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7 hrs ago | The Sun Online

Let's hope The Last of Us isn't the last shot at big-budget blockbuster gaming

Some beardy critics may look down on them but cinema-goers lap up their lavish production and enjoy the fact bundles of cash have been thrown at making them.

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Related Topix: The Last of Us, SCEA, Naughty Dog, Video Games, United Front Games, Sleeping Dogs, Hitman: Absolution, Io Interactive, 2K Games, Gearbox Software, Borderlands, Irrational Games, BioShock, Uncharted

Fri May 17, 2013

Cinema Blend News

Final Fantasy 8 HD Coming To PC

Square Enix will re-release Final Fantasy 8 on the PC, the developer and publisher announced today.

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Related Topix: Final Fantasy, Video Games

Pocket-lint.co.uk

Hands-on: The Last of Us preview: Two cities explored in the hottest PS3 game of the year

The Last of Us is the latest PS3 exclusive game from Naughty Dog, the creators of the Uncharted series.

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Related Topix: Naughty Dog, Uncharted, SCEA, Video Games, The Last of Us, Tomb Raider, Crystal Dynamics, Lincoln, NE

Patch.com

Brazen Thief Makes Off With 33 PS3 Game in St. Charles

A brazen shoplifter made off with 33 PlayStation 3 games valued at $697.33 over the course of two visits on two days last week at a local big-box retailer.

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Related Topix: St. Charles, IL, The, Video Games, Deep Silver, Thief, Eidos Montreal

Thu May 16, 2013

Examiner.com

'Kingdom Hearts 3D' dropped to $10 in Best Buy one day sale

A new one day sale at Best Buy for Thursday, May 16 sees a steep discount offer on Kingdom Hearts 3D : Dream Drop Distance for the Nintendo 3DS .

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Related Topix: Kingdom Hearts, Video Games, Kingdom Hearts 3D, Nintendo, Mario Kart, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

EL33TONLINE News

Media Create Japanese Software Sales for week ending May 12th: 3DS trio remains on top

There's very little movement on the latest Media Create software chart, with the top six games maintaining the same order as the previous standings .

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Related Topix: Tomodachi Collection, Nintendo, Video Games, Tomb Raider, Crystal Dynamics

KLZZ-FM Saint Cloud

New Video Game Releases - June 2013

The new video game releases for June 2013 are shaping up quite nicely. Not only are we getting the Legendary Edition of Skyrim, but we're also seeing the release of two insanely anticipated games.

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Related Topix: Game., Video Games, Capcom, Remember Me, DONTNOD Entertainment, Deus Ex, Eidos Montreal, Ride to Hell, Electronic Arts, The Sims, Deep Silver, The Sims Studio, SCEA, Naughty Dog, Uncharted

Wed May 15, 2013

WarCry

Square Enix Shows Off a Bit of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn is set to begin its last beta phase sometime in June.

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Related Topix: Final Fantasy, Video Games, Final Fantasy XI

Tue May 14, 2013

Joystiq

Steam weekly deals: Hitman: Absolution, Hydrophobia, Anodyne

This week on Steam, Agent 47 takes more than a few lives he knocks 50 percent off the price of Hitman: Absolution , bringing it down to $12.50. Also on sale for up to 75 percent off on Steam is the moody, 16-bit adventure Anodyne , Dark Energy Digital's Hydrophobia: Prophecy , 2002 strategy game Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood , adventure game ... (more)

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Related Topix: Io Interactive, Video Games, Hitman: Absolution

Computer And Video Games

Fantasy XIV: new monsters, primals, beastmen, locations shown

Having recently said that the PC and PS3 MMO will launch this summer , the publisher has now detailed a host of new monsters, primals, beastmen and locations.

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Related Topix: Final Fantasy, Video Games

Eurogamer

The Novelist is what happens when Ghost Trick and Majora's Mask have a baby

Indie developer Kent Hudson's dilemma-heavy supernatural drama The Novelist may sound a lot like Stephen King's The Shining at first glance.

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Related Topix: Supernatural, Eidos Montreal, Video Games, Deus Ex

Mon May 13, 2013

Examiner.com

'Final Fantasy XIII-2 Ultimate Hits' and 'Digital...

Today, May 13, Square-Enix announced that 2011's " Final Fantasy XIII-2 " would join the ranks of it's Ultimate Hits collection.

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Related Topix: Final Fantasy, Video Games, Electronic Arts, BioWare, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Dragon Quest, Ubisoft, Assassin's Creed , Microsoft Xbox

QJ.net

Warren Spector Wants Storytelling through Games, Square Enix Posts a Huge Loss and Witcher 2 ...

There's a terrible trend in the world of games right now: That of trying to take games, which are interactive, and make them more like movies, which are not.

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Related Topix: Eidos Montreal, Video Games, Deus Ex

The Tech Report

Video shows six minutes of Watch Dogs gameplay

Currently in development at Ubisoft Montreal, Watch Dogs is scheduled to hit the PC and next-gen consoles this fall.

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Related Topix: Ubisoft, Watch Dogs, Video Games, Assassin's Creed , Eidos Montreal, Deus Ex

Mirror.co.uk

Xbox 720, Durango or Infinity? Release date, specs and price rumours...

Following Sony's PlayStation 4 unveil in February, Microsoft has responded by bringing the reveal of their new Xbox console forward by a month When it comes to the new Xbox console, there have been more wicked whispers and rumours circulating in the last year than a re-watched box-set of Game of Thrones... extended edition.

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Related Topix: Thief, Kinect, Eidos Montreal, Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games, The, Activision, Deep Silver, Call of Duty , Crytek, EA Games, Crysis, Ryse

Joystiq

Square Enix posts $134M fiscal net loss, projects profit for coming year

As approximately projected, Square Enix posted a net loss of 13.7 billion for the fiscal year ending March 31 2013, that converting to around $134 million.

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Related Topix: Dragon Quest, Video Games, Tomb Raider, Crystal Dynamics

Sys-Con Media

Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. Reports Financial Results For The Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2013

In response to the latest environmental changes in the game industry, the Group has implemented various strategic initiatives such as a change in its development policy, organizational reforms, and redesign of some business models.

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Related Topix: Tomb Raider, Crystal Dynamics, Video Games

Sun May 12, 2013

Examiner.com

'Final Fantasy Versus XIII' talks 'Final Fantasy X-2 HD' Last Mission contents

Square Enix, the publisher behind the upcoming "Final Fantasy Versus XIII," has commented about the potential inclusion of the contents from the international version for "Final Fantasy X-2 HD." According to a report by Polygon on May 10, the company disclosed that they were undecided as to whether or not to bring the Japan-only Last Mission extras ... (more)

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Related Topix: Final Fantasy, Video Games, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Final Fantasy X HD

Fri May 10, 2013

Joystiq

Hitman: Sniper Challenge, Gyromancer line up on Core Online

PopCap puzzler Gyromancer and Hitman: Sniper Challenge are the latest targets for Square Enix's browser-based Core Online service.

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Related Topix: Io Interactive, Video Games, Hitman: Sniper Challenge, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, Crystal Dynamics, Hitman: Absolution

Gaming Nexus

Now Playing: Neverwinter Last Light Edition

I'll be spending more time with Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move . So far I'm kind of liking it as it doesn't control like the past games.

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Related Topix: Metro, THQ, 4A Games, Video Games, Neverwinter, Perfect World Entertainment, Cryptic Studios, Capcom, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, DARK, Kalypso, Tomb Raider, Crystal Dynamics, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Injustice: Gods Among Us, NetherRealm Studios