Category: Gaming News

Square Enix: The Future

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This morning Square Enix held a press conference simply titled: “Square Enix: The Future”. There were five titles discussed: Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, Final Fantasy XV (formerly FInal Fantasy versus XIII), Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Returns, Final Fantasy X|X2 HD Remaster and Kingdom Hearts III.

This was a small conference, not like the mega conferences held yesterday, with about 75 selected media in attendence.

The presentation was straightforward. The president of SE, Yosuke Matsuda, took the stage and thanked everyone for coming. There are a lot of developers here at E3, and all of the media is pulled in multiple directions at once. He referenced last night’s announcements atr the Sony conference about FFXV and FFXIV, and also announced that there will be two other Final Fantasy titles being released this fiscal year (X|X2 HD and Lightning Returns). Matsuda acknowledged that Final Fantasy titles are always the focus of attentions, and that SE wants to reassert how important of a franchise it is to the Company.

Finally, before Matsuda handed the floor over to the various game producers, he appologized for worries caused by the recent earnings call, and stated that here at E3 is the start of SE moving forward in a stronger way.

First up after Matsuda was Naoki Yoshida for A Realm Reborn. After thanking everyone and confirming the August 27 release date, they showed off the new “Crystal’s Call” trailer. Yoshida indicated he believed A Realm Reborn to be the highest quality MMO on the market, and was excited to have people test the PS3 version at E3.

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Sony Conference: E3 2013

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Sony didn’t pull any punches at their Monday press conference. They went straight for the face.

They quelled any fears about DRM and online connectivity and had a solid showing of exclusives for all of their platforms.

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At the Sony Press Conference, Tetsuya Nomora sent a video message and revealed some huge announcements.

A new trailer of Final Fantasy Versus XIII was shown, showing off gameplay footage. As long rumored, versus is now Final Fantasy XV. Additionally Kingdom Hearts 3 is now in development for the PlayStation 4 and a short video was shown.

Not enough yet?

Final Fantasy XIV will also be coming to the PlayStation 4.

We’ll bring you more information as it becomes available.

Square Enix, OUT! /drop mic

EA Conference: E3 2013

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EA came out swinging at their E3 2013 press conference with some established names and some new titles as well. It was a particularly strong showing overall, with a great surprise for fans at the end of the presentation.

Peter Moore came out first to show off titles for the PS4 and Xbox One. Announcing that NBA Live and Dragon Age are returning, leading to rounds of applause.

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Microsoft Conference: E3 2013

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Microsoft’s E3 conference has come to an end. They’ve shown exactly what was needed, games, games and more games. They also announced timing, and pricing in addition to revealing a new Xbox 360 model.

What they haven’t addressed is all that stuff about DRM, which will hopefully be addressed this week via interviews.

Check out all of the info from Microsoft’s conference below!

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Ubisoft Conference: E3 2013

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If EA had a safe showing, then Ubisoft is the kid in the shallow section with arm floaties and a life preserver.

Full of CGI trailers and minimal live gameplay showcases, Ubisoft didn’t take many chances in their E3 2013 press event.

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