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Report: You Wanted Final Fantasy XIII DLC? Sorry!
These days, it’s standard for video games to get downloadable content after they are released. Final Fantasy XIII is not your standard game. Final Fantasy XIII has not gotten any downloadable content — to the chagrin of players. DLC gives a title a longer life and sometimes provides a more robust gaming experience. Downloadable content…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2010 -
Twitter Mob Gangs Up On Square Enix Honcho [Update]
Final Fantasy XIII, which was previously an PS3 exclusive in Japan, is coming to the country’s Xbox 360 console. Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada has been catching all kinds of hell from Japanese gamers for the decision. Square Enix and the game’s staffers had been saying definitively for years that Final Fantasy XIII was only…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2010 -
Final Fantasy Fighting Game Gets A Sequel Struck By Lightning
Square Enix has revealed the follow-up to its portable Final Fantasy fighting game, Dissidia: Final Fantasy, in the latest issue of Japanese magazine Weekly Shonen Jump. That game is the somewhat clumsily titled Dissidia Duodecim: Final Fantasy, a PlayStation Portable release planned for release sometime in 2011, the magazine reveals. (The logo looks like Dissidia…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 7, 2010 -
Her Hair Is All Final Fantasy
Canadian electropop singer Lights got a new haircut. Look familiar? It is. “Anyone that thinks I wouldn’t get my hair cut like Lightning from Final Fantasy xiii doesn’t know me,” the popstar tweeted. She’s a big gamer, it seems — with the World of Warcraft tattoo-age to prove it. She even met her boyfriend in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2010 -
Kane & Lynch Gets A Triple Dose Of Dog Days DLC
If you missed out on the preorder bonuses for Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, fret not! Square Enix is more than happy to sell them to you as part of three packs of downloadable content going on sale today. All in all, Square Enix is releasing $11 worth of Kane & Lynch 2 downloadable…
By Mike Fahey Published September 1, 2010 -
Final Fantasy XIV Beta Dated
The beta test for Final Fantasy XIV was due to kick off yesterday. It didn’t happen. The problem was “critical bugs”. Fret not! Developer Square Enix will have the beta up and running soon The beta is set to start on September 1. From the game’s official site: FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test Will…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 1, 2010 -
Final Fantasy Dev: Japanese Games Slipping Because Of Technology, Passion
Why aren’t Japanese games made by companies not called Nintendo not as big or important as they used to be? Square Enix’s Final Fantasy veteran Akitoshi Kawazu has a theory. “Aside from a few well-known titles, games from Japan are receiving less and less attention, regardless of if it’s an RPG or not”, he told…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2010 -
Space Invaders: Infinity Gene Coming Next Month
We’ve known for a couple months that Space Invaders: Infinity Gene, last year’s hit iPhone app, would get versions on both Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. A video on the game’s official site says it will arrive in September. No more specific date or pricing than that. If you want to know more about…
By Owen Good Published August 30, 2010 -
Which Computer Does Final Fantasy XIV Recommend?
Online role-playing game Final Fantasy XIV is coming out this month. If you don’t have a PC, you might want to get one. But which one? This is computer that Final Fantasy XIV is recommending in Japan. It is packed with an Intel Core i7-980X 3.33GHz chip, Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit, 12GB triple channel DDR3-SDRAM…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 30, 2010 -
No Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep For PSP Go Owners
Are you a big Kingdom Hearts fan? Did you trade in your normal PSP for a sleek and shiny PSP Go last year? Then you won’t be playing Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep any time soon. Amidst rumors that the latest entry in the Kingdom Hearts series, due for UMD release next month, would not…
By Mike Fahey Published August 27, 2010 -
Final Fantasy XIV Gets Fancy Trailer, Open Beta Date
Surcease? You used the word surcease? Square Enix, we know you’ve a penchant for flowery words, but this is 2010, not 1710. Aside from that, everything else in this epic Final Fantasy XIV trailer looks good, as there’s plenty of gorgeous cinematic stuff to go with some actual gameplay footage. Meanwhile, Square Enix has also…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2010 -
The Idol Game Metroid’s Co-Creator Made With Final Fantasy’s Creator
Hironobu Sakaguchi created Final Fantasy. Yoshio Sakamoto co-created Metroid. And in 1987, both worked together on a game with this lady, Miho Nakayma. Game company Square was interested in doing an adventure game. But not any old adventure game, but one that used the telephone. Square was gung-ho for Nintendo’s Famicom Disk System console, which…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 26, 2010 -
When Will Final Fantasy Versus XIII Be Out? One Day
Role-playing game Final Fantasy Versus XIII was first shown in 2006 at the E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles. It’s now 2010, and the game is not out. And don’t expect the game to be out in 2011. “We have no release date information to update,” Square Enix’s Yoshinori Kitase told website Gaming Union. “Unfortunately…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 26, 2010 -
Final Fantasy XIV’s Play-Limiting Fatigue System Explained – Update
A game mechanic that drops the amount of experience points earned after a set amount of play time has Final Fantasy XIV fans in an uproar. Game director Nobuaki Komoto explains the eight hour a week limit. Fans have been railing against the Final Fantasy XIV experience limiting system for a while now, but Komoto…
By Mike Fahey Published August 25, 2010 -
The 3rd Birthday In Motion, Wrecking New York
We haven’t seen much lately of The 3rd Birthday, the next game in the Parasite Eve series. Released on phones in Japan in 2007, it’s coming to PSPs. As Ashcraft wrote, this game’s all about Aya Brea and her guns.
By Stephen Totilo Published August 20, 2010 -
ReviewsLara Croft And The Guardian Of Light Review: Gotta Wear Shades
In 1996, Lara Croft burst onto the scene with the first Tomb Raider. Time hasn’t been so kind, and over the years, her popularity has dipped. But with spin-off title Guardian of Light, is she back with a vengeance? Unlike previous Tomb Raider titles, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light uses an isometric third-person…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 20, 2010 -
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Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days Review: Grime Story
Partners in crime, Kane and Lynch, meet in Shanghai for one more score. An arms deal goes—how else?—horribly wrong, resulting in death, double-dealings and grisly torture. Kane & Lynch 2 made me sick, perhaps my favorite part. Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days tells the gritty, foul-mouthed and bloody tale of Lynch’s life turned upside-down…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 17, 2010 -
Somehow, Gun Loco Is From The People Who Make Final Fantasy
When you think Square-Enix’s Japan studios, do you think violent shooter with people wearing over-sized rabbit heads? Gun Loco, a 2011 disc-based Xbox 360 exclusive fits that bill. The game’s website launches on Wednesday, so this might be a Gamescom thing. The oddest aspect of the pre-release describing the game is that the characters are…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 16, 2010 -
Your First Look at Deus Ex Gameplay
You’ve seen plenty of cinematic trailers, you’ve seen interviews and heard about the aesthetic design of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, but they’ve never show you the game in action… until now. The two-and-a-half minute video mashes gameplay with what I’d bet are cinematic pieces, but there’s still a better sense of what the actual gameplay…
By Brian Crecente Published August 13, 2010 -
Battle Damage? No, You Mean Jean Damage
Heroine Aya Brea returns in PSP game The 3rd Birthday, the latest installment in the Parasite Eve franchise. And it has some fantastic jean damage. These recent images show how her blue jeans become increasingly worn down during battle. The Third Birthday, which was originally planned for Japanese cell phones, follows Aya as she dukes…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 12, 2010