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PS4 owners who had pre-ordered the digital version of Square Enix’s Hitman have had their orders cancelled. Videogamer reports that Sony has told those affected that the publisher has notified us that the configuration of the product… has changed significantly”, that it is cancelling all pre-orders and that a revised …
Read More »Square Enix closes cloud gaming arm Shinra Technologies
Lack of investment blamed for death of subsidiary opened in late 2014
Read More »Rise of the Tomb Raider hits 1m units, could launch on PC this month
Crystal Dynamics’ Rise of the Tomb Raider has shifted ‘well over one million units’ since it was released in November. That’s according to Xbox’s marketing man Aaron Greenburg, who confirmed that the adventure title had reached the sales milestone responding to a fan on Twitter (below). This follows Microsoft revealing …
Read More »Final Fantasy creator to begin development of new game in 2016
Hironobu Sakaguchi insists mysterious title will have an ‘original worldview’
Read More »Apple names Lara Croft Go as iPhone Game of the Year
Square Enix’s isometric puzzle platformer Lara Croft Go has been named by Apple as the best iPhone game of 2015. Note that the award has nothing to do with commercial performance – it’s the game Apple’s games editorial team has chosen as their favourite. Bethesda’s Fallout Shelter and 1Button’s Mr …
Read More »Former Square Enix boss slams Konami’s treatment of Hideo Kojima
Yoichi Wada has labelled Konami’s treatment of Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima as cruel”. The saga of Konami’s and Kojima’s falling out has been one of the biggest stories of 2015, although we’re yet to receive official confirmation of their separation. There has been plenty of documented undermining, however, …
Read More »Final Fantasy VI remake heading to Steam next week
Square Enix is porting yet another Final Fantasy title to PC, with the mobile remake of Final Fantasy VI set to arrive on Steam next week. Why the company chose that particular version over the SNES or Game Boy Advance editions is a bit befuddling, but it’s what will be …
Read More »Final Fantasy VII Remake being built with Unreal Engine
Geomerics’ Enlighten tool utilised as lighting solution
Read More »Episodic business model for Final Fantasy VII Remake
The forthcoming remake of 1997 classic RPG Final Fantasy VII could be released over several episodes. That’s according to publisher Square Enix who said the game will be ‘told across a multi-part series, with each entry providing its own unique experience’. Final Fantasy VII Remake was announced during Sony’s E3 …
Read More »Rise of the Tomb Raider made Microsoft and Square Enix ‘very happy’, says dev
Lara Croft’s latest hasn’t been a disappointment for its publishers, developer Crystal Dynamics has insisted. Xbox-exclusive release Rise of the Tomb Raider launched the same week as Fallout 4 and charted at fourth, below Call of Duty and FIFA, leading some onlookers to express concern about its sales performance at …
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