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Toll Booths Are Not Fantasy, Final Fantasy

Final Fantasy games are just that, fantasy. You know, guys with amazing hair swinging big swords around in mystical locations. Part of the setting for Final Fantasy Versus XIII is a little less fantasy, though. A little more ordinary This is not a bad thing! In fact, what makes the Final Fantasy Versus XIII trailer…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2011

The Trailers Final Fantasy’s Creators Don’t Want You To See

Well, not yet at least. Screened today in Tokyo, the trailers popped up online and are making the rounds via Japanese gaming sites. Watch them, right now. The event in Tokyo was invite only and attended by the press as well as fans. Square Enix is apparently releasing trailers it showed online in HD later…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 18, 2011

Kingdom Hearts 3D Dreams Up New Title

The upcoming Kingdom Hearts game for the Nintendo 3DS is now officially called Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. GEDDIT?

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 18, 2011

The Game That Exists In Trailers Only

For a video game to truly exist, it needs players. Otherwise, it simply stands still. Role-playing game Final Fantasy Versus XIII doesn’t have players, it has viewers. Of course, people at game studio Square Enix might be playing Final Fantasy Versus XIII. Those people are probably making the game! The vast majority of the gaming…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 18, 2011

Final Fantasy XIII Gets A Second Chance With A Second Game

After years of build-up and waiting, Final Fantasy XIII was released to so-so reviews. The game was a disappointment. But, if at first you don’t succeed, try again. Regardless of fan bickering or indifference, the game was a monster hit for Square Enix, moving over six million copies. The game’s developer, Square Enix, is working…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 18, 2011

More Types Of Final Fantasy Incoming?

Besides Final Fantasy Type-0, there are apparently European trademark filings for Type-1, Type-2 and Type-3. Square Enix is holding an event tomorrow in Tokyo.

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 17, 2011

Mysterious URL Hints At More Final Fantasy XIII

An online site registration could once again prove that gaming’s endless role-playing franchise isn’t anywhere near its finale. The website www.finalfantasy13-2game.com was recently registered by “Corporation Service Company”, which is the same company that registered domains for Square Enix games like MindJack, Nier and Gun Loco. What a kwinky dink! The URL for role-playing game…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 13, 2011

A Touching Rendition Of Secret Of Mana

Porting a turn-based role-playing game to the iPhone is simple. Nailing the controls on a classic action RPG like Secret of Mana is another thing entirely. How did Square Enix do? This is a pretty faithful recreation of the original classic on the iPhone (or iPad, in this case), and the controls are about as…

By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2011

Now You’ll Forever Equate MindJack With Sniffing Dog Ass

MindJack, due out next week from Square Enix and feelplus, features futuristic technology that special agents use to jack into the minds of civilians, robots, and vehicles. Why not dogs? This viral video explains. It’s strange to think that I live in a day and age where a Square Enix game is due out next…

By Mike Fahey Published January 10, 2011

Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy Sounds Jigglier Than The Original

Did you find the first Dissidia: Final Fantasy lacking in the jiggling cleavage you demand of your fighting games? Good news: the sequel to Square Enix’s Final Fantasy all-star fighter has fleshy fan service in spades! The official ESRB rating for the PSP game, Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy, warns of more “suggestive themes” than the…

By Michael McWhertor Published January 3, 2011

Square Enix’s “Destroyed” Offices Discovered

Spotted (via Siliconera) in PSP title The 3rd Birthday, one of several in-jokes the game has.

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 31, 2010

Get A Good Look At The All-New Tomb Raider

The rebirth of Lara Croft, simply known as Tomb Raider, may be the prettiest entry yet—even if Lara herself looks like she’s gone through hell. If you haven’t already seen what the new Tomb Raider looks like in the pages of Game Informer magazine, the outlet has published a big gallery of screen shots, concept…

By Michael McWhertor Published December 30, 2010

What Is Final Fantasy Type-0?

A mysterious trademark for Final Fantasy Type-0 popped up in a European trademark database. The trademark is for “Final Fantasy Type-0” and was filed yesterday. The trademark also included a logo, which is 零式, or “Type-0” written in Japanese kanji. It’s not clear whether the game is in fact a reboot, but Tomb Raider, which…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 30, 2010

ESRB Lists Xenogears, Three Other PS1 Classics

Four classic titles from Squaresoft (now Square Enix) have been rated by the ESRB for release on the PSP and PS3, indicating an imminent release to the North American PlayStation Store. Xenogears, plus Legend of Mana and Vagrant Story all have gotten Teen ratings, while Threads of Fate has been rated Everyone. Sony Computer Entertainment…

By Owen Good Published December 29, 2010

A Sequel Promise Before Death

This man and his slightly awesome hair created the role-playing series Romancing SaGa. The last Romancing SaGa was originally on the Super Famicom (SNES) in 1995. Now Akitoshi Kawazu promises another one before he dies. It’s his obligation. “There are many fans who especially want Romancing SaGa 4,” the 48 year-old Kawazu tells 4Gamer.net. “Before…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 29, 2010

See Kingdom Hearts Running On A PSPgo

The fact you can’t buy Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep on the PSPgo highlights one of the bigger problems with Sony’s struggling handheld. It also helps explain why piracy is so rampant on the portable device. This clip, from a device that is able to run copied games on the handheld, shows what PSPgo and/or…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 29, 2010

Feel The Drama, The Lightning of Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy

Square Enix’s next Final Fantasy fighting game for the PSP will, at the very least, have some very handsome cinematics stuffed onto a UMD, as proven by the latest Japanese trailer for Dissidia 012 [duodecim] Final Fantasy. See new contenders and old favorites from Final Fantasy games new and old in the newest trailer for…

By Michael McWhertor Published December 28, 2010

Was All That Final Fantasy XIII Fuss Worth It?

In one word, “no”. When Final Fantasy XIII was originally revealed, it was slated as a PS3 exclusive. Square Enix was adamant about it. Incredibly adamant. Then, at the E3 gaming expo in July 2008, the inevitable happened: Final Fantasy XIII was coming to the Xbox 360, but only in Western markets. The game was…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 23, 2010

The Secret Of Mana Laid Bare On The iPhone

Proving once more that iTunes cards make excellent Christmas gifts, today Square Enix brings the classic Super Nintendo action role-playing game The Secret of Mana back to life on the iPhone. The Secret of Mana is the Super Nintendo sequel to the Japanese Game Boy title Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden, released in North America…

By Mike Fahey Published December 21, 2010

Super Mario’s Next Sports Game Will Be Out In February

Mario Sports Mix, the Wii game created by the company behind Final Fantasy, will be out for the Wii in North America on February 7, according to a Nintendo press release today. The game features Mario and his extended cast of friends and foes playing hockey, basketball, volleyball or dodgeball in the kind of super-powered…

By Stephen Totilo Published December 21, 2010