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Final Fantasy Thinks Smart Phones Are Smart Enough For A Studio

Square Enix has revealed that it has created a new wholly-owned subsidiary called “Hippos Lab”, that is dedicated to creating high quality original content for smartphones. [via GameBiz]

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 23, 2011

Final Fantasy XI And Final Fantasy XIV Going Back Online

Due to the power concerns that arose after March 11’s earthquake, the servers for Final Fantasy XIV and Final Fantasy XI were taken offline. The servers for both games will be back online on March 25. To make up for the outage, FFXI players won’t be charged for the April billing cycle. Final Fantasy XIV…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 23, 2011

There Are Many Ways To Play Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Deus Ex: Human Revolution’s Adam Jensen doesn’t have to be a cold-blooded killer. Using a combination of stealth, technology, and social skills, Jensen can go through the entire game only killing bosses. Narrative game designer Mary DeMarle shows us how. There aren’t many games that give you the freedom to play as you want to…

By Mike Fahey Published March 21, 2011

Check Out Dissidia Duodecim Final Fantasy‘s Super Moves

Tomorrow marks the release of the second game in Square Enix’s Final Fantasy-flavored fighting series for the PSP. Check out the special EX Burst moves FF’s finest will be pulling off when the game drops. EX Bursts are Dissidia’s equivalents of Street Fighter’s super moves, spectacular character-specific powers pulled from the very games the characters…

By Mike Fahey Published March 21, 2011

Square Enix’s Crazy Shooter Gun Loco Is Dead

Square Enix has shut the book on Gun Loco, halting development on the oddly-charming, urban vinyl-inspired multiplayer shooter completely. Rest in pieces, little vinyl guys.

By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2011

Japan’s Earthquake Hasn’t Stopped These Two Games

With all the games being delayed (or worse, canceled) and game developers not coming into their offices, it would be easy to assume the Japanese game industry is grinding to a halt. It’s not. And today proves just that. Whether it be PS3 game Motorstorm 3: Apocolypse or Nintendo 3DS title Steel Diver, this week…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 16, 2011

Power Concerns After Japan Quake Take Down Multiplayer Servers [Updated]

At 6 p.m. EST/3 p.m. PST, servers for Final Fantasy XIV and Final Fantasy XI will be taken offline for at least one week as Square-Enix cooperates with a Japanese power company’s request to conserve power while it restores services severely damaged by Thursday’s monster earthquake. [Update] Servers for Metal Gear Online also have been…

By Owen Good Published March 13, 2011

Lightning Strikes In Dissidia Duodecim‘s Downloadable Prologue

Final Fantasy stars battle once more when Dissidia Duodecim hits the PSP on March 22, but first Final Fantasy XIII’s Lightning strikes out on her own in Dissidia Duodecim Prologus, the downloadable prologue that brings Aerith back to life, kinda. Pink-haired powerhouse Lightning makes her Dissidia debut on March 15, when Square Enix releases Prologus…

By Mike Fahey Published March 10, 2011

Why Rake Leaves In Japan When You Can Play Deus Ex?

Action game Deus-Ex has a release window for Japan. The game is slated to be out this Fall, which is later than the West’s August release dates. [via Game Watch Impress]

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 10, 2011

At Least Australians Know When Deus Ex: Human Revolution Is Coming Out

EB Games Australia has gone very public with an official release date for Deus Ex: Human Revolution. It’ll be out Down Under on August 25, so other regions shouldn’t be too far off that mark.

By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2011

Tomb Raider Is Also Getting A Reboot At The Theater

Tomb Raider, the video game, is starting fresh with a new Lara Croft adventure planned to reinvigorate the 15-year-old series. That game, simply called Tomb Raider, will be an origin story of sorts for Lara. Now, Hollywood is following suit with its own reboot, planning a new Tomb Raider flick for 2013. The Hollywood Reporter…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 7, 2011

Is Making Final Fantasy A Nightmare?

The last big Final Fantasy title to hit store shelves, Final Fantasy XIII, was years in the making. The end result was a disappointment, with many of those who worked on the game leaving studio Square Enix (or even worse, apparently). Since Final Fantasy XIII was released, the game’s director Motomu Toriyama and producer Yoshinori…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 7, 2011

Vagrant Story Brings A Riot To The PlayStation Store This Week

This week, PlayStation 3 owners in North America will be able to enjoy one of the greatest role-playing games of the PlayStation generation: Vagrant Story coming to the PlayStation Store as a “PSone Classic.” For those of you who haven’t played this SquareSoft great, Vagrant Story is a fantastic mix of dungeon crawling, puzzle-solving, rhythmic…

By Michael McWhertor Published February 28, 2011

The Original Parasite Eve Bound For PSP & PS3

The ESRB has rated 1998 PlayStation game Parasite Eve for the PlayStation 3 and PSP, a sure sign that the game will receive “PSone Classics” status at some point, likely coming to the U.S. PlayStation Store before the latest entry, The 3rd Birthday, ships stateside on March 29.

By Michael McWhertor Published February 25, 2011

Hands-on With The New Deus Ex And The Next Stage In Human Revolution

When we last left Adam Jensen, the star of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, during our earlier preview of Eidos Montreal’s game, he was beaten, bloody and on the verge of no longer being just a human. That’s how the first 30 minutes of Deus Ex: Human Revolution wraps up, with a gorgeously animated opening credits…

By Michael McWhertor Published February 24, 2011

Final Fantasy Maker’s Embarrassing Sports Clone

Inazuma Eleven (“Lightning Eleven”) is a soccer role-playing game from Level-5. Samurai Eleven is a soccer sim from Square Enix. You’d think if someone was going to make a clone, they’d at least change the sport. And the font. You’d think. Level-5 is the studio responsible for games like Professor Layton and White Knight Chronicles.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 23, 2011

The Games You Can Absolutely Buy the Day the 3DS Goes on Sale

Nintendo’s nebulous 3DS launch window includes months for the game company to fill their slate for the new portable. But what will U.S. gamers be able to pick up the day the 3D handheld goes on sale? This morning Nintendo finally dropped a list on us that includes all 16 games available on March 27.…

By Brian Crecente Published February 22, 2011

Xenogears, A PlayStation Great, Becomes A PSone Classic

Well, we can’t say we didn’t see it coming, but the arrival of PlayStation role-playing game classic Xenogears as a downloadable PSone Classic is still welcome news. The official PlayStation.blog heralds the release of Square Enix’s turn-based RPG on the North American PlayStation Store tomorrow.

By Michael McWhertor Published February 21, 2011

Final Fantasy X Was Less Complex Than It Seemed

I played Final Fantasy X all the way up to the end boss and loved upgrading my characters by activating nodes in the game’s massive, complicated sphere grid. Little did I know that the sphere grid was really a group of primarily straight lines that masquerade as something more convoluted. FFX is an attractive game…

By Stephen Totilo Published February 21, 2011

The Beautiful Hair And Big Swords Of Some New Final Fantasy Figures

Glimpsed by Stephen T at the Toy Fair in New York over the weekend, Square Enix’s Play Arts line is about to include three more Final Fantasy figures, all of them crowd favourites. Selling for around USD$50, and going on sale in Japan in June, the three figures are all in their Dissidia forms, being…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2011