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Professor Layton Studio Making Gundam Game

Makes sense! Especially seeing how Layton designer Akihiro Hino is penning the story for new Gundam series, Gundam Age. His studio, Level-5, is also working on a new Gundam RPG for unspecified hardware. Gundam Age will encompass a new anime series, toys, plastic models, a plastic figure based in-store game, and a card-based arcade game…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2011

Japan’s Video Game Decline Is “Humiliating”

At the 2009 Tokyo Game Show, game designer Keiji Inafune, then at Capcom, said the Japanese game industry was “finished”. At this year’s E3, one Square Enix exec seemed to realize just that. On the way to an E3 dinner, Square Enix exec Kouji Taguchi tweeted that because Square Enix acquired Eidos, it was able…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2011

Who Knew the New Final Fantasy Trailer Was This Sexy?

Not me! One Japanese blog did, pointing how just how erotic Serah Farron is in the trailer Final Fantasy XIII-2. The result is a catalogue of cleavage and panty glimpses. The eroticism isn’t heavy handed or gratuitous, but it’s there. チラシの裏でゲーム鈍報:『ファイナルファンタジー13-2』セラがさらにエロくなって登場！パンチラもあり！ [チラシの裏でゲーム鈍報]

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2011

New Mario Plus Dragon Quest Game Heading to the Wii

A new Itadaki Street, Square Enix’s Dragon Quest meets Mario board game, is headed to the Wii sometime this year in Japan. Pricing is TBA. [Famitsu]

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2011

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Has Transforming Moogles, Recruitable Monsters and Rap

I’ve always thought that Final Fantasy XIII didn’t get a fair shake. Admittedly, it was an overwhelmingly linear journey—player agency wasn’t topmost among the priorities incorporated into its development. But it was an extraordinarily intentional game; nothing about it ever felt accidental or unplanned. It did a few things, but it did them exceedingly well:…

By Drew Cohen Published June 8, 2011

Tomb Raider’s E3 Screens Are Beating This Poor Woman to Death

You know what’s so appealing about this new Tomb Raider? The vulnerability. So many games turn you into a superhero that it’s refreshing to see one where breaking bones and bleeding look as dangerous as it should be. Brian’s had a play of the game, and walked away very, very impressed

By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2011

Agent 47 is One Very Pissed-Off Bald Man in These Hitman: Absolution Screens

Didn’t we just post Hitman: Absolution screens yesterday? Sure we did, but they weren’t all of the new Hitman: Absolution screens, and we’re all about getting the job done, just like Agent 47.

By Mike Fahey Published June 7, 2011

Hitman Absolution’s E3 Trailer Isn’t Pulling Any Punches

One question: if he’s going to smash up the joint, why bother sneaking around in the first place?

By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2011

The Reinvention of Lara Croft

No Tomb Raider reboot has been as substantial, none could be as meaningful. In delivering to gamers a young, inexperienced Lara Croft, Crystal Dynamics doesn’t seek to just reboot the series, but to make it’s heroine into something we as gamers connect with emotionally. It is a gamble, but when that looks like it will…

By Brian Crecente Published June 7, 2011

Watch, as Real Humans Play Final Fantasy XIII-2

Square Enix’s role-playing sequel Final Fantasy XIII-2 is playable at Sony’s E3 press conference. So, yeah, we went and played it. Looks a lot like Final Fantasy XIII, right? Yeah, that’s the point.

By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2011

Final Fantasy XIII-2’s New Trailer Brings the Long Swords to E3 2011

There’s been precious few Japanese games on show at this year’s E3 thus far. Let’s remedy that, then, with a longer, more productive trailer for upcoming RPG Final Fantasy XIII-2 than we saw the other day

By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2011

Hitman: Absolution‘s First Screens Look Like This

Not one screen, but two. Until now, we’ve only had 27 seconds of a teaser, but here are apparently Hitman: Absolution‘s first in-game screens. Slated for a 2012 release, multiplatform Hitman: Absolution is the fifth Hitman title. The latest screenshots for Hitman: Absolution screens sneak in [Eurogamer via Rock, Paper, Shotgun]

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 6, 2011

Deus Ex’s Best “Trailers” Yet

Some background: a preview build of the new Deus Ex game leaked onto torrent sites last week. So people out there, in the wild, are playing the early part of the game. And they’re doing a better job marketing it than Square Enix could ever hope. Not that Square Enix has done a bad job;…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2011

Check Out Square Enix’s Sleek and Sexy Master Chief Makeover

Square Enix Products has produced some lovely action figures in its Halo: Reach Play Arts Kai series. Now the company commemorates the tenth anniversary of the Halo franchise with a re-envisioned version of Master Chief and a stunning Spartan Mark V. Part of the new Halo: Combat Evolved Play Arts Kai series, the new Master…

By Mike Fahey Published June 3, 2011

Lara Croft’s Journey Began Here, as a Broken Mess

If you’ve ever wondered what set Lara Croft off on the journey from a mild-mannered young British lady into a hardened killer, here’s your answer. She fell off a boat. This brand new trailer, for the upcoming Tomb Raider reboot, is certainly slick. Definitely fresh for the franchise as well. Just what Tomb Raider needed!

By Luke Plunkett Published June 3, 2011

From Hairless Hitmen to Heiress Heroines, This is Square Enix’s E3 2011 Lineup

Square Enix’s booth at E3 is going to be a total sequel fest this year, with new franchise entries for Final Fantasy, Tomb Raider, Dungeon Siege and Deus Ex. Are they bringing any games that aren’t sequels, prequels, or reboots? Squeenix sure picked a fine time to grab Eidos, didn’t they? Of the major games…

By Mike Fahey Published June 2, 2011

Don’t Worry, in Deus Ex’s Dark Future, There Is Still Final Fantasy

Deus Ex is being published by Square Enix. You wouldn’t know it from first appearances, what with it not being called Deus Ex Cerebellum Equilibrium Perineum XIV-2 or starring teenagers with big hair, but a closer look in this screenshot gives the game away. Final Fantasy XXVII coming 2027! (Deus Ex:HR) [Reddit]

By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2011

Here’s the First Ten Minutes of Deus Ex: Human Revolution

We’ve got some tips lately that a build of the new Deus Ex game had been leaked onto torrents. Sad business, but it at least explains where this video comes from. That and its awesome intro. Needless to say this will probably spoil some stuff if you’re genuinely invested in the game, so be warned.

By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2011

Get A Taste of Dungeon Siege III on Xbox 360 Today, Next Week Elsewhere

Square Enix and Obsidian Entertainment have released a playable demo of dungeon crawler Dungeon Siege III for Xbox 360 today. People who would prefer to play it on PC or PlayStation 3 will have to wait until June 7 to try it out.

By Michael McWhertor Published May 31, 2011

Another Chance to Get Excited About Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Want your Deus Ex a little more action-packed? Our latest look at Eidos Montreal’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution fits the bill. It’s an opportunity to see protagonist Adam Jensen get his ass kicked and to bask in a whole lotta cybernetic gun fights. There’s plenty here that we haven’t seen in hands-on previews of the…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 31, 2011