Square Enix's 2019 E3 had a lot to get excited about, from an extended gameplay demo of Final Fantasy VII remake to the unveiling of Crystal Dynamics' Avengers game. But, oddly enough, the Final Fantasy 8 Remastered reveal caused the loudest excited response among the staff in IGN's temporary studio - and simultaneously prompted just as many groans. Continue reading…Powered by WPeMatico... more.

All PS4 games at Square Enix's presser.What was announced at Square Enix's E3 2019 press conference? As the last show of the two-day extravaganza to feature PS4 news, a lot was riding on the presser itself. Did the Japanese publisher deliver? We think so. Highlights include Final Fantasy VII Remake, Marvel's Avengers, Outriders, and Dying Light 2. Here's everything Square Enix announced at its E3 ... more.

Living like it's 1997.Square Enix has just wrapped up its E3 2019 press conference, and what a show it was. Final Fantasy VII Remake and Marvel's Avengers were out in force, but the Japanese publisher still made time for the likes of the promising Dying Light 2. With reveals for the likes of Outriders and Final Fantasy VIII on PS4, it looks like there a good couple of years ahead of the company.Wh... more.

Ever since the Xbox One’s nightmarish launch in 2013, Microsoft and the Phil Spencer-led Xbox leadership team have done a remarkable job of rebuilding the entire Xbox brand on the fly. There could never be an overnight fix; restoring Team Xbox to its Xbox 360 glory days would require a complete systemic overhaul in order to win spurned fans back over. And so they began. The Xbox One S, the Xbox ... more.

The reveal of Marvel's Avengers in the 2019 E3 Square-Enix press conference came with an unexpected surprise: a possible link to Spider-Man on PS4! But before we get to the details, it's important to point out that this connection would be a huge stretch given Marvel's Spider-Man (Insomniac Games) was created by a different studio than Marvel's Avengers (Crystal Dynamics), and they are both publis... more.

During the Xbox E3 2019 briefing, Microsoft announced that Halo Infinite will be a launch title for next-generation Xbox, which is codenamed Project Scarlett. Any time a new Halo game is released it is a big deal, but news that Halo Infinite is a launch title for the new console platform is especially noteworthy.That's because Halo hasn't been a launch title for new Xbox hardware since all the way... more.

Square Enix should reveal all.Final Fantasy VII Remake has a release date, believe it or not, and although it's not launching this year, it's actually not that far away. But what is Final Fantasy VII Remake? Square Enix has, on multiple occasions, made it sound like Remake will be split up into multiple episodes, with each episode supposedly being the size of a full game. It's always been pretty c... more.

Finally.Hot news coming through, folks: Final Fantasy VII Remake has a release date. Announced moments ago at the Final Fantasy VII Live concert in Los Angeles, the highly anticipated reimagining of Square's classic Japanese role-playing title will launch worldwide for PlayStation 4 on the 3rd March, 2020.The date appears at the end of a new trailer, also shown at the concert. It features some fre... more.

In recent years, Microsoft was criticized for a--perceived or otherwise--lack of exclusive content and compelling games, but those days may be behind the company. In 2018, Microsoft acquired Undead Labs (State of Decay), Playground Games (Forza Horizon), Obsidian (Fallout: New Vegas), Ninja Theory (Hellblade), inXile (Wasteland), and Compulsion Games (We Happy Few), while also creating a brand-new... more.

One of the best, most surprising, and refreshing reveals so far at E3 2019 has been the news that action movie star Keanu Reeves has a role in CD Projekt Red's hugely anticipated role-playing game Cyberpunk 2077. Now, we've learned a little more about Reeves' role in the ambitious new RPG from the creators of The Witcher.Reeves plays the character Johnny Silverhand. He's described by CD Projekt Re... more.