

Square Enix’s efforts to resurrect Final Fantasy XIV with its Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn relaunch and PS3 port continue to secure it much praise, with many now willing to concede that the game – graphically at least – shows some rather impressive improvements.
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Police have announced charges of criminal copyright infringement against the admin and players of an unauthorised Aion: The Tower of Eternity server, marking Japan’s first ever prosecution of an emulated MMORPG server.
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Final Fantasy XIV’s desperate rescue project Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn appears to be in danger of succeeding, with fresh screens and gameplay videos from the beta leading many to concede “it actually looks good” and “it may even be worth playing,” some improvement over the whipping boy status it formerly enjoyed.
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A newly unveiled trailer for “Final Fantasy XIV: The Fate of Eorzea,” part of the FF14 relaunch (“A Realm Reborn”) for PS3 and PC, has actually managed to secure a positive reception, prompting a certain amount of rather optimistic speculation that Square Enix may have learned its lesson…
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Square Enix have finally announced some activity on the Final Fantasy VII front, and just as the leak suggested, it is one unlikely to satisfy even the none too lofty expectations of fans.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, H, News
- Date: Jul 2, 2012 06:25 JST
- Tags: 3D CG, Bugs, MMORPG, Oppai, PC Gaming, RPG, Sega, Video Gallery

Phantasy Star Online 2’s curiously malfunctioning breast physics have been the subject of much appreciation online, one of the few elements of the game to be so received…
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Final Fantasy fans desperately hoping for a long-awaited remake of Final Fantasy VII have been brutally disappointed to learn that leaked news of a PC version points only to a straight port, without any significant enhancements, prompting many to wonder just what Square Enix is thinking…
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Paradox Interactive, Nitro Games and Cyber Front have been attracting considerable attention for their apparent marketing nous in changing the cover of “Pirates of Black Cove” so as to better appeal to the Japanese.
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A gamer at an Internet cafe who died after a 23-hour marathon spree may have been sat dead at his PC amongst other patrons for as long as 9 hours.
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Aselia The Eternal, a quite complete and fully voiced romantic (though non-adult) RPG by Xuse has been released in English by JAST.
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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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Japanese have been pondering the love their race seemingly exhibits for forming orderly queues, even in games…
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