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Bleeding Cool's Most Anticipated Games of 2019
Much as we'd love to list every single game coming out in 2019, the point of this list is to be highllights of the things we really love, so it does reflect the personal tastes of the video game playing members of the Bleeding Cool team. In release order, here are our top picks for games to look[...]
Final Fantasy XIV Fans Can Now Have FF Themed Weddings IRL
Until now. Square Enix has partnered with a wedding hall in Kobe, Japan to create FFXIV weddings in the real world. From Twinfinite: Final Fantasy XIV features a quite advanced wedding feature, allowing players to tie the knot in-game with a lovely ceremony Now fans will finally be able to extend that to their real life. If you think I'm[...]
Dragon Quest XI S Will Be Release in Japan in 2019
Square Enix has officially put down a release window for their upcoming Japanese release of Dragon Quest XI S in 2019 The company released a brand new trailer for the Nintendo Switch version, which if the timetable synchs up like before, we'll see it released before the end of Q1 in 2019 This is, however, just the Japanese[...]
Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition
Square Enix is hosting a massive last-minute sale on their mobile games Most of the sale games are Square Enix's classic RPGs including much of the Final Fantasy series, as well as Chrono Trigger, Adventures of Mana, Secret of Mana, and even Chaos Rings II The games are 50% off, so if you've been tempted to pick up any[...]
Final Fantasy XIV's Patch 4.5 Hits Early January
Square Enix has announced the release date for Final Fantasy XIV's Patch 4.5 The two-part patch update will finish the Stormblood storyline and set up the 5.0 Shadowbringers plotline ahead of its launch in Summer 2019 The first part of Patch 4.5 will hit on January 8th, while the second half will follow in late[...]
Square Enix Confirms Life is Strange 2 – Episode 2 Release Date
Out of the blue today, Square Enix released a brand new trailer and an official release date for episode two of Life is Strange 2 Episode 2, entitled "Rules", will be released for PC, PS4, and Xbox One on January 24th, 2019 Along with the news, the company released a new live-action trailer and description[...]
Kingdom Hearts III Voice Actor Claims Leaker Has Been Caught
If you're curious as to how serious Square Enix takes leaks these days, the word is out that they may have already caught the Kindom Hearts III leaker A random Twitter post came from Quinton Flynn, the voice behind Axel and Lea, who made a comment to a concerned fan that made reference to the[...]
Sora Prepares for the Final Battle in Latest Kingdom Hearts III Trailer
Square Enix released a brand new trailer for Kingdom Hearts III this morning which gives us a deeper look at the game's story, which is ultimately about Sora and Friends in their final battle against the darkness and their attempts to restore the hearts of people who are a bit lost You know, the usual Kingdom[...]
KINGDOM HEARTS III – Opening Movie Trailer
Most media outlets only showed the screenshots of the Xbox One packaging, because none of us like to be sued by Square Enix or Disney As a result of this, Nomura had to address the situation with this tweet. An important message for #KingdomHearts III from Director Tetsuya Nomura: pic.twitter.com/j9aVRFTS5B — KINGDOM HEARTS (@KINGDOMHEARTS) December 16, 2018 We're[...]
Final Fantasy XV's Comrades Mode Goes Solo Today
Square Enix announced the news on Twitter earlier today. Comrades launched at the end of last year as a multiplayer expansion to the lengthy road trip RPG, but the new version of Comrades no longer requires players to own the base game.   The #FFXV Multiplayer Expansion Comrades is now becoming a stand-alone game starting December 12th at 9:00pm[...]
Katy Perry to Join Cast of Final Fantasy Brave Exvius
During the Final Fantasy Brave Exvius fan event this past weekend in LA, Square Enix announced the latest FFBE collaboration, which is with pop star Katy Perry They also announced a limited time Kingdom Hearts event to coincide with the launch of KH3. A summary of all the announcements is below: Katy Perry Collaboration: Music icon Katy Perry[...]
Square Enix Holiday Events Hit Dissidia Opera Omnia and Star Ocean
credit//Square Enix Square Enix is celebrating the holiday season early with events in its mobile games, with a focus on Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia and Star Ocean: Anamnesis Running from today through January, players can enjoy some special events, holiday bonuses, limited-edition items, and special tokens. In Dissidia FF Opera Omnia, the Holiday event is running through December 30th[...]
Square Enix Appoints Takeshi Aramaki as Head of Luminous Productions
credit//SquareEnix Square Enix's Luminous Productions is the studio that developed Final Fantasy XV and recently saw some major organizational shakeups Studio head and FFXV Game Director Hajime Tabata left the studio back in October and recently opened his own studio, JP Games In the wake of Tabata's departure, we learned that the ambitious plans for Final Fantasy XV's post-launch development[...]
Square Enix Releases a Launch Trailer for Just Cause 4
If you're looking forward to picking up Just Cause 4 today, then this new launch trailer for Square Enix should help fuel the wait This is about as over-the-top of an action trailer you can get for a video game showing everything from boats being thrown in the air to you riding a propane tank like[...]
[RUMOR] Could The Avengers Project Make an Appearance at The Game Awards?
Its no secret that Avengers: Infinity War directors Joe and Anthony Russo are going to be at this year's edition of The Game Awards, but their presence has a lot of people asking about Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics' The Avengers Project Because the Russo brothers are attending the awards as presenters, speculation ran even more rampant[...]
Former Final Fantasy XV Director Announces New Studio JP Games
Hajime Tabata, former Game Director for Square Enix's Final Fantasy XV, announced his new studio today Tabata left his position as studio head of Square Enix's Luminous Production on October 31, 2018 in order to establish JP Games He made the announcement on Facebook (via Gematsu) From Gematsu: Hajime Tabata, who directed Final Fantasy XV and left his position as studio head of Square[...]
Square Enix Announces War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius
Big news out of Square Enix today as a new mobile title is announced with War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius Yes, to be very clear about this, it is a brand new mobile game separate from the original Final Fantasy Brave Exvius Aside from the text below, no real information was given out beyond the[...]
Kairi Gets Two New Battle Renders in Kingdom Hearts III
A little treat from Square Enix as they have revealed a couple new Kingdom Hearts III battle renders showing Kairi in action The company showed off both of them on Twitter this past week, as she wields Destiny's Embrace Keyblade The only thing accompanying them was the test below. credit//Square Enix A little treat from Square Enix as[...]
Life is Strange 2 Will See Episode Two Released in January
The developers posted a notice on the game's Steam page, explaining the situation and their desire to create the best game possible rather than rushing the experience. credit//Square Enix The Life is Strange series is a project close to all of our hearts and one for which we do not want to rush development and thereby fail[...]
The Last Remnant: Remastered Gets a Couple New Trailers
Square Enix has dropped a couple new trailers for The Last Remnant: Remastered this week, one being a proper trailer and the other a footage trailer We kinda weish there was more to say to this considering the game is gettign released on December 6th, but it feels like Square are just releasing it as-is without[...]
Kingdom Hearts III Announces Schedule for Next Trailers
So this time next time next month @ Nomura Gotta give Square Enix and Disney credit, they're marketing the hell out of this one carefully and timely all the way to Kingdom Hearts III's release on January 29th. The official Twitter account for Kingdom Hearts III revealed some new information this week about when we'll see more reveals[...]