Tag Archives: Square Enix

Fri, Aug 26, 2011 | 09:10 BST

Deus Ex: Human Revolution hits Europe – all the scores

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution’s launches in Europe today after being released in the US on Tuesday. You will buy it. We’ve got every review for you below in an effort to support that decision.

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Mon, Aug 15, 2011 | 19:43 BST

Short new Deus Ex: Human Revolution trailer released

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It may only be thirty seconds long, but this Deus Ex: Human Revolution trailer packs a punch. It includes no gameplay, and it’s certainly just a hype piece. That said, hype can be fun when the game looks as awesome as Human Revolution.
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Mon, Aug 08, 2011 | 18:01 BST

New Deus Ex: Human Revolution trailer released

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Square Eidos has released a new trailer for Deus Ex: Human Revolution, taking you through various abilities you’ll be able to employ in the game and explaining the title’s world. The trailer also contains a lot of info about how you can go around hacking things, as well as featuring developer commentary.

The game’s out on August 23 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Watch the video after the break.

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Wed, Jul 06, 2011 | 06:42 BST

Square Enix announces ridiculously named 3DS Final Fantasy rhythm game

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Let’s play a quick game. Read the following sentences, and try to spot the exact point where all known sanity flees the scene screaming. First, a portable rhythm game. Second, a portable Final Fantasy rhythm game. Third, a portable Final Fantasy rhythm game called “Theatrhythm.”

Give up? It was all a trick. In a Shyamalanian twist, sanity was dead all along.

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Thu, May 12, 2011 | 11:14 BST

New Hitman: Absolution details reveal Agent 47′s nemesis and much more

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New details about Hitman: Absolution, including information about Agent 47′s main nemesis in the game, his handler and much more has emerged.

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Tue, May 10, 2011 | 10:48 BST

Pre-order on Steam, save 10% on Deus Ex: Human Revolution

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The PC version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution is now available for pre-order on Steam, and you can save 10 percent off the usual price on both the standard and Augmented editions by doing so.

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Tue, May 03, 2011 | 17:23 BST

Deus Ex: Human Revolution PC requirements revealed

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PC Gamer’s posted the minimum and recommended system requirements for Square Enix’s upcoming FPS-RPG hybrid, Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

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Thu, Apr 28, 2011 | 06:44 BST

Square Enix announces Chaos Rings prequel, sequel for iOS

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Despite what you may believe, Square Enix’s iOS lineup isn’t wall-to-wall with wallet-gobbling ports. Among the (still pretty darn expensive) gems is Chaos Rings, a gorgeous original JRPG that’s seen massive iOS success. And now, the twist: Square Enix has decided – hoo boy, it’s a wild one – to make more games.

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Mon, Apr 04, 2011 | 20:42 BST

Final Fantasy V downloadable re-release coming to PS3 and PSP

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Fans of the Final Fantasy series are soon to be able to get a re-release of one of the series’s earliest installments: Square Enix announced today that Final Fantasy V is to be made available to PS3 and PSP owners via the Playstation Network.

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Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 08:35 GMT

Final Fantasy III arrives on App Store, is fantastically expensive

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Square Enix’s decidedly non-iPhone RPG is now available on the App Store – at a decidedly non-iPhone price.

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Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 20:06 GMT

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver to get PSN release

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Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, the classic third-person adventure game staring vampire soul-sucker Raziel, will be releasing on the EU PSN tomorrow as a PSone classic.

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Tue, Jan 18, 2011 | 18:36 GMT

Square Godzillas Tokyo: FFXIII-2 announced, Agito XIII renamed, Versus XIII stays PS3-exclusive

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Square Enix has just wrapped up its First Production Unit event, where it announced FFXIII-2 and a renaming of Agito XIII to Type-0.

Hit the break for a full report.

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Fri, Nov 05, 2010 | 08:07 GMT

Square Enix Q2 financials not a pretty sight, could have been even worse

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Square’s taken a glass half-full approach to its Q2 financials, which is really quite admirable.

Even if it is a really small glass.

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Mon, Oct 18, 2010 | 18:04 BST

FF Versus XIII PS3 exclusivity questioned again after job ad

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The PS3 exclusive status of Final Fantasy Versus XIII is under siege once more after Square Enix listed a vacancy on the game team for a “Battle Planner”.

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Sat, Oct 16, 2010 | 09:13 BST

FFXIV’s free trial period extended by a month due to “current state of the game”

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Ever had the distinct displeasure of discovering a fly in your soup? Now imagine if you plunked down your hard-earned cash only to find a whole mess of bugs backstroking around in your alphabets.

Or, you know, just imagine purchasing Final Fantasy XIV.

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Thu, Sep 30, 2010 | 03:09 BST

Square Enix devs want to bring FFVII spin-off to 3DS

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FFVII?! On 3DS?! OMGWTFZ!

Calm down, because this isn’t quite what you were hoping for. Also, if you hug your Cloud plushie any harder, his head’s gonna pop off.

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Thu, Sep 09, 2010 | 03:46 BST

Mindjack’s head not in the game until 2011

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Mentok is very sad now.

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Thu, Aug 26, 2010 | 08:18 BST

Square: FFXIV’s playtime-limiting system in place to keep certain players from having an “unfair advantage”

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Life is all about balance. Unless you play MMOs; in which case, life is a series of marathon play sessions that culminate in you sitting atop an ever-growing pile of virtual loot that’s always just seconds away from becoming obsolete.

Square, however, is implementing a system that eventually takes away players’ ability to gain experience points if they don’t take a breather every once in a while. Hooray, right? If you said “yes,” you clearly don’t understand MMO players.

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Fri, Aug 20, 2010 | 06:51 BST

New 3rd Birthday footage shows difference between living monsters, dead monsters (hint: it’s bullets)

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“She’s got no chance against them! It’s a suicide mission!”

We’re not so sure about that, guy who shows up half-way through this new 3rd Birthday gamescom footage. Have you seen the rest of the trailer you’re in? No? Well, you’ll be singing a different tune after you click past the break and check it out.

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Tue, Aug 10, 2010 | 08:52 BST

Nomura on The World Ends with You: “I definitely want to make a sequel”

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The world may have ended, but the franchise goes on.

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