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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

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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

This Final Fantasy XIII Lady Looks Familiar…

The new Final Fantasy XIII trailer features Serah, the younger sister of heroine Lightning and girlfriend of bandana-wearing character Snow. According to some, Serah’s character design isn’t new. Her hair style, clothes and even stockings look remarkably similar to Kurumi Imari, a character in high-school witch-coven sex-and-horror erotic game Bible Black. The title was released…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 14, 2009

Watch Short Bits Of The Brand New Final Fantasy XIII Trailer

At the Final Fantasy XIII Premiere Party, Square Enix showed the new FFXIII Tokyo Game Show trailer. Square Enix would not allow anyone to film the trailer, so we had to describe it. Yet, here it is on Japanese morning television. There are a few short scenes of Lightning, Hope, Snow and Serah. There’s gameplay…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 11, 2009

Brand New Final Fantasy XIII Screens Show Optima Change

Yes, we’re already seen blurry magazine scans of character Sazh Katzroy’s afro-headed son Dahj. Here are non-blurry screens, plus a look at “Optima Change”. Optima Change lets players assign new roles to the AI characters in their party during battle — basically, you can change their abilities. According to Famitsu.com, it is possible to swap…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2009

Nier Is Now a 360 “Exclusive”?

Looks like Square Enix may be publishing another Xbox 360 “exclusive”, with the announcement today that the previously multi-format Nier (now known as Nier Gestalt) will now only be released on Microsoft’s console. Or at least, that’s how it’s being loosely reported in the Japanese media, with a fresh batch of screens for the game…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 10, 2009

Square Enix’s Nier Already Getting A Spin-off?

Nier, the action adventure role-playing game from Square Enix and developer Cavia, is coming to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 next year. That game may already have a spin-off title in the works, according to the newest Famitsu Weekly. It appears that Square Enix will be releasing the game we know simply as Nier…

By Michael McWhertor Published September 9, 2009

First Images of Final Fantasy XIII’s Afro Kid

Final Fantasy XIII character Sazh Katzroy has a fabulous afro. That seems to run in the family. It’s already been confirmed that Sazh was a father — details were scant, however. Here is a first look at his son, who is named “Dodge” and also has an afro. Like father, like son? Eds Note: The…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2009

Final Fantasy XIII Controls Detailed

Last night, Square Enix held its Final Fantasy XIII Premiere Party, giving a handful of individuals a chance to play the Tokyo Game Show build of Final Fantasy XIII. At each demo station, the game’s controls were detailed for players. The controls don’t seem to have changed since the earlier demo that was bundled with…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2009

More Art From GRIN’s Cancelled Final Fantasy Project

We don’t normally enjoy loitering around what is essentially a corpse, but when it’s a Final Fantasy game that was in production at a Swedish studio, well, you can excuse us for being curious. With the game now canned, and GRIN no more, the artists working on the game are now free to go posting…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2009

Someone At Square-Enix Likes Star Trek?

Not being a font expert, but having a memory that stretches back to the 80s, I saw something on this very site today that made me think of the font you can see in the image on the left. In the midst of Brian Ashcraft’s superb coverage of all things Final Fantasy XIII, I saw…

By Stephen Totilo Published September 8, 2009

The News And Impressions Of The Final Fantasy XIII Premiere Party

Last night in Tokyo, Square Enix hosted a Final Fantasy XIII Premiere and our own Brian Ashcraft was on hand to liveblog, break news, watch videos and play demos. Here’s a break down of everything you may have missed if you weren’t surfing Kotaku at 4 a.m. Square Enix FFXIII Event Liveblog Incoming Final Fantasy…

By Brian Crecente Published September 8, 2009

Tokyo Game Show Final Fantasy XIII Demo Impressions

Final Fantasy XIII is coming out in Japan this year — this December, actually. At the Tokyo Game Show, Square Enix will have a playable demo, which is most likely the final demo before FFXIII hits retail. I got some hands on time with the TGS demo build. What Is It? Final Fantasy XIII is…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2009