Gaming website Steam is offering a massive price slash on a number of Square-Enix titles this weekend.

The entire PlayStation 1 Tomb Raider collection can be bought for £9.99 instead of £39.99 - that's a massive 75% cut. Games from the Deus Ex and Hitman series are available from as little as £0.99. Even Sleeping Dogs, a fairly recent title has been cut in price by 50%

With all these titles so cheap, it would be completely silly to not take complete advantage! Even the new Tomb Raider has been cut by 10% for pre-order.

Unfortunately there doesn't appear to be any of Square-Enix's Final Fantasy titles available in the sale. But then again, there's enough bargains up for grabs which more than make up for it. What will you be buying?

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Expectant fans of Tomb Raider may be surprised to learn that 25% of the in-game achievements will be obtained from playing the multiplayer mode.

In a first for the series, Crystal Dynamics revealed that there would be a multiplayer mode included in the reboot, at the time they didn't reveal what this would entail, which led to fans wondering just what the multiplayer mode was going to be about, and how big a part it would play in the game as a whole.

So far, the Tomb Raider series has been a single player experience, and has been purely story driven. In fact, it's very unlike Tomb Raider to feature any strong non-playable characters, with the exception of a handful like Amanda Evert who was a central character in Tomb Raider Legend and Underworld and the infamous Werner Von Croy who featured in three titles including The Last Revelation. Of course, who can forget Winston the butler? We all trapped him in the freezer at some point, don't try to deny it.

There are a total of four different multiplayer modes in the game, including ...

Wait, there’s something wrong here…. Does anybody read Al Bhed?

At just 15 years old, Rikku is the youngest member of the party in Final Fantasy X; but she really goes to prove that sometimes, age has no relevance when it comes to intelligence and heart.

Rikku is the heart and soul of the party, when everyone else has their angst and trouble, Rikku acts like a light in the darkness and a beacon of support. Of course, she’s not without angst of her own, for a while into the Pilgrimage she keeps her Al Bhed background a complete secret from Wakka, who despises the Al Bhed and Machina.

She is also Yuna’s cousin, so it is understandable as to why she wanted to stop Yuna’s pilgrimage and protect her. However it wasn’t just Yuna, she tells Tidus on the way to the Macalania Temple that the Al Bhed want to protect all of the Summoners in Spira. It is also Rikku who reveals to Tidus the truth about what happens to the Summoners when they defeat Sin.

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On the 23rd of January, Sony will be putting most of the titles in the Final Fantasy series on a half-price sale for a limited time only in Europe.

For one whole week, fans can get their hands on some most of the older titles for an absolute steal from the PSN store. Final Fantasy VII, VIII and IX, will be available for £3.99 each. Games for the PSP have also been slashed in price, with Final Fantasy Dissidia priced at £7.29.

Bulgaria, Hungary and Qatar are not included in this deal, and in some European countries, only a select number of titles are available.

This sale is a great way to build up your Final Fantasy collection! Which will you be buying?


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Karl Stewart, the global brand director of Crystal Dynamics revealed that there would not be a demo released for the new Tomb Raider. He announced the news earlier this week on his Twitter page.

"There are no plans to release a demo of the game pre-launch. We don't want to spoil the story..."


He hinted at a strong narrative in later tweets, which sound promising for the expectant fans; "We've weaved such a personal story we don't believe spoiling it by having you wait a week or so to play on." He also added that there would be "no season or online pass"

It's not all bad news for the fans, the television spot for the game has been released, with bonus content being offered for those who pre-order the game with certain retailers. These bonuses are retailer specific; with different outfits, bonus locations and puzzles. Pre-ordering from Amazon.com will get you exclusive Kindle Fire content, and an Amazon edition of "The Art of Tomb Raider" - a 32-page art book by art director Brian Horton.


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Remember that first visit to Cosmo Canyon? Hearing that beautiful music play through the speakers of your television, and with a sigh, you wished you could be there?

If that sounds like you, perhaps you should read on to find out how to win a Final Fantasy VII destination of your choice! Now, I'm not talking about a holiday to Costa Del Sol, that would require a lot more MP and Summoning Magic than I care to use up. I'm talking about some art; a pretty snazzy fan-art canvas, to be precise.

In a series of five by Joseph Barron, the "Final Destinations" artwork is something unique and eye-catching which would look great on the wall of any true Final Fantasy fan!


The series features simplistic, but sentimental images of The Golden Saucer, Midgar, Nibelheim, Cosmo Canyon and Rocket Town.

They're all very iconic locations not only of Final Fantasy VII, but of the series as a whole, and the artist has very kindly given "Eyes on Final Fantasy" a canvas to give away to one very lucky member! They're also ...

In the Centra Ruins, Squall and his team must battle against the clock to obtain the legend that is Odin, an untameable force of power. Upon finding him, he will speak to Squall; "The weak shall perish. The strong shall triumph." Then, the battle will ensue to earn his sword in future battles.

Taken from Norse Mythology, the Final Fantasy inspiration for Odin is almost identical to his Godly self! In the Mythology, Odin is said to be the King of the Gods, and the grand ruler of Asgard. In artist depictions of him, he rides an eight legged horse named Sleipnir, and wields a spear which never misses its target, Gugnir.


Perhaps what sets Odin apart from the other summons is his stark resemblance to his mythological counterpart. He is a summon which is taken almost directly from actual mythology and is placed in the setting of the game.

Like the other recurring summons, Odin provides a familiarity to Final Fantasy, and he’s a firm favourite with fans of the ...

There have been many speculations over the addition of a multiplayer option for the new "Tomb Raider" reboot. As of yesterday, it has been confirmed.

The confirmation was given by Crystal Dynamics Global Brand Director, Karl Stewart through Twitter.

No details have been given yet, but it has been said that all will be revealed in the next issue of "Official Xbox Magazine". The retail listing for "Tomb Raider" on the GAME website has stated that the game will feature a "variety of multiplayer modes."

Fans are wondering what these multiplayer options will entail; as it will be the first game in the series to feature them. Some fans are concerned that any multiplayer features may take away from the quality and the intended direction of the game, but many are very excited to learn more about them.

Whatever Crystal Dynamics have designed for this game, it's sure to get people talking and give the franchise a completely new feel.

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He was recently voted as Eyes on Final Fantasy’s ‘Best Character’ at the 25^th Anniversary Final Fantasy Ciddies. But just what is it about this Black Mage that makes him so beloved to fans?

Vivi has a childlike curiosity and innocence that takes us, as gamers, back to our childhoods in a sense. We relive that feeling of wonderment at everything which is new. We feel excitement! happiness and sometimes even fear with Vivi.

We feel for Vivi as a character, because he is the one who seems to have been thrown in there without reason. Zidane, Garnet and Steiner are all meant to be there, or at least have a legitimate reason for being on that stage! Zidane is trying to kidnap Garnet, Garnet is trying to be kidnapped, and Steiner, is of course, trying to save her. Poor Vivi just got caught up in the action and was in the wrong place, and the wrong time.
Or maybe he was in the right place at the right time.

Final Fantasy IX deals with a lot of issues in the centre of its storyline, and for Vivi; the issues that affect him the most are those of identity and existence. ...

A new Tomb Raider trailer has been released by Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix as an early Christmas present to all the fans who are eagerly awaiting this addition to the series.

It’s all looking very dark and eerily tense for Lara in this cinematic trailer which shows different scenes from throughout the game combined with gameplay clips.

The opening of the trailer shows Lara struggling to find her footing on a sky-scraping communications tower. We watch as it starts crumbling beneath her, and it only gives us the sense that this game is going to have these scary and unknowing undertones from beginning to end.

It would be no surprise to see this game become a bestseller next year, and to top the charts and ratings as from what has already been released; it is looking like a terrifying adventure awaits Lara.

With just over three months until the game is released, fans are starting to get ...

It’s that moment in Final Fantasy X. Yuna and her guardians have just discovered that Seymour is a bit of a bad guy, and now he’s going to try and take them out in the Macalania Temple. He’s summoned Anima and he’s coming at them with all he’s got.

It’s now that point in the battle where it’s time to pull out the big guns, your party is getting weaker by the second and there can be no room for error now! Your last Phoenix Down is gone… You’re almost out of hope.

But then, you press that button.

It’s time for something you haven’t seen before.
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The final box art for the next addition to the popular Tomb Raider series has been released after a long and patient wait from fans.

The cover shows the younger Lara Croft in a gritty setting, holding her wounded arm. This takes a drastic manoeuvre away from the artwork of the earlier games of the series which show the popular heroine in less dangerous situations, sporting a more seductive appearance.

The series is being completely revamped after Square-Enix took over Eidos Interactive in April 2009.

The game itself is also taking a new direction, being based around the early years of Lara’s life, in which she is not the strong and independent heroine that her fans are used to. The new turn has caused some controversy, and has received a mixed reception from the fans and critics alike.

The trailer released in 2011 shows the game in very dark, dangerous and at times frightening settings. It reveals that Lara will be taking quite a beating and be unable to protect herself. This is a far cry from the iconic Lara Croft ...