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Deadly Flight Attendants, A Killer Gorilla And A Mysterious Man

MindJack isn’t your typical Square Enix game. Then again, MindJack isn’t your typical game. Developed by feelplus and published by Square Enix, MindJack is set twenty years in the future and shows a world where people’s minds can be hacked. According to Square Enix, it is possible to hack the minds of enemies and civilians,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2010

We Played Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep For 10 Minutes, In English

The first time I played Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep I was in Tokyo, well aware that I couldn’t read the Japanese menus of the flashy new PSP installment. The second time was this week. The game was in English. A translation alone does not make a Kingdom Hearts game comprehensible. Latecomers to the Kingdom…

By Stephen Totilo Published July 22, 2010

The “Ultimate Version” Of Tactics Ogre Coming To PSP

Fifteen years after the release of the original game, Square Enix is getting the old Quest gang together to create the “ultimate version” of Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together for the PSP. Developer Quest released the original Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together for the Super Famicom back in 1995. Fifteen years later, the…

By Mike Fahey Published July 22, 2010

The 18 Classes of Final Fantasy XIV

There will be 18 classes available to players when role-playing game Final Fantasy XIV launches this fall on PC. The classes are divided into four groups: Fighter, Sorcerer, Craftsman and Gatherer. More classes will be added once the game launches. These 18 should keep you busy until then, no? [Thanks for the info FFXIV Core!]

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2010

Front Mission Evolved, Evolves To a Sept 28 Release

Mech shooter Front Mission Evolved has been pushed back two weeks to a Sept. 28 release date, Square Enix said today. The third-person shooter is coming to the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

By Brian Crecente Published July 21, 2010

Next Hitman Coming In 2011?

This looks to be our first glimpse of the next game in the Hitman series. Well, not the game, per se, more like the game’s poster and promotional artwork. It can be found on the website of Great Graphics, a design firm that’s worked with Square Enix – the series’ new publisher – before, on…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2010

Let’s Watch Some Guy Play Final Fantasy XIV

Final Fantasy XIV is now in beta, so people in the real world are playing it. And what do people in the real world do when playing video games? Yeah, they film it and upload it to YouTube. Here’s the game’s character creation suite, followed by a lengthy section that divides its time between cinematic…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 20, 2010

Does Final Fantasy Need A Reboot?

Final Fantasy XIII was released last year, and Final Fantasy Versus XIII is forthcoming. Now might be as good a time as any to clean the slate and start over. Final Fantasy XIII was hardly a failure, selling a whopping 5 million copies plus. “But when it comes to the customers’ reaction to the quality…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2010

So Many Square Enix Toys, So Little Time

At this year’s Tokyo Toy Show, Square Enix showed off…toys. There are loads of Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts figures and knick-knacks. Makes sense, because there are loads of Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts games. I like the inflatable Slimes. Have a look for yourself. ［東京おもちゃショー2010］スクウェア・エニックスでフィギュア三昧 [Gizmodo Japan]

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2010

These Are Not The Colorful Slime Drinks You Think They Are

You’d think that a Slime drink in a blue bottle would be blue. Or one in an orange-red bottle would be orange-red. You are wrong. The drinks come in two flavors: blue Hoimi Cider and orange Mera Tropical. Priced at ¥284 ($3.25), the drinks went on sale earlier this month in Japan and come with…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 14, 2010

The Worlds Within Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep

Take a trip through Disney Town, the Dwarf Woodlands, the Castle of Dreams, the Enchanted Dominion, and Deep Space, in this Worlds trailer for Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep for the PSP. As I was viewing this video for the first time, my nephew, busy playing my Xbox 360 in the other room, shouted out,…

By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2010

Kane And Lynch 2’s Dog Days Start A Week Earlier

Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days moves forward one week in the release schedule, now slated to hit stores on August 17 in North America and August 20 in PAL territories. The Japanese date remains an unchanged August 26.

By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2010

Square Enix Boss Says Japan’s Core Gameplay “Not As Strong”

Yoichi Wada, boss of publisher Square Enix (Final Fantasy), has some stern words for Japanese developers in a recent interview with industry site Gamasutra. “I don’t think we can say Japan’s strong” in core gameplay, he tells the site. “Western developers have become much stronger, during the past five years, in this aspect — the…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2010

Keeping Abreast Of Final Fantasy XIV’s Character Customization

Something Is Different. No, *somethings*. Final Fantasy XIV has a robust character creator — with emphasis on bust. We know this! But let’s take a look at what to expect from FFXIV’s character customization. As seen above, players can alter their character’s “type”. Famitsu.com notes that this option is for players who get fussy over…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2010

Why Japan Likes Dragon Quest (And Other Pressing Issues)

Dragon Quest IX was released in Japan on July 11, 2009. A year later, the game is getting released in North America. Finally. Why the long delay, Square Enix? “The reality is that we were not able to develop all versions of the game simultaneously, since making the Japanese version alone proved to be a…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2010

Screw English, It’s All About C

This month, Japanese online retailer Rakuten.com decided the language that was used internally by the company would no longer be Japanese. By 2012, the company’s official in-house language will be English. That would mean all meetings would be conducted in English and all internal documents would be in English. English, English, English! Rakuten has been…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 8, 2010

Slime, You Can Drink

Because who doesn’t like drinking something called “slime”? Japanese game company Square Enix has collaborated in the past with Osaka-based beverage maker Suntory to release game-themed drinks for its Final Fantasy series. This time around Dragon Quest gets its own beverages as part of a promotion for Dragon Quest Monster Battle Road Victory. The drinks…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 7, 2010

Obsidian Wouldn’t Mind Tackling A Chrono Trigger Sequel

Now that they’re working on Dungeon Siege 3 for Square Enix, are there any other Square Enix series the company would like a stab at? “Chrono Trigger,” says CEO Feargus Urquhart. With their first attempt at an original role-playing game tanking, Obsidian Entertainment is free to focus on what they do best: Making sequels to…

By Mike Fahey Published July 6, 2010

Dragon Quest Creator Launches Sentinels Of The Starry Skies In New York

Celebrate the launch of Dragon Quest IX: Sentinel of the Starry Skies next weekend in New York City, with a Nintendo party in Rockefeller Center featuring the creator of the Dragon Quest series, Yuji Horii. Dragon Quest IX was a big release for Square Enix in Japan, and now it’s a big release for Nintendo…

By Mike Fahey Published July 1, 2010

Now Square Enix Has A Monster Hunter Type Game

In Japan, Capcom’s self-descriptive Monster Hunter series (above, pictured) is enormously popular, selling millions. Namco Bandai has created its own Monster Hunteresque game, the popular God Eater. Now it’s Square Enix’s turn. Dubbed Lord of Arcana, this forthcoming PSP title from Square Enix lets players create customizable warriors that slay large beasts. There are quests,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2010