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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 -
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…
By Mike Fahey Published December 20, 2010 -
Next Valentine’s Day, Dragon Quest VI Beats Chocolate
Get ready to fall in love with Dragon Quest VI. In 2011, the DS version of the game is finally headed to North America. On February 14, Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie will be getting its official English-localized release. Until now, the Japanese game was only available in English via fan translations. Dragon Quest…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 20, 2010 -
This Final Fantasy IV Trailer Is Complete
For the umpteenth time Final Fantasy IV is getting remade. This time, it’s being called Final Fantasy IV: Complete. Hopefully that’ll mean developer Square Enix is finished remaking FFIV. The game features Final Fantasy IV as well as Final Fantasy IV: The After Years. Final Fantasy IV Complete will be out next spring in Japan.
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 20, 2010 -
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 Published December 19, 2010 -
New 3rd Birthday Trailer Is Heavy On Blood, Short On Clothes
The latest entry in Square Enix’s Parasite Eve franchise shows off more gunplay and more of heroine Aya Brea wearing only her, dare I say, birthday suit. For The 3rd Birthday, the game’s developer Square Enix raised the bar on sexualizing the franchise’s female protagonist with destructible clothing and silly costumes — to the delight…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 17, 2010 -
Things Might Suck For Final Fantasy Studio
It’s December, but Square Enix, the Tokyo-based company behind Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, is looking at rough times. The company is pushing back the PS3 release of massively multiplayer online role-playing game Final Fantasy XIV as well as action role-playing game Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Both titles, along with another Tomb Raider reboot, are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2010 -
New Deus Ex Delayed, Not Ready For Revolution
Upcoming action role-playing game Deus Ex: Human Revolution was supposed to be out before the end of next March. That’s not going to happen. Nope. Square Enix, the game’s publisher, is moving the game to the next fiscal year, which begins in April 2011. The company explained the move in a written statement: With weak…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2010 -
The Tomb Raider Game That Might Work Well On An iPhone
Square Enix is bringing Tomb Raider spin-off Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light to iPhones, iPods and iPads this week. It’s the kind of Tomb Raider game that might play just fine with a touchscreen. The top-down cooperative adventure has already been released on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 as a downloadable game,…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 15, 2010 -
Totally Sick Of Final Fantasy IV
When not making new Final Fantasy games, Square Enix likes to remake old Final Fantasy games. There’s one title in particular that the company cannot stop remaking, though I really wish it would. Remakes of Final Fantasy IV and Final Fantasy IV: The After Years are headed to the PSP next spring. The games will…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 13, 2010 -
What Do You Want For Your 3rd Birthday? A Gun? Hot Pants?
Japanese actress Rei Okamoto might not be voicing protagonist Aya Brea in upcoming PSP title The 3rd Birthday, but that doesn’t stop her from posing with a pistol and dangerously short shorts. The 19-year-old Okamoto is voicing Aya’s adopted sister Eve Brea, who is actually an Aya clone. Guess that gives her the okay to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 13, 2010 -
Please, Enough With The Tomb Raider Reboots Already!
This new Tomb Raider game is being hailed as a reboot of the series. Really? If my PC had to be rebooted as many times as this franchise, I’d have thrown it out years ago. Since the 1996 release of the first Tomb Raider, there have been – excluding the handheld and mobile versions and…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 13, 2010 -
Lara Croft Trading Sexy Hot Pants For Gritty Torn Threads
Square Enix is rebooting Tomb Raider, and wiping the slate clean means no more 1990s-style sexy game heroine pandering. But what does that mean for Lara in 2010? Two words: ripped clothing. According to Art Director Brian Horton, the goal isn’t playing up the character’s sexuality “for sexualities sake”. “If for any reason we wanted…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2010