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Square Enix has provided an update on the PC version of Final Fantasy 16.

The PC version of Final Fantasy 16 is in the «final stages of optimisation», producer Naoki Yoshida has said.

While we’re yet to get a hard release date for Final Fantasy 16 on PC, it sounds like it won’t be too far off. That’s going by recent comments by producer Naoki Yoshida, who also suggested we can expect a demo before it’s out - which should also be a good chance to test your rig against its apparently hefty hardware requirements.

Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida gave fans waiting for the game's PC port some good news, as he stated in an interview that the port is in the «final optimization stages» of development. Yoshida also stated that the PC version of Final Fantasy 16 may release a demo before launch, but did not disclose exact dates for the demo or the game.

The PC version of Final Fantasy XVI is currently in the “final stages of optimization,” according to producer Naoki Yoshida. A demo is planned before release for users to determine whether the game can run on their PC.

Square Enix isn't ruling out the possibility of a third Final Fantasy 16 expansion, a senior company official has said. But that is not to say that fans should expect more Final Fantasy 16 DLC after The Rising Tide.

Bringing the once-doomed MMO Final Fantasy XIV back to life and directing the latest mainline title of the long-running franchise isn’t enough for Square Enix superstar Naoki Yoshida. In a new interview with Famitsu, Yoshida chatted at length about his desire to direct yet another major game for Square Enix.

Square Enix’s Creative Business Unit 3 is gearing up for the launch of Final Fantasy 16’s next paid DLC, The Rising Tide, this Spring. However, it’s also working on the PC version. A release date hasn’t been announced, but producer Naoki Yoshida revealed to Game Informer that it’s in the “final stages of optimization.”

Naoki Yoshida is keen to direct another major title for Square Enix.

Several of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's most senior developers have admitted it was «tough» to make the highly-anticipated sequel.

In the days that followed after the launch of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, some of the staff at Square Enix talked about the challenges that went into creating a massive project that could live up to players' expectations. Despite Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth releasing nearly four years after Final Fantasy 7 Remake, the developers expressed the concerns they had about putting it together.

The first of Final Fantasy 16’s two expansions, Echoes of the Fallen, launched in December, but ever since they were announced, the one that fans have really had their eye on is The Rising Tide, the second expansion, which will see players finally battling against the Eikon Leviathan, who was notably missing in the base game’s story.

Helldivers 2 came out of nowhere and took the world by storm, and that continues to be reflected in sales. It was the UK’s best-selling game in February, and it’s been seeing consistent growth in sales in the US as well. On top of that, the game also managed to top the PlayStation Plus charts for top downloads for the month of February. In both North America and Europe, Arrowhead Game Studios’ co-op third-person shooter was No. 1.

RPG Maker is a franchise that's largely steered clear of PlayStation consoles, but that trend is set to change with the release of RPG Maker WITH. Published by NIS America, it's headed to PC and Switch at some point in the autumn / fall, while PS5 and PS4 versions are locked in for 2025.

Final Fantasy 14 recently announced its ninth annual 14-Hour Broadcast is scheduled for April 12, starting at 8 P.M. PDT. Taking place a few months before the release window for Dawntrail, Final Fantasy 14 fans are hoping to learn some new information about the upcoming expansion during the livestream.

Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida has said that, while there is the possibility of more DLC being made for the game, players shouldn’t expect more any time soon. Final Fantasy 16 is currently gearing up for the release of its second DLC, The Rising Tide. When asked if Square Enix was interested in releasing more DLC for the title, Yoshida, while not definitively shutting down the possibility, did say that it’s unlikely.

Several Final Fantasy 14 players took to the streets of Ul'dah to pay respects to the late Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama, with campfire vigils and outfits based on characters that Toriyama drew over his career. These vigils in Final Fantasy 14 are ongoing at the time of writing and are being held across several data centers, such as Aether and Crystal in North America.

Akira Toriyama, the mangaka whose work in video games included designing the characters for two of the most influential RPGs ever made, Chrono Trigger and Dragon Quest, on top of creating one of the most influential series across all of pop-culture in Dragon Ball, has passed away.

Square Enix has released new information and screenshots for SaGa Emerald Beyond introducing Siugnas, an immortal vampire and the Dismal King who rules Yomi, and one of the game’s six protagonists.

Manga legend Akira Toriyama has passed away aged 68.

Final Fantasy 14 recently confirmed it would be changing how Relic weapons are obtained in Dawntrail. After a controversially simple series of quests in Endwalker, Final Fantasy 14 fans can expect the Dawntrail Relics to be harder to obtain.

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In the coming days, Final Fantasy 14 will host the annual Little Ladies' Day and Hatching-Tide holidays as a special, combined event for players to participate in. Though March will be a busy time for Final Fantasy 14 players, those who complete a limited-time quest as part of these holidays will receive a new mount for their effort.

Epic has revealed the next titles it's giving away on the Epic Games Store, with Deux Ex: Mankind Divided and The Bridge getting the freebie treatment from Thursday, 14th March.

Final Fantasy fans are arguing over the redesigned moogles in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

With Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Square Enix working on the final installment in the Remake trilogy, there are a lot of questions. How will it end? Will it include more content and characters from the Compilation of Final Fantasy 7? Whatever the result, it’s confirmed that the world will be “rebuilt” to accommodate the Highwind.

As per the latest weekly software and hardware sales data for Japan released by Famitsu, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has debuted on top of newest Japanese charts, which should surprise no one. The widely acclaimed action RPG sold over 262,000 physical units in Japan on debut, but while that may seem like an impressive number on isolation, it’s actually surprisingly low by Final Fantasy standards.

Square Enix has released a new trailer for SaGa Emerald Beyond introducing Siugnas, one of the game’s six protagonists.

During the March 6 Xbox Partner Preview showcase, Microsoft and Square Enix confirmed that Final Fantasy 14 will fully launch on Xbox Series X/S on Thursday, March 21. The Xbox Series X/S version of Final Fantasy 14 will arrive at a busy time for the game, as it will be sandwiched between the release of Patch 6.58 and a highly-anticipated panel for the upcoming Dawntrail expansion.

The Xbox Series version of massively multiplayer online RPG Final Fantasy XIV will launch on March 21, Square Enix announced.

After years of anticipation, Final Fantasy 14 is at last set to launch on Xbox Series X and S on March 21. If you're a new player checking out the MMO for the first time, however, you need to understand that there's a big caveat to a special deal that Xbox is offering for Game Pass subscribers.

The yet-untitled third installment in the Final Fantasy Remake series will remain exclusive to PlayStation consoles. After years of rumors, speculation, and hope from legions of fans, Square Enix finally released the first chapter of its modern reimagining of Final Fantasy 7 in 2020. Final Fantasy 7 Remake only told a fraction of the original’s plot, with the recently-released Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth continuing from when Cloud and the party leave Midgar until the fateful trip to the Forgotten Capital at the end of the old FF7’s second disk.

Sony has confirmed it's struck a deal with publisher Square Enix to make the Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy a PlayStation console exclusive.

Sony has secured the complete Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy as a console exclusive.

Microsoft has announced Final Fantasy 14 will be released on Xbox Series X/S on March 21.

Four years on from its launch, Final Fantasy 7 Remake remains a PlayStation console exclusive, and last week, its sequel, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth also launched as an exclusive for PS5. Unsurprisingly, it’s been reported by The Washington Post that the entire remake trilogy is going to be exclusive to PlayStation consoles.

Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy 14 will release on March 21st for Xbox Series X/S. Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can claim the Starter Edition from March 21st to April 19th. Check out the latest trailer below.

Final Fantasy 14 now has an official release date on Xbox.

The Final Fantasy VII Remake project trilogy will be console-exclusive to PlayStation, according to Sony Interactive Entertainment vice president of second- and third-party content ventures and strategic initiatives Christian Svensson.

There’s a lot to love about Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and its open world setting is surely high on that list. On top of being massive and incredibly varied across its many different regions, the entire map is also entirely seamless, which means you’re never hit with a loading screen when traveling from one area to the next (unless, of course, you’re fast traveling). Interestingly, however, according to producer Yoshinori Kitase, the game’s open world design wouldn’t have been quite so impressive if it hadn’t been developed as a platform-exclusive title.

Final Fantasy 14's producer and director, Naoki Yoshida, has explained three reasons for the game's upcoming graphical update, assuring players that the popular MMO is here to stay. With the new Dawntrail expansion on the horizon, exciting things are coming to Final Fantasy 14, including an exciting graphical overhaul of the game.

Fans and players of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth are reacting to one minor, but potentially divisive, element of the game: The game's updated designs for the iconic Moogle creature. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth remixed the looks of the Moogles for the new title, leading to some fans reacting in mild horror at their new look.

A week after JRPG fans noted that Octopath Traveler was no longer available on the Nintendo Switch eShop, Square Enix says it's working on a fix.

Recently, Square Enix’s 2018 RPG Octopath Traveler was suddenly and with no official communication delisted from the Nintendo Switch eShop, rendering it unavailable for purchase, even if previous owners can still redownload the game if they wish. Square Enix has now addressed the delisting, and confirmed that it’s only a temporary one, as many had speculated.

Players have been gushing about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth since its launch last week, and there’s a good reason for that: the game is incredible by all meaningful accounts. Just as important, the title expanded upon the game’s lore, world, and more to ensure that gamers had the best experience within it. Remember, the original “remake” title was set entirely within Midgar, with the team at Avalanche only getting out of the city after a clash with Sephiroth. However, while the Square Enix team did make the world vast, they ensured that there was still plenty to explore within the next entry, which will finish the story.

Launched on February 29th worldwide, Square Enix’s Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth for PS5 received extensive praise from critics. Unfortunately, physical sales in the UK are down almost 30 percent compared to the launch of Final Fantasy 7 Remake per Gfk data shared by Games Industry head Christopher Dring on Twitter.

There's a Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth patch in the pipeline, which will aim to improve the graphics in the game's Performance Mode, and «very scary» lighting on some characters' faces.

With Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth finally available for the PS5 almost four years after the first part, all eyes are now on the final part in the trilogy. Creative director Tetsuya Nomura confirmed development had begun in June 2022, while director Naoki Hamaguchi said last month that the script is making progress.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth launched this past Friday worldwide, following widespread critical acclaim (check out the accolades trailer). However, even after a patch that improved the visual quality of Performance Mode in the demo and game, players are still complaining about the same. Director Naoki Hamaguchi acknowledged this and confirmed another update is coming soon.

Square Enix's RPG Octopath Traveler has been delisted — temporarily, at least — from the Nintendo eShop.

Square Enix is already at work at fixing the issues with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s Performance Mode.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's director, Naoki Hamaguchi, has claimed a patch to address the game's graphics in performance mode is in development and will be released soon. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth launched on February 29 after much anticipation. The story continues on from the previous game's ending, following Cloud and his party as they find a way to stop Sephiroth and save the world. One of the things that Rebirth was praised for was its presentation, having incredibly detailed graphics.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has seen universal acclaim from critics, and even stands as one of the best-reviewed Final Fantasy games to date, sitting at a Metacritic score of 92. Achieving a 90-plus Metacritic score was, in fact, a goal that the game’s developers were expressly working towards- or, well, game director Naoki Hamaguchi was anyway.

One of the original directors of Chrono Trigger, Yoshinori Kitase, asked fans about the best approach to bringing back or remaking the classic JRPG for a modern audience. First released for the SNES, 1995's Chrono Trigger was one of the most influential JRPGs of all time. It had a team of talented creators working on the game, including Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi from Square, Akira Toriyama of Dragon Ball fame, and more. Chrono Trigger also had three directors, Yoshinori Kitase among them, who was the director of many critically acclaimed Final Fantasy games and continues to work at Square Enix to this day as a producer.

Octopath Traveler has seen an unexpected change to the game's listing on the Nintendo Switch's eShop, currently showing the beloved RPG as «Not Available.» First debuting in 2018 from Final Fantasy developer Square-Enix, the RPG saw critical acclaim following its debut for the interweaving of its eight different stories and its «HD-2D» graphics. The game was first released as a Switch exclusive, later being brought to PC and Xbox and even receiving a sequel in Octopath Traveler 2 last year. Now, however, fans are noticing an odd change to the game's Switch listing.

Popular RPG Octopath Traveler has been delisted on the Nintendo eShop.

The producer of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has revealed that he had to stop playing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom while working on the latest game in the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy. With Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth recently wrapping up development, the producer has been understandably too busy with his own game to see Link’s adventure to its conclusion.

The gaming industry is an ever-shifting place, meaning that something you would “expect to be around forever” might not be there tomorrow. Fans of Octopath Traveler found that out the “hard way” today when they went to the Nintendo eShop page for the game and found that it’s “not available” anymore. Now, don’t panic; that doesn’t mean the game has been erased, or you can’t redownload it if you’ve already purchased the title; it just means it’s not available for a new purchase via the eShop. Over on Reddit, fans were speculating about why this would be the case at all, given that it was originally an exclusive for the Nintendo Switch in 2018.

Final Fantasy VII Remake and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth are two masterfully made retellings of the classic PlayStation RPG from 1997. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is the second entry in the Remake project and continues where the previous title left off, hopefully bringing answers to questions posed with it. Not only is this new sequel a nostalgic experience for veterans of the 90s original, but Square Enix has crafted it to be another perfect spot for newcomers to join Cloud and the gang. 

We have some surprising news about Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

It has been some time since Kingdom Hearts 4 was in the news, but what some thought could be the first official look at the game in some time has emerged alongside the launch of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. An image shared on the game's official accounts to celebrate the wide release of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth ignited speculation about Sora's new circumstances in Kingdom Hearts 4.

Final Fantasy VII REBIRTH, the second installment in the REMAKE project trilogy, has been released on PlayStation 5 today, letting players experience the timeless story in a new way. The RPG has also reached critical acclaim since reviews went live last week.

Leap day is now upon us and a couple of games aren't happy about this sudden affront to their usual calendar expectations. Both EA Sports WRC and Theatrhythm Final Bar Line are currently protesting at the arrival of 29th February by refusing to function on consoles — but, luckily for rally fans and beat tappers, there's a pretty straightforward workaround.

If you go down to your web browser today, you're sure of a big surprise.

The development team behind Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth didn’t always know when the game was going to end, and it could have left off at a different point in the original’s story. After almost four years, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has finally been released, continuing the story of Cloud, Tifa, Aerith, Sephiroth, and the rest of the cast that fans know and love from the original Final Fantasy 7 and its many spin-offs. Just like Final Fantasy 7 Remake before it, FF7 Rebirth only retells a fraction of the 1997 PlayStation classic’s plot, picking up where its predecessor left off with Cloud and his friends escaping Midgar.

Theatrhythm Final Bar Line players have discovered that their game isn’t working today, and the date appears to be to blame.

It’s finally here! Yes, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is finally here, and that means that gamers can FINALLY continue the story of Cloud, Tifa, Aerith, Barrett, Red XIII, and the new friends they’ll make along the way as they travel through the world of Gaia and attempt to stop Sephiroth! But before you go into your adventure, there is one last message you should hear. Specifically, the leads behind this incredible remake title came together for one last “thank you” and a statement about the game’s launch and what it means to them to have this game out amongst players finally.

Fans of Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line on the Nintendo Switch are finding themselves unable to play the popular Switch rhythm game for an odd reason. The Final Fantasy rhythm game spinoff series has received multiple iterations since the original game debuted on the 3DS in 2012, allowing players to play along with their favorite Final Fantasy tunes. The series saw multiple releases on 3DS and recently welcomed its first console launch with last year's Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line on PS4 and Switch. Now, fans are finding themselves unable to log into the game for a curious reason.

With Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Square Enix set out with the explicit goal of releasing a game that’ll achieve a Metacritic score of over 90, and the highly anticipated action RPG sequel has managed to do just that, becoming one of the best-reviewed Final Fantasy games to date. To commemorate its launch today, Square Enix has released a new trailer that highlights that universal critical acclaim. Check it out below.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is now available on PlayStation 5, and Square Enix knew exactly how to get fans excited.

Square Enix has published a Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth launch trailer to coincide with the game’s release today.

The anticipation for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has been through the roof for a while now, but the wait is now over. The second instalment in the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy is available now on PlayStation 5, and Square Enix has released a launch trailer to commemorate the occasion. You can view it below, though do keep in mind that if you’re looking to avoid spoilers, it might be best to skip this trailer.

Square Enix has released the launch trailer for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the second entry in the three-part Final Fantasy VII remake project following 2020’s Final Fantasy VII Remake.

As the release of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth began worldwide, Square Enix announced that some copies of the game sold in Japan and Asia were mislabeled, with the Data Disc and the Play Disc having their labeling switched during manufacturing. Square Enix posted a notice on social media and gave affected Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth players instructions on how to get around the issue.

The developers behind the Life is Strange remaster, spin-offs Before the Storm and True Colors, and The Expanse: A Telltale Series, Deck Nine, have laid off 20% of the studio’s staff due to “the game industry’s worsening market conditions”. The latest job losses are the second wave of layoffs at the company in the last 12 months.

Square Enix has discovered a printing error on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth game discs printed for the Japan and Asia regions, the company announced.

Here’s a story that honestly has a bit of “history” attached to it in a way you might not recall. You see, in the earliest days of gaming, the phrase “going gold” meant that you had finished the game and put everything on a literal gold-style disc so you could hand it off to the people making copies of your game and thus get them into the hands of the public. The problem is that if you gave the people the wrong disc? You were screwed. What does that have to do with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth? Well, in Japan, a certain ‘mistake’ has come to life with how the discs were printed.

A printing error with the physical Japanese release of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth means the discs have the wrong labels on them.

Due to an error in the manufacturing process, the “Play Disc” and “Data Disc” labels on the two discs in Japanese physical edition of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth have been printed on the opposite discs, Square Enix announced.

By this headline, I really don't mean that Warhammer 40k is rubbish. But if you have no idea what it is apart from "thing Henry Cavill got made fun of for enjoying on the Graham Norton Show" or "reason I walk past a bunch of beardy lads taking a vape break outside a small shop with steamed up windows every time I go down Lower Glanmire Road", PowerWash Simulator's latest officially licensed IP tie-in DLC could act like a sort of gateway drug. A first step on the path to buying a bunch of miniatures. It's out now, for £6.50/$8/€8 on Steam, and it's very fun.