kula shakerz 2014-06-06 0 comments
Earlier today, Squar Enix announced that Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX will be released on December 2nd in North America and December 5th in Europe. In addition to the release date announcement they also released the E3 trailer for the game. The trailer does a good job of showing off the graphical improvements of the HD remake and it also...
kula shakerz 2014-05-30 2 comments
E3 is only a couple of weeks away and Square Enix has released a bunch of new Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix screenshots to shorten the wait. Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep FINAL MIX never launched in North America, and it features the origin story of Kingdom Hearts. Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep FINAL MIX includes completely remastered graphics, which...
kula shakerz 2014-05-06 1 comment
The North American PlayStation blog has uploaded a video interview with Drakengard 3 composer Keiichi Okabe. Coinciding with this interview, the Drakengard 3 team have updated the game’s official website with clips of almost every track on the Drakengard 3 soundtrack. Known for his captivating and memorable compositions on the score of NIER, Sound Director Keiichi Okabe discusses the evolution...
Brendan 2014-04-19 3 comments
Just a quick update about Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster—the game's US release saw over 250k copies sold for PS3 and PSVita in the month since it was released. NPD's latest numbers show the game just barely being outpaced by the Japanese launch (340k copies sold), but handily beating out the launch numbers for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy...
kula shakerz 2014-04-12 0 comments
The official Drakengard 3 website was recently updated with four more chapters of the prequel novella. They have also uploaded a new developer video where art designer Kimihiko Fujisaka discusses the creative process behind the characters of Drakengard 3. From his early concepts to balancing modern and medieval styles, his insights paint a picture of how Drakengard 3's signature style...
kula shakerz 2014-04-03 0 comments
Square Enix has listened to the fans (!) and are now announcing that they'll be releasing a Drakengard 3 collector's edition in Europe. Surprisingly, the collectors' edition does not include a physical version of the game but a PSN download code. The lack of a physical release in Europe was one of the main things that triggered the flood of...
Brendan 2014-03-18 12 comments
Square Enix's newest HD remaster is out now for PS3 and PS Vita! Final Fantasy X|X-2 HD Remaster features updated graphics, rearranged audio, and new content from the "international" release that never debuted in North America. If you're in Europe and waiting eagerly for March 21, Square's got you covered with a launch trailer dubbed "an Epic Tale" which is...
Brendan 2014-03-14 8 comments
Final Fantasy XIV's momentum refuses to slow. Naoki Yoshida and his team have attracted the attention of almost 2 million active subscribes but they aren't stopping there. Since the release of patch 2.1, A Realm Awoken, back in December, Yoshida and the development team turned their attention to the upcoming patch 2.2 The 8 minute trailer for the patch showcases...
Brendan 2014-03-14 4 comments
In anticipation of next week's western launch of Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster, Square has released a launch trailer called "The Summoner's Journey." For new and returning fans, the trailer offers a quick glimpse at these acclaimed games in wonderful, beauteous HD—just enough to hold gamers over until next week's release. Are you purchasing the game? What're you...
Brendan 2014-03-13 3 comments
Lara Croft’s presence in the gaming industry could be called ubiquitous, to say the very least of a character that has been a staple of the gaming experience since 1996. Lara Croft has played a key role in the birth of the action-adventure genre, has spanned four generations of hardware, all in more than 9 games that have collectively sold...
Brendan 2014-03-11 5 comments
Square Enix has lifted the embargo on the gaming publications that were lucky enough to receive review copies of the developer's latest high-definitiation foray, Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster. IGN, Destructoid, and GameInformer have each published their reviews and renew the critical acclaim associated with each title. IGN's Meghan Sullivan writes: Final Fantasy X is a brilliant game...
Brendan 2014-03-08 3 comments
The news only keeps getting better for 2013's critically acclaimed reboot of Tomb Raider. Darrell Gallagher, the studio head at Crystal Dynamics, has taken to the developer's blog to announce that by the end of March the game will have sold 6 million copies. Just about half that number came from the game's initial launch month a year ago with...
Brendan 2014-03-05 3 comments
After five long years of development and fomenting anticipation, Eidos-Montreal’s Thief was released to expectant gamers worldwide last week. While Garret’s long-awaited reboot has proven to be divisive, developer Eidos and publisher Square Enix partnered up with Titan Books to release The Art of Thief. This book of concept art and other artistic assets celebrates the game’s release, the artistic...
kula shakerz 2014-03-05 1 comment
Murdered: Soul Suspect, the upcoming action-adventure video game developed by Airtight Games and published by Square Enix, is slated for a June release. Murdered: Soul Suspect is a dark, detective thriller with a supernatural twist: solving your own murder from the afterlife. Play as Ronan O’Connor, a Salem police detective with a checkered past, whose life is brought to an...
kula shakerz 2014-03-04 2 comments
Square Enix has updated the official Drakengard 3 website and added the first chapter of an online novella that will serve as a prequel to the game. More chapters will be added to the site in the coming weeks. You can explore the newly redesigned website here of jump straight to the novella here. They have also added a video...