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The revenue generated from Square Enix games in Japan is no longer enough to recoup development costs and investment. The publisher said as much in its financial report for the year 2022, arguing that it had to sell its Western studios to Embracer because they were only focused on the development of “major” games, which

Ahhh, November. A month associated with cooling temperatures, warm family gatherings, and red-hot doorbuster deals. This month’s indie lineup features a variety of unique concepts: overconfident adventurers on a big boat, self-discovery through mask collecting, and lo-fi bleats to cause chaos to. And since they’re all available to download at PlayStation Store, you don’t have

Overwatch 2 developers Blizzard previously said that players would need to wait until season two for balance changes, but they’ve now changed their minds. “There are some Hero balance adjustments we’d like to make sooner,” and it includes tweaks to heroes D.va, Zarya, Genji, and Sombra.

Remember Mewgenics? The wacky cat-breeding roguelike is the brainchild of Super Meat Boy co-creator and The Binding of Isaac mastermind Edmund McMillen and has been in and out of the works for a decade. After being announced, put on hold, and restarted, it appears to have a new release window.  McMillen tweeted a gif of two

Microsoft has announced November’s Xbox Games With Gold offerings. Next month you will be able to download and play Praetorians – HD Remaster and Dead End Job. Dead End Job Launch Trailer Praetorians – HD Remaster is a real-time strategy game set during the era of the Roman Empire where your goal is to become

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Call of Duty is one of the most popular video game franchises in history — Sony has pointed out, as it tries to keep Microsoft from acquiring Activision Blizzard. CoD could almost be considered a genre all by itself. Naturally,

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Update: Above is the new teaser trailer for Sonic Prime. It features plenty of familiar faces including Rouge the Bat. Enjoy! Original story [Thu 27th Oct, 2022 17:15 BST]: After months of speculation, we finally have a date for Netflix’s Sonic Prime. In a Twitter post from IGN,

The latest Japanese boxed software and hardware sales figures have come through for the week of 17th October, 2022 to 23rd October, 2022. The long-awaited debut of Persona 5 Royal on the Nintendo Switch proved to be a relative success as the game shifted 45,998 physical copies entering the charts at No.2, but it couldn’t

Ever since its original release in 1996 have JRPG fans blessed the existence of the Star Ocean series, developed by Tri-Ace and now under the watchful eye of publishers Square Enix. The latest title – Star Ocean The Divine Force – delivers the latest in fantasy storytelling, something that Final Fantasy fans will especially get

Summary Generation Zero is an ever-growing experience with a vibrant community and regular updates This year we have added new enemies, new vehicles, and new missions New expanded intro missions make joining the Resistance more fun than ever! Generation Zero has been live for over three years now, and there are still a ton of

Six years after Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness disappointed fans of the sci-fi JRPG series like me, Star Ocean: The Divine Force feels like a long-awaited return to form in many ways. Its revamped combat is a lot of fun, breathing fresh life into a system that certainly benefits by evolving with the times a

It’s an exciting day for The Witcher fans, as The Witcher Remake has been officially revealed by CD Projekt RED. While it was The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt that really put the franchise on the map, two games preceded it which told the earlier stories of Geralt and his companions. Now modern-day audiences will get

Hi, I’m Bannon Rudis. I’m one of the directors over at WayForward. WayForward does those Shantae and River City Girls games, among many other things. I have personally been making River City games for almost a decade now alongside Arc System Works. I started by reverse-engineering River City sprites and animations and trying my hardest

165Hz gaming monitors are getting so cheap these days, that it doesn’t make much sense to pick up anything less for gaming if you’re buying new. Case in point is this MSI Artymis MAG242C gaming monitor, which offers a 24-in span, 1080p resolution and curved VA panel for £120 after a £30 discount at Currys.

Cult of the Lamb was released back in August and while the main story will run you a dozen or so hours, developer Massive Monsters are inviting you back to your base of operations with a new Blood Moon Festival update that’s now live.  This limited-time event began yesterday (October 24) and will run until

It is quite difficult, in general, to find a game that truly makes me uncomfortable. There are plenty of horror games that I’ve played that make me squirm in the moment, but it’s a rarity that something leaves me with an unending wave of a feeling that can only be described as ‘what the f**k.’

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Will Wright cemented his place in gaming history by creating two of the most storied franchises, SimCity and The Sims, as well as the ambitious but ultimately flawed Spore. His next project could risk much of the goodwill he’s accumulated

Image: Square Enix Square Enix is capping off its return to the strategy RPG genre this year with a remaster of one of the best — Tactics Ogre: Reborn. And many outlets and YouTubers got some hands-on time with the game prior to its launch on 11th November. And it’s looking good — particularly on

It is not just Nintendo that file trademarks. Other video gaming companies such as Square Enix will also, from time to time, file some trademarks of their own for similar reasons. For example, you may recall that, yesterday, it was revealed that they had filed trademarks for SaGa Emerald Beyond and Emberstoria. Well, it seems

Lightwood Games have been serving up word-based puzzle games for quite a while, yet they still appear to be full of ideas in order to continue expanding their POWGI series. The most recent instalment, Sixty Words by POWGI, was possibly their most ambitious to-date with a clever spin on the classic wordsearch. Now though, Letterbox

Summary Digitally pre-order Modern Warfare II on the Xbox Store and gain early access to the Campaign before the official launch on October 28. Experience the next chapter of the epic Modern Warfare story featuring Task Force 141. Complete the Campaign and get rewards for use in Multiplayer and Special Ops at launch. Welcome to

Creating an entire universe of stars and planets is no mean feat, but Hello Games did just that in the 2016 game No Man’s Sky. However, as monumental a challenge as that was, getting the same universe into the comparatively itty bitty memory and hardware budget of the Nintendo Switch is nothing short of galactic.

Lies of P length will last around 30 hours for an average player, developer Round8 Studio has revealed. In an interview with Prankster101 Productions, director Choi Ji-Won explained the team’s approach to length, and said that the studio found a middle ground to target players who prefer longer games as well as players who opt for

Our return to Midgard and the rest of the nine realms is nearly here. God of War Ragnarök launches on PS5 and PS4 on November 9, and I’ve had the lucky opportunity to scout ahead and go hands on with the PS5 version of Kratos and Atreus’ continuing journey. No big story spoilers lie ahead

This week, the Uncharted: Legacy Of Thieves Collection came to PC, marking the first time Nathan Drake’s Tombraider-but-a-bro adventures have arrived on our fair platform. It is also, err, a collection of the last games in the series. The bundle comprises Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and The Lost Legacy, a standalone Uncharted adventure featuring

Capcom held a special Resident Evil showcase yesterday, revealing more about the upcoming Resident Evil Village Gold Edition, that game’s Shadows of Rose DLC, and its remake of Resident Evil 4.  Capcom revealed that it was remaking the beloved classic earlier this year, giving it a March 24, 2023 release date. Now, the company has

I don’t believe in any god. I don’t think that’s a particularly unusual point of view in 2022, at least in some parts of the world, but if I did there are certainly some moments that stick with me as things I’d have potentially given a deity credit for. I was once sat under a

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Netflix has spent the last year confronting the possibility that it might have to actually try to maintain its status as the top video streaming subscription. It’s rolling out a cheaper ad-supported subscription, bundling mobile games, and most recently, opening

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Two Point Campus is in the process of launching its ver. 2.0 update on all consoles, with PC, Xbox and Playstation receiving it today, and Switch coming ‘as soon as possible’ after the studio has run some final tests. The update is all about bringing the spooky season