portals, Portal designer Kim Swift let her mind wander to newer, fluffier dimensions. Quantum Conundrum is the result of those wanderings, and it looks amazing. Quantum Conundrum shares many similarities with the series Swift left in Valve’s capable hands. Both are first-person puzzle games. Both involve mad science. Both…

By Mike Fahey Published August 25, 2011

Square Enix Totally Cool With Deus Ex Recall

Earlier today, GameStop pulled all PC copies of Deus Ex: Human Revolution from shelves after it was caught opening boxes, removing a promotional code then selling these games as “new”. People were quick to blame GameStop, as is often the case, and while the retailer still shoulders some blame in this (if only for the…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 25, 2011

GameStop Pulls PC Deus Ex: Human Revolution From Shelves Following OnLive Debacle

After getting into hot water earlier today for opening new PC copies of Square Enix’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution and removing codes for a free OnLive version of the game prior to sale, video game retailer GameStop has pulled the games from its shelves pending recall. According to an email forwarded to Kotaku from an…

By Mike Fahey Published August 24, 2011

To Stab or to Karate-Chop? Deus Ex: Human Revolution Is All About Options

Yesterday, I wrote a post about some of the things I really like in Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Today, I thought I’d share a video demonstrating some of them. This video shows some highlights from the first mission in the game—stealth, hacking, cover, takedowns, conversation, negotiation, and exploration. Since it takes place near the start…

By Kirk Hamilton Published August 23, 2011

Creator Commentary Makes This Final Fantasy XIII-2 Trailer a Learning Experience

You’ve seen this Final Fantasy XIII-2 trailer before, but you’ve never seen it with informative commentary from a pair of Japanese gentlemen. Let’s see what producer Kitase Yoshinori and director Toriyama Motomu have to say! That is, of course, if you understand Japanese. Otherwise you’ll just have to sit here with us slow kids and…

By Mike Fahey Published August 23, 2011

A Few Favorite Things About Deus Ex: Human Revolution

There are a couple of things that one must say about Deus Ex: Human Revolution up front to assuage the fears of the faithful. “It is true to Deus Ex.” “It feels like a PC game.” So there you go: both of those things are true. I’ve spent the past week playing the pants off…

By Kirk Hamilton Published August 22, 2011

Finally! Video Game Clothing That’s Stylish, Understated, and Perfect for Daily Wear

Deus Ex: Human Revolution is already getting great reviews, though it doesn’t release until tomorrow. And now a Deus Ex clothing line has been announced for what promises to be a blockbuster game. The clothes, created by online fashion retailer Musterbrand, are what we’ve all decided can only be described as “pretty snazzy looking”. We’ve…

By Jen Schiller Published August 22, 2011

Deus Ex: Human Revolution‘s Review Scores Are Perfectly Natural

In the year 2000, Ion Storm unleashed the perfect marriage of futuristic shooter and skill-based role-playing in Deus Ex, a game so unique that even its own sequel couldn’t replicate its success. Can any follow-up possibly do it justice? Deus Ex: Invisible War took the award-winning formula established in the first game and dumbed it…

By Mike Fahey Published August 22, 2011

New Game From Portal and Left 4 Dead Vet to be Revealed at PAX

The first game collaboration between Square Enix and Airtight Games will be revealed at a PAX panel this Saturday, 7:00 PM PST. The panel will feature former Valve developer, Kim Swift. Kotaku is covering everything PAX, so check back regularly!

By Max Abrams Published August 22, 2011

New Elevator Action Inaction. Screens Don’t Move!

Hanging out in arcades in the 1980s, I adored playing Elevator Action. And that classic title is getting reborn on the PS3 as a downloadable title. Here’s a look at the game’s screens. The title, which is being developed by Square Enix, is slightly different from the original, with new weapons like machine guns and…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 18, 2011

Preorder Deus Ex: Human Revolution (PC) for $34

Never having ordered from Greenman Gaming before, I can’t tell you if you’ll have to pay shipping (or if that shipping will get you release-day delivery), but for $34 you can probably stand to wait a day or two after launch. Just be sure to use coupon code “20SUM-MERSA-VINGS”. Update: It uses Steam somehow?! This…

By Joel Johnson Published August 16, 2011

New Deus Ex Ad Features Mechanical Evolution, Gives Us Indie Heavyweights [Update]

The smartest and strongest may not always survive, but it never hurts to have some wall busting fists. Adam Jensen goes through his cybernetic transformation in the newest commercial for Deus Ex: Human Revolution That music in the background is performed by Susanna Waiche of The Dirty Projectors and Kenseth Thibideau of Pinback, who recently…

By Max Abrams Published August 15, 2011

Does This Sound Like the Year 2027 to You?

To capture the sound of the year 2027 for Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Eidos Montreal recruited a man with hair so glorious the music composer had to be bald to balance it out. While the graphics folks are busy working on textures and such, the sound folks are busy trying to create the aural identity…

By Mike Fahey Published August 12, 2011

It’s Moogle Magic Time in Final Fantasy XIII-2

As far as I’m concerned it’s always Moogle time, but the phrase takes on new meaning in Final Fantasy XIII-2 When a monster appears on the playfield in Final Fantasy XIII-2 a Mog Clock pops up on the screen, granting the player various bonuses based on how long it takes them to make contact with…

By Mike Fahey Published August 12, 2011

Square Enix Gets Chun-Li’s Thighs Right (But Not the Knees)

First spotted at Comic-Con, we now have the first official shots of Square Enix’s line of upcoming Street Fighter figures. As with many other figures in the company’s “Play Arts” line, there’s a stylised edge to the World Warriors, which in Ryu’s case means basketball biceps and in Chun-Li’s case means giant man thighs (yes!)…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2011

Want to Play Final Fantasy XIII-2 Early at Square Enix HQ in Tokyo?

On September 10, Square Enix is letting 40 fans play some of FFXIII-2 before the Tokyo Game Show. Register over at Square Enix Members, and winners are picked via raffle. The catch? Registration is in Japanese. Good luck! [Square Enix]

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 9, 2011

Square Enix, Where the Hell Is Final Fantasy Versus XIII?

Final Fantasy Versus XIII was first unveiled at the E3 gaming expo in 2006. It’s now 2011, and the game is not out. To be fair, Square Enix said in 2006 that it had not yet begun work on the game. But by late 2009, Square Enix was showing gameplay footage of the title. Square…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 9, 2011

In Japan, Deus Ex Is Sexual Object Free

When Western games are released in Japan, it’s not uncommon for the more graphic elements to end up on the cutting room floor. Deus Ex: Human Revolution is no exception. According to Square Enix, the Japanese version will have one cutscene modified because it shows a character’s internal organs. In an area of the game,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 8, 2011

Twenty-Five Years of Dragon Quest Deserves an Exhibition

To mark Dragon Quest‘s big anniversary, Square Enix is holding an exhibit of 25 years of DQ at the Mori Arts Center in Mori Tower in Roppongi Hills from October 8 to December 4. If you’re in Tokyo, check it out. 勇者の数だけ冒険がある！　”誕生25周年記念ドラゴンクエスト展”開催決定 [ファミ通.com] You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 3, 2011

The Tokyo Game Show Will Tell Us More About the PS Vita

The keynotes at this year’s TGS will be delivered by Square Enix honcho Yoichi Wada, Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida, and the president of social gaming company Gree. Japanese netizens speculate that the PS Vita will be dated during Sony’s keynote, the title of which translates as “The PS Vita’s Full Details”. The PS Vita was first…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 2, 2011