The ongoing earthquakes and tsunamis in Japan’s eastern regions have video games companies temporarily shuttering online game servers and delaying imminent releases.
Get ready for the next chapter in competitive gaming since Super Smash Bros. The newest Mario title for the Wii, Mario Sports Mix, will be in stores in February 7, 2011 for North Americans, according to a press release from Nintendo. We’re a fan of the multi-player and easy-to-learn gameplay, which means even more of [...]
For lots of people, the Final Fantasy series stands the cream of the crop of the RPG genre. The series has dozens of spinoffs and reboots from the time of the NES to the present-day, with the latest landing on the Nintendo DS. Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light comes from Matrix, the studio [...]
After posting initial impressions and images of Square Enix’s upcoming Gun Loco earlier in the week, I was really hoping a trailer would help me understand what to expect. Well, after watching the trailer five times, I still have no idea whether the sprint-action shooter is going to crazy good or crazy bad.
Long known solely as the Final Fantasy company, Square Enix has been exploring the notion of games that appeal games outside of their hardcore RPG constituency. They acquired Eidos (home of Tomb Raider heroine Lara Craft) last year and have had recent hits with the adrenaline-filled explosion fest Just Cause 2. They’ll also be releasing [...]
Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010
When Final Fantasy XIII hits U.S. shores in March, it’ll have a different theme song than its Japanese counterpart. Leona Lewis’ “My Hands” is the official anthem for the North American and European releases while Sayuri Sugawara serenades players of the already-released Japanese version with “Kimi ga Iru Kara” (“Because You’re Here”).
