Are JRPGs dead? Final Fantasy XIII creates a rift in fan opinion. JRPGs suffer an identity crisis

By PSM3 UK Over ten million people own a copy of FFVII. Released in 1997, Square’s iconic RPG is still regarded with reverence by RPG die hards and casual players alike. FFVII sold 2.3 million copies in its first three days on sale in Japan alone. To put this in perspective, Metal Gear Solid 4 sold 77,000 copies in its first week, growing to 5 … Continue reading Are JRPGs dead? Final Fantasy XIII creates a rift in fan opinion. JRPGs suffer an identity crisis

Rumour: Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Releasing In July

By Darryl Kaye   (@DarrylGU) Following a mix-up, the Square Enix online store accidentally posted up a release date for the French version of Kingdom Heats 3D: Dream Drop Distance. Before it was changed by Square Enix to read “Summer 2012”, the release date was listed as the 27th of July. Summer 2012 of course translates to the July-August period, so the 27th of July could … Continue reading Rumour: Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Releasing In July

Final Fantasy XIV No Longer Free To Play Starting Next Month

It’s been nearly a year since Final Fantasy XIV was released and in all that time it had been free to play. However, Square Enix has now announced that the free to play period will finally end over the next couple of months. Head of Square Enix, Yoichi Wada, knows all to well that this decision may upset fans, however, he insists that this is … Continue reading Final Fantasy XIV No Longer Free To Play Starting Next Month

Square Enix Shuts Down Some Final Fantasy XIV Servers

Square Enix has announced that they’ve reduced the amount of live servers on Final Fantasy XIV in a move which they’ve dubbed a “World Merge.” “This World merge is intended to improve the player experience during the period up to the launch of FFXIV Version 2.0. New Worlds may be added in the future, for example after the relaunch or when player numbers increase,” read … Continue reading Square Enix Shuts Down Some Final Fantasy XIV Servers

Final Fantasy Versus XIII To Be Shown In Real-Time

original article found on: http://www.gamingunion.net/news/final-fantasy-versus-xiii-to-be-shown-in-real-time–7557.html and written by: Darryl Kaye   (@DarrylGU) I’m a gamer so I wanted to share my love and spread this article online because well I am so excited for this game and I’m sure a bunch of others are too. Despite a rather long silence on Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Tetsuya Nomura recently spoke to Japanese publication Famitsu, declaring a bit … Continue reading Final Fantasy Versus XIII To Be Shown In Real-Time