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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 -
Square Enix, Your iPhone Pricing Is Bananas
Awesome news: after a long wait, Final Fantasy Tactics is on its way to the App Store, with the classic strategy title due out this Thursday. Only, there’s a catch: it’s expensive The iPhone is a different market than other handheld gaming platforms. Nintendo is finding this out the hard way. Games are normally sold…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 2, 2011 -
Square Enix Brings Activision’s True Crime Reboot Back From the Dead
The True Crime game canned by publisher Activision earlier this year has been revived. It just won’t bear the True Crime name at its new home, Final Fantasy, Deus Ex and Hitman publisher Square Enix. Gamasutra reports that the game once known as True Crime: Hong Kong has been snapped up by the Japanese publisher.…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 1, 2011 -
My Tour of Deus Ex Art Ended in the Bathroom
In SoHo, New York City, down among the art galleries, there is an exhibition for Deus Ex: Human Revolution. It’s in the Wooster Street Social Club, where they have a wall of posters promoting the virtues of human augmentation and a wall of posters that protest against it. I stopped by today, a day after…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 29, 2011 -
Be Very, Very Quiet; We’re Stealthing Through Deus Ex: Human Revolution
You can charge through Deus Ex: Human Revolution guns ablaze, but you’ll miss out on the special moments shared by the game’s characters when they don’t know you’re there. You can contact Michael Fahey, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.
By Mike Fahey Published July 29, 2011 -
Groove Coaster is a Finger-Tapping Musical Space Invaders Masterpiece
Just when I was certain there was no new way to combine tapping fingers and music on the iPhone, Reisuke Ishida marries the aesthetic of his award-winning Space Invaders: Infinity Gene with an equally gorgeous collection of tracks in Groove Coaster I initially purchased Groove Coaster from the iTunes App Store yesterday simply because it…
By Mike Fahey Published July 29, 2011 -
Batman, Master Chief, Solid Snake & Sam Gideon are Square Enix’s Newest, Most Beautiful Action Figures
Square Enix does way more than just FInal Fantasy figures. They’ve got fantastic looking toys from other games—Metal Gear Solid, Street Fighter, Batman: Arkham City, Vanquish, Halo, God of War…—coming to their Play Arts Kai line. They brought ’em all to Comic-Con. Some of them look finished. Plenty don’t. They all look sharp, especially Sam…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 21, 2011