Square Enix Reveals Schedule of Activities for San Diego Comic Con

Written by Brandon Hofer on July 14, 2016

News: Square Enix is going to have a number of different things you can do at Comic Con whether you want to play a game or have a new experience.

Square Enix has revealed their plans for Comic Con in San Diego where they will be showing off some of their upcoming titles and more. There is going to be the “Square Enix Experience” which will be a themed outdoor area at Comic Con celebrating some of their big franchises that will have games coming out in the near future. The Square Enix Experience will feature Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - The Icarus Dash, Final Fantasy XV - The Royal Race and a Rise of the Tomb Raider Glacier Climb.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - The Icarus Dash

Enter the dark world of Deus Ex Mankind Divided and become covert agent Adam Jensen without the trench coat and fashionable shades. Showing off the Icarus Dash move, participants will have to run as fast as they can with a bungee cord on their back while shooting a laser gun at targets.

Final Fantasy XV - The Royal Race

Fans can race each other in this themed, go-kart race that takes them through the various landscapes of FINAL FANTASY XV. Visitors can also have a photo taken to commemorate their race.

Rise of the Tomb Raider Glacier Climb

The Rise of the Tomb Raider Glacier Climb, inspired by the opening sequence of the game, will allow fans to test their skill and will against the hostile environments Lara faces. The 30-foot glacier wall covered in snow, offers an incredible opportunity for fans to experience Lara’s world. Climbers can have their photo taken while on the wall to capture their adventure. This obstacle challenge is the latest event in the Tomb Raider 20 Year Celebration (#TombRaider20), a year-long salute to the iconic heroine.

There will also be a Square Enix Arcade which will host numerous kiosks featuring Square Enix’s premier games and Turtle Beach’s EAR FORCE® PX24 gaming headsets, which offer players game changing features like Superhuman Hearing™, Virtual Surround Sound, Bass Boost and much more. Visitors can enter and experience some of the most highly anticipated and recently released games for the first time. Also on display will be an exciting new product line from Razer.

The Square Enix Experience will be located at 7th Avenue and Market Street in the heart of San Diego’s Gaslamp District, June 22-23 from noon until 10pm.

In addition to the Square Enix Experience, the company will host the following panels:

20 Years of Tomb Raider: Lara Croft’s Multimedia Empire - Room 24ABC - Saturday July 23, 3:30-4:30pm

In 1996, Core Design unleashed Lara Croft on the world when they released the first Tomb Raider video game. Over the past two decades, Tomb Raider expanded to all facets of pop culture and entertainment – from critically acclaimed video games to record-breaking Hollywood movies; from best-selling comic series and chart-topping singles. Join major Franchise contributors on Saturday, July 23, for a conversation about Lara Croft’s multimedia empire, presented by the top-tier talent who brought her to life across different mediums.

Panelists: Greg Miller (Moderator), Camilla Luddington (Voice and Performance Artist for Lara Croft), Noah Hughes (Franchise Creative Director) Andy Park (Comic and Concept Artist) and Debbie Lash (Eidos’ Lara Croft model manager and marketing executive).

Deus Ex and Open Bionics: Bridging the Gap Between Fiction and Reality - Room 8 - Saturday, July 23, 10:30-11:30am

Greg Miller hosts as Eidos-Montréal and Open Bionics discuss their collaboration to create affordable, functional and fashionable 3D-printed prosthetic arms, inspired by the Deus Ex Universe.

Panelists: Greg Miller (Moderator), Jonathan Jacques-Belletête (Executive Art Director, Deus Ex Universe), Samantha Payne (Co-Founder and COO, Open Bionics) and Joel Gibbard (CEO, Open Bionics)

Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV - Room 7AB - Saturday, July 23, 7:30-8:30pm

The Final Fantasy franchise returns with KingsGlaive: Final Fantasy XV, the fully CG animated movie and Final Fantasy XV, the highly-anticipated video game. The talented cast and team behind the movie will share exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, debut the brand new, full-length movie trailer and provide fans with a rare opportunity to hear about the franchise from their perspective.

Panelists: Takeshi Nozue (KINGSGLAIVE director), Liam Mulvey (KINGSGLAIVE Voice, Motion Capture Actor and 3D Base Model), Andrea Tivadar (KINGSGLAIVE Motion Capture Actor and 3D Base Model), Dan Inoue (Lead Writer) and Mat Kishimoto (Square Enix US Senior Marketing Manager).

At Booth #3829 in the San Diego Convention Center, attendees will also have the opportunity play several Square Enix titles including Deus EX: Mankind Divided, Dragon Quest Builders, Final Fantasy XV, I Am Setsuna, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, Rise Of The Tomb Raider and World Of Final Fantasy.

Will you be participating in any of Square Enix’s activities at Comic Con?