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We have a new rumor that confirms something that we speculated on just last week.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi reckons chocobo smell like horses.

Industry insider Shpeshal Nick believes Final Fantasy 16 is coming to Xbox Series X/S.

Mainline Final Fantasy games have turned back the clock and gone back to being exclusive to PlayStation consoles, but it looks like that might be about to change soon. Recent rumours claimed that Square Enix was in discussions with Microsoft to bring Final Fantasy 7 Remake to Xbox consoles, and it looks like Final Fantasy 16 is following suit.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is promising to be a massive experience, and while a significant portion of its optional content is obviously going to be focused on characters and storytelling (what with its Witcher 3 inspirations), there will, of course, be plenty of minigames for players to dive into as well.

President Takashi Kiryu has shared his plans to slim down Square Enix's lineup of titles.

Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu believes the company needs to diversify its gaming output, but also focus on fewer releases.

The president of Japanese publishing giant Square Enix, Takashi Kiryu, has said he wants his company's output to be more diverse.

Xbox kicked off its 2024 with a jam-packed Developer Direct showcase, bringing reveals and updates on four upcoming releases from four studios, plus a bonus update from Square Enix. The 45-minute presentation, streamed live on YouTube and Xbox's other social channels late Thursday, took the covers off MachineGames' upcoming Indiana Jones game, provided a release date for the highly anticipated Senua's Saga, and revealed a release window for Avowed, Obsidian's next big fantasy RPG.

Square Enix recently revealed during the Xbox Developer Direct that Visions of Mana will be released for Xbox during the upcoming summer. During the event, Microsoft unveiled more information about the upcoming Indiana Jones game developed by MachineGames, and details about Avowed and Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2. However, the appearance of Visions of Mana was the biggest surprise of Xbox Developer Direct.

Square Enix appears to be on the verge of shaking up its development portfolio. According to its president, we may soon see fewer titles, but a more diverse array of genres coming out of a developer and publisher traditionally known for its massive RPG franchises.

Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu says he wants to diversify the studio's lineup of games by relying less on "strong IPs" like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest.

The producer of Square Enix’s Foamstars has explained the team is tired of the comparisons between its new online party shooter and Nintendo’s Splatoon. It’s not difficult to spot the similarities between the two games, as both involve the core mechanic of colorful sprays that affect the opposing team, and the comparisons have sparked a conversation online. Nonetheless, the Square Enix team behind Foamstars wants players to see it has more to offer than these comparisons.

Action RPG Visions of Mana will launch for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store this summer, Square Enix announced.

Square Enix was next for the Xbox Developer_Direct ’24, presenting new details for Visions of Mana. As the latest in the famed action RPG series, it marks the first time the franchise comes to Xbox. In a new trailer, the development team discusses what the series means to different players and its approach to the sequel.

For the record, we didn’t plan two stories about items you can get for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth to come in back-to-back days. Life decided to have a little fun with us, and we don’t mind. Yesterday, we discussed how Square Enix Reward Program members could get a special glitter globe featuring the Gold Saucer from the upcoming RPG. It was cute and adorable, and we’re sure some of you have already subscribed to the program so you can get it or are cashing in points to ensure you get it. But, if you’re looking for something a bit more “substantial,” then perhaps Amazon is where you go to get the game.

Life is Strange's director says he would've loved to have developed the universe further, but that Square Enix decides where the series goes from here. 

Japanese publisher Square Enix has revealed that it used generative artificial intelligence to produce some of the artwork in the upcoming Foamstars.

Final Fantasy 14 is doing another rerun of The Maiden’s Rhapsody, its FF11 crossover event, in preparation for Dawntrail. Fans can experience this Final Fantasy 14 event again or for the first time from January 22 through February 5.

Total worldwide shipments and digital sales for Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince surpassed one million units, Square Enix announced.

When it comes to video games, many who play them don’t just want the “memories” of playing them; they want items in the real world that’ll help them remember those memories in a different way. Pre-order items are a big deal in this respect, as people will pay out the nose to get unique items that can only be bought through these special deals. Square Enix decided to up the ante with the upcoming release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth by offering its Reward Members the chance to get a special glitter globe featuring the Gold Saucer from the upcoming title.

Several new details about Square Enix’s Foamstars are available following the announcement of its release date. Along with launching for PS4 and PS5, it’s coming to PlayStation Plus as part of its Monthly Games in February. A year or so of post-launch content is planned, with a Season Pass structure and free maps, modes and characters on top of a Premium Pass with cosmetics.

Yesterday, Square Enix announced that its party shooter Foamstars would launch on February 6th for PS4 and PS5. Despite comparisons to Splatoon, it’s received praise for doing different things. Since it’s also out on day one for PlayStation Plus subscribers, it’s almost guaranteed to have a healthy player base initially.

Square Enix has confirmed that upcoming online shooter Foamstars includes AI-generated art.

Square Enix’s Foamstars has received a release date, launching on February 6th for PS4 and PS5. However, since its announcement, the 4v4 party shooter has been compared to Nintendo’s Splatoon, with players spraying foam in arenas and using it to traverse instead of ink.

Voice artist Cody Christian, who plays Cloud in the forthcoming Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, thinks «shippers» who «overtly sexualise every relationship can ruin great story development».

PlayStation exclusive shooter Foamstars will feature AI-generated artwork, Square Enix has confirmed, with Foamstars producer Kosuke Okatani clarifying to VGC that «in terms of the content of the game, this makes up about 0.01% or even less.» 

Foamstars, Square Enix's Splatoon-like 4v4 online party shooter announced last year, is coming next month. The PlayStation exclusive will release February 6 as a day-one launch title on PS Plus, Sony and Square Enix confirmed Tuesday. The game will be available to download for free on PS5 and PS4 as part of the PlayStation Plus Monthly Games lineup for next month, starting February 6 through March 4. Foamstars was announced at a PlayStation Showcase in May last year, showing off soapy shooting and colourful characters, both heavily inspired by Nintendo's Splatoon games. A PS Plus release will likely attract more players to the multiplayer title in its early days.

With the 2024 Toyko Fan Fest in the books, Final Fantasy 14 released Patch 6.55, Growing Light Part 2, which brought the story of the Endwalker expansion and several side quests to a close. In addition to the stories, Final Fantasy 14 made some changes specific to the PvP mode called Shatter and some Jobs were nerfed in Frontline mode.

A new Xbox Wire post announced that the Final Fantasy 14 open beta for Xbox Series X|S is live, but Xbox quickly backtracked and provided some clarification. The Final Fantasy 14 open beta is not ready yet for Xbox, as the company reveals that an error was made while sharing the news.

Foamstars is the next big game coming from Square Enix, which recently announced the game will be launching on February 2 and will be available on PlayStation Plus on the day of release. Unfortunately, that's not everything that was revealed about Foamstars, as the title has come under fire after producer Kosuke Okatani admitted AI was used for some of the game's art.

The upcoming Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth recently shared a video showing off its fast-travel system, which happens almost instantly thanks to the PS5's SSD. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is easily one of 2024's most highly-anticipated games, even winning the award for such at The Game Awards 2023.

It looks like the wait for Final Fantasy 14 Online on Xbox Series X/S could be ending very soon; Microsoft today announced that an open beta for the acclaimed MMORPG was now «officially available» before yanking the post and tweeting to say it had «incorrectly» shared the news.

Various “trends” within the digital space over the last several years have come and gone and caused all sorts of problems along the way. But one problem that persists among certain groups is the plans for using AI not just in writing but also in art. You might recall that the Hollywood strike among writers and actors was partially caused by studios wanting to use AI scripts and pay writers less as a result or use AI to capture a person’s likeness and use them in films without consent. For video games like Foamstars, using AI isn’t “out of bounds” when it comes to art, apparently.

The nominees for the 24th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) have been revealed.

January’s PlayStation Plus Game Catalogue and Classics titles are now available.

Hey everyone, Foamstars Producer Kosuke Okatani here. We’ve kept all of you waiting since the announcement of Foamstars May of last year, but we’re happy to announce that Foamstars will release on February 6, 2024!

Microsoft may be in preliminary discussions to bring Final Fantasy 7 Remake to Xbox, an established industry insider has said. This claim arrives mere months after a well-known leaker labeled a Final Fantasy 7 Remake Xbox port as unlikely, at least in the foreseeable future.

The upcoming PlayStation exclusive Foamstarswill utilize AI for some of its artwork, as confirmed by producer Kosuke Okatani. Square Enix announced this colorful multiplayer hero shooter during a PlayStation Showcase event back in May, quickly drawing comparisons to Nintendo’s Splatoon series due to Foamstars’ primary gimmick of spraying the battlefield with foam to help navigate the environment or block enemy attacks. Foamstars is set to launch as part of the PlayStation Plus Monthly Games lineup on February 6, and if successful could kickstart a new wave of Splatoon-like games.

Square Enix's upcoming team shooter Foamstars will have a small amount of AI art, the developer has said.

Foamstars, Square Enix's four-on-four foam-party shooter, will release next month on PlayStation Plus.

PlayStation Plus subscribers will be able to claim a brand new game at no extra cost in February. Square Enix's Foamstars, which bears some similarities to Nintendo's Splatoon series, will be available as part of the PS Plus Essential monthly lineup starting on February 6. If you claim it by March 4, you'll be able to play the PS4 and PS5 exclusive as long as your subscription is active. After March 4, the game will cost $30, though you'll still need a PS Plus subscription to play it since it's an online multiplayer title.

As the countdown continues toward a certain sequel with everyone on the edge of their seats, given what might happen within it, let’s not forget what started this whole thing. Specifically, let’s not forget how great Final Fantasy VII Remake was, as it was a title that many wondered about regarding quality for some time. After all, the game had a VERY bumpy development cycle, to the extent that it was released many years after it was first announced, and there were all sorts of rumors about what the heck was going on during that point. But when it was released, it was everything fans could’ve hoped for, and more.

Square Enix has confirmed its upcoming PlayStation shooter Foamstars contains some AI-generated art.

Square Enix has announced that its 4v4 shooter Foamstars will launch on February 6 as a PlayStation Plus monthly game.

Square Enix has announced that its 4v4 online party shooter Foamstars will release on February 6th for PS4 and PS5. A new trailer is available, showcasing the gameplay and confirming three modes – Smash the Star, Happy Bath Survival and a new addition, Rubber Duck Party. Check it out below.

We’re approaching the four-year anniversary of the launch of Final Fantasy 7 Remake, and are far enough away from its release that even its sequel, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, is just a little over a month away from release. In all that time, however, the action RPG hasn’t released for Xbox, something that has seemed increasingly baffling as more time has passed.

Square Enix announced today that its “foam-party shooter” Foamstars will launch on February 6 as one of the month’s free PlayStation Plus Essential games. At a hands-off preview event held prior to this announcement, Digital Trends learned a lot more about what players can expect from Foamstars at and after launch.

Four-versus-four foam party shooter FOAMSTARS will launch for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on February 6 for $29.99, publisher Square Enix and developer Toylogic announced. It will launch as part of the Monthly Games lineup for PlayStation Plus members, meaning it will be available to download and keep at no extra cost between February 6 and March 4.

The Japanese video game industry have come together to help their country, after a major disaster has left them shaken.

Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth is coming to PlayStation 5 next month, and Square Enix is kicking its campaign into gear with a brand new trailer and some new screenshots for the much-anticipated second installment in the planned remake trilogy.

Square Enix released a new trailer for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, showcasing the fight against the Terror of the Deep boss and many other notable moments from the upcoming game. The promo surfaced online mere weeks after the last Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth trailer debuted at The Game Awards.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth just dropped a new trailer ahead of the game's launch on February 29, once again readying us for heartbreak. We see Tifa falling, face full of shock, as Cloud bellows out her name in horror. Square Enix knows we're worried about her taking [REDACTED's] place and the new footage only adds fuel to the fire.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is a month and a half away from launch, and with excitement surrounding its release continuing to build, Square Enix has offered another look at what the action RPG will offer. Along with releasing a new trailer hyping up Cloud’s imminent battle with Sephiroth, the developer has also revealed some brief new details on some of the locations you’ll be visiting in the game’s massive world, and some of the new characters that will be featured in its expanded cast.

Ahead of its release in just over a month, Square Enix has shared a new preview and trailer of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth now it's available to pre-order.

Square Enix has released a new trailer for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth titled “Destined for Rebirth,” as well as new information and screenshots introducing Cait Sith, Elena, Captain Titov, and Yuffie.

Square Enix has released a new trailer for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, the continuation of Final Fantasy 7 Remake. There’s a heavy focus on Sephiroth as Cloud and crew pursue him in the lands outside of Midgar. Check it out below.

Following the first day of the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival in Tokyo this month, director and producer of the franchise Naoki Yoshida did a brief but captivating interview giving insight on where the game might be without him around . 

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is expanding on the foundations of Remake in more ways than one, and by the looks of it, chief among them is going to be the massive, seamless open world it’s going to be set in. Square Enix has made it a point to hammer home just how crucial that part of the experience is going to be in the lead-up to the action RPG’s launch, and the developer is now also offering a glimpse at one very particular aspect of the vast world.

Square Enix recently announced a new Meister Quality figure of Final Fantasy 14's Hydaelyn and Zodiark, which is already available for pre-order and comes with a free in-game emote. This set is the latest in a long line of various figures of iconic Final Fantasy characters, which are highly prized by franchise fans and collectors.

In a recent interview with the former President of SIE Worldwide Studios Shohei Yoshida, Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida stated that younger developers should head a potential Final Fantasy 17 over the old guard. Though the interview touched upon the development of Final Fantasy 16, Naoki Yoshida said that nothing has been decided as far as the franchise's future goes.

Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida—known among the Final Fantasy 14 fan base as Yoshi-P—believes that the next mainline game in the franchise should be made by someone new, and is equipped to take on “challenges that suit today’s world”.

The second volume of the Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker art book series is coming in June, and Square Enix’ Manga and Books publishing arm is taking preorders.

Square Enix's Naoki Yoshida thinks Final Fantasy 17 should be directed by someone new to make a game «with challenges that suit today's world».

The latest IAS Game Maker's Notebook Podcast (embedded in the full article below) is a chat between Sony's head of independent development Shuhei Yoshida and Square Enix producer, designer and director Naoki Yoshida, one of the big fish behind Final Fantasy 14 and Final Fantasy 16. In a lengthy discussion of the latter game, the two Yoshidas chew over the familiar topic of where Final Fantasy should go next. According to Naoki Yoshida, it might be time for an injection of new blood.

Final Fantasy 14 may have just revealed the continent of Tural in Dawntrail, but fans have discovered hints of the fabled New World that date back as far as A Realm Reborn. This evidence proves some of the next areas of Final Fantasy 14 have been over nine years in the making.

Another month means a fresh heap of additions to Sony's PlayStation Plus Game Catalogue for subscribers of its PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium tiers, with January 2024's headliners including the Resident Evil 2 remake and Tiny Tina's Wonderlands.

Now that Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail's full trailer has finally released, the game's first on-screen hrothgar lady has stepped into the spotlight. It turns out that her English voice actor has also been playing the game for years, as revealed in a tweet yesterday.

Since the mention of a new limited job in Dawntrail, many speculated the same thing about what it could be, and these have been confirmed: the second limited job, releasing later in the patches, will be Beastmaster.

The end of the Japan Fanfest keynote yielded a long-anticipated reveal for Dawntrail: the addition of female Hrothgar as a playable race. So, how did female Hrothgar turn out, and were they worth the wait?

Fans of Apex Legends are outraged at the cost of cosmetic items in the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth crossover event, that they fear will total over £300.

The new Dawntrail areas revealed from the Japan Fanfest keynote were quite telling about certain elements of the next expansion’s story. Here’s how Solution Nine and other FFXIV Dawntrail areas could affect the story.

The Japan fanfest keynote revealed the new Caster job for Dawntrail – Pictomancer, which mixes aether with paint to create familiars to fight. Now that Krile is taking up Pictomancer and the job is coming to us in the summer, what can we predict about How Pictomancer differs from FFXIV’s other casting jobs using the information in the keynote?

Seemingly not content with swallowing up Animal Crossing and spitting out its own farm-and-craft minigame, Final Fantasy 14 has apparently now guzzled down Starfield and is readying to unleash its own way to sink dozens of hours into galactic wandering.

Among the slew of reveals for Final Fantasy XIV during Fan Fest Tokyo last weekend was a new town players will visit during upcoming expansion Dawntrail. While a new corner of Eorzea to explore is exciting by itself, the cyberpunk city has added to my hope that the MMO is set to shower a bit more love on the best Final Fantasy game. That’s right: Final Fantasy IX.

Final Fantasy 14 has revealed the second new job arriving in its upcoming Dawntrail expansion. The Pictomancer is a new-oldie, bringing back the magical artist class from Final Fantasy 6 - albeit with some colourful new powers for magical ranged DPS players to enjoy. Meanwhile, we now know that the MMO's second limited job will be the Beastmaster.

Final Fantasy 14’s next expansion, Dawntrail, is still several months away. Those who want new content sooner can look forward to an update next week. Patch 6.55, Growing Light Part 2, will be available on January 16th for PS4, PS5 and PC.