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2B from NieR: Automata is coming to Fall Guys

Mustafa Mahmoud 2 days ago Featured Tech News, Online, Software & Gaming Ever since it was popularised by Fortnite, many different video games have seen crossover content, especially in battle royales. Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, the Takeshi’s Castle styled game has likewise followed suit, with the latest leaks revealing that upcoming skins will include 2B… Read more

Dragon Quest Builders 2 is coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC and console

Matthew Wilson 10 hours ago Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming In late 2020, Square Enix finally brought Dragon Quest XI over to the Xbox platform and better yet, the game was also available on Game Pass. Now, it looks like Xbox will be getting more Dragon Quest games, including the excellent spin-off Dragon Quest… Read more

IO Interactive confirms Hitman 3 sold 300% better than previous game

Matthew Wilson 5 hours ago Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming Earlier this year, IO Interactive released Hitman 3, the finale for the World of Assassination trilogy. This time around, IO Interactive released and published Hitman 3 fully independently and so far, this change appears to be paying off, with Hitman 3 outselling the previous… Read more

Square Enix confirms it is not looking to be acquired

Matthew Wilson 6 hours ago Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming Earlier this week, a report citing “multiple banker sources” claimed that there were several parties exploring an acquisition of Japanese mega-publisher, Square Enix. Of course, while Square Enix might be in the sights of a number of companies, there was nothing to suggest Square… Read more

Multiple parties interested in acquiring Square Enix

Matthew Wilson 1 day ago Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming Square Enix has been a key pillar in the games industry for decades now with huge historical gaming franchises under its belt. A major change could be coming though, as sources claim that “multiple parties” are exploring an acquisition of the publisher. According to… Read more

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children is getting a 4K HDR remaster on June 8th

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children — the 2005 CGI spinoff film that dared to ask “What if the already incredible, intricate story of Final Fantasy VII was made even more confusing?” — is getting a 4K HDR remaster this summer. The newly updated version of the film is due to arrive on June 8th, setting… Read more

Listen to 16 minutes of Final Fantasy VII Remake’s soundtrack performed by a live orchestra

Square Enix has released a 16-minute trailer for the Final Fantasy VII Remake Orchestral World Tour, and if you’re a fan of the game’s fantastic soundtrack, I highly recommend watching this video from beginning to end. Watching the songs performed by a live orchestra brought a huge smile to my face. The trailer features three… Read more

Online-only Outriders can be paused in single-player — if you have an Nvidia GPU

Outriders, the online shooting, looting, and superpower-slinging game from People Can Fly, finally has a way to pause, but to do it you’ll need to be using an Nvidia graphics card (via Kotaku). Despite working as a single-player game, Outriders requires an internet connection to play, which means pausing in the middle of a battle… Read more

Balan Wonderworld gets day one patch to fix ‘potential flashing bug’ posing an epilepsy risk

Balan Wonderworld, a new game from two of the original creators of Sonic the Hedgehog, is out today. But before you jump into the game, make sure you’ve installed its day one patch. It fixes sequences in a “potential flashing bug” that could present a seizure risk. On Thursday, a video of the game’s final… Read more

Final Fantasy VIII is now on iOS and Android

The oft-forgotten Final Fantasy VIII has made its way to smartphones, just a few decades after it originally debuted. Today, Square Enix launched the classic roleplaying game on both iOS and Android; it’s available for $16.99 right now, but that price will jump to $20.99 starting on April 5th. Final Fantasy VIII first launched on… Read more

Project Athia receives official title and release year

Mustafa Mahmoud 2 days ago Console, Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming Back during the PlayStation 5 reveal event, Sony showed off a game by the name of Project Athia. Published by Square Enix, this PS5 console exclusive showed off very little, but what was shown was intriguing. Now, Square Enix has given fans a… Read more

Marvel’s Avengers roadmap revealed, Black Panther expansion coming

Home / Software & Gaming / Marvel’s Avengers roadmap revealed, Black Panther expansion coming Matthew Wilson 2 days ago Software & Gaming Last night during the Square Enix Presents showcase, the publisher announced its future plans for Marvel’s Avengers. For the first time since launch, Crystal Dynamics has put out a roadmap, detailing the content… Read more

Life is Strange: True Colors officially announced

Mustafa Mahmoud 2 days ago Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming Yesterday, Square Enix held its ‘Square Enix Presents Spring 2021’ game showcase. One of the biggest announcements was that of Life is Strange: True Colors, the next entry in the popular choice-based graphic adventure game series. Alongside a trailer, the publisher also revealed the… Read more

A new Life is Strange is coming in September, and the original is being remastered

During today’s Square Enix Presents live stream, the company announced the next main entry in the Life is Strange series, called True Colors, will arrive on September 10th, 2021 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X / S, and Stadia. Life is Strange: True Colors is developed by Deck Nine, a studio that… Read more

Upcoming Avengers update makes it even harder to level up

Mustafa Mahmoud 53 mins ago Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming Marvel’s Avengers released last September to less fanfare than publisher Square Enix had hoped. After years of development and anticipation, the game launched in a manner that fell into many of the trappings of other live service titles including repetitive gameplay and grindy mechanics…. Read more