Just Cause 2 Preview

Just Cause 2 is the latest game from Swedish developer, Avalanche Studios, who're looking to push players to the limit again, this time on the fictional island of Panau. Players return once again to take on the role of vigilante protagonist Rico Rodriguez, who is looking to help free the country from the rule of evil dictator Pandak "Baby" Panay. More »

GDC 2010: Sony Reveals Support For PlayStation Move

During Sony's press conference at GDC 2010, the company unveiled the official name for their much-anticipated motion controller, the PlayStation Move. During the conference they mentioned that over 30 publisher had already vouched for supporting the peripheral, but until now the full list had yet to be revealed. More »

Final Fantasy XIII Ships 5 Million Worldwide

Square Enix have announced that Final Fantasy XIII has managed to ship around 5 million units worldwide. This comes after North American and European shipments totalled 3 million, which are combined with the 2 million already shipped in Japan. More »

Final Fantasy XIII Review

Having originally started out as a PlayStation 2 game, Final Fantasy XIII has certainly enjoyed a long, and sometimes bumpy development cycle. One thing has never changed though, the anticipation surrounding this game. After Lightning was first shown during E3 2006, fans were eagerly waiting the next small snippet of news. They just wanted to find out more about the next installment into one of the most successful franchises of all time. Well, the wait is over. Final Fantasy XIII is finally here and it comes packed with plenty of new innovations and a completely new cast and story. More »

Lara Croft And The Guardian Of Light Announced

Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics have announced that Lara Croft will be returning in a new adventure, which has been dubbed - Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light.

The game, which will be shown behind closed doors for the first time at the upcoming Game Developers Conference on the 9th of March, noticeably has two words missing: Tomb Raider. More »

Resonance of Fate Dated In Europe, Avoids FF13

Sega have announced that the tri-Ace developed RPG, Resonance of Fate, will be coming out in Europe a few weeks after the North American release, and crucially, a few weeks after Final Fantasy XIII. More »

Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Coming Summer 2010

Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep was released in Japan last month, but although Square Enix had confirmed that this PSP exclusive will be coming to North America, they had never specified when. That is, until now.

According to the latest edition of Game Informer magazine, the game now has a provisional release window of Summer 2010, which means it will likely see a release during the months of June and August. More »

Level-5 Working On New Wii, PS3 Exclusives

Level-5 have been quite a successful Japanese developer, working on prestigious franchises like Dragon Quest for Square Enix, Professor Layton for Nintendo and Dark Cloud for Sony. More »

Nomura Strongly Hints At Kingdom Hearts 3

It seems like ages ago that Kingdom Hearts 2 was released on the PlayStation 2, and since then Square Enix have produced numerous spin-offs like Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days. However, they've been completely quiet on the game that fans have been craving - Kingdom Hearts 3.

It's understandable really, as they have quite a few other big titles on the go at the moment, but things have started to change a bit recently. Tetsuya Nomura, one of the key figures behind Kingdom Hearts, has been laying down some hints and they've been becoming more blatantly in recent weeks. More »

Square Enix's 'Nier' Release Date Set

Announced in a Square Enix press release, Nier for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 is now set to follow just over a month and a half after their biggest upcoming title, Final Fantasy XIII. Nier, an action-RPG, will be hitting North American shelves on April 27th. More »

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers Review

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Front Mission Evolved Releasing Spring 2010 Worldwide, New Trailer

Front Mission Evolved, currently in production at Double Helix Games, has today been announced as a Spring 2010 release worldwide by publisher and IP holder, Square Enix. Releasing on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC, the game is a substantial change for the Front Mission franchise, tagged as a third-person action game, whereas the franchise has historically consisted of tactical RPGs. More »

Nintendo Dominate Year End Japanese Sales: Mario On Top

Media Create have compiled sales data for the last full week of the year in Japan, which covers December 21st to December 27th, and they show that Final Fantasy XIII's sales figures have quickly diminished. More »

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days Debut Trailer

IO Interactive announced around a month ago that they were working on a sequel to their 3rd person action game, Kane & Lynch, and they've now released the debut trailer for the game. More »

Tecmo Eat Their Words: Quantum Goes To Xbox 360

After previous claiming that Quantum would remain a PlayStation 3 exclusive because it had more powerful hardware, Tecmo have now gone back on their claims and announced that Quantum will be released on the Xbox 360 in North America.

Quantum, a third person action game from Team Tachyon, has long been touted as Sony's equivalent to Gears of War, a comparison that More »

Job Posting Points to Next Tomb Raider Having Multiplayer

A job posting by development studio Crystal Dynamics could be a hint that the next Tomb Raider game, Crystal Dynamics' key franchise, could feature multiplayer. Tomb Raider has never featured a multiplayer mode before, only single player, so this could be a large change of pace for the series if proven true. More »

Deus Ex 3 PC Exclusivity Dismissed

Many believed that up until now, Deus Ex 3 would be a PC exclusive, as the original was a PC exclusive, and so far only the PC version of Deus Ex 3 had been announced. More »

Just Cause 2 Releasing Early Spring

Just Cause 2, for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC, is now set for release on March 23rd, 2010 in North America, and March 26th, 2010 in Europe, Square Enix has announced. Lee Singleton, General Manager of Square Enix London Studios, spoke about the game following the announcement,

Just Cause 2 offers the freedom to explore and tackle the world in any way you choose. The grapple and the parachute mechanic will change the way you play open-world games, allowing players to be in the air in seconds, tackling missions from above and using the aerial advantage. If you prefer to stay on solid ground, the choices offered by the grapple are limited only by your imagination.

Just Cause 2 will be wrapping up development at Avalanche Studios in the next few months. The game boasts "over 1000KM squared f South East Asian island paradise" and is the follow to 2006's original Just Cause. More »

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days Announced

IO Interactive, now of course owned by Square Enix, have announced that they are working on a sequel to Kane & Lynch, which was released in 2007. More »

Square Enix Innovates By Competing With Itself

CEO and President of Square Enix, Yoichi Wada, gave the first keynote at the Montreal International Game Summit Monday morning, speaking about fostering cultural diversity in game development. According to Wada-san, Square Enix actively competes with itself, as in, Square Enix's internal studios challenge one another on-goingly. More »