Neowin News Feed for: Square enix

Tomb Raider PC hardware requirements revealed

John Callaham — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:28:11 +0000

Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix have revealed the PC hardware requirements for the upcoming Tomb Raider revamp, along with a list of PC specific graphical features. Read more...

Murdered: Soul Suspect announced

John Callaham — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:40:38 +0000

Square Enix has announced plans to release Murdered: Soul Suspect, a supernatural-themed murder mystery game that's due for release in early 2014 for the PC and other platforms. Read more...

Microsoft reveals limited edition Tomb Raider Xbox 360 controller

John Callaham — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:03:43 +0000

Microsoft has announced it will release a limited edition Xbox 360 controller that has a paint finish inspired by the upcoming Tomb Raider reboot, along with a download code for an extra character. Read more...

New Tomb Raider game gets multiplayer

John Callaham — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:52:20 +0000

The upcoming revamp of the Tomb Raider action-adventure franchise will be getting some kind of multiplayer mode when it is released, although details have yet to be announced. Read more...

Hitman: Absolution trailer talks storytelling

Tim Schiesser — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 04:55:32 +0100

A new "Storytelling" trailer for Hitman: Absolution has been made available, and in it some of the people behind the making of the game explain how the story of Agent 47 is told Read more...

Square Enix's CoreOnline brings cloud gaming to your browser

Tim Schiesser — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:01:22 +0100

Square Enix has announced a new cloud gaming service today called CoreOnline, which aims to bring "console quality" games direct to browsers like Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer Read more...

Final Fantasy VII finally available for pre-purchase

Nathan Tsui — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 02:18:42 +0100

Final Fantasy VII's PC re-release is available for pre-purchase officially, after an error last week made the game available before intended. It costs $11.99, with a $2 discount for the next month. Read more...

Hitman: Absolution PC exclusive features detailed

John Callaham — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 19:47:21 +0100

Developer Io Interactive and publisher Square Enix have revealed some of the details for the PC features that will be included in the upcoming action game Hitman: Absolution. Read more...

Sleeping Dogs brings high-res textures, DX11 and multi-monitor support to PC

Tim Schiesser — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 07:46:37 +0100

Square Enix has revealed a number of cool graphics features exclusive to the PC version, plus the minimum specs required to run the game Read more...

Early Final Fantasy VII PC buyers to get refunds and free copy

John Callaham — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:59:04 +0100

The few people who managed to purchase and download an early version of the re-release of Final Fantasy VII will get a refund as well as free copy of the final game when it is launched. Read more...

Final Fantasy VII PC re-release launched and pulled

John Callaham — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 23:17:03 +0100

The promised PC re-release of Square Enix' RPG Final Fantasy VII was briefly made available for sale over the weekend, but was pulled a few hours after its launch. Read more...

Hitman: Sniper Challenge released for PC

John Callaham — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 01:27:36 +0100

The PC version of the stand alone downloadable game Hitman: Sniper Challenge has been released for people who have already pre-ordered the upcoming Hitman: Absolution. Read more...

Final Fantasy XIV to be relaunched as A Realm Reborn

John Callaham — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 21:15:48 +0100

Final Fantasy XIV, the fantasy MMO from Square Enix that was released to disastrous results in September 2010, will be getting a relaunch in the near future with the new subtitle A Realm Reborn. Read more...

Hitman: Absolution Deluxe Professional Edition announced

John Callaham — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 01:13:04 +0100

Square Enix has announced plans to release the Hitman: Absolution Deluxe Professional Edition, featuring lots of real world extras in addition to the upcoming action game. Read more...

Final Fantasy VII PC re-release confirmed

Nathan Tsui — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 20:53:56 +0100

The PC remake of Final Fantasy VII has finally been confirmed, packing achievements, cloud saves, and a character booster to bypass grinding. Release date unannounced. Read more...

Camilla Luddington picked as Lara Croft's new voice

John Callaham — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:38:28 +0100

Actress Camilla Luddington has been picked to be the voice of Lara Croft in the reboot of the Tomb Raider franchise and will meet with fans at the San Diego Comic-Con in July. Read more...

Final Fantasy VII coming to Steam?

Tyler Holman — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 16:50:30 +0100

A new leaked product description suggests that Square's classic Final Fantasy VII could be re-released on PC via Steam in the near future, complete with new features and a low price. Read more...

New Tomb Raider game doesn't have a rape scene, says developers

John Callaham — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 22:32:25 +0100

The head of Crystal Dynamics, the development team behind the upcoming reboot of the Tomb Raider franchise, has now denied the game depicts an attempted rape scene, despite a previous media report. Read more...

Tomb Raider reboot delayed until Q1 2013

John Callaham — Mon, 14 May 2012 06:26:24 +0100

Developer Crystal Dynamics has announced that their planned relaunch of the Tomb Raider franchise has hit a delay and won't be released until sometime in the first quarter of 2013. Read more...

Hitman: Sniper Challenge pre-order game announced

John Callaham — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:25:06 +0100

Square Enix has announced it will offer Hitman: Sniper Challenge, a small stand alone game for people who pre-order the upcoming Hitman: Absolution game for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. Read more...