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E3 2019 Romancing SaGa 3 Comes to PS4 and PS Vita, SaGa: Scarlet Grace Ambitions Comes to PS4
Juicy JRPG goodness
You haven’t been forgotten PlayStation Vita fans: Romancing SaGa 3 is heading West to Sony’s oft-overlooked handheld, as well as the PlayStation 4. Square Enix is promising an upgraded, high-definition remaster, with new dungeons to explore, fresh scenarios to encounter, and a New Game + feature. SaGa: Scarlet Grace...
E3 2019 Dying Light 2 Escapes the Undead in Gameplay Trailer
Mirror's dead
Dying Light 2 is getting completely overshadowed at E3 2019, but that’s not a slight against the sequel, which is shaping up strongly. This is another good trailer, showcasing parkour gameplay against a backdrop of sick pop beats. It’s due out in Spring 2020, adding to what is going to be an insane start to next year.
E3 2019 Outriders Is the Next Game From Bulletstorm Dev, Coming 2020
Co-op shooter from People Can Fly
One of the most interesting announcements out of Square Enix's E3 2019 press conference was a new IP named Outriders. It's from People Can Fly, the developers behind Bulletstorm, and you can check out the announcement trailer above. Pitched as the team's most ambitious shooter to date, it'll be an experience with a...
E3 2019 Marvel's Avengers Will Be Supported Post-Launch with New Heroes, Regions, More
And it'll all be free
For Marvel's Avengers, Square Enix didn't stop at just an action packed CG trailer. It also brought on a couple of folks from developer Crystal Dynamics to talk a little bit more about the structure of the game. Interestingly, it seems the campaign the game will launch with is largely a story driven affair, but statements...
E3 2019 Sony Partners with Marvel's Avengers, Beta and Bonuses Coming First to PS4
Heroic effort
Sony wants to make the PlayStation 4 the home of Marvel games, so it’s perhaps no surprise that it’s partnered with the multiformat Marvel’s Avengers. Announced during Square Enix’s E3 2019 press conference, developer Crystal Dynamics confirmed that you can expect the title’s beta to launch first on the PS4 – and there will...
E3 2019 Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Journeys to PS4 This Winter
Release window confirmed
It's been months since we heard about Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Remastered Edition, and while we still don't have a concrete release date, we do have a release window courtesy of Square Enix's E3 2019 showcase. The co-op enabled adventure will arrive on PlayStation 4 this Winter, the publisher has confirmed. It also...
E3 2019 Marvel's Avengers Finally Unveiled with Flashy CG Trailer, Releases May 2020
Super
Marvel's Avengers has been a long time coming, but at E3 2019, Square Enix has at last uncovered its ambitious superhero project. Get your first taste of it in this debut trailer. The trailer introduces a handful of the well-known heroes, and it appears they're framed for some sort of catastrophic event. As announced at Square's presser,...
E3 2019 Final Fantasy 8 Remastered Comes to PS4 This Year
The rumour was true
Square Enix is finally bringing Final Fantasy VIII to PlayStation 4. An enhanced version has been out on PC for years, but this is specifically Final Fantasy VIII Remastered, and it's coming to Sony's console later this year. The press release says that we can look forward to "overhauled visuals". It remains to be seen just how...
E3 2019 Incredible Final Fantasy VII Remake Gameplay Saves E3
Watch out for the tail laser
Good lord, Final Fantasy VII Remake looks superb. We expected a lot from this project, but this first real gameplay chunk has us seriously hyped. Shown during Square Enix's E3 2019 showcase, it features the Guard Scorpion boss battle from near the beginning of the game, in which Cloud and Barret find themselves facing...
E3 2019 Final Fantasy VII Remake Trailer Shows Tifa for the First Time, Sephiroth Speaks
Picture perfect
Final Fantasy VII Remake got a great new trailer at Square Enix's E3 2019 showcase, and yes, Tifa has finally been revealed. Oh, and we get to see Cloud on his bike. And Sephiroth is here. Man, what a trailer! We reckon Tifa is looking pretty much perfect, and Sephiroth is looking as mean as ever. Do you like what you see? Show us...
E3 2019 Final Fantasy VII Remake's 'First Game' Takes Place in Midgar Alone
But it's a full game
Square Enix has confirmed that Final Fantasy VII Remake is going to be broken into up parts. However, the publisher was quick to point out that each instalment will be the size of a full game. The first title, simply called Final Fantasy VII Remake, which launches on the 3rd March 2020, will take place in Midgar alone. That's...
Live Watch Square Enix's E3 2019 Press Conference Right Here
Marvel's Avengers! Final Fantasy VII! Outriders!
Watch Square Enix’s E3 2019 press conference right here, as we prepare for a livestream focusing on Marvel’s Avengers, Final Fantasy VII Remake, and Dying Light 2. With such a strong lineup – and potential other surprises – then the Japanese publisher could be about to deliver its strongest...
Guide What Time Is Square Enix's E3 2019 Press Conference?
All you need to know
Square Enix has taken up Sony's usual press conference slot at this year's E3. The Japanese publisher had a disappointingly bland showing in 2018, but expectations are a lot higher this time around. So, when does Square Enix's showcase begin? What's going to be there? In this guide, we'll give you all the information you need to...
Rumour Final Fantasy 8 Remaster to Be Revealed During Square Enix's E3 2019 Show
Get your gunblades ready
We've had a Final Fantasy VII remaster. We've had a Final Fantasy IX remaster. But what about a Final Fantasy VIII remaster? Well, a reworked version of Final Fantasy VIII's been available on PC for an eternity, but it's a bit weird that it's never arrived on PlayStation 4. Square Enix has a history of taking its sweet time...
E3 2019 Is Final Fantasy VII Remake Split Into Multiple Games? We'll Know for Sure Soon
Square Enix should reveal all
Final Fantasy VII Remake has a release date, believe it or not, and although it's not launching this year, it's actually not that far away. But what is Final Fantasy VII Remake? Square Enix has, on multiple occasions, made it sound like Remake will be split up into multiple episodes, with each episode supposedly being...
E3 2019 Final Fantasy VII Remake Release Date Is March 2020
Finally
Hot news coming through, folks: Final Fantasy VII Remake has a release date. Announced moments ago at the Final Fantasy VII Live concert in Los Angeles, the highly anticipated reimagining of Square's classic Japanese role-playing title will launch worldwide for PlayStation 4 on the 3rd March, 2020. The date appears at the end of a new...
E3 2019 Dying Light 2 Trailer Gets Down and Dirty with the Undead, Coming Spring 2020
We'll have to wait a little longer
Dying Light 2 was one of the few third-party titles to light up the Xbox E3 2019 press conference, impressing in another trailer that builds upon last year's announcement. It's coming to PS4 in Spring 2020, and the trailer above finally lifts the curtain on zombies, political intrigue, and how your choices affect...
Rumour New Final Fantasy VII Remake Trailer Drops Tonight, Ahead of Square Enix E3 Showcase
Cloudy forecast
There's a Final Fantasy VII concert taking place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles tonight at 6pm Pacific (that's 2am UK time), and supposedly, it's going to host a brand new Final Fantasy VII Remake trailer. This rumour comes from the ever-reliable ZhugeEX, who says that a "full trailer" for the upcoming remake will be shown...
E3 2019 Marvel's Avengers Will Launch on PS4, In Case You Doubted It
Platforms confirmed, including Stadia
There was very little doubt about it, but Marvel’s Avengers – the anticipated superhero debut from developer Crystal Dynamics – will release on the PlayStation 4. The platform’s been confirmed alongside the Xbox One, PC, and, interestingly, Google Stadia on a big advertising banner outside the Los...
E3 2019 Kingdom Hearts III Re:Mind DLC Confirms a Winter Release, Playable Roxas, Aqua, and Riku
Spoilers ahead
Square Enix loves to break fairly major news in the most random places, doesn't it? Tetsuya Nomura took to the stage at the Kingdom Hearts Orchestra: World of Tres concert overnight to announce that the upcoming Kingdom Hearts III Re:Mind expansion will launch on PS4 this winter. We recommend you check out the reveal trailer above,...
News Every Final Fantasy Soundtrack Is Now on Spotify
Finally
Whoa, hey, hold on. Since when did Square Enix add every Final Fantasy soundtrack to Spotify? Did we miss something? Search 'Final Fantasy Original Soundtrack' on Spotify, click albums, and you'll find 'em. From the beeping tunes of Final Fantasy VI to the glorious orchestral swells of Final Fantasy XIV and everything in between, some of the...
Random Like the Marvel's Avengers Game Logo? You Can Get It on a T-Shirt
Represent
All we've seen of Marvel's Avengers, the upcoming game from Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics, is a short teaser and a fancy logo. The publisher has been flaunting this logo for the last week or so as it gears up for E3 2019, where it'll finally lift the lid on the superhero action title. If
News Square Enix Appears Particularly Confident Ahead of its E3 2019 Press Conference
Financial results briefing reveals all
Details of a recent Square Enix financial results briefing have just hit the web, and amongst its predicted sales projections for upcoming fiscal years, the publisher touches on its looming E3 2019 press briefing. The Japanese powerhouse appears to be rather confident going into the show next week. "At E3, we...
News New Square Enix Game, Outriders, to Be Revealed During E3 2019 Press Conference
What is it?
This is a new one on us. A mysterious new game called Outriders has emerged, and there's very little we know about it right now. We do know for certain that it's published by Square Enix, as it's due for a big unveiling during the company's E3 2019 press conference. A brief teaser confirmed as much over on Twitter: So, what other...
News Dragon Quest XII 'Development Preperation' Is Underway, Says Series Producer
Still too early for a formal announcement
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age was one of our favourite games of 2018, so we're pretty chuffed about the fact that executive series producer Yuu Miyake is already discussing the 12th entry. At the
News Marvel's Avengers Will Have Both Single Player and Co-Op Gameplay
Brief details shared ahead of E3 reveal
Update: The information that was on the E3 website has now been removed. Whoops! We've embedded a screenshot of the original blurb below (thanks, Reddit). Original story: It's almost time to get our first glimpse of Marvel's Avengers. Yesterday, it was revealed that
News Marvel's Avengers Will Finally Be Revealed During Square Enix's E3 2019 Show
Confirmed
And there it is, folks: confirmation that Marvel's Avengers (yes, that seems to be the official title) will be revealed during Square Enix's E3 2019 showcase. Said showcase will be broadcast on the 10th June at 18:00 Pacific. That's 02:00 UK time. It's gonna be a long night! This means that all of the rumours saying that the game would...
News Star Ocean: First Departure R, a Remake of the First Star Ocean, Is Adventuring to PS4
Now in HD
Here's a pleasant little weekend announcement for you: Star Ocean: First Departure R is coming to PlayStation 4. Back on the PSP, the very first Star Ocean game was given new life in the form of an enhanced remake named Star Ocean: First Departure. First Departure R is an HD remake of that remake. Square Enix says that it'll have new...
News Is Square Enix Teasing Its Avengers Game for E3 2019?
It's got some stones
As we know, Square Enix is set to appear at E3 2019 with its very own presentation. During Sony's last State of Play, it was revealed that more of Final Fantasy VII Remake will be shown off, presumably during the publisher's presser. That's all well and good, but what else is it cooking up for the LA show? Many have been...
News Oh Boy, Now There's Going to Be a Just Cause Movie
Just 'cos
If there's any game series that's trying its hardest to ape every action movie trope in the book, it's Just Cause. Each entry has upped the ante in terms of explosive action, with Just Cause 4 introducing extreme weather events at the end of last year. Probably the weakest aspect of all the games is their mostly nonsense narrative, so...
News Oninaki Unleashes Its Inner Daemon in New Trailer
Flashy
Oninaki is only a couple of months away from its supposed summer launch, so developer Tokyo RPG Factory has jumped into the deep end with this latest trailer that details combat in a big way. Check it out above. Footage focuses on a handful of characters, all of which demonstrate the types of flashy moves and stunts they can pull off in the...
News Just Cause 4 Los Demonios DLC Gets a Trailer, Spring Update Out Now on PS4
DLC releases 26th June
Just Cause 4 has been trucking along for a while now since its December release last year, but it's about to get a whole lot bigger and better with the launch of its second piece of downloadable content. Titled Los Demonios, it's something you'll need to see to believe. Check it out in the announcement trailer above. "A...
News Square Enix Financial Forecasts Suggest Final Fantasy VII Remake Won't Launch Before March 2020
The Avengers, too
After having seen new gameplay from Final Fantasy VII Remake last week, many hopeful onlookers were wondering whether the game might actually release later this year. It is, after all, going to be chopped up into multiple instalments, and it's confirmed to be at E3 2019
News Square Enix's Project Prelude Rune Cancelled, Studio Closed
Employees assigned to other projects
Do you remember the announcement of Project Prelude Rune from September of last year? Helmed by former Tales producer Hideo Baba, it could have been the next big thing for Japanese publisher Square Enix, but it turns out the game has been cancelled. Along with the closure of Studio Istolia, our Gamer Network...
News Final Fantasy VII Remake Screenshots Are Faithful But Fantastic
Cloud nine
It looks good, right? The reaction to Final Fantasy VII Remake’s reintroduction may have been muted by Square Enix’s awful messaging yet again, but the new footage that we’ve seen of the long-awaited release is exciting. In order to complement last night’s teaser trailer, publisher Square Enix has dropped a batch of new screens
News Final Fantasy VII Remake Will Still Be an Episodic Release
What does this mean for PS5?
How often do we get to link back to an article we wrote in December of 2015? Such is the development timeline of Final Fantasy VII Remake, that Square Enix has reiterated that the game will still be split up into multiple episodes, as seen in the tweet below. Upon the original announcement, it was sort of assumed that...
State of Play Final Fantasy VII Remake Returns with New Gameplay, More to Come at E3
Finally
Yes! The rumours were real! Final Fantasy VII Remake has indeed returned, this time via a short teaser that was broadcast as part of Sony's latest State of Play episode. Said teaser actually shows off a bit more of the project, and all told, it looks like it's coming along quite nicely. We get to see some combat as well as some cutscene...
Or he could just be trolling
The second State of Play broadcast from Sony is tomorrow, and despite the platform holder outlining what to expect, rumours have been swirling about what else might crop up during the 10-minute presentation. In addition to a look at the MediEvil remake, Sony has promised the reveal of a brand new game, but word on the...
News Life Is Strange 2's Latest Episode Has a New Trailer
For anyone still, y'know, interested
Life Is Strange 2 continues to chug along at a glacial pace, with its third episode due out on 9th May. The series – which won’t be concluded until much later in the year – has actually been thoroughly enjoyable so far, but the slow roll-out and unfamiliar characters seems to have put off existing fans...
News Kingdom Hearts III Details Upcoming Free and Paid DLC, Includes Extra Scenarios
Let us ReMIND you
Just off the back of its Critical Mode update, series director Tetsuya Nomura has revealed what fans can expect from Kingdom Hearts III when it comes to post-launch content. There'll be a number of further free updates, while more significant expansions will require payment. The content rollout has a suitably stupid name - titled...
News Action RPG Oninaki Parades Its Main Characters in New Trailer
Soulful
Oninaki, the latest project from Tokyo RPG Factory, continues to look pretty interesting. An action role-playing game, you take on the role of Kagachi, a moody looking guy who's tasked with shepherding lost souls. Kagachi's a main feature in the title's latest trailer, which introduces its main characters. Oninaki's certainly a different...
News Shadow of the Tomb Raider’s Final Piece of DLC Is Out Now on PS4
Finally
Shadow of the Tomb Raider certainly came and went when it released in September of last year, but that hasn't stopped developer Eidos Montreal from following up on that launch with a whopping seven pieces of downloadable content. Titled The Path Home, this is the game's last piece of DLC - expanding on what happens after the events of the...
News Square Enix Confirms Live E3 2019 Showcase
Avengers? Final Fantasy VII Remake?
Square Enix has confirmed that it'll be doing an E3 broadcast this year. Right now it's unclear whether this'll actually be a live show or just another pre-recorded stream (like it did for E3 2018), but the publisher's promising an "exciting lineup of titles". Of course, there are two big elephants in the room...
News Kingdom Hearts III's Critical Mode Comes to PS4 Tomorrow as a Free Update
New mode changes things up
The eagerly awaited Critical Mode for Kingdom Hearts III is set to release tomorrow as part of a free update, with a tweet from the game's official Twitter account stating that the mode will do things a little differently compared to previous titles. For those that don't know, Critical Mode is the title's hardest...
News There's Speculation that Final Fantasy VII Remake May Reappear in Time for E3
We're not holding our breath
How many years have we been waiting on Final Fantasy VII Remake now? Too many is the only correct answer to that question, but could we finally get some new information in the coming months? Maybe at E3 2019? Well, anything's possible, and there's some speculation doing the rounds right now that says it's happening. All...
News Final Fantasy XV's Final DLC Is Finally Out Now
The end has come
It's over! It's finally over! Today's an important day, folks, for today, Final Fantasy XV comes to an end. To be fair to Square Enix, the developer's done a good job of supporting the title for over two years, even if we haven't been huge fans of the DLC episodes or many of the free content updates. Anyway, the game's final DLC,...
News Life Is Strange 2 Is Being Drawn Out All the Way to December 2019
Are you cereal?
Life Is Strange 2 is a bit of an odd one, isn't it? It's episodic like its the first game, but unlike its predecessor, the gaps between each episode are gigantic. The first chapter released in September 2018, and it was four months later when we eventually got Episode 2. Unfortunately, that trend is set to continue throughout the...
News Square Enix Documentary Goes In-Depth on the Best Final Fantasy Game (That's IX, FYI)
Do, do do do dooooo
Ah, Final Fantasy IX. Objectively the best Final Fantasy game ever made, it's a PSone classic. At the time of its original release, it went against the trends that Square Soft itself had set. Instead of following in the footsteps of Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII, Final Fantasy IX ditched the series' most recent sci-fi...
News Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Free Edition Is Out Now on PS4
As the crystal foretold
The free edition of Dissidia Final Fantasy NT is available to download now on PlayStation 4. If you're interested in taking it for a spin, just head over to the PlayStation Store and give it a quick search -- it should pop up alongside the full game. The free version features a set roster of characters that rotates on a...
News Shadow of the Tomb Raider DLC The Serpent's Heart Available Now on PS4
Check out the trailer
We feel like we've been talking about Shadow of the Tomb Raider's DLC for far too long now, but there's still a couple more to go. This month saw the release of The Serpent's Heart, the fifth add-on of seven scheduled to come to Lara's latest. The newly released trailer, embedded above, shows off a little of what to expect...
