So what do we make of Final Fantasy XIV? The game, which will be an MMO à la Final Fantasy XI, was announced at some point during Sony’s 18-and-a-half hour press conference at E3. The trailer is available online, but I haven’t yet figured out a way to grab it and put it here. Oh, well. → Read More
I swear, you could round up the kids from The Little Rascals, give them a PS3 development kit, and they’d be able to pump out Final Fantasy XIII faster than Square Enix. Why? Squeenix was asked, for the billionth time, “When are you guys gonna release Final Fantasy XIII“” To which the company’s president replied, “We’ll do our best!” That’s for the Japanese market, mind you; pretty sure we’ll be at PlayStation 8 by the time the game comes out here in America (to say nothing of Europe). → Read More
Imagine you’re a serious Final Fantasy XI player. You might be afraid of someone stealing your store of Phoenix Down, or maybe that Coral Sword you’ve worked so hard for. You might be wanting to take steps to protect your investment. Luckily, SquEnix has you sorted out. It may be a bit overkill, but their new “security token” is probably as secure as you’re going to get. Bonus! Free “mog satchel” with every purchase. Your guy can now hold more items. → Read More
Flickr’d Sony and Microsoft (especially Microsoft) might as well pack their bags and leave the Japanese gaming market altogether. Why? For one, Square Enix just announced that Dragon Quest X will be released for the Wii, probably sometime in 2010 at the earliest. That means Nintendo will struggle to manufacture the 948593485739485739485 Wiis it’ll need to keep up with demand. Keep in mind that Dragon Quest IX, which is for the DS, hasn’t even been released yet. And if you have no idea about this whole Dragon Quest nonsense, I suggest you listen to this Retronauts podcast from 1UP. Basically, the Dragon Quest series is as close to a money printing machine as a non-government entity can legally have. Whatever system has Dragon Quest is guaranteed to sell quite a few units. Perhaps more than that. → Read More
Earlier today, gaming news site MCV learned that Square Enix is preparing to bid against Warner Interactive in an attempt to purchase Eidos, or at least a part of it. Given the fact that Warner Interactive already owns a percentage of Eidos, and last month they were given the opportunity to buy more shares, industry pundits still expect Warner to close the deal. Given the financial problems that Eidos has experienced in the last 12 months, this may be the only way for them to continue to exist. While Tomb Raider: Underworld has been released recently, it has been met with underwelming reviews and may not be enough to help them recover from the last year. Whether they’re swallowed whole by Warner or torn into pieces to be sold to the highest bidder, it doesn’t look like they’ll be their own company for long. → Read More
It’s been rumored that the Final Fantasy XIII demo might be 90 minutes and while it was confirmed in Japan that you could get the demo with the Blu-ray release of Advent Children: Complete in March, but those of us outside of that tiny and wondrous little island may have to pony up some bucks for it. FF gawd Tetsuya Nomura hinted that it might be sold separately for everyone outside Japan. Bollocks to that. → Read More
Were you one of the many PS3 owners who felt betrayed by Square Enix’s decision to port the game to the Xbox 360? Worry not, scorned gamer, because Squenix still has your back—kinda. The very first playable demo of Final Fantasy XIII will be packaged with Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete, which is a Blu-ray release. So, buy the movie, which wasn’t too bad, and get a playable demo of the game. Things could be worse, fellas. The movie currently has a March, 2009 release date. That’s for Japan, mind you, as a U.S. release date hasn’t been announced yet. In the meantime, Squenix fans, why not put your DS to good use, and play all those re-releases the company has been coming out with every 20 minutes? Now would be a good time to finish Final Fantasy IV, for example. → Read More
We weren’t allowed to video this but I did anyway. Enjoy. → Read More
I love your pits, Beyonce You know what’s fantastic? The Final Fantasy series from Square-Enix. I really love those games. I like Kingdom Hearts and Saga Frontier 2 too. But as of today, I’m no longer buying anything that godforsaken company releases. Know why? They made a goddamned game called Destiny’s Child Groove and it’s hitting your mobile phone right now. The masterminds behind classics like Final Fantasy VII are now doing mobile games for AT&T apparently. Destiny’s Child Groove allows cellphone users of all ages to dance and move their asses to R&B grooves from Beyonce & Co. Hits like “Survivor” and “Say My Name” are included and you’ve gotta show off your hot thumb skills if you want to be the ultimate dance champion. A noose? A kingdom for a noose. Someone? Anyone? A noose please? Square-Enix announces Destiny’s Child game for mobile phones … wait, what? [Destructoid] → Read More
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