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News Square Enix Announces E3 2018 Showcase
Dare to dream
Square Enix will be throwing its hat into the E3 ring this year, as the publisher has announced that it'll be hosting a "showcase" on the 11th June. Going by the announcement's wording, it sounds like it'll be a Nintendo Direct-esque affair, with the company stating that a "video presentation" is on the cards. Said presentation will...
News Dragon Quest XI's Looking Like a Grand Adventure in 17 Minutes of PS4 Gameplay
Best quest
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age is looking swell in this latest gameplay footage, which comes directly from the English version of the release. In the 17 minute video that we've embedded above, we get to see everything from dungeon exploration and combat to character interactions. Dragon Quest XI is currently set to launch...
News Shadow of the Tomb Raider's Season Pass Adds Post-Release Adventures
About a billion versions available
Shadow of the Tomb Raider’s reveal embargo has lifted, but you’ve already seen most of the assets as they leaked in traditional Square Enix style. After reading a handful of the previews, it sounds like more of the same, which will be a good or bad thing depending on your appetite for Camilla Luddington acting...
News Shadow of the Tomb Raider Cinematic Trailer Leaked
Whoops
Yesterday we saw Shadow of the Tomb Raider's pre-order options, box art, and screenshots ahead of the game's official unveiling, and today we also have the trailer, which has appeared early thanks to Microsoft. You can watch said trailer through here, and it's a mood-setting CG piece. It looks pretty great from where we're sitting. It seems...
News Shadow of the Tomb Raider Art and Assets Leak
Lara Croft looks different again
Shadow of the Tomb Raider was revealed to the media at a swanky London venue earlier today, but you’ll need to wait until tomorrow to see all of the goods. Or at least, that’s what Square Enix was hoping – the Internet has other ideas. In traditional fashion, practically everything has leaked, so enjoy these...
News Of Course There's a Final Fantasy XV Skin Pack for Minecraft
We expected it sooner
A Final Fantasy XV skin pack for Minecraft? But of course. The pack's available on the PlayStation Store now, coming in at £2.49 in the UK and $4.55 in North America. Square Enix's adventure joins the likes of Mass Effect and Skyrim when it comes to Minecraft add-ons. The more the merrier, we suppose. Given Final Fantasy XV's...
News Final Fantasy VII Remake Aiming to Surpass the PSone Original
A new world view
Final Fantasy VII is one of the most beloved games of all time, but Square Enix wants to surpass it with the title’s upcoming PlayStation 4 reboot. Originally revealed in 2015 only for development to be rebooted behind-the-scenes more recently, a new job listing from the publisher notes that this will be a “new creation not...
News Yoko Taro on NieR Sequel: 'If Square Enix Wants It, I'll Do It'
But do you want it, too?
NieR Automata has become something of a cult hit on the PlayStation 4. The game performed reasonably at retail, but it didn’t exactly set cash registers alight. Nevertheless, fans absolutely adore the wacky post-apocalyptic open world and its multi-tiered narrative. But what about a sequel? Director Yoko Taro has been...
News Kingdom Hearts III Has Game & Watch-esque Minigames
Sora like those ol' LCD toys
Square Enix has provided an update on Kingdom Hearts III, but perhaps not the kind that fans wanted to see. A new trailer entitled ‘Classic Kingdom’ shows off several Game & Watch-esque minigames that you’ll be able to play within the PlayStation 4 title, spanning everything from simple platformers to...
News Delightfully Drawn Indie Adventure Forgotton Anne Hops onto PS4 in May
Certainly not forgotten
A lovely looking adventure title that really caught our eye last year, Forgotton Anne has a new trailer and a release date on PlayStation 4. And yes, you do spell it "forgotton". And yes, that does drive us up the wall. Anyway, the game's still looking suitably pretty, and the best news is that we don't have to wait too long...
News Dissidia Final Fantasy NT PS4 Patch 1.06 Adds a New Stage, Movelists
Wait, the game didn't have movelists?
This patch for Dissidia Final Fantasy NT has been out for a while now on PlayStation 4, but it's one of the title's most important updates yet, and it completely passed us by. Indeed, patch 1.06 adds actual movelists to the game so that you can see what each character has up their sleeve. Who would have...
News Final Fantasy XV's Multiplayer Mode Comrades to Score Standalone Release
Sure, okay
In addition to the announcement of four new DLC packs, Square Enix has also confirmed that Final Fantasy XV’s multiplayer-themed Comrades add-on will be receiving a standalone release this summer. While details are thin on the ground, this essentially means that you won’t need to own a copy of the full game in order to access the...
News Final Fantasy XV to Receive 4 Further DLC Episodes, Coming 2019
That's a whole lot of content
Yes, you read that right. Final Fantasy XV, a game released in November 2016, will receive another four pieces of downloadable content in 2019. 2019! Announced at a PAX East panel, the episodes are set to focus on Ardyn, Aranea, Lunafreya, and will conclude with Noctis in a final battle to secure a future for...
News Hajime Tabata's Luminous Productions Is Monkeying Around on More Than Just Games
Evolution
Remember a few days ago when we reported that Square Enix has a new studio headed by Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata? Well, it appears this new studio, Luminous Productions, is working on more than just games. On the NHK website, as spotted by Kotaku,
News Dragon Quest XI Will Feature English Voiceovers and Other Enhancements on PS4 in the West
Best quest
In case you missed the news, Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age finally has a release date here in the West. But Square Enix isn't just sailing the game overseas -- it's also adding several enhancements to the localised version. For starters, the game will feature English voiceovers. In Japan, the title has little to no voice...
News Here's Our Very First Look at Dragon Quest XI in English, Gets a Western Release Date
Finally
Finally! After months of silence, Square Enix has at last slapped a Western release date on Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age. It's even published nine minutes of English gameplay, which we've embedded above for your viewing pleasure. In short, the game still looks rather good, and we can't wait to get our grubby hands on it...
News Final Fantasy XV Director Hajime Tabata to Lead New Studio within Square Enix
Luminous Productions
In a news release published today, Square Enix has announced the formation of a new studio based in Tokyo, Japan, with Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata tasked with leading it. Tabata is famous for having come in and steered what was then called Final Fantasy Versus XIII to safety after a tumultuous development...
News Cory Barlog Wanted Tomb Raider to Be a Single Shot
'That's crazy, we don't want to do that'
Cory Barlog has been dreaming of a single shot game for some time. Speaking with Daily Star, the God of War creative director revealed that he pitched the concept to the Tomb Raider team during his spell at Crystal Dynamics, but the idea was rejected. A video released yesterday revealed how
Leap of faith
Octahedron isn't quite your regular 2D platformer. The strikingly colourful pixel art doesn't give a whole lot away in screenshots, but there are a couple of key points that afford this clever title a unique flavour. Firstly, you're not heading right, you're heading up. Secondly, and more importantly, you create many of the platforms...
News Shadow of the Tomb Raider Launches 14th September on PS4
No dumb exclusivity
Shadow of the Tomb Raider will not be bound by a ridiculous period of exclusivity like its predecessor, with the new entry launching day-and-date on the PlayStation 4 from 14th September. Of course, all of this already leaked, but you can see the high-quality teaser trailer embedded below, courtesy of the official PlayStation...
Rumour Shadow of the Tomb Raider's Debut Trailer Leaks
In potato cam quality, of course
Well, here’s your first look at Shadow of the Tomb Raider, officially set to be revealed in a few hours. The clip doesn’t really show a fat lot, other than what appears to be a pyramid right at the end. That is a pyramid, right? Or is it Mayan temples? It's probably Mayan, right? Yeah, it's Mayan. The clip...
News Lara Croft Steps Out of the Shadow of the Tomb Raider Tomorrow
Rumoured release date is 14th September
Tomb Raider’s official website has updated teasing an announcement for 6AM PDT (1PM GMT) tomorrow. The blank page shows a solar eclipse, but cyber sleuths have done some digging into the website’s HTML and discovered a 14th September release date. Square Enix did say that it would launch soon after the...
News NieR: Automata Moves Over 2.5 Million Copies After a Year on the Market
NieR enough
NieR: Automata's been a real success story for everyone involved. The action role-playing game launched just over a year ago on PlayStation 4, and now Square Enix has announced the the release has moved over 2.5 million copies. That includes shipped numbers as well as digital sales. It also takes the PC version into account. Still, it's...
News Vayne Carudas Solidor Is Dissidia Final Fantasy NT's First DLC Character
It ain't the leading man
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT is adding to its cast of big baddies with its first slice of downloadable content. Square Enix has revealed that Vayne Solidor, the main villain from Final Fantasy XII, will be joining the playable roster in April. You can take a look at how he plays in the trailer that we've embedded above...
News Final Fantasy VII Remake Sounds Like It's Still a Very Long Way Off
Small update via job listing
Final Fantasy VII Remake is looking more and more like a PlayStation 5 game. Its development is also looking more and more like Final Fantasy XV Part 2. Our latest update on the project comes via a job listing -- as translated by Gematsu -- which gives us a vague idea of how things are going. The description reads: "We...
News Next Final Fantasy Livestream will Feature Noctis in Tekken 7
Release date incoming?
There's going to be a special Active Time Report next week, Square Enix has announced. The semiregular livestream typically dishes out news on Final Fantasy XV, but on the 14th March, it'll be going over Noctis' appearance in Tekken 7 as the game's second additional guest character. Apparently, the stream will be showing...
News Dissidia Final Fantasy NT's First DLC Character Will Be Revealed Next Week
But who will it be?
In case you didn't know, Dissidia Final Fantasy NT will be getting six additional characters in the form of downloadable content. Square Enix says that the first of these six new fighters will be revealed next week as part of a Japanese livestream on the 13th March. So, who will it be? Well, based purely on the publisher's...
Review Life Is Strange: Before the Storm - Bonus Episode: Farewell (PS4)
Friends reunited
Life Is Strange: Before the Storm’s final episode bids a fond Farewell to Max and Chloe before their story’s even properly began. Set days prior to Miss Caulfield’s departure to Seattle, developer Deck Nine promised this would be a happy send-off for series creator DONTNOD’s beloved teenage pairing. Well, it’ll leave you...
Review Fear Effect Sedna (PS4)
Real-time tragedy
It’s been 17 years since the last Fear Effect game came out, and thinking back, the one thing that always tends to come to mind about the series is the questionable marketing that surrounded the second game. Fear Effect was always touted as a more adult take on the Resident Evil formula, but the way in which Eidos – the...
News No Way! Lara Croft Teams Up with Lucozade for 90s Nostalgia
Brings back a Lara memories
We’re not sure whether it was the case in other countries, but Lara Croft was an absolute superstar in the UK throughout the latter half of the 90s. The character adorned the cover of magazines, frequently topped the video game charts, and was also chosen as the “face” of Lucozade. The advertisement embedded below...
News Dragon Quest Builders 2 Multiplayer Options Being Explored by Square Enix
Build 'em higher
Dragon Quest Builders is a great little sandbox game, but its lack of co-op multiplayer has always been a popular criticism. However, with Dragon Quest Builders 2 currently in development, Square Enix is apparently in the process of exploring its multiplayer options. This is according to the latest issue of Famitsu, which...
News Secret of Mana Patch Aims to Reduce Crashing on PS4
It's no secret
Square Enix has revealed that an update is in the works for Secret of Mana on PlayStation 4. The patch, which is due to release in early March, features a number of bug fixes and improvements, but perhaps most notably, the update promises to reduce the frequency of crashes. While it doesn't appear to be a widespread issue, we have...
Shhh. Be vewy vewy quiet, I’m hunting rabites
Secret of Mana is a remake of one of the SNES’ best loved JRPGs. It was widely praised at the time for its fun hack-'n'-slash combat, beautiful music, and vibrant graphics. However this 2018 remake feels like its stripped away some of the magic of the original and instead made its shortcomings much...
Weirdness Lara Croft Barbie Looks Deep into Your Soul
You'll want to protect her
Few things in life are more terrifying that this Tomb Raider-themed Barbie doll, designed to celebrate the release of the new Alicia Vikander movie. Fresh from her roles as an astronaut, vet, and fashion entrepreneur, the popular toy is now taking a turn as archaeologist Lara Croft herself – complete with steely glare...
News Square Enix Reflects on Final Fantasy XV in New Developer Diary
A royal thank you!
Final Fantasy XV has gone through some significant changes since it first launched on PlayStation 4 back in November 2016 after a tortuous ten year development cycle. We could drag on about how some of the game's downloadable content falls short, or how it feels like it concludes what should have been a complete game on launch...
News Kingdom Hearts III Release Date Might Not Be Announced at E3 After All
We goofed
Square Enix revealed Kingdom Hearts III's main theme and a new trailer at the D23 Expo in Tokyo last weekend, but it was also falsely reported that a release date for the game would be announced at E3 this year. Forgive us for getting excited at an announcement of an announcement via a Tweet, but it turns out that this was actually a bit...
Review Dissidia Final Fantasy NT (PS4)
Shut the hell up, kupo
There are few franchises in video gaming quite like Final Fantasy. After three decades, the series has spawned more iconic characters and cities than most other franchises could hope to achieve in twice as long. The appeal, therefore, of a game like Dissidia Final Fantasy NT should be self-explanatory: take a bunch of...
News Kingdom Hearts III Gets a Fantastical New Trailer, Confirms a Bunch of Things
Monster mash
Disney's D23 Expo Japan, starting today, could be the site of an announcement concerning Kingdom Hearts III. The Kingdom Hearts Twitter account teased an appearance at the expo, leading many to speculate whether another trailer or even a release date could be revealed in Tokyo. Kingdom Hearts III's current 2018 release date
News Final Fantasy VII Remake Has Undergone Some Big Visual Changes, Reports Say
But we can't see them
Reports coming out of Japan (handily compiled by Gematsu) say that Final Fantasy VII Remake has been altered quite a bit since we last saw it -- at least visually. Apparently, the characters who appeared in past trailers have been redesigned, and a few screenshots of the game were shown off at a recent art exhibition...
News Unsurprisingly, Dragon Quest XI Won't Be Launching Before April in the West
Square Enix confirms
Well what do you know, Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age won't be heading West before April. Crazy, huh? Who saw that one coming? Wall Street Journal reporter Takashi Mochizuki brings word from Square Enix's latest earnings conference, stating on Twitter that the publisher is eyeing fiscal year 2018 when...
News Donnie Yen Announces Sleeping Dogs Movie Role
Clear the Wei
After rumours early last year that a Sleeping Dogs movie was in the works, everyone's favourite Donnie Yen has recently announced on his Instagram page that he'll indeed be taking up the role of undercover officer Wei Shen. The acclaimed Hong Kong actor - who should be best known for his role in xXx: Return of Xander Cage, a film we'll...
News Hyper Light Drifter Designer Leaves Square Enix Montreal After Game Cancellation
"The business strategy of the studio shifted"
Former Hyper Light Drifter designer Teddy Diefenbach today announced on his personal website that he has voluntarily vacated Square Enix Montreal after the publisher terminated his team's project. He describes in his post that it was a "dream role", but that the "business strategy of the studio shifted"...
Memory is reconstructive
It's one thing to make a game in the style of a classic 90s role-playing title, but it’s another thing entirely to make one that matches the heart and focus of those beloved titles of yesteryear. Lost Sphear marks Tokyo RPG Factory’s second attempt at rekindling a spark of the past as the developer continues to pump out...
News Sonic the Hedgehog Creator Yuji Naka Spin Dashes Square Enix
Aw, yeah – this is happenin’
Video game icon Yuji Naka – the former boss of Sonic Team and the lead programmer of the original Sonic the Hedgehog games – has announced that he joined Square Enix in January. “I’m joining game development as before, and strive to develop games at Square Enix,” he said. “I aim to develop an enjoyable...
News Final Fantasy VII Remake Artwork Emerges at Exhibition
Actual images
It’s been a while since we heard anything about Final Fantasy VII Remake after the project was rebooted internally, but Square Enix has debuted some new artwork as part of a 30th anniversary exhibition in Tokyo. The images – photographed by press prior to the show opening – reveal Midgar, as well as the iconic church area.
News New Tomb Raider Movie Trailer Reveals a Child's Destiny
Daddy issues
That new Tomb Raider movie is very much still on track for a 16th March release, so here’s Alicia Vikander in a vest doing her best English accent. This latest trailer reveals a little more about the plot, which appears to be sticking quite closely to the 2013 reboot. In fact, a handful of the set-pieces teased in the two minute clip...
News Life Is Strange: Before the Storm Breaks Hearts at Retail in March
Update: Bonus episode Farewell launches 6th March
The tragic tale of Chloe and Rachel’s whirlwind romance will reach retail on 6th March, as Square Enix packages up its episodic prequel Life Is Strange: Before the Storm. There are a ridiculous three versions available, so stick with us or we’ll give you some classic Miss Price lip. First and...
News Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition Confirmed, Contains Brand New Content
The royal treatment
You may remember that, about a week ago, the ESRB rated Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition, with speculation that it was some sort of all-in-one package. Well, it turns out this was exactly right. The Royal Edition combines the original game with all of its Season Pass content, which includes Episode Gladiolus, Episode Prompto,...
News Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Open Beta Is Out Now on PS4
Don't diss it
If the Dragon Ball FighterZ beta isn't enough to keep you occupied this weekend, then you may want to check out the other test run that's happening. Also available to download now from the PlayStation Store, the Dissidia Final Fantasy NT open beta comes in at around a rather hefty 18GB, but the best part is that you don't have to...
News Final Fantasy VII Remake's Production Is Making Progress
Please be excited
We’re nearing three years since Final Fantasy VII Remake’s reveal at Sony’s infamous E3 2015 press conference, but as has become customary with anticipated Square Enix projects, we haven’t heard a whole lot since. We were treated to a chunk of gameplay at PlayStation Experience a few months later, but then the publisher...