Square Enix is planning to remake more of its classics

"We want our longtime fans to relish reliving past experiences."

Square Enix has said it intends to "revitalise" its strongest properties to "meet the needs of the modern gaming market," indicating the Final Fantasy 7 remake announced at E3 2015 is the first of many.

The company's annual report for 2015 states remakes will be a key pillar of the its future business, along with smartphone versions of its games.

"We will revitalise some of our strong IPs in ways that meet the needs of the modern gaming market. For example, we will take an IP developed for earlier generations of game consoles and recreate it for the latest consoles, while also proactively developing versions for play on smart devices," the report reads.

It continues to state it wants to give longtime fans the opportunity to "relish reliving" classic Square Enix gaming experiences "with a freshness that only the latest in technology can provide, while at the same time have new customers enjoy the IP as though it were brand new."

It explains further: "By not only optimising single pieces of IP for single platforms but also rolling out IP in a multi-dimensional manner to meet the needs of the modern market, we believe we can deliver exciting new experiences."

During Sony's E3 2015 press conference, Sony's Adam Boyes, VP of Developer Relations, announced the long-awaited remake of Final Fantasy VII is happening. Tetsuya Nomura is directing the remake, with scenario writer Kazuhige Nojima and producer Yoshinori Kitase also involved.

In an interview with GameSpot, Nomura indicated that the story in the remake might deviate from the one set out in the original, suggesting the remake may be more of a reimagining.

"We've announced a HD port version on the PlayStation 4, and then we have the remake coming to PS4," Nomura said."You'll have this extremely, very, very pretty FFVII existing on the same plane. We feel that if that happens, it's like, why have the same exact game?

"We think that if a game is on a certain platform and that platform becomes obsolete, then we'd recommend playing the new port version," he added.

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Official Call of Duty®: Black Ops III – Zombies Shadows of Evil Prologue

Call of Duty Black Ops III

Release date: 06.11.15

Join a new breed of Black Ops soldier in the latest entry to the critically acclaimed Call of Duty franchise. Take complete control of your combatant in a conflict defined by cutting-edge military robotics - fight faster, stronger, and smarter. This is the future, this is Call of Duty: Black Ops III.

Call of Duty: Black Ops III combines three unique game modes: Campaign, Multiplayer and Zombies, providing fans with the deepest and most ambitious Call of Duty ever. The Campaign has been designed as a co-op game that can be played with up to 4 players online or as a solo cinematic thrill-ride. Multiplayer will be the franchise's deepest, most rewarding and most engaging to date, with new ways to rank up, customize, and gear up for battle. And Zombies delivers an all-new mind-blowing experience with its own dedicated narrative. Call of Duty: Black Ops III can be played entirely online, and for the first time each of the offerings has its own unique player XP and progression systems. The title ushers in an unprecedented level of innovation, including jaw-dropping environments, never before experienced weaponry and abilities, and the introduction of a new, improved fluid movement system. All of this is brought to life by advanced technology custom crafted for this title, including new AI and animation systems, and graphics that redefine the standards Call of Duty fans have come to expect from the critically-acclaimed series, with cutting edge lighting systems and visual effects.

Shadows of Evil introduces four unwitting characters who must uncover the secrets and challenges laid out for them by a shadowy figure, who offers them a path to redemption. Jeff Goldblum, Heather Graham, Neal McDonough, and Ron Perlman star in “Shadows of Evil,” a new survival co-op experience only available in Call of Duty: Black Ops 3. Unravel the secrets and explore a massive 1940s, film noir-inspired world in the deepest Zombies experience to date.

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10 More Interesting Things You Should Know About Fallout 4

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Release date: 10.11.15

Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Fallout 3 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, welcome you to the world of Fallout 4 – their most ambitious game ever, and the next generation of open-world gaming.

Do you consider yourself a Fallout fanatic? This could be just the ticket to satisfy your buzz leading up to launch!

We're excited to tell you about the Fallout 4 Club, powered by GAME! If you're thinking about pre-ordering Fallout 4 with us, you'll have the opportunity to join our dedicated Fallout 4 Club. Featuring all the latest updates exclusively to Fallout fans first, as well as the opportunity to join in on the discussion with fellow wastelanders! Enlist yourself into the Fallout 4 Club today to receive:

Strictly limited edition Vault Boy Bobblehead only available to Club members.

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The chance to join a community of dedicated Fallout fans from across the UK.

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ASSASSIN'S CREED UNITY (Honest Game Trailers)

Assassin's Creed Syndicate

Release date: 23rd October 2015

London, 1868. The Industrial Revolution unleashes an incredible age of invention, transforming the lives of millions with technologies once thought impossible. Opportunities created during this time period have people rushing to London to engage in this new world. A world no longer controlled by kings, emperors, politicians or religion, but by a new common denominator: money.

From a multi-cultural team of various faiths and beliefs comes the same formulaic Assassin's Creed experience that you can finally share with your friends - weeee!

Trailers that tell you the TRUTH about your favorite Video Games: Honest Game Trailers. These are the hilarious trailers the game developers don't want you to see... 

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Steam Link Video Shows How to Turn Any TV in Your House into a Gaming PC

Valve has released a short video showing off how its Steam Link device bridges the divide between your PC--where you've presumably been doing your gaming--and your television.

The video, which features the acting talents of the ever-versatile Team Fortress 2 cast, shows players taking their traditional desktop gaming experience and moving it into the living room, bathroom, laboratory, fridge, and home base.

Steam Link enables game streaming from Steam Machines, PCs, Macs, and Linux PCs within the same network. It supports 1080p gaming at 60Hz .The device will be available from November 10 for $49.99.

Launching alongside it and also priced at $49.99 is the Steam Controller, which features the traditional directional pads and four face buttons, but also includes a touch-sensitive pad that emulates mouse control.

Will the Steam Controller replace your keyboard and mouse? Find out in our video.

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Darius & Fiora duel key to win

Darius & Fiora duel key to win

After several players from multiple regions insisted that this year there was no team as unstoppable as the 2014 World Champion Samsung White, SKTelecom T1 has looked like a team with very few weaknesses. A few hiccups notwithstanding, SKT toppled ahq e-Sports Club 3-0 in the Quarterfinals to maintain their undefeated Worlds 2015 record.

ahq's AD carry Chun-an "AN" Chou had been among the most successful players in the entire tournament through the Group Stage, and SKT had no interest in giving over his favored Jinx in their Quarterfinals match. "Yes of course there are more strategically smart bans," says SKT coach Jung-gyun "kkOma" Kim with a smile. "But considering we want to move to Semis and Finals, we think it's enough at this point to do denial bans and that'll be enough to perform."

And without the comfort pick for AN, it was mostly smooth sailing for SKT. ahq was able to get ahead in Game 3 with Shu-wei "Westdoor" Liu's Fizz solo killing Sang-hyeok "Faker" Lee's Kassadin twice early, and several team outplays in the mid game. But otherwise, ahq were unable to get many advantages throughout the series. "Faker pretty much died to Westdoor one-on-one in lane…that made the game a bit slower than the others," kkOma says. "But I think it's totally expected and understandable. Players are human beings, not machines. They can't always perform at 100%."

The Grand Challenge

Faker commented in his stage interview on the matchup as well. "I think Westdoor was very strong and it was very hard to play against him."

"We weren't communicating as well, like when someone had to cover mid really fast, we weren't able to do that, and some of those things snowballed a little bit," SKT top laner Gyeong-hwan "MaRin" Jang added. "They became things we had to make up for."

In the end though, kkOma had an easy verdict for why his team was able to come back in the game: "SKT has better teamwork than ahq."

EUphoria is Real

kkOma and SKT now look ahead to Origen, who will have the monumental task of trying to bring down the last remaining undefeated team at Worlds 2015. But MaRin and kkOma don't think of themselves as unbeatable at all.

"I always think that we can lose any time, to any opponent," MaRin says. "We don't think we're invincible. Even in Game 3, if ahq didn't make some of the mistakes they did, they might have won easily. So I am always really aware that anything can happen at any time, and that's how we play. That's our style."

Given that, we wanted to know how SKT thinks they match up against the veteran team of Origen. "I think experience is crucial," kkOma says. "The more experience you have in esports, the more you can quickly understand what's going on, you're more perceptive, you have much more insight, and in that regard, it can be a huge strength to me, and it'll apply to the Origen matchup."

"Origen is really good at managing the game overall -- knowing when to do what and moving as a team," MaRin says. "Whereas SKT has stronger laning."

I guess that's one way of putting it. "Yes, Samsung White was a really great team last year, but think of 2013: SKT won every single match in LCK [Winter], won the World Championship, but you know what -- we're here now. This is what matters now. What matters to me is how we're playing now, what matters to me is how the players are doing right now, and it's meaningless to compare with the past because it doesn't really matter or help us at all. We're really just focused on the now and meeting our goals."

The next obstacle from SKT meeting that goal will be Origen, when they compete next week in the Worlds 2015 Semifinals Saturday October 24, 2015 at 16:30 European Time or 7:30 AM Pacific Time.

Make sure to catch the third Quarterfinal match Saturday when Edward Gaming takes on Fnatic at 14:00 British Time or 15:00 European Time or 6:00 AM Pacific Time.

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The Star Wars Battlefront beta only runs at 720p on Xbox One, 900p on PS4

Star Wars Battlefront is going to be a big deal. This long-awaited follow up to the PS2-era franchise is set to launch within a month of Star Wars Episode VII, and the nostalgia alone will inevitably propel the sales sky high. Over the last couple of days, EA has been running a beta test of across the PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and I’ve been watching it closely.

Now that the public has had an opportunity to see first-hand what DICE has been working on, let’s examine how this beta holds up from a technical perspective. Of course, the final release may be significantly different, so take everything here with a grain of salt.

Let’s start off with the bad news: the PS4 version is only running at 1600×900. It’s definitely disappointing, but as you can see above, the end result still looks fairly solid. The visual fidelity is roughly on-par with the “high” settings on the PC build, but the pop-in is substantially more noticeable on the PS4.

While the game still can’t quite maintain a solid 60fps frame rate in some areas, there is hope. The dips are smaller than we’ve seen in previous builds, and it’s not unusual for developers to be optimizing performance right up until release day — sometimes months after release as well.

Weirdly, the split-screen multiplayer actually halves the target frame rate to 30fps, and renders two views at 1920×540 (making a complete 1080p picture). After spending so much time enjoying Metal Gear Solid V at 60fps, I’m a bit spoiled. I think I’ll pass on this mode all together.

If you want a better look at how the game holds up on a small map, check out this extended footage I captured directly from the PS4. Just make sure to crank the quality setting to “1080p60″ on YouTube for the best results.

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Farming Simulator 16 on PlayStation®Vita is now available! Watch the official launch trailer!

The game is available on PlayStation®Vita in retail stores and for download 

Farming Simulator 16, developed by Giants Software, welcomes you once again aboard the largest handheld farming simulation ever created! After having already enticed millions of players on PC and consoles, Farming Simulator comes back to PlayStation®Vita with Farming Simulator 16, now available in retail stores and for download. With today´s launch trailer, get a first taste of its load of new features for virtual farmers who enjoy harvesting their fields from the palm of their hands!

Farming Simulator 16 invites you into the challenging world of a modern day farmer: animal husbandry, planting, harvesting, selling crops... Own and operate your very own farm in a vast, open world. As your career progresses, you will have access to a huge selection of farming vehicles and machines, faithfully recreated from the biggest names in the industry. Farming Simulator 16 brings a host of new features, like new animals to feed, as sheep are now joining the indispensable cows! Also, get your hands on brand new vehicles and equipment from the most famous farming brands, and harvest two new seed types: sugar beet and potatoes! Or, try a new activity: forestry, coming with its own dedicated machinery, all of this for the first time on PlayStation®Vita. The game is now available in stores and for download from the PlayStation®Store.

Farming Simulator 16 on PlayStation®Vita is now available! Watch the official launch trailer!

Farming Simulator 15 GOLD lands October 29 with a load of new features! 

Discover a new map designed with typical Eastern-European farmland in mind, adding hundreds of new acres to the already existing European and American maps from Farming Simulator 15. This new map is filled with new details and visual effects creating a more realistic and immersive atmosphere! The GOLD Expansion also brings 20 new vehicles and tools faithfully reproduced from famous constructors: Rostselmash, Zetor, Tatra, Kverneland, and Farmtech... for a new total of 160 machines and equipment in Farming Simulator 15! Transform your Farming Simulator 15 into GOLD!PC players who already own Farming Simulator 15: The Official Expansion (GOLD) will turn your Farming Simulator 15 into Farming Simulator 15 Gold Edition. Available in retail stores and for download on October 29. » More info PC players who do not own Farming Simulator 15: You can get directly Farming Simulator 15 GOLD Edition that includes the full game and the Official Expansion. Available in retail stores and for download in October 29. » More info PS4 and Xbox One players of Farming Simulator 15 will also be able to download the Official Expansion GOLD from their consoles on October 29. » More info PS3 and Xbox 360 players of Farming Simulator 15 will be able to download the SILVER Expansion for their Farming Simulator 15 that will bring the 20 new vehicles and equipment on October 29.  

Farming Simulator 15 GOLD lands 

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