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Final Fantasy XIII-2, Deus Ex: Human Revolution And More Coming To New York Comic-Con

4:00AM October 11, 2011 | Evan Narcisse

Comics aren’t the centrepiece of comic-cons anymore. For better or worse, the nerd gatherings that bear that nomenclature feature all sorts of pop culture, but I guess “culture-con” doesn’t roll off the tongue quite so appealingly. More »


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Chrono Trigger Meets Futurama In A Moment Of ‘Sure, Why Not?’

8:40AM July 15, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Artist Nina “spacecoyote” Matsumoto, an occasional Simpsons Comics contributor, has good news, everyone! She’s finally managed to mash-up beloved RPG Chrono Trigger with Futurama in a surprisingly good fit. More »


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The Sights And People Of E3 2011′s South Hall

6:00AM June 9, 2011 | Joel Johnson

I’ll E3 this: It’s colourful. We did a few laps to see the big dogs: Square Enix, Activision, Ubisoft, Konami, Sony Ericsson, Microsoft… Robot Entertainment. (I can’t help it. Orcs Must Die looks really fun!) Photos by our fearless photog, Isaac Viel. More »


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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Has Transforming Moogles, Recruitable Monsters And Rap

2:00PM June 8, 2011 | Drew Cohen

I’ve always thought that Final Fantasy XIII didn’t get a fair shake. Admittedly, it was an overwhelmingly linear journey—player agency wasn’t topmost among the priorities incorporated into its development. But it was an extraordinarily intentional game; nothing about it ever felt accidental or unplanned. It did a few things, but it did them exceedingly well: excellent combat, well-produced cut scenes, a surprisingly mature narrative, and quality voice-acting. But all of that deliberateness—of which I was a fan—came at the expense of a certain amount of freedom that many fans expect from the series. XIII-2 is looking to change much of that. More »


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Dungeon Siege III Or DIablo III?

4:30AM April 2, 2011 | Brian Crecente

With Blizzard reluctant to nail down the release of Diablo III, Dungeon Siege III is increasingly looking like the computer game that will be satisfying my clicky dungeon brawler itch this (northern) spring. More »


Review: Final Fantasy XIV

6:40AM October 22, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Forget Cloud, Squall, Tidus and Lightning; in Square Enix’s second massively multiplayer Final Fantasy game, you are the hero. And so is everybody else. More »


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Unboxing The Fancy Edition Of Final Fantasy XIV

8:00AM September 23, 2010 | Mike Fahey

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Today is the official launch day for Final Fantasy XIV Collector’s Edition purchasers, and since we technically count in that group, we’re giving folks who opted to purchase the normal edition a glimpse of what they’re missing. More »


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The Idol Game Metroid’s Co-Creator Made With Final Fantasy’s Creator

11:00PM August 26, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Hironobu Sakaguchi created Final Fantasy. Yoshio Sakamoto co-created Metroid. And in 1987, both worked together on a game with this lady, Miho Nakayma. More »


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Does Just Cause 2 Even Need A Story?

10:00AM February 20, 2010 | Mike Fahey

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When you can tie a man to the back of a fighter jet and take to the sky with him screaming behind you, does your game really need a plot? More »


Final Fantasy XIV, The TGS Trailer

6:00PM September 24, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

It just wouldn’t be TGS without a new Final Fantasy trailer now, would it? Here’s one for Final Fantasy XIV. More »