Entries in 'fantasy' (49)
RPG giants Braithwaite and Hall team up for Kickstarter project
Loot Drop, a studio that houses John Romero, Brenda Braithwaite and Tom Hall, has become the latest to embrace crowdfunding site Kickstarter.
Skyrim's TV launch ad hits Sky 1
Millions of TV viewers will watch the Skyrim TV ad for the first time this weekend during showings of An Idiot Abroad and more.
Study author brands Metro story "inaccurate"
The man behind the report that formed the basis of Metro’s absurd anti-gaming story this morning has slammed the paper’s reporting of it.
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
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From a team with Devil May Cry and Viewtiful Joe credits behind them comes what looks set to be one of the most aesthetically memorable titles of the year.
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Diablo III lets gamers sell items for money
World of Warcraft developer-publisher Blizzard has revealed an in-game auction house in Diablo III that uses real money.
NPD: New high for Final Fantasy
First it was Modern Warfare 2 echoing its UK achievements in the US market, and now Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIII is getting in on the act.
NPD: Kratos conquers March
Sony’s God of War III emerged as the March software champion in the US, shifting 1.1m units and bettering the performance of predecessor God of War II by 32 per ...
US: FFXIII tops 1m sales
Having been on shelves for less than a week, Square Enix’s latest RPG epic Final Fantasy XIII has already passed the 1m sales barrier in the US.
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FFXIII breaks series’ UK records
Final Fantasy XIII has shattered the series’ UK sales records, becoming the fastest ever selling Final Fantasy game in the region, as well as the fastest selling UK game of ...
PS3 claims 54% of FFXIII sales
The fact that FFXIII has this week claimed the top spot in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 is of absolutely no shock – but onlookers will be ...
FFXIII becomes HMV’s biggest launch
An estimated 2,000 RPG fans flocked on HMV’s flagship Oxford Street store last night to mark the release of one of this generation’s most anticipated titles – Final Fantasy XIII.
Surprise bonus for FFXIII on PS3
Thousands of punters are expected to flood to retail today to get their hands on the feverously anticipated Final Fantasy XIII – and those who buy the PS3 version are ...
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Final Fantasy XIII arrives at last
The four-year wait for a sequel to the critically and commercially successful Final Fantasy XII is over at last with today marking the arrival of Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIII ...
Xbox’s FFXIII “to outsell PS3 version”
The Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII is on track to outsell the PS3 SKU by two-to-one – that’s the prediction of discount shopping portal MyVoucherCodes.co.uk.
Leona has allowed us to “reach out”
It was once a genre that was the reserve of obsessives and teenage boys, but the RPG is now mainstream – and Square Enix believes that its promotional tie-in with ...
HMV gets FFXIII official launch event
Square Enix has announced that the official UK launch event for Final Fantasy XIII in the UK will take place at HMV’s flagship Oxford Street store in London on the ...
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Square spends millions to fulfil Fantasy
Millions of pounds will be spent on the marketing campaign for Final Fantasy XIII, MCV understands.
FFXIII Collector’s Edition announced
Square Enix has lifted the lid on the Final Fantasy XIII Limited Collector’s Edition which will be released for both Xbox 360 and PS3 on March 9th.
Square Enix brings free MMO to West
The Western aspirations of Japanese giant Square Enix have been demonstrated once again with news that it is to bring its successful Eastern free-to-play MMO Fantasy Earth Zero to the ...
English FFXIII ‘is complete’
Motomu Toriyama, the director of Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIII, has confirmed that work has now finished on the non-Japanese version of the hyped RPG.
US: Record month for PSN
SCEA’s communicatiosn director Patrick Seybold has stated that in December Sony’s PlayStation Network enjoyed its “single highest revenue month” in North America.
JAPAN: Final Fantasy XIII sells 1m+
Long-awaited RPG Final Fantasy XIII was finally released on PS3 in Japan yesterday and has, according to Kotaku, already sold over 1m copies in the territory.
FFXIV beta sign-ups begin
With Final Fantasy XIII hype at it maximum ahead of its release in Japan today, Square Enix has already started recruiting beta testers for the still in development MMO title ...
Wada: FFXIV a serious WoW rival
Square Enix is positioning Final Fantasy XIV as a serious rival to Blizzard’s World of Warcraft series, company president Yoichi Wada has revealed.
JAPAN: 1m copies of FFXIII shipped
Western gamers still face a long wait for the release of Final Fantasy XIII, but the Japanese anticipation has reached fever-pitch ahead of the release of the PS3 version of ...
