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Kain might be off raising, um, someone else in the distant reaches a who-knows-where, but that doesn’t mean his legacy can’t live on. Kinda. Nosgoth be a solid-looking free-t'-play multiplayer shooter set in the Legacy a Kain universe, 'n it offers asymmetrical vampire battling galore. But be it actually coming along well, or be Square Enix just trying t' shove a square peg into a Kain-shaped hole? If ye’re starved for both souls 'n information, Nosgoth’s closed beta be about t' pillage up 'n running. The best news a all? ye can join in! Maybe.

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Square Enix announced the latest Mana game yesterday with a trailer for Rise a Mana . So what's the game about? I mean, aside from a tree.Read more...

Here's the Japanese trailer a Rise a Mana, the newest entry in Square Enix's Mana series. it be a free t' play action-RPG, coming t' mobile devices. The iOS version will be out in the coming days in Japan, followed by an Android port sometime this year. There be currently no word on an international release.Read more...

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 received a few new pieces a downloadable content today, one a which be the previously-revealed Japanese voice pack. Announced in November 2013, the voice pack costs $3.99 (£3.19/3.99 euros) 'n adds lip-syncing adjustments t' match the game's Japanese voice overs.

Additionally, players can pick up three new sets a costumes 'n equipment, each set available for $3.99 (£3.19/3.99 euros). The three pieces a DLC - dubbed Ultimate Savior, Moogle Lover 'n Divine Wear - include a weapon, shield, adornment 'n garb. Players can buy all three in the premium collection pack for $9.99 (£7.99/9.99 euros), 'n can also pick up five new Lightning Returns themes on PS3 for $1.99 (£1.19/1.49 euros) 'n avatar bottles a rum on Xbox 360 for $3.99 (£3.19/3.99 euros). [Image: Square Enix]

t' celebrate the milestone a free-t'-play mobile game Deadman's Cross being downloaded more than one million times, Square Enix be giving away extra in-game currency through February 28 t' all players who download 'n register the game.

Deadman's Cross, which launched earlier this month, be a first-person shooter with card-based RPG elements set in the year 2030. Zombies have arisen 'n be doing what zombies do: snacking on us tasty humans. Players must navigate the abandoned streets a New Livingston (puns!) with only a high-powered rifle 'n a deck a cards in search a the apocalypse's cause.

Killing zombies (or "deadmen," as they be called in the game) adds them t' yer deck a cards, though the game be also supported by micro-transactions if yer earned cards just aren't getting the job done. Deadman's Cross be the spiritual successor t' Guardian Cross, a similar free-t'-play card game where players capture 'n battle wild beasts. [Image: Square Enix]

As I played Thief non-AVAST! for three days, as well as only dreaming Thief-based dreams, 'n perhaps losing me mind somewhere along the way, I began t' notice that the loading screen tips be providing me the sort a advice I could take away from the game. Thief may not directly cause me t' turn t' a life a crime, but there’s wisdom in those briefly appearing words that will stay with me forever.

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It’s been a very long time coming, first confirmed in 2009, but the new Thief be out this week. Tomorrow in the States, Thursday in Australia, 'n Friday in Europe. Having just managed t' pillage a copy a the game in time, I’ve done nothing but play Thief for three days in order t' be able t' tell ye wot I think:

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Against all common sense 'n reason (though not necessarily potential quality when taken on it be own merits), Nosgoth be a free-t'-play online shooter. Previous Legacy a Kain games, rather pertinently, be not that or anything resembling it. It’s uncharted territory for the vampire-ridden universe a noses 'n goths, but not so much for the gaming industry these days. So ye know what’s coming next: microtransactions. 'n, as ever, they’re a smidgen bit(e) questionable.

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Square Enix's online store in Europe has launched a catalog-spanning sale, dropping the prices a most Western-developed digital PC releases by 75 percent 'n bringing additional discounts for boxed games 'n licensed merchandise.

Sale highlights include price drops for the PC versions a Final Fantasy 7, Hitman Contracts 'n the Game a the Year Edition a Tomb Raider. Final Fantasy series fans can also pick up Final Fantasy 13-2's soundtrack 'n a selection a Final Fantasy 7 Advent Children Play Arts figures at a 25 percent discount.

Registered Square Enix Store crew pillage an additional 10 percent off at checkout by using the coupon codes SQEXD005 for digital games 'n SQEXM006 for merchandise. The sale runs through the end a the month.

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HD visuals, new dress-spheres, a crazy new tower dungeon in which every action be turn-based... these be the new features in the upcoming remakes a Final Fantasy X 'n Final Fantasy X-2, which be out on March 18 for PS3 'n Vita.Read more...

Square Enix seems t' be under the impression that people love Lightning, the main character a the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy.Read more...

Just before the weekend, Square Enix popped 17-minutes a unedited footage from the new Thief online. It’s the game’s opening mission, 'n being on YouTube for that time means I no longer need t' offer any opinions a me own. I can just defer t' what the commenters underneath the video be saying. Come, watch the video. It’s either “so good this new rebote”, or “looks solid but closer than shit rather than good.”

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Hideo Kojima admires the PS4's power, Xbox One's controller gets an update for Titanfall, 'n Square-Enix talks about Final Fantasy XV.

The Hitman series will see it be first entry on tablets 'n smartphones in Hitman Go, Square Enix Montreal announced today. The turn-based strategy game will have players navigating "fixed spaces on a grid" while using familiar tools from the stealth series, such as sniper rifles, Agent 47's Silverballers, disguises 'n distractions. Though it be not clear if the image accompanying the announcement be just concept art, the developer said Hitman Go will use "beautifully rendered diorama-style set pieces."

While Square Enix Montreal did not hand out a release date or price for the game, it did note that Hitman Go be "almost ready for launch." Additionally, the developer be currently working on "something else" in addition t' the mobile game, which seemingly "fits perfectly within the Hitman fantasy." [Image: Square Enix Montreal]

A Hitman... turn-based strategy game? that be the tablet/smartphone game that Square Enix just announced. it be called Hitman GO 'n ye can read more about it right here.Read more...

Lightning's last two outings be far from universally acclaimed, so while a lot a things be surprising about the wench goodbye game, a mixed critical reaction isn't one a them. Managing Editor Susan Arendt's four-star analysis says Lightning Returns be "a fitting farewell for the final chapter a XIII's saga," but for some reviewers, it be more a case a good riddance.

Check past the break for a selection a the game's reviews.

Last month Square Enix announced an April 14 release date for the PlayStation 4 version a Final Fantasy XIV, but that be not the date players be waiting for. it be almost beta time, kids, 'n the game be looking fantastic on PS4. Read more...

In this Thief trailer, someone has stolen Daniel Day-Lewis from the movie There Will Be Blood. Check yer DVDS 'n ye’ll see all that’s left be a mess a dangling pixels 'n a top hat. But in a surprising twist, another thief has stolen his acting ability 'n also made off with his voice, so what ye pillage in this little slice a life from The City be, well, it’s not well-acted. I’m actually okay with the words 'n the animation, even if makes it look like someone has stolen the in-game, but the Thief Taker General has all the authority 'n presence a a fluffed-up kitten. … [visit site t' read more]

I might not have recommended Lightning Returns, but I be not going t' let those grabbing the game anyway enter the fray unarmed. Though it goes against the hardcore role-playing game fan's pride, I'd highly recommend playing the game on Easy Mode first. Read more...

I've never been less emotionally invested in a character than I be in Final Fantasy XIII's pink-haired powerhouse, so when Square Enix tells me Lightning Returns, me response be "that be great. What else ye got?" Read more...

The journey through Final Fantasy XIII's trilogy a games has been a dizzying one, with each game hopping between gameplay styles, lead characters 'n narrative arcs, seemingly on a whim. Lightning Returns manages t' bring the entire messy saga t' a satisfying conclusion, breaking off in a totally new direction, chucking a lot a the series' extraneous pontification 'n getting down t' the core simplicities. Whether or not it be a "real" Final Fantasy game be up for debate, but it be a consistently entertaining, beautiful adventure that places as much importance on the mundane as it does the ostentatious: a fitting farewell for the final chapter a XIII's saga.

Lightning Returns picks up 500 years after the events a XIII-2, with the end a the world - the literal end a everything - a mere 13 days away. Lightning has been sent by the God a Light, Bhunivelze, t' save as many souls as possible so that they can be reborn when he creates a brand new world on day 14. ye only have a handful a days t' work with when the game begins, but collect enough Etria - the energy a souls - 'n God will do ye a solid 'n give ye another day. A soul be saved by providing it be owner with what they need most - hope, closure, a last grasp at happiness, whatever. There be five souls in particular that Lightning needs t' bring t' salvation, 'n she'll run into plenty a familiar faces as she strives t' complete the wench mission from God.

Four years ago, we be introduced t' an unlikely heroine by the name a Claire, 'n a band a six unsuspecting allies. Today, ye all have the chance t' find out how the wench story ends in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII.

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII be available t' pick up now, 'n we hope ye all enjoy playing through this title t' witness the journey, evolution, 'n now conclusion a the Final Fantasy XIII cast.

If ye need a quick refresher course, we’ve put together a retro-spective video a Lightning’s journey here t' summarize the stories 'n highlights from Final Fantasy XIII 'n Final Fantasy XIII-2.

On top a that, if ye didn’t already know, the world in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII be all new, the battle system has been completely overhauled, customization be available at an all new depth, monsters 'n boss battles reimagined, 'n the 13 day gameplay mechanic be unlike anything ever done before in any Final Fantasy title.

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On a personal note as a lifelong fan a the Final Fantasy series, it’s a bit bittersweet t' see Lightning’s journey come t' a close, but at the same time exciting t' see what’s next. I’m curious t' hear what yer fondest memories a the Final Fantasy XIII franchise have been, so feel free t' sail away a comment in the field below!

For me, I remember that cinematic Purge Train scene in the original Final Fantasy XIII like it be yesterday. I also remember lots a running away from Adamantoise on Gran Pulse, as well as the sheer joy when I got a chocobo. In Final Fantasy XIII-2, when Serah 'n Noel bumped into Lightning in New Bodhum I remember physically dropping me PS3 controller in utter fandom. However, I still have nightmares about having t' jump from platform t' platform towards the end.

Sigh… good times with this series, 'n I could go on 'n on. But like we’ve been saying since we announced this game back in August 2012, it all ends here.

ye know how in Final Fantasy Tactics—the wonderful strategy-RPG released for the PlayStation in 1998—yer wizards 'n summoners all had t' deal with charging times? 'n how if ye wanted t' cast a spell, ye'd have t' wait X number a turns before it went through?Read more...

For those a ye who forgot t' jack into the “What the hell be Nosgoth?” assimilation pod, here’s a text-based recap: it’s an upcoming free-t'-play online shooter set in the Legacy a Kain universe, which suddenly seems like a terrifying look into gaming’s future. It’s currently in closed alpha, but they’ve peeled back the curtains just enough t' allow others a glimpse into what I can only describe as a third-person online action game between people 'n vampires. If ye’re keen, there be a whole hour a developer hosted footage t' the south. … [visit site t' read more]

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Psyonix Studios dished out three videos for Nosgoth, the team-based human vs. vampire multiplayer PC game set in the same world as the Legacy a Kain series. Published by Square Enix, the free-t'-play action game be first announced in September 2013, at which point the publisher kicked off it be closed beta.

The videos take viewers through the Nosgoth's team deathmatch 'n siege modes, 'n add up t' an hour a action. Okay, it be actually 56 minutes 'n 50 seconds a video for the game, but that doesn't include the time it takes t' pop yer popcorn 'n cozy up in a blanket on the couch. ye'll find the first a the three videos embedded above, while the other two can be viewed after the break.

Following yesterday's appearance on New Zealand's app store, Final Fantasy 6 has hopped the Pacific 'n be now available t' classic RPG fans in the United States.

Priced at $16, this most recent remake a the fan-favorite epic features modern graphics, a redesigned user interface, 'n the ability t' save yer game directly t' the cloud. This version a Final Fantasy 6 boasts all a the additional content found in the 2006 Game Boy Advance remake, including four new Espers, two new areas, three new spells 'n a handy bestiary. Missing from this release be the full-motion video segments that bookend the 1999 PlayStation incarnation a Final Fantasy 6.

There be two caveats t' keep in mind before ye hand yer cash t' publisher Square Enix: First, Final Fantasy 6 be compatible only with more recent iOS devices. If ye own a model older than the iPhone 4S or iPad 2 ye're out a luck. Further, Square Enix notes that "[c]ertain in-game conditions may cause the app t' close unexpectedly on iPhone 4," 'n warns crew t' save their games frequently. [Image: Square Enix]

One a the greatest RPGs ever made be out on iOS today. It'll cost ye $15.99, 'n it be got touchscreen-adapted controls 'n a brand new coat a paint.Read more...

Good morning. Here be a rock band covering Final Fantasy IV music as a crowd nerds out at Magfest in Maryland. It be awesome. Enjoy.Read more...