Tag Archives: Square Enix

Last year, a small but charming JRPG by the name of I Am Setsuna launched on PC and PS4 to positive reviews. This particular game was made by the small team at Tokyo RPG Factory and given the success of its first game, the team will now be releasing Lost …

Last week, we got our first update on the status of Final Fantasy VII Remake in quite some time. Square Enix has begun hiring new designers and planners to begin working on the project but this week, a bigger change occurred as the publisher brought all of the game's development …

Following on from this morning's news that Square Enix would be dropping IO Interactive, the publisher has gone on to announce record financial results for the last financial year. Hitman may not have pulled in the numbers Square Enix was hoping for but it seems that Final Fantasy XV and …

It seems that IO Interactive has been thrown into the deep end this week as the studio has officially been dropped by its publisher, Square Enix. It seems that despite some glowing reviews, 2016's episodic Hitman release didn't quite meet expectations. IO Interactive is best known for the Hitman franchise. …

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided may have received fairly positive reviews back when it launched but unfortunately, it looks like that didn't translate into enough sales for Square Enix executives as a report this week claims that the publisher has put the series on hiatus for the time being. Instead of …

Back in 2014, Marvel promised to start stepping up its video game efforts and we caught our first glimpse of that last year, when it was revealed that Insomniac Games would be developing a new Spiderman title. However, today, things got kicked up another notch as Marvel has teamed up …

Gaming might be the biggest media industry in the world right now, but that doesn't mean all that extra revenue and investment can't create headaches of its own. Games are often being made too big and too expensive to fail and Final Fantasy XV is a perfect example of that. …

Earlier this month, a few leaks pointed towards a release date for Final Fantasy XV and now following on from Square Enix's event last night, we have confirmation that the game will finally be coming out on the 30th of September this year. However, once the Xbox One and PS4 …

It has been a long road but Square Enix is close to wrapping up development on Final Fantasy XV. Last year, Square Enix launched the game's demo and even updated it a little over the months that followed but the full game is set to come out this year and …

Square Enix and IO Interactive are taking a different approach with Hitman this year. The game comes out tomorrow but it will be released episodically for the first time, meaning content will be rolled out in chunks over the course of 2016. This has the knock-on effect of making Hitman …

After a few delays and a huge change in direction, IO Interactive and Square Enix will finally be launching Hitman this month in episodic form. While we already have some details on the first three episodes, we didn't know exactly how many we would be getting this year until now. …

Nvidia's game streaming service, GeForce Now, has been around for about a year now, in fact, we did a write up on it back in its early days. Since then, the service has gained some high-profile support, with games like The Witcher 3 being available to stream but now, more …

While Nvidia is apparently set to offer up The Division to its GPU buyers, AMD has a deal of its own up its sleeve. Starting from today, qualifying purchases of some of AMD's graphics cards or even FX-CPUs will come bundled with the latest Hitman game from IO Interactive, which …

Not too long ago, Square Enix and IO Interactive officially announced that the 2016 Hitman game will be an episodic release and now, we have the system requirements for the PC version of the game and they are fairly high on both the minimum and recommended specifications, particularly where CPU …

Over the last couple of years, Square Enix has been making more of an effort to bring its Final Fantasy series of games to the PC. We already have a lot of the older titles on the PC at this point but now it looks like the yet to be …

Rise of the Tomb Raider launches on the PC today and many are wondering if the sequel will be able to live up to the same standard as the 2013 Tomb Raider game in terms of the PC port. Fortunately, things are looking pretty good, as a new trailer for …

IO Interactive has struggled quite a bit with its messaging for the new Hitman game, which was originally due to launch back in December before being delayed. Hitman sure was sounding like an episodic game, with 60 percent of the game to be made available on launch with ‘regular content …

After its brief stint as a Xbox exclusive title, Rise of the Tomb Raider is officially making its way over to the PC in a couple of weeks time. In order to celebrate, Nvidia will be bundling a free copy of the game with purchases of its GTX 900-series graphics …

Despite talking up its cloud gaming service just six months ago, Square Enix has made the decision to close down Shinra Technologies. Shinra was set to be a cloud gaming service, that would render graphics through ‘the cloud' and create a “groundbreaking experience not possible with today's current gaming technology”. …

A week or two ago, Square Enix went ahead and listed Rise of the Tomb Raider on Steam, though it didn't have an exact release date, nor were there many details surrounding the PC version. Now, things have been elaborated on a bit, revealing a 28th/29th of January release date for …

While Just Cause 3 did launch to fairly positive reception this year, there was one major thing missing from the game that we were all hoping to see- multiplayer. Fortunately, though, modders have come to the rescue and are already working on creating a multiplayer mode for the game. This …

When Rise of the Tomb Raider was announced at E3 2015, many were left wondering how long the Xbox exclusivity period would last. While PS4 gamers will be kept waiting almost a year, it looks like those of us on the PC will be able to play the game much, …

Right now, Square Enix seems to be experimenting a bit with its franchises. Rise of the Tomb Raider is currently exclusive to Xbox, Hitman will be releasing in chunks and now, we know that the Final Fantasy 7: Remake will be released episodically, apparently in an effort to fit more …

Rise of the Tomb Raider didn't have the greatest set of circumstances for its launch. Not only did the game launch on the same day as Fallout 4, which was subjected to overly high levels of hype, but the game also launched as a timed exclusive on the Xbox One …

This year, Square Enix and Eidos Montreal finally unveiled Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, a direct sequel to 2011's Deus Ex: Human Revolution. The game was supposed to release on the 23rd of February next year and a now cancelled pre-order scheme even offered five days early access to the title. …

Microtransactions in full-priced $60 game releases is a trend that is catching on scarily fast at the moment. The latest title to incorporate them is Rise of the Tomb Raider, the sequel to the highly rated 2013 Tomb Raider reboot. In Rise of the Tomb Raider, you won't be buying …

Several weeks following its announcement, Square Enix has decided to retract its pre-order scheme for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, following fan disapproval. The previous scheme would see customers allowed to pick one of two rewards in five separate tiers. Pre-order bonus tiers were unlocked depending on how many people were …

IO Interactive was due to launch a new Hitman this December, with a confusing release scheme that would see a portion of the game come out at launch, with updates added over time to finish off the story and keep people playing. However, it seems that more time is needed and …

We now know when Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is due to come out. The sequel to Human Revolution was announced earlier this year alongside a début trailer giving us an early look at the story. While pre-orders have been available for a while, like with any Triple A title, we …

It looks like Final Fantasy XV will finally release next year, according to the game's Director, Hajime Tabata. The game has been in development on and off since 2006, initially for the PlayStation 3. Over the years, the game has been through plenty of changes but it looks like fans …