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Life is Strange Episode 3 Launch Trailer

kula shakerz    2015-05-18    0 comments

The third episode of Life is Strange is coming out tomorrow and Square Enix has released a new trailer. In this episode Max and Chloe’s investigation into Rachel Amber’s disappearance lead them to break into Blackwell Academy after dark, to search for answers. Secrets will be uncovered and Max will find another use for her power.

Life Is Strange Developer Diary - Part 1

kula shakerz    2015-01-12    0 comments

Square Enix has released the first episode of the Life Is Strange developer diary. In this video, the developers introduce to you the origins of the game and describe the story, themes and characters you will encounter as you play. All three episodes were shot at DONTNOD Entertainment’s studio in Paris with the aim to provide a detailed insight into...

First episode of Life is Strange is coming out in January

kula shakerz    2014-12-18    1 comment

French developer DONTNOD has announced the release date of the first episode of their pentalogy, Life is Strange. Episode one will be released on January 29th on Steam while PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One owners will have to wait until January the 30th before they get to play the game. Each episode can be purchased separately...


More screenshots from Life is Strange

kula shakerz    2014-08-15    0 comments

Square Enix has released a bunch of new screenshots from their upcoming episodic, digitally delivered, narrative driven adventure game entitled Life is Strange. The game takes place in the fictional town of Arcadia Bay, Oregon, where senior student Max Caulfield returns after a 5 year absence. Reunited with her former friend Chloe, the pair will attempt to uncover the uncomfortable...

Tomb Raider: The Square Insider Review

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...

Tomb Raider Set to Sell 6 Million Copies

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...


The Art of Thief: The Square Insider Review

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...

Murdered: Soul Suspect hits the shelves in June

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...

Thief grabs first place in this week's UK charts

kula shakerz    2014-03-03    3 comments

The Eidos Montreal's reboot of Thief went straight to the top of this week's UK top 40 charts despite its less than stellar reviews. The game managed to sneak past titles such as The Lego Movie videogame, FIFA 14, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare and Call of Duty: Ghosts on its way to the top. Here are the top 20...


Lightning Returns: The Square Insider Review

Brendan    2014-02-24    5 comments

There's quite a lot to be said about LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII but chances are that most of it has been said elsewhere. It’s the concluding game in a wildly polarizing trilogy with a protagonist that is way more popular in Japan than she is in the west and, atop that, Square Enix has borne repeated criticism for developing...

Official Thief Launch Trailer

kula shakerz    2014-02-20    3 comments

Thief is only 5 days away from hitting the shelves in North America and the Edios Montreal team celebrates this by releasing the official launch trailer. The rest of the world has to wait an extra 3 days before they can roam the streets and rooftops of 'The City' as master thief Garret. Thief will be available on the PlayStation...

*Spoiler Alert* Lockdown Mission Playthrough

kula shakerz    2014-02-18    2 comments

Thief is launching world wide next week for pretty much every platform out there and the Eidos Montreal team has released a unedited, uncommented play-through of the first mission. The 17 minutes long gameplay video gives you a glimpse into skills and tools Garrett utilizes to get through town undetected by the the Baron's Watch. Thief is hitting the shelves...


Lightning Returns Available Today in the US!

Brendan    2014-02-11    4 comments

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is available for sale in the United States today! As the closing chapter in the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy, Lightning Returns arrives to mixed reviews with Metacritic aggregating a score of 68 based on 30 reviews from sources like IGN, Destructoid, and Machninima. Most reviews cite the battle system and gameplay as strengths while mentioning...

Murdered: Soul Suspect Confirmed For PlayStation 4

kula shakerz    2014-02-04    2 comments

Yesterday Square Enix announced that Airtight Games' supernatural detective title, Murdered: Soul Suspect, will be coming to the Xbox One. Earlier today they confirmed that it will be coming to the PlaySation 4 as well. The next-gen console versions will offer increased visual fidelity via native 1080p output. Elements such as subsurface scattering and an increased particle count will depict...

New Thief Trailer Tells You Everything You Need To Know

kula shakerz    2014-02-04    2 comments

Eidos Montreal, the team behind Deus Ex: Human Revolution, has released a new trailer for their upcoming stealth game, Thief. This new trailer titled Thief 101 takes a look at the city that you'll be exploring and at the various gameplay elements found in the game. Every mission can be completed in different ways and you can choose to take...