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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Lara Croft Shows Off The “World’s Largest iPhone”
Lara Croft’s face adorns the 56 iPads that make up the “world’s largest iPhone” at London’s St. Pancras International station. Once the installation was completed the devices were given away to celebrate the iPad release of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light. Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and…
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PS3 Getting Tomb Raider Trilogy In 2011
The PS3 will get a Tomb Raider trilogy comprised of high-definition re-releases of of Tomb Raider Legend and Tomb Raider Anniversary, plus Tomb Raider Underworld, says a senior executive with the studio that made the games. Karl Stewart, the global brand director for Crystal Dynamics, confirmed via Twitter that a German Amazon.com listing for the…
By Owen Good
