The Tencent-Square Enix’s alliance could lead to original games
China’s Tencent is extending its reach into the video game industry with the announcement of a plan to create original game properties with Square...
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age review — a marvelous marinade of hope and despair
It’s been more than 32 years since the first slime appeared in Dragon Warrior (the original name for Dragon Quest in the West). Since...
Shadow of the Tomb Raider hands-on — 4 hours of gritty, epic jungle gameplay
Tomb Raider has tombs again. And that’s how Shadow of the Tomb Raider starts out, with the iconic Lara Croft crawling through a narrow...
The World Ends with You: Final Remix hits Nintendo Switch on October 12
Nintendo announced today that Square Enix‘s The World Ends with You: Final Remix releases for the Nintendo Switch on October 12. The World Ends...
The RetroBeat: Guitars make Final Fantasy IV’s music even more stirring
Final Fantasy IV has one of the best soundtracks of any game. The iconic Square Enix role-playing game came out for the Super Nintendo...
Octopath Traveler shows how Nintendo Switch could be a JRPG beast
I love playing Japanese role-playing games, but I rarely play them on a TV or computer. Portable systems have spoiled me. Yes, I’m still...
Octopath Traveler hands-on — the march of endless beginnings
I’ve played about eight hours of Octopath Traveler, and I have mixed feelings about Square Enix’s first role-playing game for the Nintendo Switch. It looks...
Cloud gaming has potential, but its execution isn’t a breeze
It’s been awhile since OnLive came out of stealth in 2009 and promised to disrupt the game consoles with a revolutionary cloud-gaming service, where...
Kingdom Hearts III director explains why Pirates of the Caribbean is back
Kingdom Hearts III — which comes out on January 29 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One — showed up a lot during the Electronic...
Platinum Games is making Babylon’s Fall for Square Enix
Square Enix revealed that it has developer Platinum Games working on a new game called Babylon’s Fall for PlayStation 4 and PC. It is...