8:20 AM on 05.21.2010 |
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Square Enix has spent the last week hyping up a massive announcement, and when we say hype, we mean it. The Japanese publisher went so far as to say that this announcement would alter the course of Japanese history. The almighty revelation, associated with Yahoo, got gamers incredibly excited and imaginations ran wild. Well, today is the big day, and we finally know what the huge deal is.
It's a free browser-based game called Sengoku IXA.
Yeah.
Square Enix PR department: Never f*cking talk again.
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