| | Square’s new photorealistic “Luminous” engine | 
Geoffrey Tim - October 13th, 2011 | Square Enix, prolific developer and mega-publisher hasn’t exactly delivered all that much this generation. Sure, they’ve published some sparkling gems, like Eidos’ Deus Ex Human Revolution - but their internally developed games seem to be missing the spark that’s made them. The reason for that might be the fact that they’ve been hard at work developing a new engine that promises to deliver photorealistic graphics - and if ... [»] | 
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| The Final Fantasy brand has been “greatly damaged” says Square Enix CEO | 
Darryn Bonthuys - September 28th, 2011 | There used to be a time where a new Final Fantasy game meant instant chart-topping success, but lately, the franchise is beginning to lose some of its lustre. Recent games have been lukewarm and average in comparison to previous attempts, while the last online version of Final Fantasy was released to much negative criticism, regarding the broken gameplay and bug-riddled environments.
Such recent criticism ... [»] | 
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| Final Fantasy HD Remastered is coming to the PS Vita and PS3 | 
Darryn Bonthuys - September 14th, 2011 | There’s been a lot of great Final Fantasy games over the years since the iconic franchise first launched, but lately, there’s also been some lacklustre titles emerging from the stable. Fans have been begging for HD remakes of the earlier games to be released on the latest Playstation consoles, and they might just get their wish after all, as one of the better-selling ... [»] |
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| The upcoming Deus Ex DLC will let you start from scratch again | 
Darryn Bonthuys - September 5th, 2011 | Deus Ex Human Revolution has been a game of secrets and twists, thoroughly surprising us with just how deep the rabbit hole goes in this digital cyber-punk adventure. But if you had discovered every single hidden room and buried Praxis point within the game, then you were most likely taking part in the Augmented Reality Game that Eidos Montreal has been ... [»] | 
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| Is this sequence from Deus Ex racist? | 
Gavin Mannion - September 2nd, 2011 | Obviously being raised in South Africa means that we are all acutely aware of racism and the horrors that can unfold if it’s allowed to spread. So when people claim they are seeing racism in video games I’m always very interested in seeing if it’s possibly true. I ... [»] | 
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| Square Enix renaming to simply ‘Square’ | 
Gavin Mannion - August 16th, 2011 | Square Enix filed a new trademark recently for ‘Square’ and the trademark details are a near perfect match for the current trademark details that protect the Square Enix brand. So logically the conclusion is that Square Enix is about to embark on a rebranding exercise and will henceforth ... [»] |
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| Q&A with Final Fantasy XIII-2 Director Motomu Toriyama | 
Geoffrey Tim - August 12th, 2011 | Final Fantasy fans are probably still reeling at the limited role iconic recurring creatures Moogles played in the far-too-linear Final Fantasy XIII – especially after their prominence in XII. Well, they’re back for XIII-2, and more important than ever. In XII-2, Serah, Lighting’s Sister will carry around a Moogle named MOG will play a vital role in shaping up the game’s story – as ... [»] |
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| Square Enix grabs True Crime: Hong Kong | 
Darryn Bonthuys - August 2nd, 2011 | Remember True Crime? Those games that always featured a loose cannon of a cop who played by his rules, no matter how much his department head shouted at him? Despite having clumsy controls and driving sequences from hell, True Crime was at least a fun sandbox to play in, and upgrading your character skills in hand to hand and armed combat gave it ... [»] |
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| Square Enix believes next-gen will usher in a huge graphical leap | 
Geoffrey Tim - July 26th, 2011 | S
ome developers, like THQ, believe that graphics have currently hit a bit of a plateaux, and that the next gen will be more about service than shiny visuals. Julian Marceron, Square Enix’ worlwide technology director believes otherwise, and says that the next generation will bring new levels of graphic realism."I think that we're still going to see a big leap in graphics," he said ... [»] |
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| Final Fantasy XIII-2 Release date announced | 
Darryn Bonthuys - July 19th, 2011 | How loyal of a Final Fantasy fan are you? Are you still hoping that the developers are going to eventually go back to their roots, and give us something substantial, instead of last years one button combat system and linear corridor fighter? Well there might be some good news for you then, oh loyal RPG fan, as the latest Final Fantasy, a sequel ... [»] |
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| Final Fantasy is coming to the 3DS – And it’s a rhythm game? | 
Darryn Bonthuys - July 12th, 2011 | Make no mistake, handheld consoles are a fantastic platform for RPG titles, something that has been taken advantage of. And now the icon of RPG games, Final Fantasy has decided to create a brand new adventure for the 3DS, except its not going to be the usual affair of turn based battles and spell casting. Its going to be a musical experience, by the ... [»] |
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| Square Enix is suing Valve over Deus Ex leak | 
Gavin Mannion - July 8th, 2011 | Or maybe in light I should have headlined this story better. Because apparently our headlines are misleading and we don’t give the entire story out in one line which can be distressing at times or downright hurtful. So what should I headline this then?How about “Square Enix is ... [»] |
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| Take a look at the world of Deus Ex: Human Revolution | 
Geoffrey Tim - July 5th, 2011 | If you’ve read my hands-on preview, you’d know that Deus Ex : Human Revolution is easily on of my most eagerly anticipated titles of the year. Developed by Eidos Montreal, this third game in the series acts as a prequel to the first. What struck me especially is how the game, despite the changes in tech and, indeed developers, ... [»] |
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| Dungeon Siege III Review – Ehb and Flow | 
Geoffrey Tim - June 30th, 2011 | Western RPG’s – even of the hack and slash variety – are traditionally involving, complex affairs replete with a litany of statistics, deep character customisation and well…roleplaying.
And then you get Dungeon Siege III.Coming from from RPG veterans Obsidian (most recently responsible for Fallout New Vegas) Dungeon Siege III is, I guess, what you’d call a “streamlined,†simplistic RPG carrying a pick-up-and-play ethos that’ll likely deter hard-core genre fans, but those people probably ... [»] |
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| E3 2011 – Tomb Raider – Interview with Noah Hoges | 
Ian Felmore - June 8th, 2011 | If you liked my demo deconstruction of the brand swanking new Tomb Raider, then you will love my exclusive interview with the games creative director, Noah Hoges. This creative genius has been working on the Tomb Raider franchise for the past ten years and definitely knows a bit in the PhysX department.
I was fortunate enough to land an interview with him to ... [»] |
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