Release of the Week: Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii)

Release of the Week: Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii)

It isn’t very often that a noteworthy Wii game gets released. It is even rarer that a noteworthy JRPG not named Final Fantasy gets released. This week will see both rarities occur thanks to the North American release of Xenoblade Chronicles. It is actually a small wonder that the game is even coming...

Evil.JP: I’ve Been Trolled By Square Enix

Evil.JP: I’ve Been Trolled By Square Enix

I just completed Final Fantasy XIII-2 last night, and I am not happy.  After working hard to complete dozens of monster hunts, frustrating quiz minigames, and Serendipity contests of sheer randomness in order to get to a point where finishing the actual game story made sense, they threw at me what is...

Ears-on: “Distant Worlds: Music From Final Fantasy” in Chicago

Ears-on: “Distant Worlds: Music From Final Fantasy” in Chicago

Few concerts match the fan-centric methodology of Distant Worlds:  Music From Final Fantasy.  Like Video Games Live and other game-centric concerts, Distant Worlds combines symphonic performances of video game music with multimedia imagery.  Unlike other game-centric concerts, however, all music...

GrE Exclusive: “Distant Worlds” Apart: An Interview With Arnie Roth

GrE Exclusive: “Distant Worlds” Apart:  An Interview With Arnie Roth

For those unfamiliar with Arnie Roth, he is a Grammy-winning composer, conductor, and record producer who has worked with big names like Diana Ross, Charlotte Church, Jewel, and The Three Tenors.  He is also currently serving as conductor of the Chicagoland Pops Orchestra and has conducted numerous other...

Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection coming April 19th

Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection coming April 19th

Square Enix announced today that their latest attempt to cash in on the Final Fantasy brand will be ready for release on April 19th when Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection makes its way to the US. The latest PSP release of the Super Nintendo classic will skip the 3D graphics of the recent DS title...

Square Enix: Our New Games Have Even Crazier Names

Square Enix: Our New Games Have Even Crazier Names

A Square Enix press event held today in Japan has opened up a floodgate of new information concerning the high profile publisher/developer’s upcoming lineup of titles. Although a recent trend has seen SE put a focus on their newest (and largest) subsidiary THQ, this press event was pretty much...

Status of US Release for The Last Story Still Unknown; Mistwalker Twittering in English

Status of US Release for The Last Story Still Unknown; Mistwalker Twittering in English

Though the rumor mill had been churning for some time prior to this week’s The Last Story conference about the possibility of an international release date being announced at the event, no such announcement took place.  There were, however, many other details about the game released at the...

FFXIV On PS3 is Delayed Indefinitely, Team Implodes

FFXIV On PS3 is Delayed Indefinitely, Team Implodes

When Final Fantasy XIV, the sequel to Final Fantasy XI, was announced at E3 09 there seemed to be a little ‘friendly’ competition between the development teams of XIV and XIII about whose title would be superior. Surprise! Looks like Final Fantasy XIII won. Square-Enix announced that the...

New Gameplay Trailer and Screens from Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light

New Gameplay Trailer and Screens from Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light

Earlier today, Square-Enix let slip a new gameplay trailer and screenshots of some of the environments that can be traversed throughout The 4 Heroes of Light. Although not a massive departure from other games in the genre, The 4 Heroes of Light’s unique art style adds a fresh new look to some of the...

Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light Screens and NEW TRAILER

Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light Screens and NEW TRAILER

Yeah. This is the trailer that the lucky boys and girls in LA will see at E3. And we’ve got it here for you now. Yay us! This is the first original Final Fantasy game developed expressly for the Nintendo DS system. There is a new combat system called, appropriately, the Action Point Combat System,...