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Just Cause 2 gives you the freedom to cause chaos

What, you don’t believe me? Watch the newest trailer for Avalanche Studios’ Just Cause 2 above. Like last month’s multi-path trailer, this video shows off the wide variety of h...

Final Fantasy VII would be 'difficult' to remake

Square Enix isn't working on an HD remake of Final Fantasy VII. At least, that's what the publisher keeps telling everybody, but nobody seems willing to believe it. Game producers Yoshinori ...

Square Enix has five unannounced games in the works

For the love of God ... Square "eyes bigger than its belly" Enix has revealed in the latest Famitsu that it currently has five unannounced games in development. Considering it has about ten billi...

Ten things I loved about Final Fantasy XIII

After three weeks of off and on play, I'm finished. I logged 60 hours and 13 minutes as of yesterday. I'm finally finished with Final Fantasy XIII, the Japanese version. Rather than give you stra...

NIER gets North American release date, exclusive spelling

In Japan it's called NieR. In North America, it's called NIER. Don't ask me why, it just is. Everything about this game is weird. Like the fact that we get one version of the game, but Japan gets...

Final Fantasy XIV revealed for Xbox 360, PC

Though only officially announced for the PlayStation 3, fresh Intel has arrived indicating that Final Fantasy XIV is also in development for the Xbox 360 and PC. The information comes by way of a...

NieR hits Japan April 22 with bonus item (also, screens)

I'm looking forward to NieR. I don't know if anybody else is, but I sure am. The game has finally been given a Japanese release date of April 22, where both NieR Gestalt and NieR Replicant will l...

Final Fantasy XIII 360 will ship on three DVDs

When Final Fantasy XIII was announced for Xbox 360, the PS3 fanbase were quick to point out that it would need to ship on multiple DVDs. Now, Square Enix has confirmed the amount of discs that wi...

Wild Arms devs teams with Square Enix for iPhone RPG

What a team? Media Vision made Wild Arms. Square Enix made every other RPG. Why not team up and make a huge console game. Nah, they're doing an iPhone one instead. Media Vision's website is askin...

Check out these new screens of FF XIII... on the PS2

While Final Fantasy XIII is most assuredly a current generation game from all we've seen development on it started before the PS3 (or the 360) were around. In two new books that Square Enix has p...

Kitase confirms Final Fantasy XIII DLC

Back in December, Square Enix hinted that downloadable content was being considered for Final Fantasy XIII. Now, a new quote from producer Yoshinori Kitase has all but confirmed the inevitability...

Supreme Commander devs thinking of expanding the series

If there is one thing I learned about Supreme Commander while at Gas Powered Games for my preview of it it's that the universe the game takes place in is huge, and with Squares Enix's new push fo...

New Dragon Quest VI ad has an old school style

Back in the golden age of videogames, game companies would use real actors in their commercials to promote their games. In a throwback to the old days, this new ad for Dragon Quest VI: Realms of...

Don't expect a Final Fantasy VII remake anytime soon

Final Fantasy character designer Tetsuya Nomura has told fans not to look forward to a Final Fantasy VII remake any time in the near future, but stated instead that main character Cloud Strife ha...

This new Nier trailer is ... well, it's just new

I don't know much about Nier except that it's got a hermaphroditic character that cusses like a sailor and that Square Enix is doing something silly with its distribution. It's being released as...

PS3 version of Just Cause 2 has YouTube record function

You know all of that crazy sh*t we showed you that you can do in Just Cause 2? Well, if you're playing the game on the PlayStation 3, you'll be able to record your exploits and share them with yo...

Final Fantasy XIII composer leaves Square Enix

I've always had this daydream of doing something huge and being the most important person at my place of employment, and then quitting right after I became the top dog. It happened a lot in my ea...

Final Fantasy I and II coming to iPhone, iPod Touch

A few weeks ago Hironobu Sakaguchi, famous for his hand in creating Square's Final Fantasy in 1987, remarked that his new company, Mistwalker, was working on a "project for iPhone." I'm not sure ...

Front Mission Evolved has robot action, on-foot action

It seems that the near future will be quite the fun time for fans of giant stompy robot action. Sure, a steady stream of Gundam games satisfied some, those who love games where robots fighting is...

Game SERIES Debate to the Death: Final Fantasy

The previous game debate let the readers pick their favorite game of 2009, and the results are in! With over a hundred votes cast for 40 different games, one game in particular rose way to the to...

Preview: Supreme Commander 2

If there is a genre out there that has sat pretty stagnant, it’s probably the RTS. In most cases you’re put on a flat map, given a bunch of soldiers, told to build something and then ...

Is Square Enix looking to acquire a company?

Square Enix told us this was coming. Back when they snapped up Tomb Raider maker Eidos, Square Enix's Yoichi Wada said that he is not done shopping yet. “The combination of Eidos and Square...

Tech demo of FFXII: Fortress surfaces

When we learned that Swedish developer GRIN was working on a Final Fantasy game for Square-Enix, we were a little surprised to say the least. The game, codenamed Fortress, was rumored to be set ...

Checking out Final Fantasy XIII 360 on a party bus

Lucky enough to live on best West Coast, I'm privy to all sorts of videogames and fun stuff, connections with a website notwithstanding. One such experience is actually the Final Fantasy XIII bus...

Yeah, sure: Death By Cube isn't bloody, that's oil

So I just spent about 20 minutes playing the Square Enix-published Xbox LIVE Arcade title Death By Cube and I had to wonder -- why's this twin-stick shooter so damned bloody? Well, here's my answ...

Choose your own adventure in Just Cause 2

As Ben PerLee and I have told you, you can do lots of crazy sh*t in Avalanche Studios’ Just Cause 2. It’s a sandbox game that looks like it’s aiming to be a more polished, more...

Preview: Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

Years after the events of the original game, Lynch has found himself a new home in Shanghai. Lynch is part of a small crime syndicate made up of ex-patriots from various countries and the group h...

ESRB: NieR has 'deep cleavage' and 'jiggling breasts'

Perhaps you can tell by now, but my favorite stories lately are the ESRB ratings. Once again we have another golden rating summary, as Square Enix action game NieR has come under the watchful eye...

Exclusive: Going deeper into the world of NIER

Looking back at my preview of Square Enix's NIER, one can see that there is a whole lot going on. From the plot alone it is obvious that the game has a lot of unanswered questions and talking poi...

Exclusive magical screetshots from NIER, nice as pancakes

You know what are nice? Exclusive screenshots of NIER offering images of the magic that can be used in the game. It's probably almost as nice as when you come home after it's been cold and rainy,...

Western version of Final Fantasy XIII is 'complete'

Square Enix has today announced that the Western version of Final Fantasy XIII has finally been completed. The latest epic RPG from the venerable publisher is ready for both North America and Eur...

New Final Fantasy XIII trailer: Superb voice acting

Seeing this new trailer for Final Fantasy XIII is a thrill for me as I've put going on 40 hours into the Japanese version. It's nice to see how it's going to turn out in my first language. And w...

Final Fantasy XIII deleted a full game's worth of stuff

Final Fantasy XIII promises to be a damn big game, but according to art director Isamu Kamikokuryou, that's only a percentage of the sheer volume of content that was made. Apparently, there ...

Opening the book on Square Enix's NIER

NIER is certainly a misunderstood beast. Between the transgendered support character Kainé who gains an extra set of tools through no fault of her own, the rather odd method of making two ...

Get on the Final Fantasy XIII bus for a RPG ride

This is nothing like the Bang Bus, so don't go expecting to meet up with a real life Vanille to get a different kind of hands-on. No, this is a tour bus that is going to go around the country and...

Watch the Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep intro

The intro to Kingdom Hearts' big PSP debut, Birth By Sleep, is making the rounds, and we've uploaded the footage for your own viewing amusement. Featuring a remix of the game's rather splendid m...

Final Fantasy XIII 'the biggest swindle in history'

A Hong Kong magazine has featured a review of Final Fantasy XIII, and it's one of the most damning reviews of all time. We don't normally post stories about another outlet's review content, but t...

Square Enix opens Dragon Quest IX theme bar

Did you hear? Dragon Quest IX is quite popular in Japan! So popular, in fact, that Square Enix has opened up a bar themed entirely around the legendary RPG series. Ludia's Pub is opening on Janua...

Square Enix's Death By Cube launches January 20

Ever heard of Death By Cube? You should have, because it's absolutely mental. Square Enix's blood-soaked and hilarious looking shooter Death By Cube has been finally been given a release date, co...

Nier dated, hitting this spring

Neir’s release date is nigh. Yesterday afternoon, Square Enix confirmed that the first entry in the odd Action RPG “franchise” is slated to hit the Xbox 360 and PS3 sometime dur...

Dissidia: Final Fantasy coming to PS3/Xbox 360?

Some new Intel has risen from the depths of Japan that seems to indicate a home console outing for Square Enix's giant fan service PSP game, Dissidia: Final Fantasy. A scan from a Japanese magazi...

Final Fantasy XIII might be last true Final Fantasy

Wow, this is pretty heavy stuff. According to Square Enix president Yoichi Wada, Final Fantasy XIII might be the swan song of the traditional RPG at Square Enix. Although Wada expects XIII to do ...

Square Enix wants to 'lead global entertainment' in 2010

Like it or not, 2010 is now here, as yet another arbitrary, artificial period of twelve months kickstarts to give us the illusion of something important happening. Square Enix is all up for some ...

Thexder Neo heading to PS3 this 2010

Honda’s ASIMO can shake hands, serve drinks, recognize faces, and descend velvet stairways. Marvelous though his talents may be, the little white humanoid robot still can’t transform ...

Already? Final Fantasy XIII now #4 on the Japanese charts

Do I need to get my eyes checked? Did Final Fantasy XIII, one of the most advertised, hyped games of the past four years, just get outsold by New Super Mario Bros Wii, LoZ: The Spirit Tracks, and...

4 years later: Front Mission 5 fan translation finished

I played Square's first Front Mission title way back in the day on the Super Nintendo. I enjoyed the strategy RPG, and I was pissed off that they didn't localize it for the US after playing it. ...

Square Enix patents new bodysnatching battle system

Square Enix has patented a new battle system created by portable RPG expert Tetsuya Nomura. In addition to Final Fantasy Agito XIII and Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, the developer has been hard...

Square Enix: We don't separate East and West markets

There has been a lot of talk lately about Japanese studios "going West" and "appealing to Western gamers" as the Japanese market allegedly sinks into decline. While chatting with Square Enix abou...

Square Enix: It's harder to make people laugh than cry

With The Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers released in North America recently, we've been chatting to Square Enix about its latest Wii game and the kind of work that goes into making it. Th...

Check out these Bayonetta Play Arts figures!

Square Enix's Play Arts has produce two figures based on the upcoming Platinum Games title Bayonetta. The detailed figures show off both titular heroine Bayonetta and her arch rival Jeanne, and t...

Happy holiday from Square Enix

Square Enix sent Destructoid a Christmas card, displaying a rather dramatic image from Final Fantasy XIII. Not exactly the most festive of pictures, but certainly a very pretty one.  We just...

Five Minute Taste: 0 Day Attack on Earth

Normally we do "Ten Minute Tastes" here at Destructoid, but I ran into a little problem with 0 Day Attack on Earth, which hits Xbox LIVE Arcade today. I died at the five-minute mark. As our own ...

Final Fantasy XIV's character creator oh look boobs

Final Fantasy XIV's character creator has been revealed in the latest Famitsu but nobody cares because a semi-clad female has been shown in the scans so let's all look at that instead. As you can...

Star Ocean The Last Hope: International trailer for PS3

The new and improved international version of Star Ocean: The Last Hope is headed to the PS3 next year. Square Enix wants you to be happy about it all fitting on one Blu-ray disc, which I guess ...

Final Fantasy XIII's 'Stylish' Sweeps' will bling you out

Seriously, that's what Square Enix is calling their latest attempt to make Final Fantasy merch look reasonably tasteful. Sure, there are those low-denominator energy drinks and budget cosplay gui...

New Just Cause 2 trailer reminds us the game has a story

We've been seeing so much about Just Cause 2's crazy ass stunts and wild explosions that I nearly forgot that it had a story.Well, this video is a reminder, and it has something to do with a pre...

NieR's English teaser trailer is just a woman swearing

Okay, this is one of the strangest teaser videos I've ever seen. It contains no game footage. It actually contains no real video at all. It's just the game's logo, while a woman -- the intersex ...

Shocker: Final Fantasy XIII sells out in Japan

Bet you never could have predicted that, right? Square Enix's latest blockbuster RPG, Final Fantasy XIII, has sold out in Japan after a massive launch day. Shifting over one million copies, the g...

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days gets first screenshots

Following on from yesterday's full trailer, IO Interactive has let some fresh new screens for Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days slip onto the Internet. Although the selection is small, we get a good i...

Vagrant Story hits Western PSN on December 22

Classic Square Enix title Vagrant Story has today been announced for the European PSN store, due to arrive on December 22. Although the press release only mentions Europe, it's fairly safe to ass...

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