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The Evolution of Final Fantasy‘s Behemoth From 1988 To 2016

While the story and the setting are always different, the main Final Fantasy games have a lot of reoccurring elements. Behemoth is one of them, appearing in almost every game, and its appearances are a super way to track not just the evolution of Final Fantasy, but the progress of the entire medium. RinoaMoogleGames’ clip…

Final Fantasy IX Won’t Stop Teasing Fans On Steam

Last month, video game enthusiast Square Enix surprise-released Final Fantasy IX on iOS and Android. But the PC version is still nowhere to be found, which is driving some fans crazy. Since Square announced the new ports of their classic PS1 game back in December, fans have been frantically checking Steam’s “new release” section and…

Final Fantasy XIV Gets A Cute David Bowie Reference

Above, via Redditor LightSamus: a dedication to the late David Bowie, found in Final Fantasy XIV’s new Antitower dungeon, which was added with the 3.2 patch yesterday. Cute. On another note, I’ve spent the past few weeks binge-playing FFXIV, and I really really love it, although it seems like I’ve just gotten up to the…

Final Fantasy IX Can Be Silly

“Emoticons are unavailable,” the mobile version of Final Fantasy IX tells you when you name a new character. WELL, WE’LL SEE ABOUT THAT. Meet one of Alexandria’s finest soldiers, Captain :(. When you’ve played an RPG like Final Fantasy IX over and over again more times than you can count, sometimes you’ve just gotta spice things…

Hitman GO, the mobile, Hitman-themed strategy game, is coming to PC, PS4, and PS Vita next Tuesday. Launching as the “Definitive Edition,” it’ll feature full Steamworks integration on PC and cross-buy/cross-save on PS4 and Vita, with upgraded visuals and all updates from the mobile version intact.

Final Fantasy IV‘s Creepiest Enemy Pops Up In FFXIV

Hey, look, it’s Calcabrina. To quote Kotaku’s Mike Fahey: “NOOO, STOP, GET IT AWAY FROM ME.” For quite some time now, the folks at Square Enix have been stuffing Final Fantasy XIV with references to other Final Fantasy games, and this new patch is no exception. With patch 3.2, it looks like they’ll be adding…

Surprise: Final Fantasy IX Is Out Now On Phones

Stealthy Square Enix snuck Final Fantasy IX out on iOS and Android this morning, and presumably it’ll be on Steam soon too This new version of the ninth Final Fantasy has high-res character models, touch controls, and a set of new cheats like a “no random encounters” mode and a fast-forward button. You can also…

Reminder: Final Fantasy Tactics Is Still Incredible

It has become clear, in the wake of the disastrous Unsung Story, that we may never get a proper successor to Final Fantasy Tactics. Fortunately, the original game is as good today as it was in 1998. This past weekend, the game studio Playdek broke months of silence to announce that they’d put Unsung Story…

If you’ve pre-ordered the upcoming Hitman game, you’ll be able to play the beta soon. The beta lets players go through the game’s opening sequence, which you can play over and over. On PS4, the beta will be live from February 12 to 15 and on PC, it’ll be open on February 19, ending on…

The Final Fantasy Adventure Remake Is Excellent

This week, Square Enix released Adventures of Mana, a remake of the classic Game Boy action-role-playing game Final Fantasy Adventure. Like many of Square’s other mobile games, it’s both A) pricey and B) excellent. I bit the bullet and bought a copy on iOS last night, dishing out $14 for the privilege. (It’s also out…

Final Fantasy XV‘s Combat Kicks Even More Ass Now

Remember the exciting battles fought in the second coming of Final Fantasy XV Episode Duscae? They’ve got nothing on the awesome Niflheim base battle footage show during the finalActive Time Report. Check out new combos, warp kills, magical explosions and more. Check it out. I’ll walk through some of the cool new features quickly for…

Watch The Latest Final Fantasy XV Active Time Report Live, Right Here [All Done]

Magic! Stealth! Magitek armor! Exclamation points! Plus an update on the March event where we expect more useful information, like a release date, all in the latest Final Fantasy XV Active Time Report, kicking off live at 11 PM Eastern. And we’re done. The archive should be live shortly. For those of you who missed…

That Final Fantasy and Louis Vuitton Collaboration? It Exists in the Real World, Too. 

First, there was a CG trailer with the Final Fantasy XIII character. Then, there was an interview. And now, Louis Vuitton shops are plastered with Lightning. There’s one word for this and that word is “surreal.” In Japan, commenters on the popular bulletin board 2ch have been uploading photos of Louis Vuitton shops and real-world…

The Right Way to Make a Dragon Quest Mural

Right now, there is a giant Dragon Quest mural up in Tokyo’s Shinjuku. It’s apparently made completely from Diablock, which are basically Japanese LEGO. The blocks look like pixels, so if you are going to make a Dragon Quest mural, do it like this. Especially if you are Square Enix and also want to pull…

Square Enix Just Disappointed the Hell Out of Dragon Quest Fans 

Today in Japan, Square Enix held a Dragon Quest-themed press conference to mark the 30th anniversary of the series. It sucked. Square Enix assembled the Japanese gaming press (Famitsu took the above photo) and streamed the whole thing online. People, obviously, had expectations. They were soon crushed. At the start, Square Enix announced there wouldn’t…

The PS Vita version of Dragon Quest Builders, the Minecraft meets Dragon Quest title, cannot be used with PlayStation Vita TV. A bummer for PS Vita TV owners! In case you missed it, here is Kotaku’s PlayStation Vita TV review.

The Biggest-Selling Games in Japan of 2015

What was the hottest game in Japan last year? Do you know? Let’s find out! Right now, even. The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu has 2015 sales figures for the period beginning on December 29, 2014 and ending on December 13, 2015. Below’s the sales tally, along with the title’s Japanese launch date and the…

What Some of Japan’s Biggest Game Creators Hope To Do in 2016

It’s a new year. Can you believe it? Sure you can. While you ponder how you’ll spend it, here is what some of Japan’s most famous game creators hope to accomplish. In this latest issue of Weekly Famitsu, a huge number of game makers revealed their aspirations for 2016. Note that not every Japanese game…

Final Fantasy IX PC Will Let You Turn Off Random Encounters

The PC version of Final Fantasy IX, announced last week in Japan, will be out this month according to Steam. And, critically, it’ll let you turn off random encounters. Says the Steam page, which just went live today: Additional Features Achievements Seven game boosters including high speed and no encounter modes. Autosave High-definition movies and…

Shinra Technologies, the cloud gaming company headed by Yoichi Wada (and only announced just over a year ago), has been shut down by Square Enix