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...
Brendan 2014-12-18 0 comments
Final Fantasy Type-0 has gotten one more trailer in time for the holidays, although this entry focuses on the various characters of Class Zero, the cadet group charged with countering the invading Empire. Ace, Seven, and King are only a few of the names that pop up the trailer, but long time Type-0 observers will likely be somewhat familiar with...
Square Enix just announced another mobile title—Mevius Final Fantasy—for its already packed Spring 2015 lineup. Mevius will place a renewed focus on the series' shared mythology and roots. The newest mobile Final Fantasy was announced by the current chief of all things Final Fantasy, Yoshinori Kitase, in a tandem interview with Hironobu Sakaguchi, who needs no introduction among longtime fans....
kula shakerz 2014-12-15 3 comments
Previously released to celebrate the opening of Tokyo Game Show 2014, this latest version of the Final Fantasy XV trailer showcases the English voice actors in the game for the first time. A release date has still not been announced but a demo of the game will be released along with Final Fantasy Type-0 next year.
Brendan 2014-12-14 0 comments
Following the trends set by Kingdom Heart 2.5 HD Remix and Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster, the upcoming release of Final Fantasy Type-0 HD will see a Collector's Edition debut across several territories. In North America, Type-0's Collector's Edition will include special steel case packaging, a manga, a selection of OST tracks chosen by Takeharu Ishimoto, an art-book,...
Brendan 2014-12-14 0 comments
PC gamers who have yet to experience the second title in the Final Fantasy XIII series are getting another chance to play the second installment in the polarizing trilogy. On Friday, Square Enix released Final Fantasy XIII-2 on Steam, where it joins the original Final Fantasy XIII as a downloadable title. Unlike its older sibling, Final Fantasy XIII-2 includes DLC,...
Brendan 2014-12-14 2 comments
Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster is coming to PS4 consoles worldwide in Spring 2015. After a successful launch on PS3 and PS Vita platforms this past March, Square Enix officially confirmed the titles for Sony's newest home consoles after a brief, if accidental, reveal late last week. Specific dates and pricing details were not disclosed, but for PS4...
kula shakerz 2014-12-06 4 comments
Square Enix made an appearance at Sony's PlayStation Experience press conference and revealed that they'll be releasing Final Fantasy VII on the PlayStation 4 next spring. Starting to get hyped? Well unfortunately there's no need for that. It's not a HD-remake, its just the same 4:3 (nope no 16:9 format) version that is already available on PC.
Brendan 2014-12-06 0 comments
Though Final Fantasy Type-0 HD is only a mere three months away, Square Enix has released an interesting trailer that puts a pro-Militesi (read as: the bad guys) spin on the war for Orience. For fans that have abstained from plot details, Type-0 HD begins with a Militesi invasion of Rubrum, the homeland of Class 0, the player-controlled group of...
Brendan 2014-12-06 3 comments
Final Fantasy XV's onward march towards release continues and in the wake of its surprise appearance at TGS in October, fans were treated to a sneak peek at the game's world map. In November, Square Enix released a tech demo of the development process behind Final Fantasy XV and, at about 35 seconds into the video, there's a portion called...
Brendan 2014-12-06 0 comments
It's been a while, but there's a lot of exciting Square Enix news—especially for Final Fantasy XIV—that's worth recapping now that 2014 is drawing to a close. Final Fantasy XIV is getting its first expansion next Spring. Dubbed 'Heavensward,' the expansion was announced in October at the FFXIV Fan Fests held across the globe. It is the first full-blown expansion...
kula shakerz 2014-11-26 0 comments
Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda recently told Famitsu that the company will be revealing a new RPG for consoles next month. He also mentioned that the game isn't a remake so we can already rule out that Final Fantasy VII remake that we all want. There are three major gaming events next moth (Geoff Keighley’s The Game Awards, Sony’s PlayStation...
kula shakerz 2014-11-18 0 comments
Jamie Colliver, a huge Final Fantasy VII fan, decided over two years ago that he wanted to remake the game in its entirety using LittleBigPlanet 2. He's finally done and his remake is mighty impressive. The remake includes the main story, side missions, all cutscenes, the soundtrack, bosses, the world map and a battle system complete with magic, summons and...
kula shakerz 2014-11-15 0 comments
Earlier this week Square Enix announced that Swedish studio Avalanche Games is currently working on Just Cause 3. This time the action is set in the sun-drenched Mediterranean island republic of Medici, a land crumbling under the ruthless rule of General Di Ravello, you take control of series hero Rico Rodriguez, a man on a mission to liberate his homeland...
Xin 2014-09-22 2 comments
Hajime Tabata, Director of Final Fantasy XV, has revealed in an interview that the upcoming title is "about 50–60% complete", with the game basically having restarted development in 2012 when he joined the team. The decision to focus solely on next-gen consoles, as well as a "change in direction" for the game are the leading contributors to the delayed process....