Category Archives: Square Enix

Crystal Dynamics has been long-rumoured as working on a reboot of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, but we may find out either way soon, according to the LinkedIn profile of the studio’s lead principal artist Matt McCulloch.

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Square Enix has announced Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn will launch this summer on PC and PS3. The third phase of closed beta testing will start in June, and as previously reported, this will include PS3 users. The beta will also include new content such as the city states of Ul’dah and Limsa Lominsa. New shots are below. Well, a few we’ve seen before, but you get the idea.

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Square Enix has confirmed it is set to make redundancies to both its European and UK operations.

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The industry is abuzz with rumours that Eidos Montreal has had a pretty rough time of it during development of the new Thief.

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Dragon Quest Monsters 2 may be getting a remake if a trademark filed in Japan is any indication.

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Square Enix is holding a sale through its online store called April Savings Brings May Gaming where you can get 75% off select digital and boxed titles. The sale starts today and runs through May 2, and includes savings on titles such as: Tomb Raider, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, Dead Island, Final Fantasy 13-2, Hitman: Absolution, Risen 2: Dark Waters Special Edition, Sleeping Dogs and more. Head through the link to check out the savings.

Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn developer has been hosting a series of beta weekends for its revised MMO, and has been snapping a ton of images from within the game. We’ve got them all here.

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Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn developer Square-Enix has published a new ‘Letter from the Producer’ video diary, in which the team discusses and shows off Magitek armour gameplay, housing, job classes and much more.

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Crystal Dynamics’ Tomb Raider has been patched via Steam. Patch 1.01.743.0 is primarily intended to fix a problem that a previous patch inadvertently added. Additional details down below.

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New screenshots for Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn have appeared online, showing the Archer, Gladiator, Lancer, Marauder, Pugilist, Conjurer, and Thaumaturge classes. If you head over to NeoGAF, you will also see shots of the jobs Bard, Dragoon, Monk, Paladin, Warrior, Black Mage, and White Mage. The game is looking rather lovely, and if you head below, you will be able to watch a developer gameplay walkthrough video (thanks, EdNorton). Better grab something to drink and run a few errands first – it’s two hours long. Hopefully, you understand Japanese as well. A Realm Reborn is a complete remake of Final fantasy 14 currently in beta and is slated for PC and PS3 later this year.

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Square Enix went to all the trouble of putting dynamic weather in Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn, but it doesn’t actually do very much.

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A behind-the-scenes video for Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut has been released by Eidos Montreal. It features developers David Anfossi, Antoine Thisdale, Steve Szczepkowski, Jean-Francois Dugas, and Émile Pedneault giving you a look at the Wii U version of the game. It’s out later this year.

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Square Enix has set a date to reveal, or perhaps re-reveal, Final Fantasy Versus 13, but can’t talk about it due to a “delicate situation” within the company.

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Every year in April, Final Fantasy 11 plays host to an event called the Feast of Swords. The 11 year old MMORPG is mixing things up a bit this time, though, with the lore behind the event beginning to question just why the ceremonial armour goes missing around the same time every year. The event kicks off at 1:00AM PDT on April 24, and runs to the same time May 8. Talk to an event moogle at San d’Oria, Bastok or Windurst to to procure an ibushi shinai if you want to get involved.

Thanks, Massively.

Drakengard 3 director Taro Yoko has discusses why his series has included a string of rather controversial topics and themes – including incest – in a new, rare interview.

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Tomb Raider appears to be getting some form of singe-player outfit DLC, according to a batch of leaked screens.

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Thief fans are petitioning Eidos Montreal for the return of original Garrett voice actor Stephen Russell, and the campaign has already amassed some 1,800 names.

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Recently, Square Enix sent us a video showing what traversal looks like towards the finale of Tomb Raider, when Lara has all her gear unlocked. If you’re interested in the other half of gameplay, check out this near end-game face off against a pack of trained warriors. Don’t watch this if you have any qualms about spoilers.

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Tomb Raider is getting a Japanese voice-over pack on Steam. It includes both subtitles and spoken Japanese. It will cost $30, where as the version which lands at Japanese retail will have support included.

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Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn developer Square-Enix has released a new trailer for its MMO, showing off ridable Magitek armour from SNES classic Final Fantasy 6, all set to “Terra’s Theme”. Fans of the classic games are sure to get a kick out of this one.

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