Crystal Dynamics, a Square Enix studio, today announced award-winning games writer Rhianna Pratchett is the lead writer of Tomb Raider – the acclaimed origins story of Lara Croft, set for release 5th March 2013. English-born Pratchett has been writing for and about videogames for over 14 years. Initially a games journalist, Pratchett quickly moved her passion and skills for creating immersive stories into the narrative of several highly successful videogames. Continue reading Award-winning games writer ‘Rhianna Pratchett’ behind the script of Tomb Raider→
Great news for Deus Ex fans, as Square Enix and CBS films have plans for a movie adaptation of Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Although we don’t have enough information about it, we do know that CBS Films has secured film rights to the cyberpunk franchise and that EIDOS will be be working closely with CBS to bring the series to the big screen. Continue reading Deus Ex: Human Revolution is coming to the big screen→
Crystal Dynamics has partnered with video game journalist Geoff Keighley to produce an innovative new installment in his well-regarded Final Hours documented series, to be hosted by actor and gamer Zachary Levi. The Final Hours of Tomb Raider will give fans an unprecedented, fly-on-the-wall perspective of the twists and turns of game development and highlight the key creative forces responsible for reimagining the iconic video game franchise Tomb Raider. The series starts off with an exclusive interview on location with the newly-announced voice and character of Lara Croft, Camilla Luddington. Enjoy! Continue reading Tomb Raider – The Final Hours #1 – An Icon Reborn→
Square Enix has released a new trailer for Sleeping Dogs. According to the company, the fighting knowledge George St-Pierre brought to the development of Sleeping Dogs has ensured that United Front Games’ combat system empowers players to take on the toughest the city has to throw at them. Sleeping Dogs is scheduled for an August release on X360, PS3 and PC. Enjoy! Continue reading Sleeping Dogs – George St-Pierre Trailer→
Good news for puzzle fans, as Square Enix has released a demo for Quantum Conundrum, a game created by Portal’s original creator, Kim Swift. Developed by Airtight Games, Quantum Conundrum is now available on PC for £9.99 / €14.99. Players can also purchase a Season Pass through Steam for £13.99 / €19.99, and get a downloadable Quantum Conundrum soundtrack and two future downloadable puzzle packs. Quantum Conundrum will be available on the PlayStation Network and on Xbox LIVE across Europe and PAL territories on July 11th. Continue reading Quantum Conundrum Demo Is Now Available→
Today IO Interactive A/S, a Square Enix studio unveiled the Hitman: Absolution Deluxe Professional Edition. The strictly limited Deluxe Professional Edition will include a 10″ Agent 47 vinyl statue and the Professional Edition of the game conataining; a hard-cover Hitman: Absolution art book, an in-depth making of DVD and the Agency Gun-Pack DLC. Continue reading Hitman: Absolution Deluxe Professional Edition Detailed→
Remember Square Enix’s Agnis Philosophy tech demo? What a brilliant piece of demo that was, right? A lot of gamers were wondering what kind of GPU was powering this beast, as we were getting visuals similar to CG quality with constant 60fps. Some thought that it was Nvidia’s GTX690 cards powering it, while others thought that those visuals could only be achieved by a quad-SLI system. Well, seems that everyone was wrong as the Agnis Philosophy Tech Demo was running on a single, Nvidia GTX680 card. Continue reading The impressive Agnis Philosophy Tech Demo was running on a single GTX680→
Seems that a new expansion/add-on is underway for Square Enix’s MMORPG, Final Fantasy XI as Square Enix has trademarked ‘Seekers of Adoulin’. In case you’re unaware of, Adoulin is a small island off the west coast of the Quon continent in Final Fantasy XI, therefore we can safely assume that ‘Seekers of Adoulin’ will either be an expansion or an add-on for Final Fantasy XI. Continue reading Square Enix trademarks “Seekers of Adoulin” , incoming expansion/add-on for Final Fantasy XI→
