Like a handsome stranger, Dragon Quest Heroes makes a great first impression. It’s beautiful, smooth and unbelievably charming. But the more time you spend with it the more you start to see its foibles, and the more it starts to grate. Like noticing that it’d be the type of person …
Read More »Sleeping Dogs Halloween DLC gets details, trailer
Horror comes to Hong Kong in Sleeping Dogs’ first story-driven DLC, and it’s up to Wei Shen to stop the supernatural monstrosities and their vengeful leader. Square Enix today fully unveiled the Nightmare at North Point add-on pack, which will unleash several new missions and weapons inspired by Chinese mythological …
Read More »Kingdom Hearts 1.5 ReMIX trailer looks beautiful, features Goofys voice in Japanese
The first trailer for Kingdom Hearts 1.5 ReMIX (opens in new tab) has hit the internet. In case you missed our previous news story (opens in new tab), the game is an HD reworking of both the original game and the PS2 version of Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories, …
Read More »Sleeping Dogs launch trailer asks “what makes a good man”
The launch trailer for Sleeping Dogs asks us to ponder what makes a good man. Well, we’re not experts on this sort of thing, but we’re going to go out on a limb and suggest that Wei Shen, serial bad guy murderer, is probably not a good person per se. …
Read More »Final Fantasy Versus XIII cancellation rumors are false says Square Enix
Despiterecent rumors (opens in new tab)to the contrary, Square Enix confirm last night that Final Fantasy Versus XIII is alive and well. The initial rumors surfaced last week when a source told Kotaku that the project had been shelved but that Square Enix might never announce the cancellation for fear …
Read More »Hitman: Sniper challenge guide
The Hitman: Absolution Sniper Challenge DLC is a Chicago rooftop sniping mission that allows you to unlock items for use in the full game when it releases this November. To get the special upgrades you’ll need to beat the scores set for each item. To get the scores needed you‘ll …
Read More »Kingdom Hearts 3D UK release date announced
Square Enix is bringing Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance to Europe and PAL territories on July 20, 2012, giving UK fans an eleven day jump on their North America counterparts who are scheduled to receive the 3DS sequel on July 31, 2012. (read: Kingdom Hearts 3D North American release …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIII-2: Latest trailer puts spotlight on the Moogle
The latest Final Fantasy XIII-2 trailer reminds us that no matter how much Final Fantasy changes, some things will always remain the same: battling superpowered bad’uns will always eat up the Phoenix Downs, lunkheads will always make jokes about how many “Final” Fantasies there’ve been, and there’ll always be Moogles …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIV finally going pay-to-play next year
Square Enix will begin charging for Final Fantasy XIV subscriptions in early 2012, says the company. After spending more than a year in a seemingly indefinite free-play period, accounts will cost $9.99 per month beginning January 6. This discounted rate will last until Square Enix deploys its version 2.0 update …
Read More »Square Enix determined to redo FFXIV, defends Dragon Quest X
Square Enix’s ambitious Final Fantasy XIV Online has been troubled by delays, poor reviews, fan ire, performance issues and subscriber woes since its inception. Even a dramatic reshuffling of the game’s management team and the introduction of free trials back in December has done little to rejuvenate its tentpole MMO. …
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