Posted August 29, 2012, 3:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, The Web
Despite the recent shakeup at OnLive, it seems the industry at large hasn't given up on the idea of cloud-based gaming. Gaikai, an OnLive competitor that focused on demos, was purchased by Sony last month for $380 million and is…
Posted August 23, 2012, 6:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in GamingWith Video
Sleeping Dogs was released last week and the game has since been garnering positive reviews from critics and gamers alike -- it currently has a metascore of 83 in our Product Finder engine. If you’re on the fence about spending…
Unreal 4 better watch its back. Square Enix pulled off what may be E3's biggest surprise when they unveiled an incredible real-time demo of their new Luminous Studio engine. Using a Final Fantasy motif as a showcase, Square Enix describes the…
Posted March 23, 2012, 4:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, Tech Deals
Steam is holding another publisher sale, discounting Square Enix/Eidos titles by 50% through March 26 with a new game or franchise reduced by 75% every day (Tomb Raider today). It's worth noting that Deus Ex: Human Revolution will likely be…
Posted December 15, 2011, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming, IT Security
Square Enix, famous for the Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest franchises, has reported that a hacker gained unauthorized access to one of their servers. 1.8 million gamers in the US and Japan were affected although the company claims that no…
Posted August 25, 2011, 12:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming
GameStop has reportedly stopped selling regular edition copies of the PC game Deus Ex: Human Revolution that include a voucher to play the game for free on cloud gaming service OnLive.
Posted August 24, 2011, 11:15 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming, Software
Update: It seems GameStop stores are actually removing the free OnLive game code from PC retail copies of the game. The company itself confirmed the move this morning by saying: "Square Enix packed the competitor’s coupon with our DXHR product without…
Posted February 18, 2011, 3:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Tech Deals, Gaming
As part of its "Square Enix Week" sale, Steam offers a massive bundle of Square Enix games for $74.99, or 88% off their usual collective price. The Hitman Collection (also in the Square Enix pack) has been marked down to…
Posted December 17, 2010, 7:00 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in GamingWith Video
Following the unsuccessful launch of its latest entry in the Final Fantasy series, Square Enix has slashed its financial outlook and delayed upcoming works. Released for PC in September, Final Fantasy XIV received nothing but bad press with most review…
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