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Weed + Rap + Chrono Trigger
Many rappers rhyme about marijuana. But how many of them do it to the Chrono Trigger soundtrack? Grass-roots (geddit?) rapper Wiz Khalifa, perhaps best known for his “Say Yeah” single, has released a mixtape dubbed Kush and Orange Juice for free online. That was nice of him. And this song is, as one commenter points…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2010 -
Nier Art: An East vs. West Comparison
Upcoming Japanese action role-playing game Nier is getting an English language comic book. How does it compare to the original Japanese art? They’re…different. It’s not a matter of which one is better or worse. Here are two different stylistic takes on Nier by accomplished artists. On the right is the Western comic art. On the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2010 -
Just Cause 2 Multiplayer? Somebody’s Working On It
While we never reviewed it, know that I played a lot of Just Cause 2, and I loved it. The only thing that would have made it better was some multiplayer, and, hey, what do you know. Look at this. Similar to mods for the Grand Theft Auto games on PC, some guys are working…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2010 -
Dubbing Or Subtitles? Take Your Pick!
Typically, there are two ways to bring media from one language to another language. One is to subtitle. The other is dubbing. Do you have a preference? Subtitling allows the original language (and in turn, mood) to remain in tact, while dubbing allows players to take in the visual elements without having to worry about…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2010 -
Final Fantasy XIII PS3 ‘Nearly Doubles’ Xbox 360 Version In U.S. Sales
First month figures for Final Fantasy XIII are in, with the North American version of Square Enix’s role-playing game epic moving more than 1.3 million copies in the United States. The vast majority of those were on the PlayStation 3. According to an early statement from Sony Computer Entertainment, the PS3 version of Final Fantasy…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2010 -
This Sure As Hell Isn’t Dragon Quest X
Dragon Quest X, unsurprisingly, was not revealed today by Square Enix. Instead, another Dragon Quest Wii game was, Dragon Quest Monsters Battle Road Victory, nary an X in sight. What is Dragon Quest Monsters Battle Road Victory? It’s a Wii port of a Japanese arcade game, one that utilizes a trading card collecting mechanic that…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 14, 2010 -
The 4 Heroes Of Light May Be Your Next Final Fantasy Fix
Square Enix may be bringing its lovely looking Final Fantasy spin-off stateside, with the company trademarking The 4 Heroes Of Light, a still unofficially announced video game from the RPG publisher. More than likely, that’s the Western name (or part of the name) of Hikari no 4 Senshi: Final Fantasy Gaiden—a role-playing game that features…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 13, 2010 -
New Dragon Quest X Details Teased By Japanese Man-Egg Show, Suspiciously
Dragon Quest maker Square Enix has been awfully quiet about the series tenth game, announced in late 2008 for the Wii. Will a Japanese variety show featuring a man-egg finally reveal more about the highly anticipated Dragon Quest X? According to a posting on the blog for Japanese TV program Tama Newtown, spotted and translated…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 13, 2010 -
Final Fantasy Composer’s Chocobo Cosplay Wishes, Avatar Scoring Dreams
You’ve heard his music countless time in your favorite Final Fantasy games, but there’s more to composer Nobuo Uematsu than “One Winged Angel.” At last weekend’s Anime Boston 2010, Uematsu got candid in an interview where he revealed everything from his thoughts on Avatar to his future cosplay plans. Here’s a list of some of…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 13, 2010 -
Here’s The Final Fantasy XIV Alpha Tester Guide
Upset that you aren’t in the alpha test for the second Final Fantasy MMO? We’ve got what looks to be a chunk of the Final Fantasy XIV alpha tester handbook and some videos to help you pretend you’re in it. A player posting on the FFXIV Journey blog over at Blogspot is documenting his entire…
By Mike Fahey Published April 13, 2010 -
Kane & Lynch 2 Box Art Doesn’t Want Its Picture Taken
The bold new art direction for Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days spills over onto the cover of the game, sporting a nifty spy camera look, complete with pixel imperfections. It’s a striking image that’s sure to catch the eye on your local retailer’s store shelves, if anything. I love how they’ve stayed true to…
By Mike Fahey Published April 12, 2010 -
Chrono Trigger Figures From Six Months In The Future
Crono and crew come to life in this series of four Chrono Trigger Formation Arts Trading Figures from Square Enix, now available for preorder from Entertainment Earth. Crono, Frog, Lucca, Robo, Ayla, and Magus leap into action in this series of Chrono Trigger dioramas. First seen at Toy Fair in February, they capture the spirit…
By Mike Fahey Published April 8, 2010 -
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker’s Other Big Crossover? Front Mission
If you thought Konami and Kojima Productions’ collaboration with Capcom’s Monster Hunter series was a bizarre fit, you’ll likely find the Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker tie-in with Square Enix just slightly less weird. Kojima Productions announced in Tokyo earlier today that Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker feature some level of interactivity with Square Enix’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 7, 2010 -
Final Fantasy XIV Doesn’t Have Dark Elves, It Has Duskwight Elezen
The North American Final Fantasy XIV website has updated with listings for the race-splitting clans, revealing that the English name for Dark Elves is Duskwight Elezen. We’ve seen the pictures from the Japanese website, but now we’ve got text from the North American one, and I’ll be damned if there won’t be a server filled…
By Mike Fahey Published April 6, 2010 -
Final Fantasy, Now Available In…Latin
You know, I was playing Final Fantasy the other day, and thought to myself, wouldn’t it be great if I could play this not in English, but in Latin? What. I’m a sucker for the classics. Hacker Abw, who you may remember from his work doing the exact same thing for Zelda, has also released…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 6, 2010 -
Confirmed: The Best Final Fantasy Is Coming To The PlayStation Network
After a couple of weeks’ worth of teasing, Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada confirmed during a brief Twitter video that the best Final Fantasy game ever created will soon be released on the PlayStation Network. Just in case any of you forgot which Final Fantasy was the best, it was of course, Final Fantasy IX…
By Mike Fahey Published April 2, 2010 -
Three Minutes Of Final Fantasy XIV Footage And Japanese Voices
Square Enix Japan is creating a series of video blogs called Life in Eorzea, with the first one featuring plenty of Chocobos, tiny little guys dancing, and plenty of Japanese people talking. The nice folks at FFXIVCore have translated some of the chatter going on behind the Final Fantasy XIV gameplay footage, and it doesn’t…
By Mike Fahey Published March 31, 2010 -
The 10 Tribes Of Final Fantasy XIV – Oh Look, Dark Elves!
Sure, Final Fantasy XIV only has five races that are renamed versions of the races from Final Fantasy XI, but with two tribes each, that’s like ten races total! Let’s take a look at them, shall we? The Japanese Final Fantasy IV site now formally splits each of the game’s five races into two separate…
By Mike Fahey Published March 30, 2010 -
Final Fantasy IX Looking Likely for PSN
With Final Fantasy VII and VIII already on PlayStation Network, Final Fantasy IX shouldn’t be too far behind. Via Twitter, a Square Enix producer says the company will be considering such a release very soon. Shinji Hashimoto had been asking for followers’ opinions regarding FFIX over the past several days and then late Friday, in…
By Owen Good Published March 28, 2010 -
CEO: We’ll ‘Explore the Possibility’ of Final Fantasy VII Remake
Creative types like game directors saying they’d love to do a remake of Final Fantasy VII, that’s one thing. But now the CEO himself says the company will, at least, “explore the possibility” of doing so. Yoichi Wada, the president and chief executive of Square Enix, told Siliconera that the company has heard its fans’…
By Owen Good Published March 22, 2010