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The free-to-play mobile game Final Fantasy Record Keeper is coming westward this spring, Square Enix just announced. This is another partnership with Japanese social gaming giant DeNA; here’s hoping it’s better than that cashgrab All The Bravest

A Guided Tour Of Final Fantasy XIV‘s Gold Saucer

The Manderville Gold Saucer is now live in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, and it’s every bit as joyful as I imagined. Join me as I participate in mini-game gambling, Chocobo races, the Triple Triad card game and some impromptu beatboxing. Join me as I transport myself via semi-feline avatar to the happiest place…

Here Comes Final Fantasy XIV‘s Most Entertaining Update Yet

Final Fantasy XIV‘s servers go down tonight at midnight Eastern time. When they come back one of the MMO’s most anticipated features comes with them. Are you ready for the Chocobo races, Triple Triad and mini-games of the Manderville Gold Saucer? Leveling a character and experiencing the story of the game is nice and all,…

Take a Look at the Legacy of Kain Game That Got Killed in 2012

Fans have been clamoring for another game in the Legacy of Kain series for years now. The vampiric action games were well-loved for their gothic world-building and bloodthirsty take on third-person combat. More of that was on the way, but then it got staked right in the heart. A massive poston NeoGAF by forum member…

Dragon Quest PR Stunt Cruelly Exploits People’s Love for Bubble Wrap

That, or it exploits Japan’s love of Dragon Quest. Maybe, if not definitely, it does both. Square Enix and Koei Tecmo gaves have wallpapered part of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station with bubble wrap covered in 100,000 Slimes. Who can resist bubble wrap? And in Japan, Dragon Quest has almost the same pull. Almost. [Photo: Inside] Because…

Watch Close To A Full Hour Of Final Fantasy XV Gameplay

Today, Square Enix gave us our longest look yet at Final Fantasy XV, a game that I now believe actually exists and will come out within the next two years. You undoubtedly know the long, storied history behind the game once called Final Fantasy Versus XIII, and if you’ve been following along with news on…

How Final Fantasy XV‘s Combat Works

Last December, Kotaku reported on Final Fantasy XV‘s combat. At the time, details were somewhat abstract. Today, we have a detailed list of how exactly the controls function. Square Enix showed off the basic controls in tonights FFXV walkthrough, and the images below are from the demo (via Japanese site Hachima Kikou). Perhaps seeing how…

Final Fantasy XV Is 60 Percent Finished

Well, we’ve waited this long. I guess we’ll be waiting a little longer. In FFXV demo tonight, director Hajime Tabata was asked how much of the game is currently finished. Tabata replied, “We’re now at 60 percent.” Last September, Tabata told Kotaku the game was 55 percent done. Honestly, I imagine the team has been…

Hot on the heels of Puzzle & Dragon‘s Super Mario Bros. edition is a Final Fantasy collaboration for Japan. As noted on Otanew, expect more details at a later date. No word yet about an international release.

One Of Square Enix’s Biggest iOS Games Has Been Broken For Months

The World Ends With You is broken on iOS 8, and has been for a long time, to the point where Square Enix pulled it from the app store last week because it just doesn’t work. Square tells Kotaku they’re still working on a fix for the role-playing game—which was originally released on the DS…

Why Final Fantasy XV Has Fantastic Hair

As a rule, Final Fantasy games have amazing hair. But the ‘dos in Final Fantasy XV look especially good. Thank fancy tech, professional hair stylists, and wigs for that. During the last console generation, a glut of characters had buzz cuts or sported coifs that looked like they were drenched in hairspray. Those bad hair…

If you have a good idea for a new Gex, Anachronox, or Fear Effect, now’s the time to dust it off. As part of its Collective program, Square Enix is allowing developers to pitch new takes on games and franchises the publisher isn’t working on. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected]…

The Iconic Final Fantasy Art Of Tetsuya Nomura

From Final Fantasy VII through to XIII (and Kingdom Hearts in between), one man has stood as a beacon of everything people love — and loathe — about Square Enix. And that man is Tetsuya Nomura. Joining Square over twenty years ago as an artist, Nomura had his first big break designing many of the…

Dissidia Final Fantasy Takes The Fight To Japanese Arcades

Announced this weekend at the Japanese Amusement Expo, Dissidia Final Fantasy takes Square Enix’s franchise-wide fighting game from the PSP to the arcade with three-on-three battles between a horde of iconic characters. While more information is expected later this year, the first trailer (thanks Kev!) gives us a good idea of what Japanese arcade goers…

Square Enix Is Sorry for Parodying a Disgraced Scientist

Well, I guess that didn’t go as planned, now did it? Then again, maybe it did. Japanese researcher Haruko Obokata caused one of the biggest science scandals in recent memory after her botched stem-cell research was proven highly questionable. Obokata resigned due to research misconduct, and currently, there’s talk of criminal charges against her. Square…

Square Enix has trademarked “Square Soft” and “Enix” in Japan. It’s unclear if this is to prevent other companies from using them (highly likely!) or if Square Enix will use them for branding (perhaps!).

Bravely Second, the sequel to Bravely Default: Flying Fairy, finally has an official subtitle. The game will be called Bravely Second: End Layer.

How Final Fantasy XV Does Pre-Render and Real-Time

In Final Fantasy XV, pre-rendered and real-time graphics do look different. Not that different, apparently. Recent Japanese magazine scans show a pre-render and real-time comparison for FFXV character Cidney, the first female Cid While she’s not a playable character, Cidney appears as an in-game mechanic. Below, you can see the images via GermanFFBlog and website…

Final Fantasy XV, The Cat Simulator

Just as Square Enix used a “Dog Cam” to show off FFXV, it’s now using a “Cat Cam” to do the same. At the recent Taipei Game Show, a feline friend explored an in-game train station. The below video is from ETtoday: Here’s the same footage, but at a slightly higher resolution: While right now…

Final Fantasy Kitchen Knives Deal Critical Damage To Fruit, Vegetables

Yes, I know. I want them too. But, much as I’d like to own some rad Final Fantasy cutlery, these were custom-made for one specific super-fan. We can ogle them from afar, though, and ogle we shall The Super-Fan Builds team enlisted the help of the ever-talented folks from Man At Arms to construct four…