Categories Posted inin Business Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII’s armor-based combat barely makes up for its overwrought story (review) Posted byby GamesBeat February 11, 2014 8 min Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII sports the best battle system in the franchise, set against one of its worst stories. Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Business Bravely Default is an amazing RPG that combines innovation with reverence (review) Posted byby Mike Minotti January 28, 2014 7 min Bravely Default isn't technically a Final Fantasy game, but it evokes the best of that series' past while adding its own identity. Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business Seeing things: When gaming messes with reality — and your brain Posted byby GamesBeat January 28, 2014 7 min Seeing Tetris shapes when you're trying to sleep, spotting a landmine on the highway, and the real world turning into Minecraft blocks. Games can mess with your sense of reality. But should gamers be worried if they're seeing these things? Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business Rune Factory 4 has a secret: It’s all your favorite games rolled into one Posted byby GamesBeat October 21, 2013 7 min Rune Factory 4 is a little bit of everything you already love. Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business Japan’s Square Enix loses $134M for fiscal year Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 13, 2013 2 min The company warns of the coming transformation of digital entertainment. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The 700 Club’s Pat Robertson: People should ‘flee from evil’ video games Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 22, 2013 2 min A Southern Baptist TV personality claims games with magic destroy lives. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business It’s a final fantasy for Square Enix president after restructuring Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 26, 2013 1 min The publisher of the Tomb Raider and Final Fantasy games has changed its leadership. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business First screens from Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 22, 2013 1 min The collection is available for preorder on Amazon for $39.99, but Square Enix hasn't set a firm release date yet. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: Sorting through the significance of Sony’s PlayStation 4 revelation Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 22, 2013 6 min We weigh the disappointments and the triumphs of Sony's big reveal. Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin Business Evoland shows how action-adventure games have matured, without the boring history lesson Posted byby GamesBeat January 31, 2013 4 min Shiro Games CEO Sebastien Vidal explains the challenge -- and quirkiness -- of fitting a whole genre's evolution in a single game. Continue Reading 4 min