During E3 this year, Square Enix announced ‘pixel perfect' remasters for the first six Final Fantasy games for mobile and PC. Now, the first three remasters in the series are set to release later this month. Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy II and Final Fantasy III will all be re-released in …
Read More »Square Enix hopes for “highest quality visuals ever seen in an open-world game” with Forspoken
At the PS5 reveal event, Square Enix popped up to show off a new game announced at the time as Project Athia. This game, which appeared to offer a unique blend of identities, while showcasing fluid traversal and combat would later be officially titled Forspoken. Now, the team behind Forspoken …
Read More »Marvel’s Avengers is leaking player’s IP addresses
Marvel’s Avengers released its latest content patch earlier this week and immediately, players noticed something very wrong. For some reason, the patch made it so that the game displays the player’s IP address on screen at all times. This would be particularly problematic for anyone looking to stream the game, …
Read More »E3 2021: The winners, losers and inbetweeners
E3 2021 has officially wrapped up after several days of virtual conferences from major publishers. Microsoft and Nintendo had particularly good showings, but the event as a whole felt somewhat disjointed and dare I say, lacked the magic of previous E3 events. Let’s take a look back at the winners and losers of this year’s E3.
Read More »Square Enix unveils Guardians of the Galaxy, releasing later this year
Last night during E3, Square Enix officially unveiled its upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy game, just as promised. Surprisingly, the game is coming out this year and will be a single-player, story-driven action/adventure game. Guardians of the Galaxy has been in development at Eidos Montreal for several years now. Players …
Read More »Dark Souls-inspired Final Fantasy officially announced
Recently, a leak suggested that Team Ninja, the studio behind Nioh, was working on a Dark Souls-inspired game set in the Final Fantasy Universe. At the recent Square Enix E3 conference, the game was officially confirmed – with a demo available to download right now. Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy …
Read More »Square Enix may announce Guardians of the Galaxy at E3
Back in 2017, Square Enix announced a deal with Marvel to produce two major video games based on the superhero franchise. The first was Marvel's Avengers, developed by Crystal Dynamics and released 2020. Now, it looks like the second game, developed by Eidos Montreal, is about to be announced. Today …
Read More »Square Enix announces Dragon Quest 12 and Dragon Quest 3 Remake
Today, Square Enix held a Dragon Quest showcase stream for the series' 35th anniversary and the publisher was not short on announcements. Not only did we get an announcement for Dragon Quest 12, but an older classic is also getting a remake. The major announcement here is Dragon Quest 12: …
Read More »Square Enix and Team Ninja working on Final Fantasy spin-off inspired by Souls games
Over the last year, Square Enix has announced a slew of new Final Fantasy projects, including expansions for Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Final Fantasy XIV, as well as the next major game in the series, Final Fantasy 16. It looks like the publisher isn't stopping there either, as rumours …
Read More »Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
Outriders may have had a questionable launch but the game still went on to be a significant success. This week, Square Enix revealed that the game garnered up 3.5 million players during its launch month and it could be the publisher’s next major franchise. This week, Square Enix finally revealed …
Read More »Final Fantasy VII Intergrade is exclusive to PS5 for ‘at least 6 months’
Final Fantasy VII Remake was one of the biggest PS4 exclusives of 2020. At the time, it was believed that the game would come to Xbox and PC one year after its initial April 2020 launch – but that was not the case. Now, it has been announced that the …
Read More »Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier showcase announced
Almost 25 years after its initial release, Final Fantasy VII is back in the spotlight, with the remake coming out last year to great success, a remaster of the remake on its way soon, and many new experiences still to come. Square Enix has now announced a Final Fantasy VII …
Read More »Dragon Quest Builders 2 is coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC and console
In late 2020, Square Enix finally brought Dragon Quest XI over to the Xbox platform and better yet, the game was also available on Game Pass. Now, it looks like Xbox will be getting more Dragon Quest games, including the excellent spin-off Dragon Quest Builders 2. Dragon Quest Builders 2 …
Read More »Square Enix hires for more NieR games
When NieR first released in 2010, it was nothing more than a cult title enjoyed by a select number of fans. The game’s sequel, NieR: Automata however, which came out 7 years later pushed the series into new heights, far exceeded sales expectations and turned NieR into an important franchise …
Read More »NieR: Automata creator working on another title for Square Enix
Yoko Taro was pushed into the limelight following the surprising critical and commercial success of 2017’s NieR: Automata. The creator has worked in the industry for 25 years, and appears to have no intention of stopping any time soon, announcing that he is working on a brand new title with …
Read More »Square Enix will participate in E3 2021 with new game announcements
Earlier this month, the ESA finally began making some of its plans for E3 2021 official, announcing press conferences and appearances from a number of large publishers. At the time, Square Enix wasn't included in the list of participating publishers but as it turns out, they will be joining others …
Read More »Square Enix confirms it is not looking to be acquired
Earlier this week, a report citing “multiple banker sources” claimed that there were several parties exploring an acquisition of Japanese mega-publisher, Square Enix. Of course, while Square Enix might be in the sights of a number of companies, there was nothing to suggest Square Enix was in active talks to …
Read More »Multiple parties interested in acquiring Square Enix
Square Enix has been a key pillar in the games industry for decades now with huge historical gaming franchises under its belt. A major change could be coming though, as sources claim that “multiple parties” are exploring an acquisition of the publisher. According to Bloomberg Japan in a report citing …
Read More »Outriders cross-play a ‘high priority’ fix, devs promise transparency on launch issues
Outriders launched last week and while it was hugely successful in terms of day-one sales and concurrent players, there have been on-going connectivity issues with servers and other features like cross-platform play between PC and console. People Can Fly has been addressing these issues in the days since launch and …
Read More »Outriders launches as one of the biggest games on Steam
As a brand new IP, it was difficult to estimate how successful Outriders would be at launch, even after the game’s very successful demo. Fortunately, now we have some hard data to look at and so far, Outriders is doing a lot better than Square Enix’s previous online co-op attempt. …
Read More »Outriders PC system requirements and unlock times revealed
A day ahead of the game's launch, People Can Fly has updated the PC system requirements for Outriders. While the demo had its own set of system requirements on PC, the launch update includes an ultra settings section for those looking to play at 4K and 60 frames per second. …
Read More »Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver temporarily removed from Steam for ‘important updates’
Square Enix hasn't really done much with the Legacy of Kain IP since acquiring Eidos and Crystal Dynamics, but that could be changing soon. Recently, Square Enix mysteriously removed Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver from sale on Steam, with the promise of “important updates”. The change was first spotted by …
Read More »Square Enix cancels Final Fantasy XI mobile reboot
Back in 2015, Square Enix announced a new version of Final Fantasy XI for mobile devices, with a planned launch in 2016. That launch window came and went with no sign of the game. Now in 2021, the mobile reboot has been cancelled. The Final Fantasy XI mobile reboot was …
Read More »Project Athia receives official title and release year
Back during the PlayStation 5 reveal event, Sony showed off a game by the name of Project Athia. Published by Square Enix, this PS5 console exclusive showed off very little, but what was shown was intriguing. Now, Square Enix has given fans a second look at the game, as well …
Read More »Marvel’s Avengers roadmap revealed, Black Panther expansion coming
Last night during the Square Enix Presents showcase, the publisher announced its future plans for Marvel's Avengers. For the first time since launch, Crystal Dynamics has put out a roadmap, detailing the content we can expect over the next six months, which includes a Black Panther expansion. Marvel's Avengers did …
Read More »Life is Strange: True Colors officially announced
Yesterday, Square Enix held its ‘Square Enix Presents Spring 2021’ game showcase. One of the biggest announcements was that of Life is Strange: True Colors, the next entry in the popular choice-based graphic adventure game series. Alongside a trailer, the publisher also revealed the game’s release structure and release date. …
Read More »Crystal Dynamics hiring for next project – new Tomb Raider on the way?
Crystal Dynamics appears to be staffing up for its next game. This week, the Tomb Raider and Avengers developer began hiring for a new Triple A game, sparking rumours that the studio is returning to the Tomb Raider franchise. Over on Crystal Dynamics' website, a number of job positions have …
Read More »Sony, Square Enix and Tencent invest in cloud gaming company ‘Ubitus’
It looks like several major gaming companies have found a new cloud tech firm to get behind. This week, Sony, Square Enix and Tencent invested in Ubitus, a Japan based cloud gaming company. Ubitus was founded in Taiwan initially back in 2007 and later moved its headquarters to Japan. Previously, …
Read More »Second wave of Xbox Game Pass titles announced for March
The Xbox team has had a busy month so far. We've already seen Xbox Game Pass updated with 20 Bethesda games, five of which support next-gen Xbox Series X/S features like Auto-HDR and FPS Boost. The announcements aren't over yet though, as today Microsoft has announced the next wave of …
Read More »Outriders is coming to Xbox Game Pass at release
March has been a big month for Xbox Game Pass. Just last week, 20 Bethesda games were added to the service to celebrate Microsoft's acquisition of ZeniMax Media. It looks like there is another major addition to Game Pass coming next month too – Outriders. Today, Microsoft announced that People …
Read More »