Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is Game Informer’s Issue 362 cover story

Square Enix announced the “Female Hrothgar” race, “Pictomancer” job, and more for the Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail expansion at Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2024 in Tokyo. An open beta test for the Xbox Series version of Final Fantasy XIV is also planned for February 2024.

A teaser trailer for the Apex Legends and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth crossover has been released, showcasing new skins, weapons, cosmetics and more. 

After racing through fifty upcoming games for the year ahead, we’ve finally come to the pointiest of pointy ends in our Most Wanted list for 2024, and it’s a real crowd pleaser of a PlayStation 5 exclusive. That’s right, it’s Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is only a couple short months away, but if you want to kick off the FF7 fun early, you can in… Apex Legends. Yes, a new Apex Legends and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth crossover event kicks off next week, which will include a new takeover that will allow you to find and wield the iconic Buster Sword. In addition to that, you can expect the usual array of cosmetics, including some pretty cool-looking skins that see Apex heroes dressing up as the likes of Tifa, Aerith, Barrett, and Yuffie. You can check out a quick trailer for the event, below.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is going to feature a scene that made the game's Creative Director cry, but it's not what everybody may think.

Spoilers ahead for the original Final Fantasy 7 and potentially Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth!

Along with confirming that Lucilius would arrive on January 16th in Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, Cygames revealed the second DLC fighter. It’s 2B from NieR: Automata, voiced by Yui Ishikawa in Japanese and Kira Buckland in English, just like in the game. Check out the first gameplay trailer below.

Let’s be honest here for a moment. 2023 had many ups and downs in gaming, even if Geoff Keighley doesn’t want to admit it! One of the biggest “downers” of 2023 was a host of games coming out before they ever should’ve been released. Not only does that look bad on the industry, but on the people who worked on the games that should’ve known it would’ve been bad if released then. Yes, some of them might have been fighting back, but other times, it was clear that they were fine with those early releases. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s director won’t be among that cast of “characters” when the game releases next year.

When it comes to Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, one of the biggest reasons that gamers want to get their hands on it sooner rather than later is because they want answers to the questions they have. Specifically, the “remake saga” has already made it clear that significant changes to the original game’s storyline will affect certain plot points in the next two titles. Some of them were basic “quality of life” changes to help flesh things out more. But then, some changes drastically affected how the story would be told and who might be alive at the end of it.

There is plenty of hype built up around Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. But if you needed another reason to get excited about this game, it looks like a lot more care and effort went into side content. We’re getting this next installment to the Final Fantasy VII remake in February of next year. As a result, there’s a bit more marketing and interviews popping up about the title and what fans can expect. Recently, Game Informer spoke with some of the folks behind Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. During their conversation, it was unveiled that The Witcher 3 played a significant role in where developers were taking inspiration. 

Square Enix has proudly proclaimed how big Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is, offering a main story that’s 40 hours long and 100 hours of gameplay for completionists. However, the development team has also emphasized the side content, which makes up about 80 percent of the exploration-based gameplay.

Once upon a time, the most important question about a video game was, “When can I get my hands on it?” After all, once we had certain video games, we weren’t afraid to play them over and over again on repeat until we had our next gaming fix. But nowadays, one of the most important questions gamers ask when considering getting a title is, “How long will it take to beat?” Many gamers want long titles with dozens of hours of gameplay and side quests to do. And for those hoping Final Fantasy VII Rebirth would be one such title, you’re in luck because it will be.