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News Shadow of the Tomb Raider Warms Up with The Forge
Now we're cooking
If you haven’t had your Lara Croft fix this year already, then Shadow of the Tomb Raider’s first DLC pack The Forge will launch in a couple of days on the PlayStation 4. The pack – which adds a new Challenge Tomb, a score attack mode, and various other in-game trinkets – will set you back $4.99, or can be purchased as part...
News Just Cause 4's Cinematic Trailer Turns Up the Volume
Is this loud enough for you?
Just Cause 4’s cinematic trailer is the equivalent of an email written entirely in capital letters. The clip, which is very nicely edited, shows protagonist Rico riding on top of cars that are floating fifty yards off the ground in insane hurricanes. The hero stops short of upper-cutting a plane, but who knows what...
News Winnie the Pooh Is in Kingdom Hearts III Now
"I want us to be together forever"
So yeah, this is a thing that's happening: Winnie the Pooh is in Kingdom Hearts III. Watch on for one of the cringiest trailers you're ever likely to see. The game's due out at long last on 29th January.
Maxima-m Greatness
Square Enix celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Final Fantasy franchise way back in 2016 with the release of World of Final Fantasy. The game reconciled the spanning generations of the illustrious and wildly loved RPG series in this celebratory title that flaunted a Poké-esque twist on its typical battle mechanics. The cutesy...
Hands On The Quiet Man's Audio Patch Brings Some Clarity to the Ears
Girlfriend or Mum? Now we know
The Quiet Man needs to be a lesson to all developers and publishers in how not to release a video game. After deploying to a critical panning from ourselves and other reviewers, the title is back a week later with the 1.02 update that adds audio in order to entice a second playthrough that promises to answer all the...
Quiet down
The Quiet Man has made a bit of a name for itself since it launched last week, and not in a good way. As was the case with many other gaming publications, we tore it to shreds in our review, calling it the PlayStation 4's "most baffling game". Again, not in a good way. In The Quiet Man, you play as a deaf main character, and for this...
News Three of Four Final Fantasy XV DLC Episodes Cancelled, Director Tabata Leaves Square Enix
That was some livestream
The second anniversary livestream for Final Fantasy XV is over, and to be frank it was one heck of a weird show. Square Enix opened by telling us that three of the four previously announced DLC character episodes have been cancelled. Episode Aranea, Episode Lunafreya, and Episode Noctis have all been axed. Episode Ardyn,...
News Square Enix Reports Huge $33 Million Loss Thanks to Luminous Productions Change
Publisher takes a big hit in latest financials
Things aren't exactly smooth over at Square Enix these days. From the outside looking in, at times it's seemed as though the publisher is shockingly mismanaged -- especially on the Japanese side of things -- and now the company's reported a $33 million loss in its latest financial briefing. According...
News Square Enix Acquires Stake in The Turing Test Developer
Begins work on new IP
Square Enix has purchased a 20 per cent stake in The Turing Test developer Bulkhead Interactive, which will see it continue to collaborate with the Derby-based studio on upcoming shooter Battalion 1944 and also start work on a new intellectual property. More information, according to the publisher, will be announced at a later...
Quest for the West
We don't quite know how well Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age has performed here in the West, but given its unfortunate release date and its relatively niche appeal, among other factors, it's probably had a semi-decent run at best. What's more, new sales data from Square Enix seems to back this theory up. The publisher...
News Square Enix Thinking About Ideas Regarding Final Fantasy VII Remake's Release
Every Cloud and all that
Tetsuya Nomura, the legendary Square Enix producer, is about to start work on Final Fantasy VII Remake – despite the game being announced and even demoed three years ago. The infamous industry veteran admitted during a closed event as attended by Famitsu and translated by Gematsu that he’s been focused on
News Tangled Shines in New Kingdom Hearts 3 Trailer
January is looking too good
Yes, guys! Kingdom Hearts 3 is a mere three months away, and short of a last-minute disaster, it finally does look like the game will see the light of day. Judging by this latest trailer at least, it looks ready to be taken fresh out the oven. Square Enix just a while ago gave fans a better glimpse on Twilight Town and...
News Final Fantasy XV Livestream Set for Next Week
Noctis again
Hey, remember Final Fantasy XV? After years and years of writing about the bloody thing, we'd almost reached a point where we'd forgotten it exists, but Square Enix wasn't about to let that happen. The publisher will be hosting a two year anniversary livestream next week, on the 7th November, and it'll be prerecorded so that the world...
Review The Quiet Man - PS4's Most Baffling Game
Best kept on mute
We wrapped up The Quiet Man's conclusion no less than five minutes ago, and to say we’re baffled and bewildered would be an understatement. The bottom line is that Human Head Studios’ attempt at blending FMV with interactive combat scenes utterly fails in every conceivable way. In fact, everything about this project is truly...
News Just Cause 4, Like Most Games, Has an Expansion Pass
Surprise
Square Enix has got its work cut out selling copies of Just Cause 4, but it’s adding to the challenge by attempting to flog an Expansion Pass on top. The post-release content – divided into three packs – is due out in 2019, and you’ll be able to nab it a la carte or as part of the title’s pricier Deluxe Edition. The press release...
News Just Cause 4 Has Gone Gold Ahead of December Launch on PS4
Ready for Rico
Prepare yourselves for some heavy weather, as Just Cause 4 has officially gone gold on PS4. Avalanche Studios has completed work on Rico's latest explosive adventure, and it's ready in plenty of time for launch on 4th December. The game's looking fairly promising; Solís looks like a beautiful open world to explore and blow up, and...
News Dragon Quest XI More Than Doubles Series Record in the United States
Echoes of an elusive age
There was concern about Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age, as the anticipated JRPG didn’t exactly release at an ideal time. Launching just three days prior to PlayStation 4 juggernaut Marvel’s Spider-Man with next to no marketing at all, fans expected the worst for the latest entry in Square Enix’s iconic...
News Shadow of the Tomb Raider Owners Aren't Happy with How Fast the Price's Dropped
They think Square Enix has been Crofty
Shadow of the Tomb Raider is barely a month old, but it was 30 per cent off on the PlayStation Store recently and is almost half-price at some retailers. To make matters worse, the Croft Edition which includes access to the title’s Season Pass has been reduced in line with the main game, meaning that the DLC...
News New Kingdom Hearts III Screenshots Give a Closer Look at the Twilight Town Gang
Is their summer vacation over?
At this point, one might think Square Enix has already spilled a lot of beans regarding story in Kingdom Hearts III, with trailers dropping left and right since E3 2018. Yet, we veterans know that, as many trailers and images bombard our screens, the series' plot has become as convoluted as Alice's trip to Wonderland...
News Imogen Heap Plays Hide and Seek with The Quiet Man
Daylight robbery
The Quiet Man continues to sound like a compelling curiosity, as Square Enix has announced that oddball synth-pop singer Imogen Heap has been brought in to compose the console exclusive’s theme song. Speaking as part of the video embedded above, the musician explains that she watched videos of people who’d been fitted with...
News Dragon Quest XI PS4 Patch 1.01 Defeats a Few Bugs and Fixes a Specific Crash
The quest continues
A Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age update has put in surprise appearance on PlayStation 4. You can download patch 1.01 right now, but don't get too excited -- it just fixes a few bugs and a very specific crashing issue. Here are the changes, according to the official website: We’ve identified a bug which can...
News Just Cause 4's Story Trailer Has More Explosions than Story
As you'd expect
Look, Just Cause has never been about telling an engaging story. The plots of previous games have loosely tied together various reasons for blowing sh*t up, and we don't expect anything different from Just Cause 4. Heck, going by this "story" trailer, the game itself doesn't even expect anything different. As the headline says,...
News Shadow of the Tomb Raider's Already on Sale on the EU PS Store
That didn't take long
It’s not even been out a month yet, but Shadow of the Tomb Raider is already on sale on the European PlayStation Store. The latest Deal of the Week, you can get Lara Croft’s latest for £39.99 – that’s 27 per cent off. The discounts apply to the beefier Digital Deluxe and Croft Editions too, assuming you want to go the...
News Left Alive Guns for March 2019 Release Date on PS4
New trailer released
It feels like we still don't know an awful lot about Left Alive, the Front Mission offshoot from Square Enix. However, PlayStation Blog has just posted an update on the mech shooter, and we now have a release date -- it'll launch on 5th March 2019. To recap, Left Alive takes place in the distant future in a fictional world...
News Kingdom Hearts Tells 'The Story So Far' with Complete Edition on PS4
1.5 + 2.5 + 2.8
Kingdom Hearts III is only a few months away from release now, and to celebrate that, Square Enix has bundled together every single game in the series for a complete edition on PlayStation 4, dubbed Kingdom Hearts - The Story So Far. Everything included in the collection has already been available on the PlayStation 4 for quite a...
News Shadow of the Tomb Raider's First DLC, The Forge, Arrives Next Month on PS4
The first of seven updates
Shadow of the Tomb Raider has been out for a good few weeks now, meaning a lot of players will have wrapped up Lara's latest adventure. However, her escapades don't end after the credits roll -- Square Enix has detailed the first DLC for the game, entitled The Forge. It's of course included in the season pass, but can also...
Soapbox Kingdom Hearts III Was My First Taste of Kingdom Hearts
Did the light defeat the dark?
I’ve had a morbid obsession with Kingdom Hearts III for a fair share of its worryingly protracted development cycle. See, here’s the thing: I kinda like Disney – well, mid-90s Disney anyway. I was a snotty nosed tween when the company was enjoying its cinematic renaissance, so I grew up with legendary movies like...
News The Quiet Man Creeps onto PS4 This November
New trailer released
Publisher Square Enix is releasing a broad mix of games this generation, from big blockbusters like Shadow of the Tomb Raider to more obscure titles such as The Quiet Man. This curious adventure game blends FMV and CG together to provide a unique look, and it's certainly an interesting effect. The good news is, we don't have...
Review Life Is Strange 2 - Episode 1: Roads Is Profoundly Political
A tale of two sons
Life Is Strange 2 is profoundly political, but that shouldn’t be a surprise. This is a tale about two Latino boys travelling across Trump’s America, and it plays out more or less exactly as you’d expect it to. The story’s much more grounded in reality than the original series ever was, and that means that it’s filled to...
News So, Er, Skrillex Is Composing Kingdom Hearts III's Theme Song
Collaboration with singer songwriter Hikaru Utada
Here’s a headline we didn’t expect to write today: eight-time Grammy Award winner Skrillex is composing the theme song for Kingdom Hearts III alongside singer songwriter Hikaru Utada. If you are one of those nerd types who pretends to know nothing about popular culture, here’s an example of a...
News Dragon Quest XI Must Sell Well in the West if Future Games Are to Make it Overseas, Says Square
Ah, the classic
We're not huge fans of publishers or developers telling everyone that their game has to sell well otherwise we'll never see a sequel, but in some cases we suppose that it's the truth. Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age launched on the PlayStation 4 in Europe and North America near the beginning of the month, and it was met...
News New Life Is Strange 2 Trailer Provides One Final Look Before Launch on PS4
First episode out next week
Prepare for some teen angst and indie tunes: Life Is Strange 2 is just around the corner. Square Enix has released a final trailer for the game ahead of the release of the first episode, which is due out on 26th September 2018. In case you've not been keeping up, this sequel moves away from the time-shifting antics of...
News Square Enix Partners with Deck Nine on New Title
Before the storm
Square Enix has extended its external development partnership with Life Is Strange: Before the Storm creator Deck Nine. The pair will collaborate on a new title, although it’s keeping the nature of the project under wraps for the time being. Our assumption? It’ll have something to do with DONTNOD’s teen series. “The...
News Camilla Luddington Unsure If She'll Return as Lara Croft
She was axed the question
Shadow of the Tomb Raider has completed Lara Croft’s origin arc, so now fans are wondering what’s next for the iconic adventurer. Speaking with Entertainment Tonight, actress Camilla Luddington didn’t rule out a return, but she admitted she genuinely doesn’t know what the future holds for the character now that the...
TGS 2018 What the Honk Is Going on in World of Final Fantasy Maxima?
Expanded edition gets story trailer
World of Final Fantasy Maxima, the expanded edition of 2016’s twee role-playing release, has received a brand new trailer as part of TGS 2018 this week. The clip showcases some of the new features that you’ll find in the re-release, including the Avatar Change system which will allow you to play as classic...
TGS 2018 Kingdom Hearts III Brings the Whimsy with Glitzy PS4 Slim Bundle
Fit for a king
Sony’s already announced a PlayStation 4 Pro bundle for Kingdom Hearts III, but why not double down with a PS4 Slim as well? Due out in Japan alongside the game on 25th January in the region, the console sports a golden patchwork pattern featuring various symbols from the series, as well as an emblem in the centre. It comes with all...
News The Last Remnant Remastered Xbox 360 to PS4 Graphics Comparison Shows a Massive Upgrade
Last but not least
There's a new trailer out for The Last Remnant Remastered, which Square Enix announced just last week. The video compares the visuals of the original Xbox 360 release to the upcoming PlayStation 4 remaster, and the difference in quality appears to be substantial. Interestingly enough, the PS4 version actually utilises Unreal...
News Kingdom Hearts III's PS4 Box Art Is Fit for a King
A right royal reveal
You’ve seen the brand new trailer and screenshots, but now it’s time to feast your eyes on Kingdom Hearts III’s fantastic PlayStation 4 box art. Sketched by series director Tetsuya Nomura himself, the image shows key characters like Sora, Mickey Mouse, and Donald Duck. Love or loathe the franchise, it’s hard to deny that...
News New Kingdom Hearts III Trailer and Screenshots Offer a Better Look at Big Hero 6 World
It's a small world after all
We've already seen some footage of Kingdom Hearts III's take on Big Hero 6, but this new trailer from Tokyo Game Show 2018 gives us another look at the newly unveiled world. We also see snippets from other worlds in the game, including Tangled, Frozen, and Pirates of the Caribbean. Alongside the new trailer, Square Enix...
News New Just Cause 4 Trailer Is a Whistle-Stop Tour of Solis
Varied open world detailed
One thing the Just Cause games have in common is their big, beautiful open worlds, and Just Cause 4 looks to be no different. Square Enix's new video on the upcoming action game focuses on its fictional setting, Solis, and its various biomes, and it's looking pretty impressive. Mainly inspired by South America, Solis is a...
News Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon: Every Buddy! Flaps to PS4 This Winter
Chirpy
Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon: Every Buddy! aims to give you something warm and cuddly to snuggle up alongside this Winter, as Square Enix is bringing back the randomly generated dungeons of the old Final Fantasy Fables franchise. The press release explains: “The rules to this mysterious dungeon are simple: every time you enter, the world...
News World of Final Fantasy Maxima Brings Whimsy Back to PS4
Noctis again
The agreeable Chibi-themed World of Final Fantasy is getting an enhanced edition for the PlayStation 4, and it’s set to release on 6th November. Announced during today’s Nintendo Direct, the re-release will include new characters and monsters from Final Fantasy legend.
Review Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (PS4)
Timeless
For its first few hours Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age is happy to just mosey along at its own pace. It's a typically pleasant jaunt through a colourful fantasy world, complete with supremely cute monsters that you whack over the head with big swords, but it's a bit... Boring. It looks lovely and everything's polished, neat, and...
News Follow the Road to Life Is Strange 2 in New Dev Documentary
Crossing the border
Rather than dole out piecemeal developer diaries, DONTNOD has dropped a huge 10 minute documentary detailing the production of Life Is Strange 2, which details the art direction, voice actors, soundtrack, and much more. It’s a slickly produced clip that should get you in the mood for the sequel – particularly if you were fond...
News Kam’lanaut of Final Fantasy XI Is the Next DLC Character for Dissidia NT
Who?
Look, we never really played Final Fantasy XI, so we're not even sure who this guy is, but we do like his outfit. The awkwardly named Kam’lanaut will join Dissidia Final Fantasy NT as its next DLC character, Square Enix has announced. He's due to release in late October. So, er, are you looking forward to Kam’lanaut? Grow...
News The Last Remnant Remastered Announced for PS4
Update: Heading West too
One of Square Enix's less than critically acclaimed games is The Last Remnant. Most PlayStation aficionados might be unaware of this title's existence, granted that the PS3 version never saw the light of day back in 2009. The JRPG later made its debut on Steam, although Square Enix pulled the game in September. Now, the...
News Left Alive Lives to See Another Day in 2019
Due out 28th February in Japan
Do you remember Left Alive? Barely, right? It’s the loosely Front Mission themed third-person shooter from Square Enix and an all-star team, including Yoji Shinkawa of Metal Gear fame. Well, it’s back. The game got a brand new trailer during Sony’s LineUp Tour livestream, as well as a
News Kingdom Hearts III Grabs Big Hero 6 World
TGS 2018 trailer reveals all
A shortened version of Kingdom Hearts III’s impending TGS 2018 trailer has confirmed the inclusion of a Big Hero 6 world, which is a Disney franchise that has frankly flown so far under our radar that we’re literally on the Wikipedia page right now. Apparently it came out in 2014 and won a bunch of Academy Awards?...
News Free Kingdom Hearts: VR Experience Lets You Relive Series Moments
Sprinkling some magic dust this winter
Kingdom Hearts is snagging a free PlayStation VR experience, which should get you in the mood for the rapidly approaching Kingdom Hearts III. Due out this coming winter, the 10 minute interactive video will allow you to relive iconic moments from the series – all from a brand new virtual reality perspective...
News PS4 RPG Title Project Prelude Rune Teased, Comes From Former Tales Producer
Tales of Istolia
Hideo Baba, perhaps best known as a recurring producer for Bandai Namco's Tales series, started up his own game development studio under Square Enix last year. Formed as Studio Istolia, the team's first title is currently known as Project Prelude Rune, and it got a teaser trailer at Sony's PlayStation LineUp Tour earlier...
