Tag Archives: Square Enix

While Babylon's Fall was supposed to represent PlatinumGames' big step towards a ‘live service' future, the game ultimately fell flat at launch. The team had originally planned for multiple years of content updates, but due to dwindling sales, the game is shutting down less than one year after release. Babylon's …

It has only been a few months since Square Enix announced that it was selling off multiple western studios and their IP to Embracer Group in a deal worth $300M. While some larger deals take a year or more to complete, this one was wrapped up pretty quickly, with Embracer …

It's no secret that Square Enix has been trying some new things for Final Fantasy. Final Fantasy XV went fully open world, while the Final Fantasy 7 Remake ended up being a linear trilogy with flashy, action-based combat. Final Fantasy 16's director recently admitted that the series has been ‘struggling' …

There was a lot of excitement for Forspoken after its initial unveiling. The game looked like it was going to be a great graphical showcase for next-gen hardware, but subsequent showings have been less impressive. The most recent clip of the game shown online is drawing plenty of criticism due …

With Eidos Montreal and Crystal Dynamics now being acquired by Embracer Group, there has been a lot of hope for new Deus Ex and Tomb Raider games. We know that Crystal Dynamics is working on the next Tomb Raider already, but the return of Deus Ex could still be years away. 

Earlier this year, Square Enix shocked us all with the sale of its biggest western studios and historic IP like Tomb Raider and Deus Ex in a $300M deal. It seems that this was just phase 1 of a restructuring within Square Enix. Phase 2 will reportedly see the publisher …

Last weekend, the Sacred Symbols podcast claimed to have obtained a leaked script for the next major Tomb Raider game, sharing some details about what we can expect from Lara Croft's next adventure. We weren't sure how legitimate the leak was at the time, but a recent DMCA takedown request …

Stranger of Paradise is one of the more interesting Final Fantasy spin-offs. The action souls-like has resonated with fans of the franchise – including the game’s edgy protagonist. That being said, soon you will be able to select and play as any of the game’s party members in an upcoming …

We currently exist within a cross-generational period, with many of the newest titles releasing also coming to previous-gen systems. One game which won’t be back-ported to PS4 is the upcoming Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, which according to publisher Square Enix is due to the enhanced SSD speeds of the PS5. …

While Forspoken was initially planned for a May 2022 launch, rough gameplay previews led to a lengthy delay, pushing the game back to late 2022. Now, Square Enix has given the developers a bit more time, pushing the game back once again into early 2023.  In an update posted this …

Each year, Square Enix seems to have a couple of games up its sleeve for the Nintendo Switch and 2022 is no exception. Today during a Nintendo Direct Mini stream, Square Enix revealed two new games for the Switch – one is a long-requested port of Nier: Automata, while the …

Recently, Square Enix sold off some of its most high profile western studios and IPs, including Tomb Raider and Deus Ex, to accrue money to invest in future projects, including blockchain and NFTs. Since then, the crypto and NFT markets have been crashing, so Square Enix reconsidered slightly, confirming other …

In the wake of the announcement that Final Fantasy XVI is set to release some time in Summer of 2023, game producer Naoki Yoshida partook in a wide number of interviews where all manner of details were revealed – from the fact that the game will not feature an open-world, …

We’ve been hearing for months now that Jane Foster, AKA Mighty Thor, would be coming to Marvel’s Avengers as an alternate version of the God of Thunder. While the character was originally intended to release in May, thanks to a new trailer we now finally know when Jane Foster will …

Cloud gaming is becoming an increasingly adopted method of gaming in the industry, with all three major console manufacturers utilising it to some degree. Publisher Square Enix is now exploring the technology, announcing an investment into ‘B2B2C Cloud Gaming Platform Blacknut.’ Making the announcement via press release, the cloud company …

Last night during the Final Fantasy 7 Anniversary Stream, Square Enix not only announced the next chapter in the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy, but also confirmed a new game coming this year. As previous leaks suggested, a remake of Crisis Core is on the way and will launch as …

Last night during the Final Fantasy 7 Anniversary Stream, Square Enix officially revealed Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part Two. The sequel, known as Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth, will be coming next year and some early work has already been done on Part Three.  Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth is the sequel …

PlayStation's timed exclusivity on Final Fantasy 7 Remake ended last year, but Square Enix has been slow to bring the game to other platforms. Currently, the game is only available on the Epic Games Store, PS4 and PS5. According to recent leaks though, the game may finally head to Steam, …

The 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy 7 is coming up and as previously promised, Square Enix will be celebrating. Today, the publisher announced that the Final Fantasy 7 anniversary stream will be taking place next week.  On the 16th of June at 11PM BST, the Final Fantasy 7 25th anniversary …

Recently, Square Enix shocked us all when it sold off Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal, as well as the Tomb Raider and Deus Ex IPs, to Embracer Group in a deal worth $300 million. Recently, a Square Enix briefing shed some more light on the company's plans for that influx …

Square Enix has been promising Final Fantasy XVI news for months. Last night during State of Play, a new trailer for the game was finally shown and better yet, we have a release date – although the game is a little further off than you may expect.  We've been hearing …

With Final Fantasy XV, Square Enix made some major changes to the franchise's JRPG formula. As it turns out, there could have been some even bigger changes, as Eidos Montreal was working on the game at one point.  Back in 2018, YouTuber ‘SuperBunnyHop' (via GamesRadar) claimed to have heard through …

Babylon’s Fall launched earlier this year to middling reviews at best, with the game – intended as a live service title – seeing next to no players. Despite this, the team at PlatinumGames are determined to steer the ship around, and have now detailed the latest set of improvements coming …

Despite the continuous growth of the video games industry, very few games (relatively speaking) are able to say they have sold more than a million copies. Even fewer have sold 10 million, but the latest mainline Final Fantasy game – FFXV — has managed just that. Making the announcement on …

Last month, one of the core creators of Sonic the Hedgehog and the ex-head of Sonic Team, Yuji Naka, took to Twitter in a surprise move, discussing the many problems with Naka’s most recent console release and placing much of the blame squarely on Square Enix. The publisher has now …

While addons and UI mods are generally accepted in other MMOs like World of Warcraft or The Elder Scrolls Online, Final Fantasy XIV has always taken a strong stance against modding the game. Still, there are some raiding groups that still use them in an effort to be amongst the …

Square Enix has not had a great year so far. After selling off a large part of the company for a relatively low price and the bad blood between the publisher and Balan Wonderworld creator Yuji Naka, it has now been revealed that one of the biggest Square games from …

Video game companies are engaging in acquisitions left and right, with the most recent news being that Embracer Group will be acquiring a majority of the Western side of Square Enix. Now the focus has shifted to Square's Japanese side, with rumours suggesting that the publisher may be acquired by …

Avengers Endgame released in 2019 to global fanfare and billions of dollars in profit. Since then, Marvel has partnered with a number of studios in an attempt to replicate this success in video game form. Unfortunately, it seems that for Square Enix, all the Marvel games did was burn $200 …

It has been six months since The Initiative announced that Tomb Raider and Marvel's Avengers studio, Crystal Dynamics, would also be a development partner on Xbox's Perfect Dark reboot. Now, Crystal Dynamics is splitting off from Square Enix, having been sold to Embracer Group, along with the Tomb Raider IP. …