Man at Arms is a cool little web series that has swordsmith Tony Swatton forging real versions of weapons from games, cartoons, and more. Swatton and his crew have tackled weapons ranging from Finn's Golden Sword from Adventure Time to Sora's Keyblade from Kingdom Hearts …Read more »
Square Enix’s mobile gaming division has been the subject of much scorn from press and players alike, primarily for their absurd pricing schemes. It’s hard to justify spending $20-ish for arguably inferior ports of DS titles like Final Fantasy III or The World Ends with …Read more »
The Fate/Extra CCC dungeon-crawling RPG is set to make its PSP debut in Japan on March 28, and folks who dig in will be treated to an animated opening by anime studio Shaft. Akiyuki Shinbo ( Puella Magi Madoka Magica , Bakemonogatari , Sasami-san@Ganaranai ) …Read more »
This week's update to Nintendo's online shops sports a couple of notable additions, most of which falls on the portable side of things. The highlight for many will no doubt be the Fire Emblem: Awakening demo, which gives folks a sample of the strategy-RPG action …Read more »
Whether you're done with the world of Final Fantasy XIII or not, Square Enix still plans to wrap up its protagonist Lightning's saga in style. Enter: The latest look at Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII , which takes place several years after the events of …Read more »
It's been a while since we had an edition of Virtual Boy, which takes note of Nintendo's weekly downloadable releases. It's understandable, unfortunately, because Nintendo so rarely offers up much worth talking about, but this week sees the release of a special gem from Yasumi …Read more »
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy hit Nintendo 3DS in North America back on July 3, but Square Enix is just now getting around to adding a demo to the eShop in Nintendo's latest download update. If you're still on the fence about whether or not the rhythm …Read more »
One Piece: Romance Dawn squeezes down the prototypical pirate adventures of Eiichiro Oda's manga into RPG form on PSP, and Namco Bandai is offering up the first substantial video look at the upcoming portable game. Romance Dawn is a turn-based RPG wit ha menu-driven battle …Read more »
While watching The Legend of the Legendary Heroes —featured in the latest issue of Otaku USA —I couldn't help but think of the 1990 Record of Lodoss War OVAs. Actually, that happens when I watch any anime that's even vaguely fantasy-related, and it's not because …Read more »
.hack , the game series and multimedia franchise that revolves around a fictional massively multiplayer online RPG, is celebrating its 10th anniversary in style with a 3D, CG-animated film. Set to hit theaters in Japan on January 21, 2012, you can check out a trailer …Read more »
Fan group Studio Paint has attempted to learn how to create video games through their own interesting project, a remake of Final Fantasy VII using the Unreal Engine. The game's opening, which can be seen below, turns the world of Square's revered 1997 PlayStation game …Read more »
Square Enix was hyping Final Fantasy XIII-2 like crazy at this past weekend's New York City Comic Con, even going so far as to adorn an entire staircase with promotional artwork. Also debuting at the convention was a new trailer, which you can check out …Read more »
Hironobu Sakaguchi’s announced return to RPG creation via the newly formed Mistwalker Studio in 2004 was much rejoiced by those who believed at the time that Square Enix was a sinking ship, and sought the father of Final Fantasy ’s new company to bring back …Read more »
Wondering just what in the heck Square Enix is thinking of doing with its rhythm game, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy ? Now that a trailer showing off gameplay has finally been released, we can get a better idea of what to expect from the title. Theatrhythm …Read more »
Namco Bandai's Banpresto label has something really interesting in store for fans of, well, a variety of anime series. Heroes Fantasia is an upcoming RPG that brings together characters from different series that you'd never expect to see in the same place. Those series include …Read more »
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