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Kotaku East
Square Enix Says Not To Expect Final Fantasy XV and KHIII at E3
Because Final Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts III, that’s why. Or, rather, something about optimal timing. But don’t worry, everything is just fine! In an interview with Famitsu, Square Enix exec Shinji Hashimoto revealed that there won’t be new info about Final Fantasy XV at this year’s E3. Who knows, maybe Square Enix will change…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 6, 2014 -
Square Enix Teases Kingdom Hearts III Some More
Ostensibly this is a new trailer for Kingdom Hearts 2.5 Remix, which comes out this December for PS3. It looks great and all, but really, what’s exciting here is the little teaser for the game we’ve all been waiting for: Kingdom Hearts III. The teaser starts at 2:30 or so. Here’s hoping we’re getting a…
By Jason Schreier Published June 5, 2014 -
The people that turned Hitman into a mobile turn-based strategy game this year are already back at it again. Square Enix just announced Hitman: Sniper, a new mobile game from the team that made April’s Hitman: Go. It describes the game as “a massively competitive sniping game that will focus on the subtlety of execution.”…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 5, 2014 -
ReviewsMurdered: Soul Suspect: The Kotaku Review
I came across something midway through Murdered: Soul Suspect that summed up the majority of my experience playing this game. I was strolling through a police station as Ronan O’Connor, a detective so hard-boiled that his own death could not stop him from hunting down the notorious murderer as The Bell Killer. The game begins…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 3, 2014 -
Final Fantasy Characters As Pokémon Trainers
With a little redesign, Final Fantasy characters would make pretty cool Pokémon trainers. You just have to find the matching Pokémon for them. Artist Andrew Ryan did just that. Gotta love Barrett with his Pokéball launcher arm. Here are the characters from Final Fantasy VIII, with the same design: And the characters of Final Fantasy…
By Gergo Vas Published June 2, 2014 -
Here’s the first bit of artwork from the next Hitman game. Sadly that’s all we’re gonna get for a while since developer IO Interactive also said that it won’t be showing the game at E3 next month. For the time being, read more about upcoming Hitman news here.
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 28, 2014 -
Final Fantasy III is now available on Steam. The first legitimate PC version of the game is a port of the relatively recent 3D remake, and will set you back $15.99. Be sure to give your Warriors of Light distinctive names, so they aren’t confused with all of the other nameless, world-saving orphans.
By Mike Fahey Published May 27, 2014 -
Sin From Final Fantasy X Is Just As Ominous In Minecraft
Recreating Sin—the whale-like gargantuan final boss of Final Fantasy X—in Minecraft was probably a bit harder than usual since you can’t really build it pixel by pixel. Still, Pero‘s piece looks awesome, just like the original from the PS2 game. Here’s a few more shots, and a neat video: Dayshot is an image-based feature that…
By Gergo Vas Published May 26, 2014 -
Final Fantasy III Is Coming To PC
Over the past couple years, Square Enix has brought Final Fantasy VII and then Final Fantasy VIII to personal computers via Steam. Naturally, their next step is Final Fantasy III. There’s no release date for the game yet, but there’s a Steam listing up now. This looks like a port of the PSP version, optimized…
By Jason Schreier Published May 9, 2014 -
You can almost hear Terra’s Theme in the background in artist Carlos Villa‘s excellent reinterpretation of Final Fantasy VI’s grand opening Magitek Armored troops are about to enter the remote town of Narshe. Narshe by zano [DeviantART] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and…
By Gergo Vas Published April 16, 2014 -
Kotaku East
A Square Enix mobile developer has recently talked to Famitsu (via Siliconera) about a pair of new SaGa and Mana games which will “stay true to all [our] memories from the [SNES] and PlayStation era.” The developer also mentioned that Square Enix’s second mobile division would be “helping out” with the games.
By András Neltz Published April 15, 2014 -
Kotaku EastHow True are Japan’s Latest Gaming Rumors?
The gaming industry is constantly full of rumors. More so in April where you have the gullible falling for all the crazy April Fools pranks that pop up. This week, Japanese gaming mag Weekly Famitsu went through the trouble of gathering up a bunch of rumors and seeking the validity of them a la Mythbusters…
By Toshi Nakamura Published April 10, 2014 -
Kotaku EastI Hope JRPGs Use This Stunning Photoreal Tech
Japan’s Silicon Studio is perhaps best known for co-developing the Bravely Default games with Square Enix. The studio has a new, next-gen game engine, and it looks beautiful. According to Silicon Studio, the rendering engine is working in real time. This is, of course, a tech demo, and as a tech demo, you shouldn’t necessarily…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2014 -
Japan’s Big RPG Bubble
Earlier this week, Square Enix boss Yosuke Matsuda said some things that left a whole lot of RPG fans scratching their heads. “Due to having split [the development mindset] according to regions around the world, we weren’t able to see this clearly up until now, but fans of JRPGs are really spread around the world,”…
By Jason Schreier Published April 4, 2014
