Dec 12, 2011

A new Hitman Absolution trailer blasted through swathes of people and found its way out into the open over the weekend. It didn’t show us anything gameplay related but definitely bigs up the action angle, with Agent 47 strolling from room to room eviscerating crowds with his trademark dual Silverballers. There is no trace of 47′s more subtle traits that...

May 13, 2011

Hmmmm. MCV reports that, as detailed over at KrebsOnSecurity, Square Enix have suffered hacks over at the Deus Ex and Eidos websites. On Wednesday evening, both sites displayed a banner reading ‘Owned By Chippy1337′ which also included names and handles of several other hackers (above); shortly after, both sites went down until mid-late Thursday...

Apr 19, 2011

Format: PSP Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Square Enix Developer: Square Enix Players: 1-2 Site: http://www.dissidia012game.com The original Dissidia is amongst the most bizarre genre mixing games in existence. It mixed heroes and villains from every generation of Final Fantasy and pitted them against one another in extravagant battles under the pretence...

Feb 14, 2011

The phrase ‘JRPG hero’ conjures up a certain image in your mind and, whilst I may not have every last detail, I have a pretty good idea of what you’re seeing in your mind’s eye right now. Young, male, probably blonde, sharp hair, almost certainly holding some sort of sword. It’s like I’ve ripped your head open and I’m...

Jan 26, 2011

Mistakes can sometimes be a good thing. If you can take the mistake and then move on and learn from it, then at least something positive came out the other end. The second MMO in the Final Fantasy franchise however has been making substantial mistakes since before day one – and has yet to make any effort to learn from them. Though they have yet to learn...