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Final Fantasy Versus XIII On Xbox 360? Square’s ‘Looking Into It’
Will Square Enix’s long-in-the-making Final Fantasy Versus XIII follow the lead of its predecessor and make the leap from the PS3 to the Xbox 360? Probably… err Square Enix is “looking into it,” according to the company’s president. Yoichi Wada told attendees at an investors meeting today in Tokyo that, despite claims that the more…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 18, 2010 -
Final Fantasy XIII, Batman Selling Millions (Millions!)
Square Enix just reported its best year ever, on the back of super-strong sales of a handful of key titles. Like Final Fantasy XIII. And Batman: Arkham Asylum. And Dragon Quest IX. All of which sold millions. Final Fantasy XIII, despite some up-and-down review scores, has sold 5.5 million copies worldwide since launch, with the…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 18, 2010 -
Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Dated, Detailed, And PSP Bundled
Square Enix’s vague summer release date for Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep has become a definite September release date, with a limited edition PSP bundle commemorating the next star-studded entry in the beloved Kingdom Hearts series. Does September 7 still count as summer? Probably not, but it’s only missing it by a few days, so…
By Mike Fahey Published May 17, 2010 -
This Nier DLC Costume Is Not Subtle
Along with a younger version of the protagonist, role-playing game Nier (read our review!) is getting new downloadable outfits. One of which sure is saucy! Kotaku already posted this costume’s concept art. However, concept art doesn’t show how something looks in-game on character Kainé. It only shows the concept And in concept this, probably shouldn’t…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 17, 2010 -
The Bizarre Dragon Quest Battle Road Victory Controller Approaches!
For the Wii owner that demands an authentic Dragon Quest Battle Road Victory arcade experience at home, controller maker Hori offers this elaborate and very expensive… thing. The new controller, seen here in its conceptual form, replicates the controls from the arcade version of Dragon Quest Monsters Battle Road II Legend, coming to the Wii…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 10, 2010 -
Final Fantasy IX Coming Soon To North American PSN
With a May 20 release date already revealed for Japan, Square Enix confirms a North American release for Final Fantasy IX, the second-highest rated game in the Final Fantasy franchise, on the PlayStation Network. I’ve made no secret that Final Fantasy IX is my favorite game in the series, and aside from Final Fantasy III…
By Mike Fahey Published May 7, 2010 -
Reviews
Nier Review: Not Without His Daughter
Can one hideously ugly man facing impossible odds to save his daughter from a mysterious disease make for a beautiful action role-playing game? Find out in our review of Square Enix’s Nier. Dog-faced Nier’s young daughter Yonah has been infected with the strange Black Scrawl virus, and he’ll do whatever it takes to free her…
By Mike Fahey Published May 4, 2010 -
Reviews
Chaos Rings Review: Ring Around The iPhone
From the creators of Final Fantasy and Wild Arms comes Chaos Rings, a 3D iPhone role-playing game that can’t possibly live up to its pedigree, can it? With Wild Arms studio Media Vision handling development, art designs by Final Fantasy VII art director Yusuke Naora, music by anime and video game composer Noriyasu Agematsu, and…
By Mike Fahey Published April 30, 2010 -
RayStorm Reborn Next Week
Scrolling shooter fans have every reason to get fired up over Xbox Live Arcade next week, when Square Enix releases the remake of Taito classic shmup, RayStorm HD. RayStorm HD takes the lock-on shooting action of Taito’s 1996 arcade game, slaps on a fresh coat of HD graphics, widens the playing field, and tosses in…
By Mike Fahey Published April 30, 2010 -
What Is This, Just Cause 2, Or Katamari Damacy?
Just Cause 2 has an amazing grappling hook technique, but it’s got limits: you can only attach it to one thing (either two objects to each other or one to yourself). Lucky for us PC mods know no limits! This is Bolo’s Patch, for the PC version of the game, which gives you multiple grappling…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 30, 2010 -
Kingdom Hearts Figures Might Be Too Damn Cute
Kingdom Hearts fans, who we know like things cute, will surely snap up these new figures from Square Enix, which are not only based on Kingdom hearts characters, but are incredibly, impossibly cute. There are five available – Sora, Cloud, Tifa, Axel and Riku – with the catch being you need to buy them as…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 29, 2010 -
Space Invaders Rendered In Fine French Silver
Taito and silverware maker Christofle have buddied up to offer the Space Invaders fan a chance to express their love of the 1978 shoot ’em up in style. Meet the multi-use silver Space Invader “fashion accessory,” coming soon. According to Square Enix—which owns Tatio—the fine silver invader is “suitable for use by both men and…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 28, 2010 -
This Is How You Open An Arcade
With all the talk about gloom and doom and often hangs over arcade gaming, it’s nice to see a new arcade open. And open with style. On April 28, Taito opened a flagship arcade in Yokohama, Japan, complete with execs from parent company Square Enix and 30-year-old celebrity Maomi Yuuki. Oh, and Gaspard and Lisa…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 28, 2010 -
Now You Have Seen A Dragon Quest Slime Meat Bun
A look at Luida’s Bar as seen on Game|Life
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 28, 2010 -
Not Everywhere Has This Final Fantasy XIII PS3 Controller
Japanese role-playing game Final Fantasy XIII might already be out in the West and Japan, but the localized version is not out in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Yet. To mark the release of the Chinese-language version of the game, Sony is releasing a special FFXIII-branded PS3 controller. Priced at the equivalent of US$90, the controller…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 28, 2010 -
Final Fantasy Company Ready To Release “Edgier” Games
Square Enix, the company best known for its Japanese role-playing games Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest games, is ready to release some of the more “extreme” games in The Land of the Rising Sun. Square Enix has been localizing Western games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (pictured) and is poised to release racing…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 27, 2010 -
Just Cause 2 DLC Brings Inventive New Ways To Cause Explosions
Want some parachute thrusters? How about a half-shotgun, half rocket launcher? All this and more is coming in two sets of Black Market downloadable content for Just Cause 2. As if there weren’t enough ways to cause havoc in Just Cause 2, Square Enix has tapped the black market to bring even more power to…
By Mike Fahey Published April 23, 2010 -
Xbox 360 or PS3 Version: Which Is More Popular?
In Japan, role-playing game Nier has been released in two flavors: Nier Replicant for the PS3 and Nier Gestalt for the Xbox 360. Which version do you think is more popular in Japan? So in Japan, the most popular version is, wait for it, the PS3 version. Shocking! The difference between the two versions is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 23, 2010 -
Final Fantasy XIII PlayStation Home Items Come To North America
Let your Final Fantasy fanhood ring across the hallowed halls and cubbyholes of PlayStation Home today, as Final Fantasy XIII avatar items, costumes, and spaces make their way to North America. You might recall the gear that made its way to the Japanese version of PlayStation Home last year. The costumes transforming avatars into generic…
By Mike Fahey Published April 22, 2010