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Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix JumpFESTA Trailer

Xin    2013-12-22    2 comments

SquareEnix have released a new trailer for Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix for this year's JumpFESTA, currently going on over in Japan. As previously announced, this new collection (exclusive to PS3), will contain two playable titles (Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix & Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Final Mix) and a collection of remastered cutscenes (Kingdom Hearts: Coded). Check out...

Final Fantasy VI coming to iOS devices this winter

kula shakerz    2013-12-21    5 comments

Earlier today, Square Enix released the first trailer of their Final Fantasy VI remake for iOS devices. While its hard to tell because of the low quality of the trailer, it does seems like they have updated the graphics a bit and replaced the old 16-bit sprites with new ones. No definite release date has been given but it will...

Massive Square Enix Holiday Sale on iOS

Brendan    2013-12-21    3 comments

Square Enix is putting its trove of iOS games on sale until January 5, 2014. These titles include acclaimed remakes of the first five Final Fantasy games in addition to original content like The World Ends With You: Solo Remix and Chaos Rings. It's a welcome move on the part of the company, whose content typically retails at prices that...


A guided tour of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

kula shakerz    2013-12-18    5 comments

Square Enix has released a new Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII trailer where walk you through story elements, character customizations, the new battle system, and a bunch of other new things. Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is the last instalment of the Nova Chrysalia series and it'll hit the shelves on 2014-02-11 in North America and on 2014-02-14 in Europe....

Fan-made Just Cause 2 multiplayer mod

kula shakerz    2013-12-18    0 comments

A team of fans and modders have just released an unofficial Just Cause 2 multiplayer mod that adds the ability for hundreds (if not thousands) of people to have a blast and wreak havoc on the tropical island of Panau. The mod has been in beta for a while now but it was officially released yesterday. Even better, Square Enix...

Tomb Raider I Released For iOS Devices

kula shakerz    2013-12-17    2 comments

Square Enix just announced that they have re-released the classic Tomb Raider game from 1996 for iOS devices. They claim to not have changed the game at all and that it'll feel just like playing the original. Even better, the game doesn't have any micro transactions! The game costs £0.99/$0.99/€0.89 and is available today on iTunes/App Store for both iPhone...


New Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster Details

kula shakerz    2013-12-16    1 comment

Today it was announced that the Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster for the PlayStation Vita will be released on the same day as its PlayStation 3 counterpart. The package will include both games in one package, with Final Fantasy X HD Remaster on the PlayStation Vita gamecard and Final Fantasy X-2 HD Remaster accessible via a redeemable download code...

A New World: intimate music from Final Fantasy

kula shakerz    2013-12-16    1 comment

Square Enix has announced that they'll be holding a concert at London's historic LSO St. Luke's Jerwood Hall on February 2nd 2014. The music is arranged by the producers of the live orchestra performance phenomenon Distant Worlds: music from Final Fantasy and will include a special performance of Final Fantasy VI: Dark World, featuring composer Nobuo Uematsu as keyboard soloist...

SquareEnix Christmas Surprise - What's in the box?!

Xin    2013-12-15    1 comment

The EU SquareEnix store has an interesting promotion going on for the holidays. The SquareEnix Christmas Surprise is a mystery package filled with a value of over £50 of gifts for the super low price of only £4.99. The catch? it is truly a surprise, the only known fact is that it's a package of four games. Which games? No...


Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Awoken Patch Notes

Xin    2013-12-14    1 comment

Last time we talked about Final Fantasy XIV, we showed you a video featuring some of the upcoming changes in the upcoming Version 2.1 patch. Today, SquareEnix has released the version's patch notes that get into an insane amount of detail. We won't cover it all here, but you'll find info on PvP, new dungeons & quests, changes to character...

A behind the scenes look at next year's Thief

kula shakerz    2013-12-14    2 comments

Last weeks VGX show was bad. Very bad. But before the show they took a look at the upcoming Thief game. In this 15 minute video Daniel Kayser from GameTrailers talks to Stéphane Roy about gameplay mechanics and customization and Steven Gallagher about Garrett's story. The video also includes a bunch of new gameplay footage. Thief is coming to PlayStation...

Bloodmasque free for a limited time on iOS devices

kula shakerz    2013-12-12    1 comment

Square Enix is celebrating 500,000 downloads by giving away Bloodmasque for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. This offer lasts until midnight on Monday December 16th 2013 so you better hurry up and download it. They are also celebrating the holiday season by a series of seasonal hunts, where players can choose to pursue two unique foes; Rudolph the Red...


LR:FFXIII Collector's Edition Detailed

Brendan    2013-12-12    3 comments

With less than two months left before the final installment of the Lightning Saga hits shelves internationally, Square Enix announced today a Collector's Edition of the game that will be exclusive to their online store in North America. It's a surprise move on Square's part given the game's already controversial reception and less than stellar performance in Japan (selling 277,000...

Akihiko Yoshida Leaves SquareEnix

Xin    2013-12-12    2 comments

Akihiko Yoshida, the artist behind character designs for numerous SquareEnix franchises, has left the company after 18 years of service, announcing his departure in the artbook for Bravely Default: For The Sequel, a revamped version of the original title released in Japan this week. Joining the company in the Squaresoft days, Yoshida's most recogizeable work can be seen in the...

Bravely Second Announced For 3DS

Xin    2013-12-11    1 comment

Fans of Square's new 3DS series Bravely Default who finished the game were treated to a secret trailer at the game's end, teasing what's to come for the future of the series. The trailer is basically your first look at the next entry in the series, Bravely Second, set some years after the events of the original title, and featuring...