Added: 17.08.2015 13:20 | 13 views | 0 comments


You may have been used to seeing Square Enix bringing Call of Duty games to Japan, but this time Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia and Microsoft have decided to take matters into their own hands and publish Call of Duty: Black Ops III for the PS4/PS3 and for Xbox One/Xbox 360 respectively in the archipelago on the rising sun.

Added: 17.08.2015 8:18 | 11 views | 0 comments


While you may not think of Square Enix and Call of Duty in the same sentence, Square Enix has publishing Call of Duty games in Japan since Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Activison and Square Enixs partnership extended to bring over Blur, Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark and Skylanders: Spryos Adventure. This year, Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia is handling Call of Duty: Black Ops III. The Japanese version will include an option for dubbed Japanese voices and subtitles on one disc. This is different from Square Enixs Call of Duty releases which are sold as two different versions, subtitled and dubbed.

Added: 16.08.2015 8:18 | 17 views | 0 comments


NL: Looking back now, I realise that growing up in Wakefield (West Yorkshire, England) was a blessing; there was a really great import scene, some fantastic arcades and me and my mates thought nothing of having the latest Japanese games. This was back in the days of huge delays between NTSC and PAL releases and when 60hz actually mattered. It made me the man I am today and fostered a love for fine Japanese cover art.

Added: 15.08.2015 7:18 | 68 views | 0 comments


Fruitbat Factory has announced that its publishing Orange_Juices old-school RPG 200% Mixed Juice on Steam. Itll be available soon for $6.99 and can be pre-ordered on the Fruitbat Factory store.

Added: 14.08.2015 18:18 | 5 views | 0 comments


Dragon Quest XI can bring back old-school Japanese role-playing games in a big way, but Square Enix first needs to give it a chance in the West.

Added: 14.08.2015 17:18 | 9 views | 0 comments


Edge: Over the past decade, many of Square Enixs best-known designers have left the company and none more high profile than Hironobu Sakaguchi. He joined Square in 1983 as a part-time designer, going on to become its director of planning and development, and ultimately its US president. Yoshinori Kitase, one of Sakaguchis protégées, is among the few remaining staff from the glory days when the company established and expanded the Japanese RPG blueprint. Hes worked on titles such as Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy 7 and Squares high-profile collaboration with Disney, Kingdom Hearts. Today, he pilots the Final Fantasy brand Sakaguchis creation and a series that has sold more than 100 million units to date and is Producing the much awaited remake of Final Fantasy 7. Its one of the most senior creative positions in games, but holding it was never Kitases goal.