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Last night, PlayStation held a State of Play showcase, giving fans a look at many upcoming PS5 titles. Though most of the announcements were to be expected, the biggest title was left until the end: Final Fantasy VII Remake will receive a free PS5 upgrade alongside “ a brand new …

Later this week at the Tokyo International Forum Hall, fans will gather to experience a live orchestral performance of the music of Final Fantasy VII Remake. In a surprise announcement, it was revealed that the concert will include information on some new Final Fantasy VII Remake “content.” Making the announcement …

As more and more people get their hands on the latest consoles, developers and publishers have begun to upgrade many of their live service titles to offer higher performance modes, taking advantage of this new hardware. The latest title to receive a PS5 patch announcement is Final Fantasy XIV, which …

Last week, Square Enix officially announced ‘Endwalker', the next expansion for Final Fantasy 14. Now, the development team's pre-expansion patch plans are beginning to come to light, with the first arriving in April. Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.5 is coming on the 13th of April, coinciding with the game's open …

During Microsoft’s 2019 iteration of its Xbox fan convention X019, the console manufacturer revealed that 10 mainline Final Fantasy games would be making their way onto the Xbox via its Game Pass subscription service. This served as a significant move on Microsoft’s part, due to the typical association of Final …

Sony recently announced that it would be hosting its next PlayStation 5 event this upcoming Wednesday. While little is currently known about what the console manufacturer plans to show, one rumour is claiming that the much-anticipated and long-awaited Final Fantasy XVI will be announced at this event. This rumour comes …

Each month, Sony adds a number of new titles to its PlayStation Now game subscription service. For the month of September, Sony has revealed that subscribers can get their hands on the latest mainline Final Fantasy and Resident Evil titles, among other additions. The games joining PlayStation Now for the …

There was little doubt that Final Fantasy VII Remake was going to perform well. The remake of the 1997 venerable classic was released in April following years of anticipation. Despite only releasing for PlayStation 4, the JRPG has now officially shipped and sold over 5 million copies, in just under …

Microsoft is continuing to add more and more titles to its lineup of Game Pass offerings, fleshing out the subscription service with new games on a monthly basis. For the month of August, subscribers can look forward to over a dozen games, including Final Fantasy VII HD and Flight Simulator. …

Final Fantasy XIV players have been waiting quite a while for the next major patch, which will also double as an overhaul of old content to make the game friendlier to newcomers. Due to COVID-19, development of Update 5.3 ended up slowing down, but Square Enix had hoped to release …

We've long assumed that many major publishers have been keeping some big announcements under wraps due to the lack of E3 this year. This week, Square Enix confirmed itself as one of them, revealing plans to announce new titles that would have been at E3 this year.  This week, Square …

The Final Fantasy VII Remake has had a long and arduous journey. The remake had been in talks ever since the PlayStation 2 days, and kept either getting cancelled or delayed. Finally in 2015 the game was officially announced to be in development. The game would then see its fair share …

During Square Enix’s 3Q FY2020 financial results briefing, the President and Representative Director, Yosuke Matsuda was asked about the company’s next generation plans and how it was set to unfold. Matsuda confirmed that currently, Square Enix has no plans to release next-gen exclusive titles until some time “further down the …

Microsoft continues to add new titles to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service, increasing the value of the service as time goes on. The company has now announced which games will be coming to the service during the first part of February – with more to be added later in …

The Final Fantasy series is well known for its use of transmedia storytelling – with its mainline games being accompanied by spin-off titles, books, films, and anime. The latest mainline Final Fantasy, XV, is no different. With a film, anime, and mobile game adaptation already in existence, Final Fantasy XV …

Final Fantasy XV had a tumultuous development, beginning in 2006 as ‘Final Fantasy Versus XIII’, the game had a new engine introduced partway through development, and even a change in the game’s director. The game finally released in 2016, and while it didn’t reach the heights of some of the …

PlayStation’s online store has become a beacon for discounted games over the last few years. It seems that there are always a number of games on offer, allowing gamers to enjoy the best that PlayStation has to offer, but at a reduced price. With that, the company is currently hosting …

At a recent Final Fantasy XIV fan event held in London, the Director and Producer, Naoki Yoshida voiced his hopes for a PlayStation 5 version of Final Fantasy XIV, extending the life of the increasingly popular MMORPG even further. Despite releasing in 2010, it seems that the game has much …

Square Enix has been making good on its word to bring more Final Fantasy games to the PC over the last couple of years, so much so that there is even talk of PC players eventually getting the Final Fantasy VII remake as well as Final Fantasy XV. While those …

Square's recent announcement of a Final Fantasy VII HD remastering might have players pumped for a bit of airship travel once again, but that's not how you'll get about in Final Fantasy XV. In a new trailer for the game shown off at PAX, we saw how players will instead …

Today we have some good news and bad news. Final Fantasy Type-0 HD has finally landed on Steam, after launching on the Xbox One and PS4 months ago. However, the game has a rather unfortunate 30 frames per second cap by default, which is pretty disappointing. We also have the …

Final Fantasy VII is a game near and dear to the hearts of many gamers around the world. For a lot of them, the original PlayStation title was their first real introduction to the Final Fantasy series of games and its story was very well crafted for the time. That's …

Back at the start of last year, Square Enix noted that it wanted to bring more Final Fantasy games to the PC. Since then, it has brought the Final Fantasy 13 trilogy over and now, PC owners are getting Final Fantasy Type-0 HD as well, just a few months after …

Final Fantasy Type-0 HD launched this week, with early copies coming with a code for the demo of Final Fantasy XV. As you would expect, these limited codes are now on sale on eBay and are going for around half the price of the game it came with. If you …

The MMO variant of Final Fantasy could soon be receiving mod support, along with Final Fantasy XV cross-over content, according to the game's director and producer, Naoki Yoshida. The development team has listened to the player base calling for mod support and is now working on it. Speaking with GameSpot …

Square Enix announced last month that it would be sending out an update to fix the Final Fantasy XIII PC port, unlocking the resolution and adding in support for higher frame rates. Additionally, the publisher won't be making the same mistake with the subsequent releases of Final Fantasy XIII-2 or …

Square Enix announced that it was bringing the entire Final Fantasy XIII trilogy to the PC platform back in September. At the time, fans were fairly excited until the first game released with a locked 720p resolution and 30 frames per second cap. However, the developer is looking to make …

Square Enix has revealed its upcoming MMO expansion pack, Heavensward, the first major expansion to the Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. Heavensward will launch during the Spring of 2015, introducing the northern city of Ishgard, featuring new story missions focussing on Ishgard's war with Dravania. Alongside the new story …

Final Fantasy XV has been in development hell since 2006 but over the last two years some real progress has been made on the project. The game is around 55 per cent complete according to its new director and while a release date hasn't been announced, he did say that …

Way back in February, Square Enix stated that it was interested in bringing more Final Fantasy games to the PC platform and now, it is delivering on that as the publisher has announced that the Final Fantasy XIII ‘Lightning' trilogy will be coming to Steam. The first game in the …