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The vocal criticism of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided’s tiered pre-order scheme has led to its cancellation. The ‘Augmented’ pre-order system was revealed last month, leading to a fierce backlash. Many were unhappy that in forcing customers to choose between pre-order gifts, certain content would remain inaccessible to all but those …
Read More »Hitman gets a new date and release plan
Square Enix has said that the first parts of its upcoming Hitman game will be released on March 11th 2016. The game was originally due out in December but was last week pushed back to next year. As has been previously detailed, the game will be released in bits. The …
Read More »Final Fantasy Agito PS Vita port cancelled
Square Enix has cancelled Final Fantasy Agito Plus for Vita. The studio announced the news via the game’s official Twitter page. It was scheduled to arrive this past January in Japan, but ended up being delayed. Final Fantasy Agito originally launched in Japan on Android and iOS last May, though …
Read More »Hitman delayed until March 2016
IO has announced that it will be delaying its latest Hitman title until March of next year. On its official website, the developer said that this has been done so that more content can be included with the game’s initial launch. This new Hitman game was being launched digitally, with …
Read More »Just Cause 3 expansion pass listed on Steam
Square Enix has listed a season pass-style DLC offering on Steam for its upcoming action sequel Just Cause 3. The Air, Land and Sea Expansion Passcontains three game-changing” DLC packs that can be purchased individually upon release or collectively at any point for $25. Developer Avalanche states the content offers …
Read More »Square Enix pulling Final Fantasy VII G-Bike support in December
Final Fantasy mobile spin-off FFVII G-Bike will shut down later this year, Square Enix has confirmed. Gematsureports the studio will pull support of the iOS and Android release on December 15th, with money-based sales of in-game currency ending on October 13th. Although we were pushing forward with discussions until now, …
Read More »Final Fantasy V PC port heading to Steam next week
Square Enix is bringing Final Fantasy V to PC next week via Steam release. The publisher has set up the game’s Steam store page and is offering a 10 per cent discount for those that purchase before its release on September 24th. The game itself is a port of Final …
Read More »Dragon Quest Builders launches in Japan this January
The Dragon Quest franchise’s take on Minecraft will launch this January, Square Enix has announced. Dragon Quest Builders will arrive in Japan on January 28thfor PS3, PS4 and Vita, Square revealed at Sony’s Tokyo Game Show press conference. The publisher has yet to confirm if the game will receive a …
Read More »Hip to be Square: US and EU boss Phil Rogers on the publisher’s huge line-up
It’s an all-star line-up from Square Enix over the next six months, with the return of Tomb Raider, Just Cause, Hitman and Deus Ex. We speak with Europe and Americas CEO Phil Rogers about managing expectations in a perpetually changing games industry It feels like Square Enix is in a …
Read More »Deus Ex: Mankind Divided gets release date, tiered pre-order reward system
Square Enix has accompanied the announcement of the Deus Ex: Mankind Divided release date with the announcement of a tiered pre-order system. The game itself will be released on February 23rd, although it might arrive a little earlier depending on what happens between now and release. That’s because an earlier …
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