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NieR Gestalt Impressions: Bewildered In A Hallway

Nier Gestalt‘s protagonist may be the perfect hero for his game. He looks tired and a bit confused. After a 40 minute wait on a line at last week’s Tokyo Game Show, I played a five minute demo of Square-Enix and Cavia’s 2010 third-person action role playing game, NieR Gestalt. I was unimpressed. The demo…

By Stephen Totilo Published September 29, 2009

Square Enix Wants To Sell Over Six Million Copies of FFXIII

The last big game Square Enix released is Dragon Quest IX, which sold over 3.7 million copies in Japan alone. The next big game? Final Fantasy XIII. Square Enix hopes to sell more of that game, way more. The previous title shipped over six million copies worldwide, reports Reuters. The target Square Enix is setting…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2009

The Epic Final Fantasy XIII TGS Trailer

Thrilling combat, transforming hot rods, and enough drama to fill your average American high school, all in this Tokyo Game Show trailer for Final Fantasy XIII. After the unwelcome real-time turn that Final Fantasy XII took and the fact that Final Fantasy XI completely doesn’t count, I am more than ready for a return to…

By Mike Fahey Published September 28, 2009

Square Enix Japan To Cut 200 to 300 Jobs

If the small number of booths at this year’s Tokyo Game Show is any indication, the Japanese game industry has seen better days. Even large Japanese companies are hurting. The company behind the Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, Square Enix, is rumored to be trimming down its workforce, we hear. Apparently, somewhere between 200 and…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 28, 2009

Front Mission Evolved: Hands-On With The Wanzers

Square Enix’s attempt to shift the Front Mission series from turn-based strategy role-playing game to third-person shooter was finally playable to the public at Tokyo Game Show. That gave us a chance to see just how Front Mission has “evolved.” The demo that we played—once on the PlayStation 3, once on the Xbox 360—was largely…

By Michael McWhertor Published September 27, 2009

Death By Cube Impressions: One Of TGS’ Bloodiest

Who can resist trying a game called Death By Cube? Not I. In the rear of the Square-Enix booth, away from the crowds lined up for anything and everything Final Kingdom Quest, I found Death By Cube. It is an upcoming Xbox Live Arcade game developed by a studio called Premium Agency, and it will…

By Stephen Totilo Published September 26, 2009

Booth Check: Square-Enix

You’d expect to find Dragon Quest slimes and Final Fantasy drinks in Square-Enix’s massive Tokyo Game Show booth. But would you have expected Modern Warfare 2?

By Stephen Totilo Published September 26, 2009

Square Enix Creates Puzzle RPG With A Bejeweled Twist

What do you get when the puzzle game masters at PopCap team up with RPG kings Square Enix for a Puzzle-RPG for Xbox Live Arcade and Steam? Sounds like countless productive hours lost to me. Puzzle Quest showed us that the puzzle game and the RPG could be successfully married into an entertaining and highly-addictive…

By Mike Fahey Published September 24, 2009

Square-Enix: The Next Gaming Innovation Will Be Billing

The next breakthrough in games will involve how you pay for what you play, the president of Square-Enix said today. Yoichi Wada made the declaration during the traditional state of the industry Tokyo Game Show kick-off panel here in Tokyo. “What’s going to be important for the next five years is not going to be…

By Stephen Totilo Published September 24, 2009

First Look At The Final Fantasy XIII PlayStation 3

Final Fantasy XIII producer Yoshinori Kitase has, at a Tokyo Game Show press conference earlier today, given us our first look at the previously-announced special, FFXIII-themed limited edition of the PlayStation 3. The FFXIII PS3 will be a pinkish white (or a whitish pink!), carries a “Lightning” theme with FFXIII branding and will be a…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 24, 2009

Brace Yourself!! TGS Liveblog Incoming

The 2009 Tokyo Game Show keynote kicks off in less than three hours, with Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Kazuo Hirai taking to the podium to dish on all things Playstation. Be sure to stay tuned to Kotaku for live, breaking coverage of the keynote set to discuss the strategy for Sony Computer Entertainment for 2009.…

By Brian Crecente Published September 23, 2009

GRIN’s Ill-Fated “Fortress” Still Under Development

Citing unnamed sources, GamesIndustry.biz says the Final Fantasy spinoff codenamed “Fortress” has not died along with original developer GRIN. When the Stockholm studio closed, Fortress had already been taken back by Square Enix. GRIN shut down last month, after a lackluster year that saw Terminator: Salvation, Bionic Commando and Wanted: Weapons of Fate all fail…

By Owen Good Published September 21, 2009

Square Enix, Modern Warfare 2, If Only

For reference, see this. Thanks Dareon!

By Luke Plunkett Published September 21, 2009

Star Ocean: The Last Hope PS3 Really Is International

Looks like the PlayStation 3 version of Star Ocean: The Last Hope International got its expanded name for a reason, shipping simultaneously across the globe in February. We knew it was coming to Japan, and now we know it’s coming everywhere else, as Square Enix announces a February 9th North American ship date for Star…

By Mike Fahey Published September 16, 2009

More Info About FFXIII’s Young Girl Serah

There’s more to Final Fantasy XIII character Serah Farron than simply looking reminiscent of an erotic game character. Much more. Serah is the headstrong, independent younger sister of heroine Lightning and lady friend of bandana-wearing hero Snow. Lightning does not approve of her sister’s engagement to Snow. Like Lightning, Serah is a L’Cie and has…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2009

NieR’s Hermaphrodite Character

Like female characters? Male characters? How about both? You know, a two-for-one. The Square-Enix-published Cavia-developed action adventure NieR stars main character NieR and his AI-controlled partner Kainé. According to these magazine scans, Kainé is a hermaphrodite after being possessed during a demo fight. Her, his, its Kaine’s attitude and manner of speech are manly —…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 15, 2009

Star Ocean 4 Sails Onto PS3

The tri-Ace developed, Square Enix published Star Ocean: The Last Hope was released on the Xbox 360 earlier this year. The title is not an Xbox 360 exclusive, it’s coming to the PlayStation 3. Dubbed Star Ocean: The Last Hope International, the game will be hitting the PS3 February 4, 2010 and priced at ¥8,190…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 15, 2009

Front Mission Evolved TGS Trailer Explodes

Square Enix has released the Tokyo Game Show trailer for multi-platform mecha game Front Mission Evolved. The game is set 50 years after Front Mission 5. While that title was developed by Square Enix, Front Mission Evolved is being developed by Double Helix Games, the studio responsible for Silent Hill: Homecoming. Release date for Front…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 15, 2009

Final Fantasy XIII Could Move Another Half Million PS3s In Japan

The Japanese release of Final Fantasy XIII might just do wonders for the PlayStation 3 in Japan, if the president of Famitsu publisher Enterbrain knows what he’s talking about. A massive marquee game moving consoles? What you talkin’ ’bout, Hamamura? Look, that’s what Enterbrain prez Hirokazu Hamamura said at today’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan,…

By Michael McWhertor Published September 14, 2009

The Crystal Bearers Aims For Your Post-Christmas Gift Certificates

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers might not be under your tree on Christmas morning, but the North American release date for Square Enix‘s Wii action adventure game doesn’t miss the holiday by much. December is generally a bad month for video game releases, and earlier is normally better, but when you are Square…

By Mike Fahey Published September 14, 2009