Square Enix’ E3 Line-Up

<p>As E3 quickly approaches&comma; publishers are starting to let the general public know what will be shown at the show&period; Below is a list of what publisher Square Enix will be showcasing this year&period; The list contains everything from AAA titles to more obscure ones and titles across all platforms&comma; including iOS&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lbrack;small&lowbar;divider&rsqb;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Quantum Conundrum<br &sol;>&NewLine;Platform&colon; Windows PC&comma; PlayStation®Network for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft<br &sol;>&NewLine;Developer&colon; Airtight Games<br &sol;>&NewLine;ESRB&colon; E &lpar;Everyone&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Available&colon; June 21 for Windows PC&comma; Summer for PlayStation 3 system and Xbox 360<br &sol;>&NewLine;From the mind of PORTAL™ co-creator Kim Swift&comma; Quantum Conundrum features engaging puzzle gameplay with the introduction of the Inter-Dimensional Shift Device &lpar;IDS&rpar;&comma; an invention that gives players the ability to shift to and from various dimensions&comma; manipulating the world around them in order to solve puzzles of ever-increasing difficulty&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>American Mensa Academy™<br &sol;>&NewLine;Platforms&colon; Windows PC&comma; Xbox LIVE Arcade&comma; PlayStation Network&comma; iOS&comma; Android<br &sol;>&NewLine;Available&colon; July<br &sol;>&NewLine;American Mensa Academy is a brain training game that will give player&&num;8217&semi;s minds the ultimate cerebral workout&period; Created in direct collaboration with Mensa&comma; American Mensa Academy is packed with 100&plus; replayable levels of fun and stimulating mini-games and challenges for everyone&comma; plus for those really looking to test their grey matter&comma; there is a rigorous test designed to calculate your Mensa score&comma; directly inspired by questions faced by those attempting to join the renowned global high IQ society&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Sleeping Dogs<br &sol;>&NewLine;Platform&colon; Xbox 360&comma; PlayStation 3 system&comma; Windows PC<br &sol;>&NewLine;Developer&colon; United Front Games<br &sol;>&NewLine;ESRB&colon; Rating Pending &lpar;RP&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Available&colon; August 14<br &sol;>&NewLine;Sleeping Dogs catapults players into the role of undercover cop Wei Shen&comma; tasked with taking down one of the world&&num;8217&semi;s most fearsome criminal organizations from the inside — the Hong Kong Triads&period; As players explore the bustling and crowded Hong Kong island&comma; through its neon-lit side streets and sprawling street markets&comma; an incredible story unfolds of loyalty and betrayal where Wei begins to question his own motives as he is sucked in deeper than he could ever imagine&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>HITMAN&colon; ABSOLUTION<br &sol;>&NewLine;Platform&colon; Xbox 360&comma; PlayStation 3 system&comma; Windows PC<br &sol;>&NewLine;Developer&colon; IO INTERACTIVE &lpar;Square Enix Group&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;ESRB&colon; RP &lpar;Rating Pending&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Available&colon; November 20<br &sol;>&NewLine;HITMAN&colon; ABSOLUTION follows Agent 47&comma; a cold-blooded assassin&comma; who takes on his most dangerous contract to date&period; Betrayed by those he once trusted — and now hunted by the police — he suddenly finds himself at the center of a dark conspiracy and must embark on a personal journey through a corrupt and twisted world&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Gameglobe™<br &sol;>&NewLine;Platform&colon; Online browser<br &sol;>&NewLine;Developer&colon; Hapti&period;co &lpar;Square Enix Group&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Available&colon; 2012<br &sol;>&NewLine;Gameglobe is a unique browser-based experience that allows players free access to endless game worlds and creative possibilities&comma; all in HD quality&period; Players can choose to either create their own game or simply play the multitude of levels available at launch&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>TOMB RAIDER®<br &sol;>&NewLine;Platform&colon; Xbox 360&comma; PlayStation 3 system&comma; Windows PC<br &sol;>&NewLine;Developer&colon; Crystal Dynamics &lpar;Square Enix Group&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;ESRB&colon; RP &lpar;Rating Pending&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Available&colon; Q1 2013<br &sol;>&NewLine;Armed with only the raw instincts and physical ability to push beyond the limits of human endurance&comma;TOMB RAIDER delivers an intense and gritty story into the origins of Lara Croft and her ascent from a frightened young woman to a hardened survivor&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Handheld and Mobile Lineup<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>DARIUSBURST™ SECOND PROLOGUE™<br &sol;>&NewLine;Platform&colon; iOS<br &sol;>&NewLine;Available&colon; Now<br &sol;>&NewLine;The shooting game hit has arrived&excl; This stunning 3D iPhone game adapts elements from both the critically-acclaimed PlayStation Portable and arcade editions of DARIUSBURST&comma; adding silky smooth touch screen controls and a host of exclusive new features&period; Climb aboard your sleek Silverhawk fighter and defend your home planet Darius against monstrous fishlike invaders&excl;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>RAYSTORM™<br &sol;>&NewLine;Platform&colon; iOS<br &sol;>&NewLine;Available&colon; June<br &sol;>&NewLine;The classic 1996 arcade shooter is back&excl; After a brutal war with rebellious colony planets&comma; Earth is on the brink of destruction&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s up to you to take control of the experimental R-GRAY fighter and bring the fight to the enemy&excl; To succeed in your mission you&&num;8217&semi;ll need lightning-fast reflexes&comma; advanced weaponry&comma; and no small amount of luck&excl;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>GUARDIAN CROSS™<br &sol;>&NewLine;Platform&colon; iOS&comma; Android<br &sol;>&NewLine;Available&colon; July &lpar;iOS&rpar;&comma; TBD &lpar;Android&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;A creature-based card game that features a fully unique battle system in which players take on the role of &&num;8220&semi;tamers&&num;8221&semi; who capture&comma; raise&comma; and control powerful beasts known as &&num;8220&semi;Guardians&period;&&num;8221&semi; In addition to quests to unlock the secret of why the Guardians have woken after a millennium of slumber&comma; other features include a coliseum system that allows players to challenge other tamers from around the world in head-to-head combat&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>THEATRHYTHM™ FINAL FANTASY®<br &sol;>&NewLine;Developer&colon; Square Enix&sol;indieszero Co&period;&comma; Ltd&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Platform&colon; Nintendo 3DS™ system<br &sol;>&NewLine;ESRB&colon; E10&plus; &lpar;Everyone 10 or older&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Available&colon; July 3<br &sol;>&NewLine;The first FINAL FANTASY rhythm game&comma; THEATRHYTHM FINAL FANTASY features more than 70 musical scores spanning entire 25 years of the franchise&&num;8217&semi;s history&period; THEATRHYTHM FINAL FANTASY features music from key events&comma; lush field themes and decisive battle arrangements&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>HEROES OF RUIN™<br &sol;>&NewLine;Developer&colon; n-Space<br &sol;>&NewLine;Platform&colon; Nintendo 3DS system<br &sol;>&NewLine;ESRB&colon; T &lpar;Teen&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Available&colon; July 17<br &sol;>&NewLine;HEROES OF RUIN challenges players to carve their own adventure&comma; either venturing alone or joining forces with other heroes through seamless drop-in&sol;drop-out co-op multiplayer&period; Players will enter an ever-changing world where danger waits around every corner&period; Heroes can explore and fight through wild&comma; varied and dynamic environments&comma; discovering new layouts and routes each time they play&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>KINGDOM HEARTS 3D &lbrack;Dream Drop Distance&rsqb;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Developer&colon; Square Enix<br &sol;>&NewLine;Platform&colon; Nintendo 3DS system<br &sol;>&NewLine;ESRB&colon; E10&plus; &lpar;Everyone 10 or older&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Available&colon; July 31<br &sol;>&NewLine;Celebrating the franchise&&num;8217&semi;s 10th anniversary&comma; KINGDOM HEARTS 3D &lbrack;Dream Drop Distance&rsqb; features a spectacular story that promises to be a fun backdrop to the colorful cast of Disney characters making their 3D debut on a handheld title&period; In addition to brand new worlds&comma; KINGDOM HEARTS 3D &lbrack;Dream Drop Distance&rsqb; will also feature never before seen gameplay elements&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>DEMONS&&num;8217&semi; SCORE™<br &sol;>&NewLine;Platform&colon; iOS&comma; Android<br &sol;>&NewLine;Available&colon; Summer<br &sol;>&NewLine;Demons&&num;8217&semi; Score is a breakbeat action game that seamlessly fuses music and battles&period; The Unreal Engine 3 is used to deliver thrilling touch-based gameplay through a mind-blowing fusion of stunning graphics and music created by hit songwriters&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>FINAL FANTASY® DIMENSIONS™<br &sol;>&NewLine;Platform&colon; iOS&comma; Andriod<br &sol;>&NewLine;Available&colon; Summer<br &sol;>&NewLine;Drawing upon the roots of the series with such features as beautiful 2D pixel art&comma; job-driven character growth&comma; additional scenarios in which to inherit the jobs of your adventuring companions&comma; and a classic story of light&comma; darkness&comma; and crystals&comma; FINAL FANTASY DIMENSIONS delivers the best of FINAL FANTASY&comma; retro and fresh alike&comma; directly to your smartphone&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>KooZac™<br &sol;>&NewLine;Platforms&colon; iOS&comma; Android<br &sol;>&NewLine;Available&colon; Summer<br &sol;>&NewLine;KooZac&comma; the award-winning number puzzler is coming to iOS and Android&period; Previously released online&comma; the game has been played over 15 million times across 135 countries&period; KooZac offers three ways to play with the overall objective of positioning the falling blocks on top of each other to make a target number&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Motley Blocks™<br &sol;>&NewLine;Platforms&colon; iOS&comma; Android<br &sol;>&NewLine;Available&colon; Summer<br &sol;>&NewLine;Motley Blocks is a fast-paced&comma; 3D puzzle game&period; Drag your finger across the screen to connect blocks of the same color as they rotate in a cyclonic pattern&period; Release your touch to send the blocks to the center of the cyclone and reveal a fun image&period; Use power-ups to help complete harder levels&period; In addition to solving puzzles&comma; make your own in the level creator and share them with friends&excl;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Qwirkle™<br &sol;>&NewLine;Platforms&colon; iOS&comma; Android<br &sol;>&NewLine;Available&colon; Summer<br &sol;>&NewLine;Qwirkle is a matching game requiring tactical maneuvers and well-planned strategy&period; Earn points by building rows and columns of tiles that share a common shape or color&period; Use power-ups and add an additional layer of strategy to the game&excl; Play with multiple friends asynchronously in classic or arcade modes&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>SolaRola™<br &sol;>&NewLine;Platforms&colon; iOS&comma; Android<br &sol;>&NewLine;Available&colon; Summer<br &sol;>&NewLine;SolaRola stars Wiz and Waz&comma; the game&&num;8217&semi;s blob-like gung-ho duo&comma; tasked with bouncing across a number of challenging planets with the ultimate aim of saving the galaxy&period; Using whatever comes to hand&comma; the daring pairing must thwart the plans of their nemesis&comma; Ping the Unmerciless who has kidnapped the six guardians of SolaRola&&num;8217&semi;s universe&period; With each planet inhabited by all manner of enemies and hazards&comma; the player must navigate Wiz and Waz across a number of ill-positioned obstacles including rocks&comma; slime&comma; bombs and trampolines&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lpar;Via <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;kotaku&period;com&sol;5914218&sol;square-enixs-e3-line&plus;up-includes-agent-47-lara-croft-and-handheld-final-fantasy&quest;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;twitter&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;dlvr&period;it">Kotaku<&sol;a>&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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