Square Enix Archives

Actually, we could have predicted that as everyone has become a lot more obsessed with JRPG games lately, and there was absolutely no way Square Enix wasn't going to release this in the west. What makes it so unusual and promising is that, firstly, Square has always dragged their feet on the Dragon Quest series to[...]

This particular mobile tie-in is an MMO game, much like Kingdom Hearts Unchained X, and is now available in the Apple App Store, on Google Play, and in the Amazon Marketplace. This is all part of Square Enix's plan to turn Final Fantasy XV into its own self-sustaining universe of game, film, and anime content. A New Empire brings "strategic,[...]

The Kingdom Hearts Orchestra dropped by New York last weekend and did not waste time backtracking the story for the audience.

credit//Square Enix The release window for Final Fantasy XV's Episode Ignis was revealed in a teaser trailer that is unlocked after you complete Episode Prompto, which launched today And naturally, people have already beaten the Episode Prompto DLC. Final Fantasy XV: Episode Ignis is the third character-focused story add-on for the Square Enix RPG, and follows Noctis'[...]

Granted, DDoS attacks are not something I expect an MMO to be insanely well prepared for, so the point subtraction won't be as severe as I leveled against Prey for the game's early PC troubles. Part of that is because I know just how painful it is to deal with DDoS attacks on the back end of something,[...]

If you're in Germany this August, be on the lookout for Square Enix, as the game publisher has got something cooking for Gamescom Game Jouhou has reported that during the company's last Active Time Report, developers promised to have something big for the convention Here's a quick translated quote from the stream. "That's right[...]

For the last year and change, Square Enix has been bringing Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age to trade shows and conventions, and the demos are always a little strange To be fair, the source material isn't the most demo-able, but these have always been weird demos, even by Final Fantasy standards. You pick up the[...]

Square Enix confirmed today that the trouble players have been having with Final Fantasy XIV since the start of  Stormblood's early access on June 16 was caused by third party DDoS attacks The DDoS attacks have caused players trouble connecting to the game servers, particularly in the case of accessing instanced content. Square Enix acknowledged the[...]

Square Enix today released IO Interactive's episodic Hitman game for Mac While the episodic game was developed and produced while IO was a subsidiary of Square Enix, the decision to publish the game on Mac just days after IO reports that they own the Hitman rights seems like a pretty obvious pushback from SE[...]

Sure, we got characters with guns, and there are some moments in FFXIII that resemble that mode, but it just isn't what Square Enix does. credit//Square Enix Until now The trailer you see below was released today, serving as a teaser for the next DLC coming out next week, where everyone's favorite photographer Prompto heads off into[...]

The one greatest aspect of MMOs is also the genre's worst. That aspect, naturally, is humanity. Most of the time your fellow players end up falling into

The state of IO Interactive after their highly publicized breakup with longtime publishing partner Square Enix has been the focus of quite a lot of speculation Most of that centered around the rights to the Hitman franchise And in a recent blog post, IO have claimed that they hold full rights to publishing the games, and therefore[...]

Square Enix Japan finally got their early access servers working well enough to handle the massive influx of players just a few hours ago, leaving the game down for almost a whole day in Japan Meanwhile, the problem still persists for the European and North American servers. With massive new game maps, a slew of new[...]

Deep Silver had playable demos for Agents of Mayhem available to the general public this year at E3, but it was really just more of the same.

When Square Enix announced they were bringing Dissidia to consoles, it was awesome news Dissidia has always been a bit of a mess, but an enjoyable one The playable demo at E3 for Dissidia Final Fantasy NT is no different The mechanics are pretty simple, if not weird for a fighting game Your basic attack[...]

We wanted it so much that Square Enix gave us what we asked for We have an expanded FFXV universe that includes King's Knight: Wrath of the Dark Dragon, which is a throwback to the original King's Knight, but is also the game that Noctis, Prompto, and presumably Gladio and Ignis, spend their time playing[...]

We've got 77 gorgeous photos of the booths, merch, props, and cosplay that will make you feel like you were at E3 this year.

Square Enix had announced Dissidia Final Fantasy NT just before E3, and yet the console port of the Final Fantasy fighter never made it to any of the major press conferences But that didn't mean we weren't going to be seeing the game at E3 Dissidia Final Fantasy NT is one of the playable games at the[...]

No one can seem to get enough of those four idiot boys who are the protagonists to Square Enix's Final Fantasy XV, and while there's still that player survey going around, it looks like Square Enix has decided to announce a few other DLC plans at E3 while waiting for the final results. Not only are we[...]

Taking advantage of a fitting name, Square Enix is joining forces with the American Red Cross to launch a Stormblood blood drive during the Electronic Entertainment Expo taking place June 13th to 15th Yes, they have decided to celebrate the launch of Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood with a literal storm of blood. In conjunction with the debut of Square Enix's second[...]

The big announcement for Square Enix at Sony's PlayStation E3 press conference was the inclusion of even more VR into Final Fantasy XV Sure, we can play as Prompto in PSVR, but that wasn't enough Now, now we can fish in virtual reality with Monster of the Deep. I'm not even going to try to explain this[...]

Yes, Square Enix made the Life is Strange prequel official today Life is Strange: Before The Storm will be the next game in the award-winning, episodic franchise The game was unveiled with a new cinematic trailer as part of the Xbox E3 Briefing and the first of three episodes for the prequel will be released on[...]

Or at least, that's what Square Enix will have you believe as their latest update will be giving you a new version of the Regalia so you can do some off-roading. credit//Square Enix Square Enix made the announcement for the latest DLC (which you can find translated by Gematsu over here) that Final Fantasy XV's next update[...]

Finally some good news from Kingdom Hearts III. Square Enix announced this morning that the characters and wolrd of Disney's Hercules will return for the long-awaited installment in the Kingdom Hearts series. Late last night at the Kingdom Hearts Orchestra World Tour concert in Los Angeles, Square Enix and Disney Interactive dazzled fans with a new  Kingdom Hearts III gameplay trailer featuring[...]

And Square Enix has decided to start the action early by releasing the launch trailer far in advance. The new expansion increases the game's level cap to 70, adds two new jobs, allows players to swim for the first time, has totally revamped the game's battle system, and includes two new areas for players to explore[...]

Square Enix really loves crossover events between their major titles and their mobile titles, if you haven't guessed by now With over 87 Final Fantasy games to work with, it was inevitable that Mobius Final Fantasy was going to have some absurd crossovers This time, the game in question is Final Fantasy XIV in celebration of the game's newest expansion,[...]

With a few days before everyone makes their way to California for E3, Square Enix just dropped a brand new trailer for Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age The game is set to be released on July 11, but before the game his shelves and the PS4's store, it gets the red carpet treatment in[...]

In their continued effort to bridge the gap between their Western and Japanese fans, Square Enix is bringing the Final Fantasy-themed brawler Dissidia Final Fantasy NT to the Americas and Europe. Dissidia will be a PlayStation 4 exclusive for early 2018 The game was developed in partnership with veteran fighting game studio, Team Ninja, and Koei Tecmo Games. Dissidia is[...]

But also horrible in that now the 100% crowd will have a staggering amount of grinding to do by the time Square Enix decides to stop supporting the game You know, in a few decades. Yoshida confirmed that the job system would continue to grow past Stormblood in an interview with Polygon, to which all I can[...]

The art and screens were ostensibly from the unannounced game, as they bear a rather striking resemblance to the characters of Dontnod's breakout episodic story. If the screenshots and art from this Imgur gallery are to be believed, the new game will focus on Chloe Price and her friend Rachel Amber who is missing at the start[...]