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The Gritty Golden Cities of Deus Ex: Human Revolution

In order to create the most immersive settings possible for Deus Ex: Human Revolution, the Eidos Montreal team had to build shining cities of the future from the ground up, and then they had to get them dirty. It’s one thing to create a futuristic city that’s filled with clean lines and glowing lights. It’s…

By Mike Fahey Published July 8, 2011

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The Undying Video Game Art of Toshiaki Takayama

Depending on your gaming tastes, you may not have seen much of the work of Toshiaki Takayama. Which is a shame, because his work is incredible. Takayama’s work in the video game field (he’s contributed to anime, trading card games and books as well) has turned up in Japanese arcade titles like Lord of Vermilion,…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 7, 2011

Sure, Let’s Watch Twelve Minutes of Deus Ex Footage

We’ve been talking a bit recently about all the leaks and legal matters surrounding Deus Ex. It’s enough to get you down! So let’s change the pace this morning and watch twelve minutes of gameplay footage. Note this is “proper” gameplay footage. Not a compilation of prostitutes being punched in the face

By Luke Plunkett Published July 7, 2011

Square Enix Pushing For Valve’s Help In Catching Hackers

While pursuing those responsible for leaking a preview build of Deus Ex Human Revolution onto the internet, publishers Square Enix discovered that the game (well, part of the game) had been a copy they’d hosted on Valve’s Steam service. This happens all the time; often with PC preview coverage here at Kotaku, for example, we’re…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 7, 2011

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The Fantastic Character Art of Akihiko Yoshida

Akihiko Yoshida has been at Final Fantasy developers Square Enix since 1995, when he joined Squaresoft, one of the companies (along with Enix) that merged to create the RPG powerhouse. In that time he’s worked on a ton of Final Fantasy games, the most prominent of them being Final Fantasy XII, Final Fantasy Tactics and…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 6, 2011

Final Fantasy. The Music Game.

Never mind that the music game fad has passed, Square Enix is releasing a Final Fantasy music game. The title is a mouthful. Called Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy (ungh), the game features music from the popular role-playing series. Characters from past FF games also make an appearance. Gameplay is divided between field or dungeon sections and…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 6, 2011

Final Fantasy VII Stop Motion Is Eight Minutes of Holy Shit

YouTube user counter656 (aka John Huang) is quickly making a name for himself online with his stop motion videos. The 30-year-old likes making these videos for fun and is trying to upload a new one every 2 months. In the gallery, check out his Mega-Man and Gundam videos (one of which we’ve featured before).

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 6, 2011

Deus Ex Hackers Hit With Lawsuit (and Here’s how They Got the Game)

A preview build of Deus Ex Human Revolution, containing a rough version of the early sections of the upcoming game, was leaked onto torrent sites in late May While publishers Square Enix have publicly been cool with the release, even quietly encouraging of it, behind the scenes they’ve been hunting down those responsible. Now, believing…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 6, 2011

The World of Deus Ex: Human Revolution is More Than Just Yellow Lighting

In this behind-the-scenes video for Deus Ex: Human Revolution, the Eidos Montreal development explores the world festering beneath the glow of amber lights, where humanity is in danger of losing itself and freedom fighters struggle to protect the last bastions of green lighting effects.

By Mike Fahey Published July 1, 2011

Two Lara Crofts. Both Pole Dancers.

There will be no more official Lara Croft girls. After having flesh-and-blood Tomb Raider spokesmodels, Eidos is ditching the fan service and focusing on creating a realistic in-game Lara Croft. That doesn’t mean totally unofficial Lara Croft models are going anywhere! Take these two nice ladies who recently competed at the UKAPP in Bristol. UKAPP?…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2011

These New Final Fantasy XIII-2 Screenshots Could Use Your Captions

Wouldn’t these new Final Fantasy XIII-2 screenshots be even better if you wrote captions for them? Yes, they would be better.

By Stephen Totilo Published June 29, 2011

The Man Behind Vagrant Story, Final Fantasy XII Jumps To Level-5?

Yasumi Matsuno, the Japanese video game creator best known for his work at Square Enix on titles like Vagrant Story, Final Fantasy XII and Tactics Ogre, may have a new home: Professor Layton and White Knight Chronicles developer Level-5. Good news? Maybe. It’s still not officially confirmed, but early reports stemming from the latest issue…

By Michael McWhertor Published June 28, 2011

Did this Beautiful Drawing Foretell the Wii U?

A Square Enix Final Fantasy music website went live this past January to promote the More SQ album, remixes and reworkings of iconic Final Fantasy themes. But what’s got Japanese netizens talking is the website’s splash art. Drawn by Akihiko Yoshida, Square Enix artist and character designer, the image features what looks to be the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2011

Report: Dragon Quest X to Surface on Wii U?

Nintendo is working on a new console. Square Enix is working on a new Dragon Quest. See where this is going? This past May, Dragon Quest composer Koichi Sugiyama seemed to indicate that DQX will be out in 2012, saying, “I’m aiming for next year and am in the middle of composing music for Dragon…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2011

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The Dangerous Art of Tomb Raider

The new Tomb Raider game flips everything we know about Lara Croft on its head, turning one of gaming’s most dangerous superstars into a broken, vulnerable human being. Just like the rest of us. To really nail that sense that the world is a dangerous place, the game’s artists needed to make sure the landscape…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2011

Help Teach A Fellow How To Play The World Ends With You

Reader SecretMoblin has turned back the clock to 2008 in order to play The World Ends With You. And what better time to try this unconventional gem than what could easily be the twilight days of the DS’s lifespan? He’s got one problem: the combat’s driving him nuts. Think you could lend him a hand?…

By Drew Cohen Published June 21, 2011

Check Out the First Forty Minutes of Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Deus Ex: Human Revolution has had a leaked preview build available online for a few weeks now, letting people try the game out ahead of its release It’s not the whole game—just the opening sections—and as such, publishers Square Enix have been seemingly cool with people downloading it and giving it a try. If you…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 20, 2011

Artsy Production Firm iam8bit Struck E3 With Stealth and Swag

Multi-media collective iam8bit knows how to advertise itself: slyly, theatrically and with neat, removable swag. iam8bit does a bit of everything — they host art exhibitions and publish books, produce T-shirts and tchotchkes, and — for the right client — provide marketing and creative consultation. In the words of their online manifesto, they’re in the…

By Drew Cohen Published June 17, 2011

Tomb Raider Hopes to Recreate a Gaming Icon

Don’t think of Tomb Raider as an origin story, think of it instead as a sort of metaphorical creation myth, a game that won’t redefine just who Lara Croft is, but also the world in which she exists. Gone not only is her over-sexualized physique, two guns and ponytail, but also her past, her way…

By Brian Crecente Published June 16, 2011

Hitman Absolution Promises an Evolution in Agent 47 Kills, Skills and Personality

The most interesting thing about Hitman Absolution isn’t its new disguises or ways of killing people with a bit of cord. It’s not the decision to open the historically stealthy game up to a bit of action gameplay. It’s the insight the game’s mechanics are meant to give us into a character we’ve long controlled…

By Brian Crecente Published June 14, 2011