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A western release of 3DS action RPG Final Fantasy Explorers is in the works for Europe and North America, Square Enix has confirmed. The game will launch in both territories for Nintendo’s handheld in January 2016 – validating the two trademarks filed by Square Enix in US and Europe that …
Read More »Square Enix: ‘We knew Rise of the Tomb Raider exclusivity would disappoint fans’
The decision to make Rise of the Tomb Raider a timed Xbox One exclusive was a tough one, Square Enix has admitted, but one that it believes will bring long-term benefits to the series. "I hope fans know that it wasn’t an easy decision,” CEO Phil Rogers told Examiner. I …
Read More »Dragon Quest XI announced for PS4, 3DS… and maybe Nintendo NX
UPDATE: Square Enix has told GameSpot that Dragon Quest XI and X are "under consideration" for NX and not officially confirmed. The headline has been reflected to show this. ORIGINAL STORY: The Nintendo NX has its first two confirmed titles – Dragon Quest XI and Dragon Quest X. The news …
Read More »Square Enix’s Shinra Technologies releases SDK
Cloud gaming firm adds tools to GitHub, promises regular updates
Read More »Square Enix: New IP not a success until it has three hits
Yosuke Matsuda explains why publishers cannot expect too much from a brand new franchise
Read More »Rise of the Tomb Raider coming to PS4 in Q4 2016
Microsoft has one full year’s exclusivity on the upcoming Rise of the Tomb Raider. The official Tomb Raider blog has revealed that the title would be coming to PlayStation 4 in ‘holiday 2016′. That’s Q4 2016 for us Brits. That’s also one year after the title’s release on Xbox consoles …
Read More »Square Enix boss: New IP needs three hits to be a success
Any new IP hoping to transition into the world of mega-brands needs at least three instalments before its success can be determined. That’s according to Square Enix boss Yosuke Matsuda, who Kotaku reports told Famitsu that publishers cannot expect new franchises to be an instant success. Cultivating a new IP …
Read More »Life is Strange hits 1m copies sold
Episodic narrative-led title Life is Strange has passed the 1m sales mark. Publisher Square Enix said it was incredibly proud” and hailed the number as a huge achievement for the small team working on the game”. The game was released in January, with a Season Pass for all five episodes …
Read More »New Hitman is episodic, will ‘begin’ on December 8th
This year’s Hitman game will be a ‘digital first’ episodic release, although developer Io Interactive prefers not to use that term itself. We’re doing things a bit differently,” the studio said. Hitman will launch on PS4, Xbox One and PC on December 8th this year as a digital download. That’s …
Read More »Dragon Quest ‘does a Minecraft’ with Builders spin-off
It’s pretty easy to surmise what game may have proved the inspiration for the latest Dragon Quest title. More or less nothing is known about the freshly revealed Dragon Quest Builders aside from what can be found on the Japanese website. Kotaku reports that the block building RPG” will allow …
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