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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 -
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 -
Hopefully No One Is Complaining About The New Final Fantasy Statues
We report so many sad stories about Final Fantasy these days, that’s it is bizarre to post some possible good news. The news is just a batch of pictures, though. Please admire the newest Final Fantasy statues from Square-Enix. The first three pictures here show a new line of statues that feature the summons from…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 13, 2011 -
ReviewsMindJack Fails To Execute Its Brilliant Plan
Every once in a while a game concept comes along with the potential to change the way we fight our online multiplayer battles. Hopefully next time the developers won’t drop the ball as badly as developer feelplus did with MindJack. MindJack is a third-person shooter with a mind-bending twist. In the not-so-distant future, mankind has…
By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2011 -
See The Augmented Cyberpunk Side of The New Deus Ex
We’ve talked about the human, first-person shooter side of Eidos Montreal’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Now see its other facets: stealth, hacking, tech upgrade trees, Adam Jensen’s cybernetically enhanced super skills and more.
By Michael McWhertor Published February 3, 2011 -
Can Final Fantasy Still Save Square Enix?
In the past, whenever Square Enix released a new Final Fantasy, things were a-okay. Yet, in 2010 the Tokyo-based game maker released two, and things are anything but. In late December 2009, Square Enix launched Final Fantasy XIII in Japan, and the title hit the West in 2010. The game is the fastest selling title…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 3, 2011 -
Japan’s Most Controversial Voice Actress Coming To Final Fantasy
Aya Hirano, who pissed off Japanese nerds with the admission of her social life, is coming to upcoming Final Fantasy game Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy. Hirano will be lending her vocal talents to the game, voicing the character Prishe. Hirano started out as a voice actress, but is crossing into the mainstream in a way…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 2, 2011