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Square Enix last night revealed ambitious plans to rejuvenate its ageing Final Fantasy series with its next game. Final Fantasy XV will debut on consoles on September 30th this year, the company announced during a star-studded conference last night. And the event was a significant statement of intent for the …
Read More »From Software, 2K Games, Capcom, Konami, Square Enix and 225 more working on PlayStation VR games
There are 230 companies making a VR game. These include companies we’re already familiar with, such as Crytek, Climax, NDreams and Harmonix, but also a number of surprise names. For instance, Dark Souls creator From Software has a VR game in the works, as does 2K Games – whose CEO …
Read More »The Chuckle Brothers playing Hitman pretty much wins the internet
Deciding what marketing stunts to cover or not to cover can be somewhat difficult. Ultimately, as a trade site, MCV’s in the business of drawing attention to the marketing activities of our community, the UK games business But we also have to serve our readers. So bloke from some boy …
Read More »Hitman’s physical release pushed back to 2017
The physical version of Square Enix’s new Hitman won’t be released until next year. The boxed release had been due out before the end of the year, but the publisher has told Videogamer that it has been delayed – although the reason has not been specified. Hitman is released digitally …
Read More »Hitman beta open for PlayStation Plus subscribers next week
An open beta for Square Enix’s next Hitman game will be released for some PS4 owners next week. Square Enix has said that PlayStation Plus subscribers will be able to download the beta on March 4th. Until now it has only been available to those who have pre-ordered the game. …
Read More »Hitman Go has PS4 and PC release in its sights
Agent 47’s mobile spin-off Hitman Go will be released on PS4, Vita PC next week. The PlayStation SKUs will support cross-play and cross-save, as well as Trophies. The Steam release will offer trading cards, cloud saves and Steam achievements. We’re bringing our turn-based strategy/puzzle Hitman game to a completely new …
Read More »‘Episodic model widens audience for triple-A games’, Hitman dev says
More triple-A games should consider adopting an episode release model if they wish to capture a wider audience, the chief of IO Interactive has argued. Hans Seifert, studio head atthe Hitmandeveloper, said that breaking up a title into periodic chunks of content in addition to a traditional full release provides …
Read More »Square Enix game net sales double year-on-year
Japanese publishing giant Square Enix has revealed that net sales from its games business shot up 46 per cent over the last year. This news comes as part of the company’s financial report for the nine months ending December 2015. The entire company saw a 28.5 per cent jump in …
Read More »Hitman’s release plan has changed again, is now fully episodic
The pricing and release schedule for Square Enix’s Hitman have undergone some more alterations. In a post on its website for the title, developer IO Interactive has said that the game is now ‘truly episodic’, and the initial Intro Pack release – still set for launch on March 11th – …
Read More »New community exec for Square Enix
Amy-Marie Graves has joined Square Enix Europe as a community executive. She arrives from Curve Digital, where she worked as a community management trainee. Joining Square Enix Europe is a huge opportunity for me, and I cannot wait to add my input to the Community team," Graves said. "I’m a …
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