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Square Enix Announces Final Fantasy Agito For Smartphones

The next Final Fantasy mobile game will be a “live” experience, according to Square Enix. In an announcement published in this week’s Famitsu, ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorSeptember 11, 2013

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Pokemon X and Y Starters’ Middle Evolutions Are Revealed

Image Source: Serebii Scans of the latest Japanese publication CoroCoro showcase new evolutions and details about fairy-type Pokemon. Japanese forums were abuzz with ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorSeptember 11, 2013

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Ouya Surprised By Reactions to Free the Games Fund

Ouya believes people have lost the company’s intention, and some indie devs decide to leave. The Free the Games Fund, Ouya’s $1 million ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorSeptember 11, 2013

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Update: Ouya Game Meets Kickstarter Goal, Controversy Remains

Of two games under Ouya’s Free the Games Fund, one was suspended and the other successfully ended its project campaign yesterday. Gridiron Thunder ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorSeptember 11, 2013

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Update: PayPal Holds Half of Indie Developers’ Money

Developers for original 2D fighting game Yatagarasu Attack on Cataclysm only receive half of their funds from PayPal. Crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorSeptember 10, 2013

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Kingdom Hearts III and Final Fantasy XV Will Have to Wait

Kingdom Hearts fans have been waiting for the conclusion to the Xehanort saga as well as answers to dozens of questions, but fans ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorSeptember 10, 2013

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Beyond: Two Souls‘ Choices Are Implied

Life is a series of choices and resulting consequences; Quantic Dream plans to make Beyond: Two Souls a lifelike experience. If every time ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorSeptember 10, 2013

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Ubisoft Creates a Family-Friendly RPG

Parent and child duos get to take on an epic Japanese RPG-inspired quest in the new Ubisoft game Child of Light. As a ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorSeptember 10, 2013

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Nintendo Shares Drop the Most in Two Years

Excluded from the Nikkei 225 Stock Average, Nintendo hits a stock shares slump. Nintendo transferred its listing from Osaka to Tokyo for making ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorSeptember 9, 2013

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StarCraft Universe MORPG Reaches Kickstarter Goal

The fan-made free-to-play mod based on StarCraft II — with Blizzard’s permission — will open its beta later this year at the earliest. ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorSeptember 9, 2013

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Activision Hires Lobbyists in Response to Videogames Research Bill

The lobbying firm will talk to lawmakers about Sen. Rockefeller’s Violent Content Research Act of 2013. Activision Blizzard has hired Akin Gump Strauss ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorSeptember 9, 2013

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Xbox One/SmartGlass Improve Second Screen Functionality

Xbox One SmartGlass plans to “mature” from Xbox 360. Microsoft plans to make a new and improved second screen experience for the Xbox ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorSeptember 6, 2013

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