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Top Final Fantasy XIV Makers Booted In Wake of Crappy Game
Online role-playing game Final Fantasy XIV is a bit of a mess. Critics aren’t thrilled, players aren’t thrilled. Heck, even Square Enix isn’t thrilled. Know what that means? Heads will roll. And they have. Director Nobuaki Komoto and producer Hiromichi Tanaka are being taken off the game and replaced by Naoki Yoshida. In an official…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2010 -
This Amazing Deus Ex Trailer Will Need Some Popcorn
This is a new cinematic trailer for next year’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution. It’s, uh, pretty great. You’ve seen some of the sequences before in previous clips, but much of it is all new, and is looking incredible. Not from a gameplay standpoint, as you see precisely zero in-game action over the space of five…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 10, 2010 -
Final Fantasy VIII’s Other Main Character Joins Dissidia Duodecim
Some people forget that Final Fantasy VIII had a second main character to complement Squall Leonhart. Square Enix reminds them by adding Laguna Loire to the fighting roster of Dissidia 012[Duodecim]. When I say some people, I include myself. I replayed Final Fantasy VIII on the PSP earlier this year and found myself completely surprised…
By Mike Fahey Published December 8, 2010 -
NSFW: Are Lara Croft Models Worth The Trouble?
There is a new Tomb Raider game. It’s an origin game, a chance to reboot not only the series, but the way it’s promoted. According to previously posted reports, no more spokesmodels will be hired to promote the upcoming Tomb Raider, which stars a 21-year-old Croft. This marks a break in how the 15-year-old series…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 7, 2010 -
Deus Ex’s Cyborg Future Is Oh So Pretty
As part of the marketing campaign for the new Deus Ex title, publishers Square Enix have set up a “viral site” for some of the technology found in the game. And it’s gorgeous We normally couldn’t give a rat’s behind about this kind of thing (as they’re normally only slightly less tedious than developer diaries),…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2010 -
We May Have Seen The Last Of The Flesh & Blood ‘Lara Croft’
Tomb Raider is starting anew with the next grand Lara Croft adventure, revealed earlier today on the cover of Game Informer magazine. Tomb Raider’s reboot, an open world origin story, may also signify another serious change for the franchise. According to details from the latest issue of Game Informer magazine, via NeoGAF, the new Tomb…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 6, 2010 -
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Gets A $10 Augmentation
Why spend $60 on the plain vanilla version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution when you can get a box full of extra stuff for $70? Square Enix details the Augmented Edition and preorder bonuses for the upcoming action RPG sequel. Available early next year for $69.99 ($59.99 PC), the Deus Ex: Human Revolution Augmented Edition…
By Mike Fahey Published November 30, 2010 -
Deus Ex: Human Revolution’s Remote Killing and Elbow Sword
Deus Ex: Human Revolution looks like it’s shaping up quite nicely. In this second gameplay video, we get to see some of the weapons, gadgets and settings in the upcoming game. I love how customizable Adam Jensen appears to be. And elbow swords? Yes, please.
By Brian Crecente Published November 18, 2010 -
Japan’s Stocking Queen Goes Camo For Black Ops
Never one to turn down a promotional event, Japanese celebrity Uno Kanda gets down and dirty for Call of Duty: Black Ops. The model-turned-actress-turned-fashion designer is best known for her pantyhose and underwear designs. That, and having an obscene number of wedding ceremonies. Call of Duty: Black Ops might be the biggest game launch ever…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 17, 2010 -
Not A Nun, Not A Schoolgirl, We Were Wrong
The 3rd Birthday’s protagonist Aya Brea is getting a whole host of embarrassing costumes: torn jeans, ripped stockings and a maid outfit. Her latest costume isn’t anything to be ashamed of though. It’s far too badass for that. This is the character’s “knight costume” that Aya is able to snag in an in-game antique shop.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 17, 2010 -
Final Fantasy XIV’s Skips Another Subscription Period
Expecting extensive game-fixing changes in the months to come, Square Enix steps up to the plate once again, offering Final Fantasy XIV players another free 30 days of game time while renovations are underway. Square Enix has big plans for troubled MMO Final Fantasy XIV, but those changes will amount to nothing if the player…
By Mike Fahey Published November 16, 2010 -
What Do Harry Potter, Toy Story And Final Fantasy Have In Common?
Voice actors are more than just minor celebrities: they are so essential to a character that they become inseparable. Like with Japanese gaming, Western gaming has characters that cannot be separated from their voice actor. Take David Hayter, for example, the English-language voice of Metal Gear Solid’s Snake. Or Nolan North, the voice of Uncharted’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 16, 2010 -
Pushing Forty In A Maid Outfit
Aya Brea, protagonist of the forthcoming 3rd Birthday, is 39 years old. And she gets her jeans blown off, her stockings ripped up and even squeezed by a tentacle. Her latest fan service humiliation? A maid costume. The latest issue of Japanese magazine Jump Festa shows Aya’s maid costume. This isn’t an old granny maid…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 15, 2010 -
Do You Take This Avatar To Be Your Wife?
By day, 27-year-old Paul Turner was a computer programmer. By night, he played Final Fantasy XI as a Hume, hanging out with a Tarutaru named Branwen. Paul left his girlfriend for that Tarutaru and married the woman behind the avatar. When Turner stopped playing FFXI, Vicky Teather realized how much she cared for him. “It…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 15, 2010 -
Preorder Kingdom Hearts Re: Coded And You Get these Things
Square Enix dropped us a line today to show off the wonderful preorder incentive for Kingdom Hearts Re: coded available at GameStop and Amazon.com. What is it? According to Square Enix PR, this is a lovely set of stickers. Yes, either it’s the late 80’s again and no one told me, or stickers are back…
By Mike Fahey Published November 12, 2010 -
Nintendo Boss Might Be A Bigger Gamer Than You
Many people love Nintendo DS role-playing game Dragon Quest IX, but Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime is, well, obsessed? This is his DS, which he showed me today. I snapped two pics. Click the images to enlarge them. I told him he probably passed this DS around and had other people beef up his…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 12, 2010 -
How Square Enix Plans To Fix Final Fantasy XIV
It’s no secret that the second MMO to bear the Final Fantasy name has issues. Square Enix today lays out plans for massive patches in November, December, and early 2011 to fix the game. What’s changing? After many below average reviews and negative player feedback, Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada came out and said it:…
By Mike Fahey Published November 11, 2010 -
Faith In Final Fantasy XIV Needs Resurrecting
Players aren’t happy with online game Final Fantasy XIV. Square Enix, the company behind the title, knows this and wants to make things better. “Currently, the service isn’t satisfactory,” says Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada. He’s right. It isn’t. “We’re in the middle of quickly improving it,” Wada told a group of investors. “We want…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2010 -
Say Sayonara To Call Of Duty Swastikas
The Japanese version of Call of Duty: Black Ops is different. The game was retouched to tone down torture and graphic violence. That’s not all. According to the game’s Japanese publisher Square Enix, the swastikas appearing on flags in the game’s “zombie mode” were changed to the Iron Cross in the dubbed console and subtitled…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 4, 2010 -
MindJack Projects Itself Into January
While we’re still not 100 percent sure how Square Enix’s upcoming telepathic third-person shooter MindJack works, we do know when it’s coming out, as the publisher gives the game a January release date. Remember those scenes in The Matrix when the agents would leap from civilian body to civilian body? MindJack is sort of like…
By Mike Fahey Published November 2, 2010