Video: Shadow of the Cute Raider Wins Awards


Square Enix putting out a spoof of its own trailer starring cats and dogs confuses me. On one hand, it’s absolutely adorable. On the other hand, it’s a jarring mirror to a series that features rather brutal death scenes of human Lara Croft drowning and getting graphically impaled on spikes.

Shadow of the Cute Raider took home a gold at the Clio awards and happens to coincide with the release of the Shadow of the Tomb Raider definitive edition. The definitive edition includes the base game and all seven post-launch DLC packs.

Stadia Offering Refunds For Early Buyers Of Freebies


This week Google announced that December will bring with it two new Stadia games: Farming Simulator 19 and Tomb Raider. The news is great if you’re one of those people who bought a Stadia and wanted some more free games. If you’re one of the people who bought those games only to see them be handed out for free barely two weeks after the device launched, you’re probably not too happy.

While Tomb Raider purchasers would normally just be out $10, Farming Simulator 19 costs $40. That’s a steep price for two weeks early access to a game that technically released over a year ago. Thankfully even Google is smart enough to know when to fold them, and announced that both games will be refunded to those who ask for it, even if it is outside of the normal policy.

“We know that some users have recently purchased these two games for their collection. Because of the proximity between the launch of the platform, and the announcement of these titles in Stadia Pro, we’re happy to assist you if you’d like to request a refund if you have purchased either or both of these titles, even if it’s outside of our normal policy.”

You’ll need to manually request a refund, however.

Source: Stadia

Final Fantasy XV, Tomb Raider Drive Square Enix 9 Month Sales


Square Enix’s latest income report is out and the results are pretty positive. For the nine month fiscal period ending December 16, net sales amounted to 190 billion Yen, a 24.4% increase over the same period last year. Operating income meanwhile dropped nearly ten percent, although Square is expecting a positive outcome by the end of the fiscal year in March. Sales this period were driven by big blockbuster hits including Rise of the Tomb Raider and Final Fantasy XV.

Over on the mobile side, sales have been boosted thanks to strong performances by Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, Hoshi No Dragon Quest, and Dragon Quest Monsters Super Light. Square Enix’s MMO’s have seen a significant drop in income over last year due to the lack of an expansion pack release during the period. The upcoming launch of Stormblood will no doubt rectify that, however it does not come out until the next fiscal year.

You can check out the entire release at the link below.

(Source: Square Enix)