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Bravely Default II's Developers Don't Want It To Be Just Another RPG About Making The Numbers Go Up
18.2.2021
Final Fantasy I is a game about about four warriors of light collecting ancient and powerful crystals to restore peace and balance to the world. Over three decades later, Square Enix is still telling that story same story, and this time it’s Bravely Default II’s turn, an old-school-feeling JRPG...
Final Fantasy XIV Could Go At Least Five More Years, Director Says
18.2.2021
Final Fantasy XIV director Naoki Yoshida recently spoke about the future of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game with The Washington Post, saying that at its current growth rate, users can expect the online world to continue expanding with new content for at least five more years,...
Square Enix Tactical RPG Project Triangle Strategy Arriving On Switch In 2022
17.2.2021
Square Enix surprised viewers during today’s Nintendo Direct broadcast by revealing a brand new game, the tentatively titled Project Triangle Strategy.Read more
Say Whatcha Wanna About Final Fantasy XIII, You Can’t Deny Its Amazing Soundtrack
17.2.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re continuing to indulge my terminal case of Final Fantasy brain with a deep dive into Final Fantasy XIII’s mold-breaking soundtrack.Read more
Sing Your Heart Out With Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory for $40
15.2.2021
Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory (PS4) | $40 | AmazonKingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory (Switch) | $40 | AmazonRead more
Square Enix: Don't Send Us Valentine's Chocolate Because Covid-19
15.2.2021
Each year, fans send Valentine chocolates to Square Enix. Some are addressed to characters while others are for the game creators. It’s a way to say thanks. But this year, Square Enix is asking for fans to refrain.Read more
Kingdom Hearts Series Coming To PC On March 30, Exclusive To Epic Games Store
11.2.2021
A handful of Kingdom Hearts games are coming to PC on March 30, and will be exclusive to the Epic Games Store.Read more
Final Fantasy XIV's Next Expansion Drops This Fall With A New Healing Class
6.2.2021
During tonight’s Final Fantasy XIV showcase, Square Enix announced its next expansion, Endwalker, for release this fall.Read more
Yoko Taro Thinks Nier Violates Square Enix's Own Guidelines For Fan Creations
4.2.2021
Square Enix has published Japanese-language guidelines for derivative fan creations. These guidelines cover Nier Replicant, Nier Gestalt, Nier: Automata, Nier Re[in]carnation, and Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139... In sort, all the Nier games!Read more
Hitman Studio’s Project 007 Will Feature A New James Bond
26.1.2021
When Hitman developer IO Interactive’s James Bond game (working title Project 007) hits the scene, it will do so with an entirely new James Bond, studio head Hakan Abrak told the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (h/t TheGamer).Read more
Hitman 3 Is The Latest Game To Acknowledge Covid-19
25.1.2021
Agent 47 isn’t the deadliest force of nature in Hitman 3. Covid-19 is. Yes, IO Interactive’s murdery sandbox is the latest video game to acknowledge the pandemic that has infected nearly 100 million people, killed more than 2 million, and upended life as we know it.Read more
How To Ensure Your Old Hitman Data Follows You To Hitman 3
20.1.2021
Hitman 3, out today for pretty much all of the platforms, sees Agent 47 continue his spree of heinous crimes, including murder and travel journalism. Like the previous entry in IO Interactive’s sumptuous Savile Row simulator, you can import levels and character progression from prior games. It’s...
To Get Into Hitman Games, Try Starting With Hitman 2
20.1.2021
Hitman 3 is out today. And while it’s pretty different from previous games in the rebooted trilogy, it’s still a lot of fun. If you’re new to the series or coming back from a while away, should you jump right into 3 or start with the earlier games? Personally, I’d say you’d be fine just starting...
PC Players Will Have To Buy Hitman 2 All Over Again To Unlock Its Levels In Hitman 3
15.1.2021
IO Interactive outlined how levels and progress will be carried over to Hitman 3 from the previous games in a complicated FAQ over on its website today, and it’s a mess for players on PC seemingly thanks to Epic Games Store and Steam not playing nice with each other.Read more
Game Pass Is Still Missing Most Of The Final Fantasy Games Microsoft Promised
7.1.2021
At the end of 2019, Microsoft announced 10 Final Fantasy games would come to Game Pass in the following year. At the start of 2021 most of them are still missing, though Microsoft says they’ll get there eventually.Read more
20 Years Later I’m Still Thinking About The Bouncer
23.12.2020
Sometimes a piece of pop culture worms its way into your brain, builds a comfortable, cost-efficient home in your cerebral cortex, and lives there happily for decades on end. My own tenant is The Bouncer, an odd beat ‘em up by Square Soft, which came out in Japan 20 years ago today before fading...
And Now The Moment Avengers Players Have Been Waiting For
12.12.2020
Shield refraction, everybody. Thanks to community feedback, Iron Man can now bounce his Unibeam off Captain America’s shield in Marvel’s Avengers, amplifying the beam’s damage. As it should be. Read more
Square Enix’s Project Athia Is Console Exclusive On PS5 For ‘At Least 24 Months’
8.12.2020
Project Athia, the next game from the team behind Final Fantasy XV, will be console-exclusive to the PlayStation 5 for “at least 24 months,” a new Sony demo reel of upcoming games revealed.Read more