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Wednesday25th May 2022
News Forspoken Gets an 18 Rating in Europe, Suggests Release Date Will Stick
Magic touch
Forspoken just got an age rating here in Europe from PEGI (that's the region's ratings board, for those who might not know). It's an 18, which is equivalent to 'Mature' in the US. PEGI's description highlights mature themes such as suicide, consumption of alcohol, and strong language. It's not a huge surprise to see Forspoken slapped...
Wednesday30th Mar 2022
News Forspoken Impresses in 10 Minutes of PS5 Gameplay
Explore the Sideways City
Forspoken may have been delayed out of its original May 2022 release date and pushed back to October, but that is not stopping Game Informer from sharing a full 10 minutes of never before seen gameplay action. The PlayStation 5 console exclusive from Square Enix makes
Wednesday9th Mar 2022
News PS5's Forspoken May Be Delayed, But It's Not Forgotten
Contractual obligations will do that
State of Play seems to exist primarily for PlayStation to fulfil contractual obligations, so there’s absolutely no way the format holder would forgo an opportunity to flog Forspoken. That’s right, the game may have been delayed this week, but here’s an unnecessary – albeit appealing – clip showing...
Monday7th Mar 2022
News Forspoken Delayed from May to October 2022 on PS5
Dev wants to "get it right"
Forspoken, the Square Enix RPG from studio Luminous Productions, has been delayed. The studio made the announcement on social media earlier today, confirming the release date has been changed. Initially planned for launch on 24th May, the game will now release on 11th October 2022 — a delay of nearly five months. As...
Monday13th Dec 2021
News PS5's Forspoken Has a 60 Frames-Per-Second Option, Raytracing Also Available
Three configurations at launch
As has become common with most major PlayStation 5 releases, Forspoken will have a number of visual configurations for you to choose from at launch. The default Graphics Mode will run at a full 4K resolution at 30 frames-per-second, while its alternative Performance Mode will target 1440p at 60 frames-per-second. That...
News Raw Forspoken Gameplay Features Combat, Menus
Four minutes of action
PlayStation 5 console exclusive Forspoken is out on 24th May 2022, and now that Square Enix got that important detail out of the way at The Game Awards last week, it's time for the publisher to share actual gameplay with the world. What we have here is four minutes of action that focuses on protagonist Frey Holland as she...
Friday10th Dec 2021
News Forspoken Offering Early Access to Prequel DLC in Digital Deluxe Edition
In Tanta We Trust
Square Enix already has plans for Forspoken beyond its PlayStation 5 launch in May 2022: the Digital Deluxe Edition is advertising a prequel DLC named In Tanta We Trust that you'll gain access to if you choose to pre-order that particular version. Currently slated to arrive in winter 2022, you'll be able to play the expansion...
News It's Forspoken That Square Enix's New Action RPG Will Launch 24th May
Not long to wait
We’ve been seeing Forspoken for some time now, but the PlayStation 5 console exclusive now has a release date: 24th May. A new trailer showcased during The Game Awards reveals a number of new powers and abilities, and some brief snippets of traversal gameplay. This one’s a looker, make no mistake about it – it’s certainly a...
Friday10th Sep 2021
News Uncharted's Amy Hennig, Gary Whitta Are Writing PS5's Forspoken
Todd Stashwick, Allison Rymer also involved
Amy Hennig of Uncharted fame is part of an all-star writing cast on PlayStation 5 console exclusive Forspoken, which is interesting because a lot of Twitter messages flying during the title’s PlayStation Showcase trailer were blaming the dialogue on bad Japanese translations. Gary Whitta, who penned...
Thursday9th Sep 2021
News Forspoken's Latest PS5 Trailer Is Witty and Weird
Square Enix doing something a bit different
Forspoken, the new PlayStation 5 console exclusive from Square Enix, is wonderfully bizarre. This brand new trailer shows star Ella Balinska pulled into an alternate dimension; from the rooftops of a New York-style city to a fantasy land with dragons and talking arm attachments. It’s very Western for a...
Monday6th Sep 2021
News PS5's Forspoken Could Feature During PlayStation Showcase
It has been Forspoken
Ella Balinska, the star of Square Enix’s upcoming action RPG Forspoken, has hinted that more information about the PlayStation 5 console exclusive is coming soon. While she doesn’t explicitly refer to Sony’s PlayStation Showcase – scheduled for this week – the release’s position within the PS5’s portfolio would...
Wednesday23rd Jun 2021
News PS5 Console Exclusive Forspoken Aims to Be the Best Looking Open World Game Ever
Big ambitions
Square Enix has lofty ambitions for Forspoken, its new PlayStation 5 console exclusive action role-playing game. Speaking as part of a puff piece for AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution technology, Luminous Productions studio boss Takeshi Aramaki explained that the developer’s goal is “to achieve the highest quality visuals ever...
Tuesday30th Mar 2021
News More Information on PS5 Console Exclusive Forspoken Coming Later This Year
Extended trailer should tide you over
We now know a little more about PlayStation 5 console exclusive, Forspoken – the project formerly known as Project Athia. The game will star a character called Frey Holland, an “ordinary young woman” played by British actress Ella Balinska who “must harness her magical abilities to survive in the...
Thursday18th Mar 2021
News PS5 Console Exclusive Project Athia Named Forspoken, Launching in 2022
Plus short glimpse at gameplay
What we've come to know as Project Athia, a PlayStation 5 console exclusive from Square Enix, has received an official title from the Japanese publisher. Its name is Forspoken and the small slice of footage above confirms it will launch at some point next year for PS5 and PC. The main character is modelled after...
Monday7th Dec 2020
News Project Athia Remains a PS5 Console Exclusive For At Least Two Years
But that's all we know
We know very little about Square Enix's mysterious PlayStation 5 console exclusive Project Athia, but one new detail dropped today sheds some light on how long Sony has locked out other consoles from playing. In a New and Upcoming games trailer for PS5, the Japanese giant states: "Not available on other consoles until at least...
Tuesday28th Jul 2020
News PS5's Project Athia Is Open World, Makes Use of Sony's High-End Technology
New info from Square Enix
Project Athia was announced at the PlayStation 5's reveal event last month as a console exclusive. The Square Enix title certainly looked the part in its short gameplay trailer, but it's clearly still very early in development, and knowing Square Enix, it's probably been announced a decade too soon. Snark aside, Project...
Thursday11th Jun 2020
News Square Enix Reveals PS5 Console Exclusive Project Athia
A gorgeous action game
Square Enix has announced Project Athia -- a working title for what looks like an action game. It's being "designed for PlayStation 5" according to the above trailer. It certainly looks pretty, but with no release date, there's no telling how long it'll be until we're actually playing this. What do you think of Project Athia?...
