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Read More »Updated: Square Enix MMO trio fail to muster 1m subscribers
Square Enix’s latest financial report reveals the publisher has yet to reach a total of 1m paying subscribers across Final Fantasy XI, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn and Dragon Quest X. The company indicates in its report (via Polygon) that the size of the respective MMO communities aren’t a …
Read More »TRAILER: New characters revealed in Final Fantasy XV video
RPG fans were treated to a first glimpse at two new characters in Square Enix’s upcoming Final Fantasy XV in a video released this weekend. Shown off at Japanese anime convention Jump Festa 2015, the short reveals both popular summon Titan – who is now absolutely huge – and Cid. …
Read More »VIDEO: Episode 1 of Dontnod’s Life Is Strange to debut next month
The next game from the makers of Remember Me will arrive at the end of next month. Episode 1 of Life Is Strange, from French studio Dontnod, will be released on January 30th on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. It will cost 3.99 in the UK. If …
Read More »Microsoft is publishing Rise of the Tomb Raider
Rise of the Tomb Raider will be published by Microsoft, presumably on both Xbox One and Xbox 360. That’s according to Xbox marketing boss Aaron Greenberg. Square Enix’s game rocked Gamescom in 2014 after it was unveiled as an Xbox exclusive. In the hours and days that followed non-Xbox owners …
Read More »Final Fantasy VII’s PC release heading to PS4
Square Enix is bringing the enhanced PC version of Final Fantasy VII to PlayStation 4 next year, but the news isn’t sitting very well with fans of the franchise. The company announced at Sony’s PlayStation Experience event that Final Fantasy VII will arrive on PS4 in spring 2015, carrying the …
Read More »Eidos Montreal teases next-generation Dawn Engine
New tech will power Deus Ex Universe projects, based on Glacier 2 engine
Read More »Eidos Montreal unveils Dawn Engine, will power next Deux Ex
The team working on the next iteration of the Deux Ex series has unveiled the new game engine that will power its next title. It’s called the Dawn Engine and is a heavily modified” version of the Glacier 2 engine that powered Hitman: Absolution. The technology behind any game is …
Read More »Star Wars and Marvel in Kingdom Hearts III? ‘Nothing’s off limits’
The co-director and designer of Kingdom Hearts 3 has said that some of Disney’s biggest IP could feature in the upcoming Square Enix RPG. Well, yeah. They’re all under consideration,” Tai Yasue told Kotaku when asked about the possible inclusion of Star Wars and Marvel characters. Nothing’s off-limits, we’re considering …
Read More »Just Cause 3 won’t have microtransactions, dev insists
Just Cause 3 will not contain microtransactions, nor will it be a free-to-play game, says developer Avalance Studios. The new game, announced yesterday,will instead be a traditional retail game for Xbox One, PS4 and PC next year, with a full game download also available. "Like most games, this one went …
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