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This Man Spent Over a Month of his Life Completing a Video Game

It usually takes some kind of achievement or trophy you can show off to your friends to compel people to 100% complete a video game. For Steve Tolin, however, all it took was the pursuit of true completion. That and 773 hours of his life. Tolin has completed 100% of Dragon Quest IX’s content, the…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 18, 2011

The Making of Tomb Raider’s Captivating E3 Trailer

Visual Works is the Square Enix team responsible for all of those amazing CGI Final Fantasy cut scenes. They’re also the folks behind those amazing Deus Ex trailers. Here’s a look at how they created the Tomb Raider trainer that stunned at E3.

By Brian Crecente Published July 15, 2011

2011’s Biggest Selling Game Maker in Japan So Far…

This year isn’t over. It’s more than half over. Time to look back and see which game maker is doing the best in Japan. So far. According to Famitsu, here is a list of which game companies made the most profit in the period through game sales. The period is from December 27, 2010 to…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2011

A Town With NPCs is the Most Exciting Thing About These Final Fantasy XIII-2 Screens

Look! It’s an actual town, complete with people with ellipses over their heads, indicating that they wish to speak to you! Oh Square Enix, you do love us. At times Final Fantasy XIII-2 feels like an interactive apology for everything that was wrong with Final Fantasy XIII, but that’s only because it is just that.…

By Mike Fahey Published July 14, 2011

Does Working at Square Enix Suck?

Square Enix makes Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest. Making those games might not be easy. It might be hard. Really hard. No fun hard. Making video games is not easy. But some companies, like Insomniac are supposedly terrific places to work, with employees skipping to work. Singing. But does working at Square Enix totally bite?…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 14, 2011

Square Enix Wants to Bring Old MMO to the PS Vita (Wait, What?)

Never one to shy away from porting a game, Square Enix talked about doing just that in the latest issue of Japanese game mag Famitsu. The choice, this time is rather odd. According to Square Enix’s Hiromichi Tanaka, the Tokyo-based game maker is considering whether or not to bring a straight Final Fantasy XI port…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2011

The Conspiracy Unfolds in the Latest Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Body modifications that turn regular human beings into terrorist puppets? I knew it! Deus Ex: Human Revolution is just another clone of Square Enix’s masterpiece, MindJack Can’t believe I typed that with a straight face. MindJack and Deus Ex: Human Revolution are two very different games, of course. One is shiny, white, nonsensical, and overall…

By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2011

The Music and Maker of the Final Fantasy Rhythm Game Theatrhythm Revealed

Square Enix has made the unusual mash-up of music and role-playing game known as Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy official. The Nintendo 3DS game will span the music and characters of thirteen Final Fantasy games and comes from a promising developer. Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy is in development for the 3DS from Tokyo-based studio indieszero. The developer’s credits…

By Michael McWhertor Published July 11, 2011

Let’s Give a Big Hand to This New Set of Final Fantasy XIII-2 Screens

This latest set of screenshots for Final Fantasy XIII-2 are more than just the selection of character faces and random battle scene we’ve grown accustomed too. There’s also a giant metal hand. Hello, giant metal hand. I am assuming that giant metal hand is connected to a giant metal body that at some point animates…

By Mike Fahey Published July 11, 2011

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

Culture

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

Culture

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