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Three years ago, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn achieved two impossible feats: it reversed the critical failings of its 2010 predecessor and proved that the MMO genre is alive and kicking. Producer and director Naoki Yoshida retraces the title’s evolution to discover how the studio perfected things second time around

Although it might be a bit of a wait for the ‘more technically developed’ version – the RPG originally began life in 2006

Lack of investment blamed for death of subsidiary opened in late 2014

A Hitman: Absolution promotional Facebook app that challenges gamers to kill their friends because of their breast or penis size, has been pulled. The app, quite understandably, received consumer backlash when it went live earlier today. The product challenged fans to put a ‘hit’ out on their Facebook friends. Amongst …

Former Square president says company has 'no vision for the future'

Square Enix has announced it will relaunch FFXIV as Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. The publisher claims the troubled MMORPG has been completely rebuilt from the ground up, with a brand new world to explore and a fresh storyline behind all of the quests. It is currently in development …

Square Enix moves to counter cancellation claims

Developers and all those in the UK games industry invited to prove their gaming talent

European CEO and president sees Budget address as 'a big step forward'

Developer-publisher to use Umbra 3.1 rendering performance optimisation middleware