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Rumors about a remake have existed for a while, but do those still hold water in 2024? First released in 2010 (2011 in the United States), were the flagship games of Gen 5. Featuring the New York-based Unova region, new ways to bond and battle, and 156 new Pokémon — at the time, the most ever introduced in a single generation — was a huge hit, a generational game-changer. It was later followed by a pair of sequels, and .

The original The Strangers movie is quietly one of the creepiest movies of the 2000s. So when the trilogy of new movies in the series was announced late last year, it was fair to be a little skeptical. But the new trailer for The Strangers: Chapter 1 was released on Friday and it already looks creepier than the original, so there might be a whole lot more scares left in this franchise.

Just like in Remake, you only have one valuable armor slot per character in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Deciding on what you want to put there is more complicated than you think, since each piece of armor has multiple factors that determine how effective it will be, and you may want to prioritize different things for different characters. New armor will become available as you go deeper into the world of Gaia, and you can even make some yourself with the new Transmutation system, so comparing and contrasting them all can be a major chore. We get it, you’re just a merc looking to get the job done, so let us worry about figuring out the best armors so you can just put them on and get back to the action.

The remake is still in the works at Saber Interactive, according to a new report. The PlayStation 5 console exclusive remake of BioWare's 2003 RPG title was announced as part of the September 2021 PlayStation Showcase under the development of Aspyr Media, the developer behind many ports — including the original on Nintendo Switch and the upcoming — before Aspyr's parent company, Saber Interactive, took over development in 2022.

Last week, we asked you share moments from your go-to comfort game using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights:

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. 

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth tackles one of the original JRPG's more dated gimmicks by scolding you for even thinking about it - rightfully so.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, the second reimagined remake of Square Enix’s 1997 PlayStation RPG, is finally out. It’s available exclusively on PlayStation 5 for $69.99 from most retailers, except at QVC. The online seller has copies of the game, and is willing to part with them for $20 off if you happen to be a new shopper.

A new post from the official Kingdom Hearts Twitter account has some fans thinking that it's a new glimpse at Kingdom Hearts 4, but it's actually just an edited shot of Kingdom Hearts 3's secret ending.

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is out now, and that means players are naturally bullying a returning nerd called Chadley, just like they did four years ago in Final Fantasy 7 Remake.

Bloomberg is reporting that Saber Interactive, the developers reportedly working on a remake of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, is being sold by Embracer Group to a private investment group.

Saber Interactive, the game developer and publisher behind highly anticipated upcoming games like the remake of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, is reportedly being sold by its parent company, Embracer Group.

Activision studio Toys for Bob — best known for its work on franchises like Crash Bandicoot, Skylanders, and Spyro — is separating from Microsoft and going independent. It isn’t completely leaving Xbox and Activision behind, though, as the studio is looking to form a partnership with those companies.

Embracer Group are reportedly selling off Saber Interactive, the company behind the Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic remake and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 among many other things. Apparently, Saber are being flogged to a group of private investors for "up to" $500 million.

Despite rumours that the project had been cancelled altogether, it seems that Saber Interactive is still working on the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake.

The developer of the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake is reportedly being sold in a $500 million deal, with the project continuing despite development difficulties.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake developer Saber Interactive has reportedly left embattled parent company Embracer in a $500 million deal to become a privately owned company.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's director says the new action-RPG is reaching for a level that was never possible before today's technology, and that's just like the original 1997 game.

One of the most contentious elements of 2020's Final Fantasy 7 remake was the first seven hours of the original being stretched to a 40-plus hour game.

Now that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is out in the world, it's only natural to wonder how many chapters it has. Or you might prefer to call them missions or levels.

In Final Fantasy 7: Remake, Cloud was usually alone or with just one or two other companions at a time. Aside from a few instances, mainly combat trails and VR missions, you never had to worry much about party management during the story. In Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth, your crew starts out at five and only grows from there.

It's Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth release day. We can all breathe a huge sigh of relief. We made it. The second part in a trilogy remaking and retelling the original game, Cloud and the gang will venture out of Midgar on their journey, one that will differ greatly from the one those of us who played the original game will recognize. Joining that journey is Zack Fair, entering the Remake fray right at the end of the last game, and to mark the occasion, he and Tifa Lockheart now have their own Adorable Arts figures.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth takes everything that made Remake's combat system great, and turns it up to eleven to make each enemy encounter fun and engaging.

Days before the release of Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth, Square Enix unveiled an update making several tweaks to its predecessor, Final Fantasy 7: Remake. The change most noticeably impacts one of Tifa's outfits, though there are a few other tweaks. But one other major change we haven't written about yet is the change to Aerith's final line in the script of Final Fantasy 7: Remake in the English translation of the game.

Don't worry - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's swimsuits aren't exclusive to Costa del Sol and can actually be unlocked and used in the open world after beating the game.

Spoilers for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth from the fourth paragraph onwards.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is the sprawling second entry in Square Enix’s ambitious trilogy of Final Fantasy 7 remakes. The game is full of open world content, involving tough battles, dozens of minigames, and even a relationship system.

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth won’t add up if you’ve been neglecting your lore studies. Rather than replay Final Fantasy 7 Remake and the original FF7 in their entirety, we strongly recommend pulling an “oh damn, the big test is tomorrow” cram session.

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It’s shocking to think that within a day or so we’ll be playing Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth. But I’ve checked the calendar a good few times, and it’s definitely true.

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Almost four years since returning to Midgar, Cloud, Tifa, Barret and Aerith are set to journey out into the vast open world of Gaia in the highly anticipated sequel, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

A new patch has been released for Final Fantasy 7 Remakeon PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC which tweaks the ending and alters one of the outfits worn by Tifa during a flashback scene.

Well, it's the day of days. The much awaited sequel to Remake, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, is launch imminent, and I have the cheapest prices for it. Preloading is available for your midnight play, however, I have just been informed that the embargo for longplays and other VODs is two hours earlier at 10 p.m. AEST. That's good news if you want a bigger sneak peek, possibly via the three non-commentary vids I have in the wings. I'd put gil on the US team having a Let's Play going on too. Will link that when it's live and I'm allowed to.

One of the biggest fan theories swirling around Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is that Aerith — famous for dying in the original Final Fantasy 7 — may escape her fate this time around. Square Enix’s remake trilogy is getting to that point in the story, and… well, truthfully we have review code and I could go ask somebody how it plays out, but then I couldn’t sit here and speculate with the rest of you, free of embargoes and spoilers.

After oodles of marketing blasts and previews, the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth release date and time are nearly here, and that's pretty exciting. 

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's director would like the team to stay together to work on other projects after the remake trilogy is complete. 

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If you haven’t played Black Mesa, the unofficial (yet wholly endorsed by Valve) remake of Half-Life, it’s definitely worth checking out. For those of us who have played – and enjoyed – it, the team responsible for it is teasing a new game that’s currently in the pipeline.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is here and is geared up to be one of the biggest games of the year. It already boasts “universal acclaim” on Metacritic, RPG fans are salivating over it, and social media is about to light up with discussion of its story, characters and themes. But, if you haven’t been keeping up with all things Final Fantasy you may feel left out in the cold.

A new game in the series has been officially announced by Nintendo, but it is set in a region that no player or fan was expecting – especially considering the most recent rumors. The speculation was that the Pokémon Day 2024 presentation would announce the long-rumored Generation 5 remakes or a Johto-based Legends title, but that was not the case.

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth producer Yoshinori Kitase thinks the cast of «very appealing characters» is what made the game so popular.

In an interview with Kinda Funny Games, Naoki Hamaguchi, director of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, opened up about other Final Fantasy titles that he'd love to see remade. 

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Three days before Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth releases, a patch has suddenly tweaked some elements of Final Fantasy 7 Remake.

With Final Fantasy VII Rebirth releasing just later this week, Final Fantasy VII Remake got a surprise update, tweaking one of Tifa's outfits and breaking a heavily used mod.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake is almost four years old, but that doesn't mean Square Enix has finished tweaking and poking at it to make sure everything is correct. Earlier today, a significant patch was released designed to bring Final Fantasy 7 Remake up to date with certain changes made in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, with the intention of making both titles a fluid experience.

In a world of remasters and remakes, Final Fantasy VII Remake stands apart as one of the best. Fans speculated for years that Square Enix would eventually remake the beloved classic, and after 20 years, their wish came true.

Many of us grew to know most parts of the original Final Fantasy VII by heart, and that’s both awesome and heartbreaking. But how many of us are aware of the full extent of the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII extended universe that Square Enix kickstarted in the mid-aughts, in celebration of its seventh anniversary?

Final Fantasy VII Remake was updated today on PC and PlayStation 5, introducing a small change but breaking a fundamental mod.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is just a few days away from its PlayStation 5 launch, but the rave critic reviews have already kicked up the hype even further. Our Kai Powell rated the game with a perfect score, and the average review score from critics is the highest for the whole series since 2000's Final Fantasy IX.

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A new Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth booklet is catching fans' attention thanks to one short story that holds clues to a mystery everyone has been mulling over since the original JRPG launched 27 years ago. 

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Can you believe it’s 2024 and Final Fantasy 7is still a massive entry within the larger Final Fantasy series? It all started in 1997, when Square Enix released the original FF7 on PlayStation 1, complete with 3D graphics. Fast-forward roughly 27 years andit’s now one of the most acclaimed video games of all time and has seen numerous adaptations and spinoffs since its initial release.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's director has credited an unlikely live-action Disney remake for inspiring the team's work on reimagining the classic 1997 JRPG.

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The Bloodborne community is the equivalent of a dog losing its absolute mind whenever it catches wind of a remaster or PC port of its beloved title. “Bloodborne!? Bloodborne! BLOODBOOOOOOOOOORNE!” Such was the case when the FromSoftware darling was brought up with director Hidetaka Miyazaki during the Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC reveal.

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