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Square Enix On Why Manga Doesn’t Sell As Big Overseas

Final Fantasy maker Square Enix doesn’t only make Final Fantasy. The Japanese company also has an anime and manga division, responsible for titles like Saki and Full Metal Alchemist. When division head Kouji Taguchi was asked why manga sales in the US were still considerably smaller than in Japan, he replied: The best sellers in…

By Brian Ashcraft Published October 12, 2009

Reviews

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Review: Crisis Hearts

Our time with the Nobody Roxas in Kingdom Hearts II was far too short. Square Enix rectifies this oversight with Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days for the Nintendo DS. 358/2 Days tells the tale of Sora’s Nobody Roxas from the time he first came into being up until he finds himself among friends at the beginning…

By Mike Fahey Published October 9, 2009

The Critters of Final Fantasy XIV

Raptors, antelopes, mammets, oh my! Square Enix has already unveiled the character races and classes. Now it’s time to have a look a the “beastiary”. “Whether procuring pelts for sale at the market, gathering ingredients for alchemic endeavors, or finding a tasty morsel to quell the incessant grumblings of one’s belly,” states the game’s official…

By Brian Ashcraft Published October 8, 2009

Hear Final Fantasy XIII’s English Voice Acting In New Old Trailer

How many times have you seen this Final Fantasy XIII trailer? This could easily be your third, but the addition of English language voice acting and lip syncing make it worth watching again. For giggles, you can listen to it alongside the subtitled version, just to see the difference between the properly scripted and the…

By Michael McWhertor Published October 2, 2009

What Does Ichiro Do When He’s Hurt?

He plays Dragon Quest, that’s what. In a recent interview in which he discussed his nine consecutive 200 hit season, the topic of Square Enix‘s role-playing-game came up. The Mariners right fielder said, “Oh, I’ve been indebted to Dragon Quest — especially when I got injured. That was true as well when I played in…

By Brian Ashcraft Published October 2, 2009

Japanese Retailer Charging US$5.35 To Play Final Fantasy XIII

This December, Final Fantasy XIII will hit Japan on the PS3. The release date is December 17 — so how long would players need to finish the game? A week? Those who can barrel through the title on the quick might want to pre-order the ¥7,980 (US$88.88) title through retailer TSUTAYA by September 30. That’s…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 30, 2009

Final Fantasy XIII TGS Trailer, Now In English

The Final Fantasy XIII Trailer from TGS sure was epic, no? Pity for us English-speakers it was all in Japanese. Not so this trailer, which has been thoughtfully subtitled for your viewing pleasure. If only Square Enix’s localisation teams worked this fast…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 30, 2009

NieR Screenshot Shows More Flesh Than It Should?

Heroine Kaine in the upcoming Cavia-developed, Square Enix-published RPG NieR is a male-female character that gives players the best of both worlds. This latest screenshot is revealing a little too much, some claim. Various Japanese sites are stating that this Kaine screen shows off the character’s areola. Embarrassing enlarged screenshot below. Breasts in gaming have…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 30, 2009

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