A new Nier release is dominating Japanese gaming
Nier is one of those ascendant properties for publisher Square Enix. And now a new game in the series is crushing the sales charts...
The RetroBeat: Dragon Quest III is as good as 8-bit era RPGs get
Usually when I beat a Japanese role-playing game, I take a break and play something a bit shorter and faster-paced. When I finished Dragon...
Kingdom Hearts series is coming to PC via Epic Games Store
Square Enix just announced that the Kingdom Hearts series will soon be available on PC for the first time, with multiple games in the...
Balan Wonderworld isn’t so wonderful
As an longtime Sonic fan, I was excited for Balan Wonderworld. This is Sonic creator Yuji Naka’s first project with Square Enix. I hoped...
The RetroBeat: Dragon Quest V is a marriage made in retro-JRPG heaven
My discovery of the Dragon Quest franchise was one of my few happy happenstances of 2020. For decades, I convinced myself that I just...
Just Cause will explode onto mobile
Square Enix revealed Just Cause: Mobile during The Game Awards today. It will come out for Android and iOS in 2021. The publisher has...
The RetroBeat: 20 years of Final Fantasy IX, the best Final Fantasy
I know that all us, myself included, are preoccupied by the next-gen (I guess they’re the current gen now) consoles. But I found out...
Bravely Default II release delayed to February 26
Nintendo dropped a new Direct Mini: Partner Showcase today, and it revealed that the Square Enix role-playing game Bravely Default II is coming to...
PlayStation leads in TV ad impressions, but Square Enix is close behind
Gaming industry TV ad impressions saw an 87.71% increase from mid-August to mid-September, compared to the previous 30-day period. From August 16 through September...
Final Fantasy XVI is a PlayStation console exclusive
The Final Fantasy franchise had news to share during today’s PlayStation 5 Showcase. Final Fantasy XVI is coming, and it will be a console...