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Vapourware became just… well… ware at Sony’s E3 press conference last night. The Last Guardian kicked off the event, while long rumoured (and even longer demanded) titles such as a Final Fantasy VII remake and Shenmue III sent fans into meltdown. There were some other promising titles shown, too. Including …

Publisher Square Enix showed off some gameplay footage from its highly-anticipated RPG title, Kingdom Hearts III. The footage shows Sora, Goofy and Daffy taking down foes in ridiculously action-packed fashion. One attack had the heroes controlling a giant pirate ship. And controlling a lightning wielding Pegasus from Hercules. The title …

Square Enix’s Montreal studio is making a Tomb Raider mobile game entitled Tomb Raider Go. It follows in the success the publisher’s Hitman Go faux-board game mobile title. Taking to the stage, Montreal studio head Patrick Naud said that he developer was focused on making premium triple-A mobile experiences. The …

Japanese developer takes over reins from now defunct studio Cavia

Square Enix’s cult action adventure game Nier is getting a sequel. Teased with a cinematic trailer during Square Enix’s E3 press conference, the upcoming game was said to be in the very early stages of production. Bayonetta and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance studio Platinum games will be helming the project, …

The latest entry in the Just Cause series is coming to stores in December. Developer Avalance announced at Square Enix’s media briefing that the game would be coming out on December 1st. This is a Tuesday, so might be coming to the UK on December 4th. In fitting fashion, the …

This E3 has been an absolute belter, brimming with announcements, new games and surprises. But it seems Nintendo didn’t want in on that party. While both Sony and Microsoft put on what could be argued were their best ever shows in the last 24 hours, Nintendo’s video presentation was a …

Following the announcement that the Wii U Legend of Zelda title had been pushed from 2015, many assumed that the title would not be appearing on that platform, but instead would be coming to Nintendo’s new console, the NX. But according to Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto, speaking to IGN, the title …

Nintendo’s upcoming DIY Mario title finally has a street date. Originally titled Mario Maker, the game has since been super bumped up to a new name – Super Mario Maker In it, players will be able to position environments, enemies and characters from throughout Mario’s history to create brand new …

Nintendo has announced two new Mario titles for release this year and the next. First up, Mario & Luigi Paper Jam is heading to 3DS in spring 2015. The game combines the worlds of the Paper Mario games and other more traditional Mario titles. Much of the gameplay is defined …