Square Enix

Final Fantasy 14 fans are upset with the Crystarium Prodigy’s Attire – the newest online store outfit – because of its cost, limitations, and similarities to an existing gear set. While many of the optional Final Fantasy 14 cash shop glamours are popular, this outfit has left players feeling dissatisfied.

The PlayStation console exclusive game Foamstars, available for both PS4 and PS5, is seemingly suffering from a dramatically reduced player count. Foamstars is a 4v4 online party shooter game by Square Enix that initially drew comparisons to Nintendo's Splatoon franchise. It then gained even more attention when it was announced that Foamstars would be released as a free PS Plus game on the very day of its release.

Hikaru Utada recently recorded a new version of the legendary Kingdom Hearts theme song “Hikari” as part of her latest album. While she was already a prolific pop singer, songwriter, and producer in Japan, Utada is likely most well-known around the world for her work on the Kingdom Hearts series, in which she wrote and performed the theme songs for the main three entries.

The latest Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth update patch is now available to download, and it fixes the infamous Platinum Trophy bug that’s been plaguing some players. Like most modern video games, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth includes a list of Trophies that players can earn by completing various tasks in-game. Some of these achievements are simply a matter of playing through the game’s story and reaching certain moments, while others require going off the beaten path and fulfilling side objectives. At the very top of every PlayStation achievement list is the Platinum Trophy, the ultimate accolade that signifies that a player has fully completed the video game in question.

Xbox Game Pass users can now play Shadow of the Tomb Raider as part of their subscription. The critically acclaimed action adventure is the ninth title to reach Xbox Game Pass in April 2024, and the 50th since the turn of the year.

Stop me if you've heard this one before but, Kingdom Hearts fans are begging for some kind of update on Kingdom Hearts 4 now that it's been two whole years since it was revealed.

Square Enix has released a further update to Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, which finally fixes a bugged quest that prevented some players from achieving the game's platinum trophy.

It’s been a month and a half since Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth launched, and the open world action RPG has garnered near-universal acclaim in the time since then, with everything from its story and characters to its combat and more having received widespread plaudits. Another area where the game has received such praise from effectively all corners is its music- and if you’ve been waiting to get easy access to that soundtrack, you’re in luck.

Square Enix has released the soundtrack for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, which features 175 tracks.

Blizzard games are set to return to China, thanks to a new agreement with publisher NetEase.

Square Enix’s Foamstars continues to roll on, with the third season, Mysterious Swing, kicking off on April 12th. Producer Kosuke Okatani outlined the new content on the PlayStation Blog, but you can also watch the latest trailer showcasing the latest playable character, Chloe Noir.

Yuji Naka, co-creator of Sonic the Hedgehog, has returned to social media after an extended hiatus to accuse Dragon Quest producer Yu Miyake of lying during Naka's insider trading trial last year.

Helldivers 2 has maintained impressive momentum where its sales and player numbers are concerned since its release two months ago, to the extent that it was the UK’s best-selling game for the month of March, making it the region’s best-seller for the second consecutive month (via GamesIndustry).

Helldivers 2 was the UK’s best-selling game for the second consecutive month in March.

Final Fantasy 16 and Final Fantasy 14 boss Naoki Yoshida has told The Gamer that he reckons “It’s probably about time,” for a new Final Fantasy Tactics game.

Yuji Naka has resurfaced on Twitter, with a spicy message to start off our week.

Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator Yuji Naka ended a 16-month social media blackout on Sunday, by accusing top Dragon Quest producer Yu Miyake of lying as part of Naka’s high-profile insider trading trial.

A potential remaster of Final Fantasy Tactics has been in the rumour mill for several years at this point, and even though official word on whether or not it exists remains elusive, Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida – who’s also the director and producer of Final Fantasy 14 – has indicated that he, at the very least, is personally interested in seeing Final Fantasy Tactics be brought back.

Deck Nine, currently responsible for heading up the Life is Strange series having handled spin-off True Colours and remasters of the first two games, have been accused of fostering a toxic workplace home to sexism, mismanagement, crunch and abusive treatment of staff left to linger by the studio’s higher-ups.

A new investigation into developer Deck Nine — best known as the current steward of Life is Strange, a series celebrated for its diversity and inclusivity — has painted a picture of a studio where toxicity, hate speech, harassment, crunch, bullying, and abusive leadership has been able to fester as a result inaction from senior management.

A report about the internal struggles at Life is Strange: True Colors' developer Deck Nine has revealed that Square Enix didn't want the series to be viewed as "the gay game".

Square Enix has decided to shake up the management of one of their top video game properties, Dragon Quest.

A longtime Square Enix producer is stepping down from his role overseeing the highly anticipated Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Fate. His departure comes amid ongoing delays in the Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Fate development, signaling a shift within Square Enix's game development structure.

Yu Miyake is allegedly moving from his role as producer on the Dragon Quest series to another position within Square Enix.

Since its announcement in 2021, Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Fate hasn’t received many updates of any real significance, but a new report published by Bloomberg has shed light on new behind-the-scenes details related to its development, including some significant shifts in its development team’s leadership.

Square Enix has released a free demo for SaGa Emerald Beyond, the next mainline title in the unorthodox role-playing game series. It’s available for PS4, PS5, PC and Nintendo Switch, allowing players to control Tsunanori Mido, one of six playable characters. Check out the release trailer below.

Square Enix has reportedly reassigned top Dragon Quest producer Yu Miyake following delays to the next mainline series entry.

Dragon Quest's series producer is reportedly stepping down from the role, and Nier's series producer could possibly replace him.

The long-serving top producer of legendary RPG series Dragon Quest has stepped down from the role, according to sources that spoke to RPS Maw tribute site Bloomberg. Yu Miyake, who has been involved with numerous DQ games since he joined Enix in 1989 as marketer on DQ books, is moving on to head up Square Enix’s mobile games.

Square Enix has launched a new merchandise shop for pets in Japan, featuring designs based on Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and Kingdom Hearts.

Square Enix’s Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is an absurdly long experience with about 100 hours of gameplay (132 if you’re a completionist, per HowLongToBeat). However, if you haven’t unlocked that coveted Platinum Trophy, it’s because a side quest, “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop” is bugged.

Square Enix has released new information and screenshots for SaGa Emerald Beyond introducing Diva No. 5, a songstress mech who has lost her singing voice and body, and one of the game’s six protagonists.

Square Enix has promised a fix for the issue that prevents players from acquiring a Platinum Trophy in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth boasts one of the most extensive trophy lists on PlayStation 5, with challenges even the most seasoned players find hair-raising. However, it's not the difficulty of these challenges stopping people from acquiring the coveted Platinum trophy, but rather a bug.

A bug currently making it impossible for players to get a Platinum Trophy in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth will be fixed in the game’s next patch, Square Enix says.

Foamstars Producer Kosuke Okatani here. I hope that everyone is enjoying the Foamstars Groovy Disco season. I’d like to share details regarding the new season Mysterious Swing which begins from Friday April 12.

Square Enix has released trailers for five members of SaGa Emerald Beyond’s unorthodox cast, and now, the final one is available. Check out Diva No. 5, a former songstress mech who’s abandoned her original frame to cross between worlds.

Several new previews have dropped for Ninja Theory’s Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, the follow-up to its acclaimed Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice. It sees protagonist Senua battling through Viking Iceland against tyrannous forces while struggling with her “darkness.” Interestingly, Tameem Antoniades, who wrote and directed the first game (and founded the studio), isn’t part of the project.

Square Enix has released two news trailer for SaGa Emerald Beyond. The first introduces Diva No. 5, one of the game’s six protagonists, while the second acts as the game’s “Final” trailer.

Ubisoft has confirmed it will hold its annual Ubisoft Forward event on June 10.

The Final Fantasy 16 crossover quest is now live in Final Fantasy 14 and appears to give a look at how the forthcoming 7.0 graphics update will look.

Square Enix will release a demo for SaGa Emerald Beyond for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam on April 4, the company announced.

Square Enix has announced that SaGa Emerald Beyond will receive a free demo on April 4th. It’s available at midnight local time for Nintendo Switch, PS4 and PS5, while PC players can access it via Steam at 9 AM PDT.

The profanity filter for the Xbox client of Final Fantasy 14 is going a bit overboard, censoring bizarre phrases and letter combinations in its chat interface. This is causing parts of otherwise innocuous words to be censored, even if they are across multiple words or a part of automatically-generated emote text in Final Fantasy 14.

Nobuo Uematsu, the legendary composer of the original Final Fantasy 7, recently stated that he would love to return for the third Fantasy 7 Remake game. 1997’s Final Fantasy 7 was a groundbreaking JRPG experience for its time on the original PlayStation, wowing gamers with its cutting-edge 3D graphics, emotional storyline and characters, and moving soundtrack that contains some of the Final Fantasy franchise’s most iconic themes. A modern-day reimagining was on many players’ wish lists well before Final Fantasy 7 Remake was first announced in 2015, and its release five years later was met with much critical acclaim and record sales on the PlayStation 4.

Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu has confirmed he'll be back with a main theme for the final part of the Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy.

Xbox has announced the games coming to Game Pass this April, led by Lego 2K Drive.

SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered is going to take a little longer.

Another April 1st has come and gone, and with it a glut of April Fools Day jokes, ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous.

In July 2022, Play-Asia listed Square Enix’s SaGa Frontier 2 for an August release on PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Many assumed it was a re-release or remaster that went live by mistake before the official announcement, but the latter never happened.

Square Enix has been in the habit of promoting its more prominent game developers and directors to give them higher positions within the company, and it’s now handed similar promotions to another batch of key figures, all of whom have been made executive officers.

Final Fantasy publisher Square Enix has appointed several new executive officers, including Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth players who bought the game digitally cannot platinum the game.

Square Enix has appointed a number of new executive officers as of April 1, 2024, including Final Fantasy VII Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi, Team Asano head Tomoya Asano, and more.

Final Fantasy 14’s crossover with Final Fantasy 16, as teased last year, arrives tomorrow. The crossover between the MMO and latest single-player entry in the RPG series has the usual selection of goodies up for grabs, including a very cute minion, a not-so-cute (but still kind of cute) mount, some Clive-cleavage armour and more.

Matthew Mercer, the prolific voice actor who played Vincent Valentine in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, recently discussed how he first found out who he would be voicing and how much it took him by surprise. While Vincent Valentine was an optional, missable party member in the original Final Fantasy 7, he played a major role in the backstory and larger expanded universe of the original game, quickly becoming a fan favorite that gamers couldn’t wait to see again in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

In a new interview posted to the Square Enix Music Channel on YouTube, longtime Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu assured fans he’d be returning to compose the theme song for the final entry to the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy.

Nobuo Uematsu has agreed to compose the main theme for the third game in the Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy.

With Square Enix’s Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth out now on PS5 and earning extensive accolades from critics, the development team is focusing on the third and final entry of the Remake saga. Though it hasn’t announced a release window or even an official name, a new 42-minute video is available where Rebirth composer Nobuo Uematsu, scenario writer Kazushige Nojima and creative director Tetsuya Nomura talk about the trilogy.

As the first new mainline entry in Square Enix’s Mana series in nearly twenty years, Visions of Mana is a game that may have had their eye on since its announcement late last year, and excitement surrounding it has only grown with each new promising showing since then. Recently, a number of outlets had the chance to go hands-on with the action RPG, following which more new gameplay footage has emerged.

Following the launch of Final Fantasy 14 on Xbox Series X/S consoles, a player reported receiving a ban from Xbox's services for using a common term from the critically acclaimed MMORPG. After the appeal to their temporary ban was initially denied, the Final Fantasy 14 player contacted other users for their aid with the situation.

The next title in the Mana series from Square Enix, Visions of Mana, is out this Summer. As the first mainline title in over 15 years, it offers vibrant visuals, a real-time combat system with new mechanics, and over 100 tracks. Various previews and details are available, including a new gameplay trailer, but the publisher also revealed sales numbers for the series.

It’s been over a month since Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s launch, but the massive open world action RPG continues to occupy a sizeable portion of our headspace even now, thanks in no small part to how ambitious the game turned out to be, and how effectively Square Enix managed to make good on its vision in what was a relatively short development cycle. To shed some light on that process, the company has released a four-part behind-the-scenes series that details the development of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's Platinum trophy has been a controversial topic since the game's launch, but now it seems like the much-coveted achievement is pretty much unobtainable for a subset of players. Many consider Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's Platinum Trophy one of the hardest to get on PS5, which is quite evident from the fact that there are a whopping 61 trophies to obtain, some of which involve a hard mode playthrough and beating very tough combat simulator battles.

Square Enix’s Visions of Mana has received several new details and impressions, alongside a new gameplay trailer showcasing other party members. Interestingly, when speaking to Noisy Pixel, series producer Masaru Oyamada revealed that it has more content than previous entries.

Digital owners of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth are currently unable to earn the game’s Platinum trophy due to a side quest bug.

The long-awaited Final Fantasy XVI crossover is coming to Final Fantasy XIV on April 2 and running through May 8. Fans have been waiting for what seems like eons for the collab, which was initially teased in a trailer back in October 2023.

Days after revealing the release date of the Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail expansion, Square Enix confirmed that fans can expect to hear more news about it during the next Letter from the Producer LIVE event on April 12 and 13. The upcoming Final Fantasy 14 broadcast is expected to touch upon Dawntrail news that was not covered at the March 23 PAX East panel.

Square Enix has released a four-party documentary series for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth titled “Inside Final Fantasy VII Rebirth,” which uncovers the stories behind the making of the RPG through the eyes of the development team.

Head over to the Epic Games Store on April 4th and you'll be able to grab The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition and Thief (2014) for free and to keep forever. Like a thief!

Epic has announced the next lot of games going free on its PC store front, with The Outer Worlds and Thief getting the Epic Games Store freebie treatment starting Thursday, 4th April.

Square Enix has released new information, footage, and screenshots for Visions of Mana introducing the game’s story, characters, elemental vessels, and pikuls. Additionally, producer Masaru Oyamada confirmed in an interview with Famitsu that the game is developed by Ouka Studios.

After the announcement at the 2023 Game Awards Show, Square Enix is ready to show us more of Visions of Mana. This is the first mainline Mana game since Dawn of Mana released in 2006. With almost 20 years between installments, Visions of Mana has a lot to live up to.

Square Enix has released a new gameplay trailer for Visions of Mana, highlighting the other characters that join protagonist Val on his journey. This includes Hinna, chosen by the Faerie to travel to the Tree of Mana, with Val acting as her protecting Soul Guard. Check it out below.

Square Enix has kicked off a new video series for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, focusing on the development of the game. The first episode is out now, and you can check it out below. Clocking in at almost 15 minutes, the episode focuses on how the developers went about creating the game’s expansive world.

Square Enix has released the first episode of “Inside Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, a behind the scenes of the making of the February 29-released action RPG sequel to Final Fantasy II Remake. The first episode is titled “Shaping the World.”

Square Enix has launched a new update for Star Ocean: The Second Story R, adding more content and a new difficulty level. The free update brings Star Ocean: The Second Story R up to version 1.1 and is now available on all platforms for which the RPG has been released.

Square Enix’s Star Ocean: The Second Story R has received its version 1.1 update, adding the new Chaos difficulty, the most challenging mode yet. It also features the Ten Wise Men, the story’s main villains, as new raid enemies. Check out the trailer below.

Square Enix has a lot of big promises about Final Fantasy XVI’s upcoming PC port.

The next expansion for MMORPG Final Fantasy 14, Dawntrail, is up for pre-order, but the process has been beset with issues.

Publisher Square Enix and developer Gemdrops will release the version 1.1 update for Star Ocean: The Second Story R on March 27 at 3:00 a.m. PT / 6:00 a.m. ET / 19:00 JST, the companies announced.