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EsportsLeague of Legends, Turned Into Final Fantasy VII… Has Potential
Would it be possible to transform League of Legends into a JRPG, specifically, Final Fantasy VII? The answer is yes! Thanks to Brazilian YouTuber Pato Papao, we now have a highly detailed LoL / Final Fantasy crossover fan-video, with the appropriate dances, moves and skills. There’s also plenty of extra little tidbits for those who…
By Gergo Vas Published November 28, 2013 -
Culture
War. War Sometimes Changes.
Not all the time. Just occasionally. Like…when wandering swordsmen get robot arms and giant swords. Studio Hive is a Thailand-based studio who provide illustrations and concept work for video games, advertising, movies and TV. They’ve recently worked with clients like Square Enix and, like every other game artist on the planet, Applibot’s Legend of the…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 28, 2013 -
Kotaku East
There Are Three Words for This Ridiculous Final Fantasy Costume
One of them is bad. But that’s okay, I guess? Behold some of the latest Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII downloadable content. Today, Square Enix launched the first round of DLC for the game. The outfits, which come with weapons, are The Divine World’s Saint Clothing Style, The Final Liberation Clothing Style, and, wait for…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 26, 2013 -
There’s A New Final Fantasy Out Today, And You Should Stay Far Away
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years hits iOS and Android today, and while it’s not as egregiously offensive as some other games in the once-beloved series (like the microtransaction machine All The Bravest), it is a terrible game and you should stay away. I wrote a little bit about The After Years last year, so…
By Jason Schreier Published November 25, 2013 -
This glitch in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn will get your character stuck in MMO emote hell, as you can see in the above GIF. To get similar results with a frozen upper torso, type “/sit,” then press the emote and the “w” buttons simultaneously. If you get lucky, you won’t fly away completely.…
By Gergo Vas Published November 20, 2013 -
If Disney Princesses Were Final Fantasy Characters …
We’ve seen classic Disney heroines as Street Fighter characters, but they’d make an even more outstanding and complete party as Final Fantasy characters, with all the essential jobs assigned to them. Digital artist Geryes took the most iconic Disney princesses, and reimagined them with belts and zippers, as if it were designed by Tetsuya Nomura…
By Gergo Vas Published November 19, 2013 -
Square Enix Game Improved With Silly Real Faces
We told you about the facial mapping tech in Square Enix’s vampire hunting game, Bloodmasque, back in July, but it wasn’t until today that we truly got to see how ridiculous the game can get if you use the feature in the right way. By ‘the right way’ I mean ‘uploading yourself making faces that…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 5, 2013 -
Kotaku East
Here’s a Marvelous New Dragon Quest 3DS XL
Early next year, Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca’s Marvelous Mysterious Key hits the Nintendo 3DS. To mark the occasion, Nintendo is releasing a special 3DS XL. Neat DQ print, no? Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca’s Marvelous Mysterious Key is a remake of Dragon Quest Monsters 2: The Mysterious Key to Malta,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2013 -
Kotaku East
Check Out the Rejected Lightning Returns Logos
This is the Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy logo. You might have also seen this logo with an all-black background. But have you ever seen the rejected ones? At a recent event in Tokyo for Lightning Returns and Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD, Square Enix showed off the Lightning Returns logos it didn’t end up using. Below,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 4, 2013 -
Sources: Studio Behind Deus Ex And Thief Cancels New Game
Eidos Montreal, the studio behind Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Thief, has just cancelled a third game they had planned, multiple sources have informed Kotaku This isn’t Thief, which is out in February, or the next-gen Deus Ex planned for the future, but a third, unannounced game, sources say. We first heard the news from…
By Jason Schreier Published October 30, 2013 -
FFXIV‘s Got 1.5M Players. Guess That Massive Overhaul Paid Off.
Final Fantasy XIV hit 1.5 million registered players in its first two months, and if you’re wondering what that means, here’s one suggestion: A Realm Reborn was worth it. First, let’s put that number in context: 1.5 million might be negligible for a free-to-play game, but Final Fantasy XIV is a subscription-based MMORPG. All of…
By Jason Schreier Published October 30, 2013 -
Tidus’s Laugh Makes The Big Bang Theory Actually Funny
The Big Bang Theory without the canned laughter and Tidus’s horrible laugh from Final Fantasy X are both very uncomfortable to watch separately. But YouTuber skylazor mixed the two together, and the result is… something really special. And it could have been even better with the Japanese version Big Bang Tidus [YouTube] To contact the…
By Gergo Vas Published October 29, 2013 -
Remember, People Outside Japan May One Day Make A Final Fantasy Game
One of the saddest game cancellations of the last few years has got to be Grin’s Fortress, an ambitious Final Fantasy title that would have been the first major game in the franchise to be developed outside Japan. Those interested to see what a Western take on the series might look like, though, still have…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 29, 2013 -
Kotaku East
Unseen Tetsuya Nomura Sketches From the 1990s
These days Square Enix’s Tetsuya Nomura busies himself with Final Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts III. But let’s take a look back in time, before he was the famous game designer he is today. Takashi Aki, who worked as a planner on Final Fantasy V and FFVI, was recently cleaning up and discovered a handful…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 28, 2013 -
Kotaku EastIn Kingdom Hearts III, Keyblades Can Transform Into So Many Things
Check out them guns on Sora. The D23 Expo Japan 2013 was an event last week at the Tokyo Disney Resort that celebrated both the 90th anniversary of the Walt Disney Company and the 30th anniversary of the Tokyo Disney Resort itself. Nomura was there with Japanese cast members to show the latest Kingdom Hearts…
By Toshi Nakamura Published October 23, 2013 -
Our First Good Look at Kingdom Hearts III Gameplay
Here’s our first real look at Kingdom Hearts III in action since the brief snippet of gameplay shown inthe announcement trailer back in June. Check out massive enemies, new weapons, and a mature Sora who doesn’t seem to have aged a bit. Kingdom Hearts III is slated for the PS4 and Xbox One. The release…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 15, 2013 -
Final Fantasy VII Isn’t On Phones Yet Because It’s… Too Big?
Last week, we reported that Square Enix wants to bring Final Fantasy VII to cell phones. Today, we’ve got an explanation for why that hasn’t happened yet: the game is too big, Square says. “Unfortunately, it’s not that it’s not impossible for us to develop Final Fantasy VII for mobile,” Square Enix top man Takashi…
By Jason Schreier Published October 14, 2013