Brendan 2013-12-10 2 comments
November marked the eleventh anniversary of Final Fantasy XI's original Japanese launch and Square Enix has announced an all new Return Home to Vana'Diel Campaign! All former players will have their accounts reactivated automatically for free between Tuesday, December 10 and Monday December 23 2013. In addition to that, players will be able to digitally download the latest version of...
Brendan 2013-12-09 4 comments
Better late than never when it comes to Kingdom Hearts news, and given the success of Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix, a remaster of Kingdom Hearts II was all but assured. Square Enix confirmed Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD Remix for PS3 in 2014 back in October and it too will come bundled with extra content: Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix...
Brendan 2013-12-09 0 comments
Square Enix's long anticipated HD remaster of Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2 has been dated for release on PS3 worldwide! Eager fans in North America will be able to return to Spira on March 18, followed by their European compatriots on March 21, 2014. Prior to finalizing the date, Square Enix flirted with a generic "winter 2013" window...
Xin 2013-12-07 0 comments
It's no big secret that Final Fantasy XIV has had one of the strangest rides in gaming. FFXIV 1.0 was a disaster, but from it's ashes rose the wonderful Version 2.0, A Realm Reborn, which has been a rousing success for SquareEnix. On December 17th, FFXIV will see it's first major content update in Patch 2.1, dubbed A Realm Awoken,...
I don't have Steam, because I have a terrible computer that can't run anything. So the info below will instead come from SQIN member dada (aka grahf // editor's note: go back to this name). Final Fantasy VIII is now on Steam, with some decent visual enhancements. It still uses the same assets, but it's rendered at a much higher...
The HD Remasters of Final Fantasy X & X-2, coming out for PlayStation 3 & PSVita later this year, will feature an all new dramatic episode written by series writer Kazushige Nojima. The new 30 minute piece will play during the end credits and will feature a new vocal cast, which might also mean new characters, but no other details...
Xin 2013-07-03 0 comments
The final part of the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy, Lightning Returns, will be out in the US in early 2014, but that hasn't stopped Square from announcing pre-order bonuses now. All you have to do is reserve a copy of the game, and you'll get a unique costume (one of over 80 available): Cloud Strife's SOLDIER uniform from Final Fantasy...
Kotaku's Stephen Totilo was lucky enough to be in the room at Square Enix's "The Future of Final Fantasy" event today, and has compiled a detailed summary of the event's Question-and-Answer style format. Key among the revelations was that Final Fantasy XV (formerly Versus XIII) will not ship during the current fiscal year, which ends on March 31 2014. However,...
Xin 2013-06-11 0 comments
It's been a long time, but maybe Square is finally getting back on the right track. After some stellar releases from their western studios, we now know that FFXV is heading to PS4, and that Tetsuya Nomura already has his next project underway. That project being the long awaited Kingdom Hearts III, which was shown in a brief gameplay clip...
Xin 2013-06-11 2 comments
If you still frequent this neat little site, you would've seen my last article was really just me lamenting the fact that Final Fantasy Versus XIII was nowhere to be seen at Sony's February Meeting. In the comments however, I later posted this: And, as is usually the case with me and SQEX news, I was right. Versus XIII is...
Xin 2013-02-21 5 comments
I remembered my password. Anyways, Sony Computer Entertainment have today announced their next generation console, the PlayStation 4, will go on sale Holiday 2013. Final Fantasy Versus XIII, a game that began development at SquareEnix before Sony's previous console, the PlayStation 3, was even released, is still not finished. Still. Not. Finished. Though they would appreciate you watching them limp...
Xin 2011-01-20 4 comments
It looks like Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep -FINAL MIX- has another secret ending ON TOP of the secret ending the original already had. Contains KH:BBS Spoilers Obvisouly, if you haven't beaten the game you may not want to watch. Without going in to specific details of the video, it looks like we have another KH title coming our way...
Xin 2011-01-18 17 comments
Speculated on for the last few days, today the announcement made things official - Final Fantasy XIII-2 is real, and it will be here a lot sooner than you might think. Trailer contains FFXIII Ending Spoilers Motomu Toriyama and Yoshinori Kitase return to helm the project, which features an armor-clad Lightning and a mysterious new male character. The game is...
Xin 2011-01-18 9 comments
At long last, a new trailer for Final Fantasy Versus XIII is here. And it's a long one, with almost 7minutes of cutscenes, gameplay and so much more. It looks great. you can even see some of the character's names (Noctis, Ignis and Gladioto) in those neatly animated battle menues. Speaking of battles, the engine seems to be reminiscent of...
Xin 2011-01-18 2 comments
Dissidia012 also made some news today, with the reveal of two new characters and the announcement of a special prologue to the main title. Dissidia012: Prologus will feature events before the main game, and acts as a sort of mega-demo. Those who purchase will also be able to use Aerith (FFVII) as a support character in 012. As for the...