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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 -
You Can’t Watch The New FFXIII Trailer Yet, Let Me Describe It
The climax of tonight’s Final Fantasy XIII party was the game’s brand new trailer. It will be shown at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, so all attending will be able to check it out. Tonight, however, only a hundred or so individuals were able to see it. The trailer is so new that many Square…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2009 -
Another Final Fantasy Game, Another Final Fantasy Drink
Square Enix and beverage company Suntory announced during tonight’s Final Fantasy XIII party that, as is becoming custom, they’ll once again be pairing to release a line of FF-themed drinks for the Japanese market. The drinks, called Final Fantasy XIII Elixir, will be out sometime this “Winter”. Since every line of these things seems to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2009 -
Final Fantasy XIII Aiming For Western Release In Spring 2010
Japanese release dates for Final Fantasy XIII are all well and good if you’re Japanese, but what if you’re American? Canadian? British, Australian, German, French? Well, then you’ll want to know dates for the game’s Western release. Speaking at tonight’s Final Fantasy XIII event in Tokyo, Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada has said “In the…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2009 -
Final Fantasy XIII Release Date Confirmed
Square Enix confirmed tonight at a Japanese press event that Final Fantasy XIII will indeed be out on December 17. Least, that’s when it’ll be out in Japan. The date isn’t a surprise – not after it was accidentally leaked by Square on the company’s YouTube site – but still, it’s nice to get confirmation.…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2009 -
Square Enix FFXIII Event Liveblog Incoming
Tonight in Tokyo, Square Enix is holding a Final Fantasy XIII event, and we’ll be there liveblogging our brains out. By “we”, we mean “me”. The event will start at 7:00pm Japan Time (which is 4am Kotaku Time) and is expected to run for two hours. Be sure to check back for our liveblog and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2009 -
Square Enix President Played Dragon Quest IX For 30 Hours
Not every game exec plays video games. Square Enix honcho Yoichi Wada does. Or rather, says he does. The businessman claims to have spent 30 hours over the course of four days after Dragon Quest IX was released this past July. But for Wada, it’s not simply a matter of “I like videos games”. The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2009 -
Final Fantasy XIII Dated For December 17
Embedded in a flash site is apparently the Japanese release date for Final Fantasy XIII. That release date is December 17. Thank URL twiddling. The flash site’s URL had “_Before_” in it, and typing “_After” seems to bring up this image, which clearly states that the game goes on sale December 17, 2009. Previously, the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 7, 2009 -
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Multiplayer Impressions: Gaming Without Icons
The draw of Kingdom Hearts is the mash-up of Final Fantasy characters and Disney characters, yes? Hopefully you have a second answer, because the multiplayer demo of the latest game in the series offers neither legendary roster. The Nintendo booth at PAX is showcasing a few DS games, including this month’s Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days,…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 5, 2009 -
Order Of War Preview: Almost Everything Is In Order
Please forgive the author as her headline-writing guy seems to be out of the office at the moment, along with the chick who comes up with puns. Order of War is a World War II strategy game for PC with a slightly different angle than all the other WWII strategy games out there: it’s not…
By AJ Glasser Published September 4, 2009 -
Final Fantasy XIII Odin Summoned In Figure Form
Over the weekend, figure and hobby event Chara-Hobby was held at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. It’s the home of the Tokyo Game Show, you know. The event had loads of new figures on display, including this prototype of Final Fantasy XIII‘s Odin. Odin is the summon for FFXIII heroine, and this unpainted figure…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2009 -
How Square Enix Ports DS Games To The Wii
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time was released on the DS and the Wii. How did Square Enix port it over? Easily. The game’s director Mitsuru Kamiyama explained at the recent CEDEC game conference in Japan, “The DS version was the original source code, we made a system that automatically generated the Wii version.”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2009 -
Final Fantasy XIII To Cost $89 In Japan?
That red kiosk is called “Loppi”. It’s located in Japanese convenience store Lawson. It’s a ticket selling machine, but customers can also go shopping and even pre-order video games and consoles. The Loppi screen lists the Xbox 360, the PSP 2000 1seg tuner and right below that? Final Fantasy XIII. The game is priced at…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 2, 2009 -
Square Issues Order Of War This Month
Square Enix releases their first Western-developed game outside of Japan this month, bringing Wargaming.net’s World War II strategy title Order of War to North American PCs on September 22nd. Order of War is only the first of three Western-developed titles coming to North America via Square Enix and its new global agenda, along with Gas…
By Mike Fahey Published September 2, 2009 -
What Square Enix Games Are Playable At Tokyo Game Show?
This month brings the Tokyo Game Show to…Chiba, Japan. And what games is Square Enix bringing to TGS? Minus the Japan-only Lord of Vermilion II arcade game and Japan-only cell phone games like Kingdom Hearts: Coded, the list of Square Enix console games appearing at TGS are: Final Fantasy XI: The Vana’diel Collection 2: Trailer…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 1, 2009