March2018
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...
February2018
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...
January2018
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"...
Feature The 10 Best PlayStation Soundtracks of 2017
Reelin’ in the year
2017 was an absolute banner year for games: AAA games were firing on all cylinders, indies knocked it out of the park again and again, and there were more Game of the Year contenders than we care to count. Alongside many of these stellar games were absolutely phenomenal soundtracks, too. This year more than any other was the...
June2017
E3 2017 Go Fish with Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV on PSVR
Taking the easy way trout
It seems Square Enix just can't get enough of developing games featuring those good and wholesome boys from Final Fantasy XV. Its latest venture is a virtual reality fishing title for PlayStation VR titled Monster of the Deep. And yes, that sentence was just as strange to type as we're sure it was to read. ...
March2017
News Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age Limited and Collector's Editions Detailed
The Inflated Age
Fresh off January's news that Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age will be released on 11th July, publisher Square Enix has today detailed the various editions that are available for pre-order. Hold onto your DualShock 4s everybody - here we go. Collector's Edition First up is the Collector's Edition, which is now available for...
February2017
News Star Ocean: Till the End of Time Director's Cut Announced for PS4
Welcome to the great Star Ocean
Square Enix has today announced a HD port of the tri-Ace developed title Star Ocean: Till the End of Time for PlayStation 4. The so-called Director's Cut is an enhanced version of the PS2 original which will run the game at a full-1080p resolution, boasting various graphical improvements to create a more visually...
News Final Fantasy VII Remake Voice-Work Nearing Completion
2017, anyone?
Fresh from the latest teasing images of Final Fantasy VII Remake at the weekend, producer Yoshinori Kitase has also revealed in this week's issue of Japanese gaming magazine Dengeki PlayStation that the voice-work for the remake is nearing completion. As per a translation by Siliconera, Kitase had this to say: "Final Fantasy VII Re
January2017
News Final Fantasy XV's Next Three DLC Packs Get Release Dates
First episode expansion in March
We've been getting plenty of news out of Square Enix recently and this extends to the Final Fantasy series, too, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Well, Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata has today announced release dates for the game's next three DLC packs – and it seems we don't have long...
News Square Enix to Release Final Fantasy XIV Inspired Live-Action Series
A fantasy based on reality
Square Enix and Japanese broadcast network TBS are releasing a live-action drama series based around Final Fantasy XIV. The series is apparently based on a real-life story of a father and son who have difficulties communicating with each other. When the father receives a PS4 for his 60th birthday, he decides to start...
December2016
Feature The 10 Best PS4 Soundtracks of 2016
Hitting the right notes
Another year gone. Times flies, doesn't it? 2016 may have been, erm, less than stellar in a lot of respects, but the games industry was by no means one of the problems. Quality reigned supreme across so many titles it's hard to keep track. Not to be left behind, though, was the music from these games, which delivered some top...
September2016
Podcast Episode 13 - The State of Cloud Gaming in 2016
And robot genitalia
Hey, I'm back! After a collection of events impeding production, this show is back on the road in full force and we couldn't be happier. This episode is a big'un as we discuss the state of cloud gaming in 2016 after outlining the all-important news. Our super-duper special guest this week is the majestic northerner, Robert...
July2016
Hands On Seeking the Light in Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
Saving the best for last
It's no secret that the Kingdom Hearts series has transformed into quite a meandering and occasionally confusing beast. After 2005's Kingdom Hearts II, the series spread itself across three additional platforms and continued telling side stories that expanded the lore, but never strictly progressed it any further than where...
June2016
News Final Fantasy XII Remaster Announced for PS4
More final a fantasy than before
Often featured in "Best Final Fantasy Games" listicles across the Internet, Square Enix has just unveiled a brand new version of the ten-year-old Final Fantasy XII, which heading to the PlayStation 4 in 2017. The announcement arrived in the form of a short teaser on the publisher's YouTube channel, which features a...
September2015
TGS 2015 Just Cause 3 Looks Explosively Bonkers in This PS4 Trailer
Off the chain
Just Cause 3 received a suitably insane, and mercifully brief, trailer at Sony's pre-Tokyo Game Show conference today. The clip sees series protagonist Rico Rodriguez performing all manner of perilous and irresponsible acts - such as back-flipping off a car which is conveniently falling into a chasm. In truth, there's not a whole lot...
News TGS 2015: Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8: Final Chapter Prologue Unlocks on PS4
The prequel to Kingdom Hearts III
Look, you'll really just have to trust us on this one. Today at Sony's pre-Tokyo Game Show press conference, Square Enix announced that Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8: Final Chapter Prologue will be coming to PlayStation 4, with an official trailer releasing on 17th September. Yes, that's really what it's called. No, we are...
August2015
News Don't Call Hitman PS4 an Early Access Game, Says Developer
Apparently it'll be polished like 47's shiny head
"Everything we launch will be finished, polished and completed. When people hear Early Access they often think unfinished, unpolished and buggy. That's the opposite [to what we're doing]," IO Interactive's Hannes Seifert has told VideoGamer.com regarding the Hitman franchise's newest iteration. The...
News Oh Wow, Final Fantasy XV Gets Three Whole New Screenshots
What next, another 90 seconds of gameplay?
You know that feeling when you've been waiting for a game for almost a decade and then it doesn't decide to show up at the world's biggest gaming expo? So you wait a little longer and it turns up at Gamescom with 90 seconds of gameplay footage that doesn't even look close to being ready? Yes, we're still...
Gamescom 2015 Final Fantasy XV Team in Talks to Use Just Cause 3 Engine Tech
Will this game ever come out?
Final Fantasy XV is releasing next year, according to director Hajime Tabata. However, striding into full development of the release hasn't stopped the team from engaging in new talks with the studio behind Just Cause 3 - another property under Square Enix's umbrella. "What we're going to be talking about is possibly...
Gamescom 2015 90 Seconds of Final Fantasy XV Gameplay Is All You're Getting
We should have seen this coming
Well wasn't that a colossal waste of time? Final Fantasy XV's live Active Time Report has just ended, and the only thing of any real worth that we got was 90 seconds of new gameplay footage - and even then, we're stretching that particular description. The clip shows Noctis and the gang making their way down to an...
Gamescom 2015 We Hope You're Not Betting on Final Fantasy XV Getting a Release Date Today
Call off the party
At the time of writing, we're just twenty or so minutes away from Final Fantasy XV's Gamescom 2015 livestream. The game missed out on putting in an appearance at E3 so it could come back with a bang at the German convention, but it's time to put a dampener on your potential hype, we're afraid. Many were hoping that the title...
Gamescom 2015 10 Years Later and the 'Story Begins' with Final Fantasy XV's Dawn Trailer
Shed a tear
We're not sure what to make of Final Fantasy XV's Gamescom 2015 trailer. On the one hand, yes, it is actually a new look at the game. On the other, it doesn't really show much at all. Featuring a young Noctis and his regretful father, it's a pretty emotional clip, but it's hard not to feel like we need something more at this point. With...
Gamescom 2015 New Just Cause 3 Gameplay Packs as Many Explosions as Possible
Boom town
Oh Rico, when will your lust for fiery explosions ever be satisfied? We're not sure if that question has an answer, but Just Cause 3's protagonist doesn't seem to be giving up on a life of chaos any time soon. The sandbox title's newest trailer is more of the same, but we doubt anyone's really complaining. The carnage on display looks...
July2015
News Turn-Based Battles Could Be Scrapped for PS4's Final Fantasy VII Remake
There's lightning in those clouds
The active time battle system has always been recognised as a staple of Final Fantasy, appearing in numerous main iterations right up until Final Fantasy IX. Based around a bar that fills over time, it's a mechanic that provides the need for some strategic thinking while also allowing things to unfold at a slightly...
News Here's Your First Tiny Look at Dragon Quest XI's PS4 Battle System
Get the magnifying glass
During Square Enix's Dragon Quest presentation earlier this week, we got a peek at Dragon Quest XI on PlayStation 4, although it's safe to say that what was on display was a very early build of the game. As such, we didn't get to see the title's battle system in action, but we do know, however, that the 3DS edition of the...
