
Final Fantasy XIII-2′s first week sales figures reveal it has been outsold by Tales of Xillia, a fact which is being greeted as a massive humiliation and confirmation that Final Fantasy brand now lies in ruins.
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For Final Fantasy XIII-2, Square Enix seems to have been busy correcting the extreme linearity and general absence of RPG-ness which caused so much criticism of Final Fantasy XIII, with some maps looking distinctly complex – although this has immediately prompted complaints that they “will be a complete hassle to navigate.”
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Dragon Quest X Online has been unveiled, though the news that it is apparently both an MMORPG and developed by Square Enix has prompted a great deal of scepticism.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Sep 4, 2011 18:08 JST
- Tags: FPS, Hollywood, Mass Media, PC Gaming, Politics, PS3, Square Enix, USA, Xbox 360

Time has accused Square Enix of racist portrayal of blacks in it recent transhuman stealth shooter Deus Ex: Human Revolution.
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Square Enix’s controversial decision to implement a “fatigue” system in Final Fantasy XIV in order to pander to casuals and the Chinese government has finally been revoked.
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Square Enix has finally remade Final Fantasy VII – though perhaps not in the way fans have been so interminably clamouring for…
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An exceptionally fine cosplay of Lara Croft by one of the team working on the reboot is lately attracting attention for its unreasonable sexiness amongst appreciative gamers the world over.
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 is looking more like an RPG all the time – now the designers have revealed that the game will include multiple endings, replayability and in-party monsters, and have even provided a promise that the story will be more “player-driven,” even containing “choices.”
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More details on Final Fantasy XIII-2, Square Enix’s sequel to the controversial Final Fantasy XIII, have emerged by way of a short trailer – which some have interpreted as having the towns and perhaps even non-linear segments so absent from the original.
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Not to be out done by the likes of Sony, now Square Enix has apologised for allowing hackers to make off with the personal details of thousands of its users.
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Square Enix have finally given Japanese keen to brush up on their English the chance to do so in a suitably bishoujo-rich environment, in an English learning adventure game entitled “Summer Story.”
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Apr 24, 2011 23:47 JST
- Tags: 2ch, Marketing, Nintendo, Otaku, PS3, Sega, Sony, Square Enix, Technology, Xbox 360

Japanese gamers discussing what they consider to be the worst tragedy to have befallen the gaming industry agree on an number of unfortunate events it seems.
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