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Final Fantasy XIV Online's Dawntrail expansion arrives on July 2
Square Enix has revealed that the fifth expansion for Final Fantasy XIV Online, Dawntrail, will arrive on July 2. There are a bunch of pre-order bonuses if you pre-order, including an early access period.
The second Final Fantasy XVI DLC, The Rising Tide, will arrive on April 18
Square Enix has revealed that the second Final Fantasy XVI expansion, The Rising Tide, will arrive on April 18. A free update with quality-of-life improvements arrives on the same day.
Final Fantasy 14 will finally hit Xbox Series X/S on March 21
Square Enix has finally revealed the proper release date for Final Fantasy 14 on Xbox Series X/S. It's coming to the consoles on March 21.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth review: A whole new world
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth takes the characters and world reintroduced with Remake and does a better job at scaling it all up. Instead of one single metropolis, Midgar, this time, it’s a world tour. There’s also an expanded roster of playable characters almost doubling Remake’s total, each with a unique playstyle once again.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth adds an addictive card game and some familiar social mechanics
FF7 Rebirth includes an addictive card game, new party dynamics, and space to roam. But what is the fate of characters doomed to die?
Final Fantasy 14 will require two subscriptions on Xbox
Final Fantasy 14 is hitting Xbox consoles soon, but it requires two subscriptions to play. This includes a subscription for the game itself and an Xbox Game Pass Core or Ultimate membership.
Sony's next State of Play showcase will revolve around Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Sony announced that it will share new gameplay details and "exciting news you won't wanna miss" about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth at its next event.
The Final Fantasy 14 live-action TV show is dead
A planned live-action TV series based on Final Fantasy 14 is no longer happening. "The size and scale needed to do it right proved too much for anyone to want to risk," one of the creatives involved said.
The first Final Fantasy XVI DLC 'Echoes of the Fallen' is out now
The first Final Fantasy XVI DLC was not only announced at the Game Awards 2023; it’s already available on the PlayStation Store. Echoes of the Fallen, set before the base game’s final battle, is out now, while a second DLC installment, The Rising Tide, arrives in spring 2024.
The first-ever party-based RPG is getting a serious facelift
‘Wizardry’ took the gaming world by storm when it was released for the Apple II back in 1981, and now it’s coming back to enthrall new generations of RPG fans. Developer Digital Eclipse is remaking the turn-based title, which is now called ‘Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord.’
‘Final Fantasy XVI’ has already sold over 3 million copies
'Final Fantasy XVI' has sold over three million units since launching on June 22. This new darker take on the series is a PS5 console exclusive, making these sales figures even more impressive. For comparison’s sake, 'Final Fantasy XV' sold five million copies during its launch week back in 2016, but that was a multi-platform title available for both PS4 and Xbox One.
Final Fantasy XVI review: A welcome dramatic turn for the series
With Final Fantasy XVI, the series’ creators have decided that the future of the series is action-centric. Until now, the Final Fantasy games have never quite had their angry, moody dark moment. With nuanced, occasionally horny characters and often a lot of violence, is this the series’ moody teenager era?
With ‘Final Fantasy XVI’, the series tries a new direction
Square Enix makes a bid to bring its storied JRPG series up to date, with yet another new direction.
'Final Fantasy XVI' is the focus of a State of Play event this Thursday
Sony has officially set its latest State of Play showcase for Thursday, April 13th. The stream will be available at 5PM ET on PlayStation’s various social media channels, including Twitch and YouTube. The stream will include 20 minutes of new ‘Final Fantasy XVI’ gameplay.
The 'Final Fantasy' pixel remaster games for Switch and PS4 arrive on April 19th
All six games in the series — the first Final Fantasy, II, III, IV, V and VI — are hitting the PS4 and the Nintendo Switch on April 19th.
The Final Fantasy 'Pixel Remaster' series heads to Switch and PS4 next spring
Square Enix’s “pixel perfect” remasters of the first six Final Fantasy games will arrive on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 next spring.
‘Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion’ tries to scale up a PSP game to the PS5
As Square Enix tees up part 2 of its big-budget Remake project, 'Crisis Core Reunion' gives newer players the chance to fill in the storyline blanks on Zack. But at its core, it's still a PSP game from 2017.
Nintendo is buying an animation studio to help create its own 'visual content'
Nintendo has acquired the Japanese CG production company Dynamo Pictures and plans to rebrand it as "Nintendo Pictures."
Final Fantasy XVI delayed a half year due to COVID-19
After revealing Final Fantasy XVI last year, Square Enix now says it will be delayed about half a year.
Square Enix sharpens up Final Fantasy 14's charmingly blocky grapes
The low-poly fruit became a meme when the Endwalker expansion arrived in November.