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Buy Official Final Fantasy XV Clothing for Thousands of Dollars
Final Fantasy XV might be a fantasy based on reality, but making that fantasy real sure is expensive. Japanese fashion designer Roen created in-game outfits for the game and even was working on the title back when it was Final Fantasy Versus XIII. As Fashion Press reports, the official site went up yesterday, March 31.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2016 -
Square Enix says we shouldn’t expect a PC version of Final Fantasy XV anytime soon, according to an interview at Engadget. Once the console version is done, the developers will “take a good, hard look at PC and what we need to do, and consider all [their] options.”
By Patrick Klepek Published March 31, 2016 -
All This Week’s Big Final Fantasy XV News
Last night, Square Enix held its Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV event in Los Angeles. The big news was the game’s release date. Which leaked early. Heh. But that wasn’t all. Here’s a round-up of Kotaku’s coverage. Final Fantasy XV’s Release Date Final Fantasy Movie Coming This Year With Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad Actors Final…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 31, 2016 -
Final Fantasy XV’s Platinum Demo is now available to download for the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One.
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 31, 2016 -
Square Enix Slips A Free-To-Play Mobile Game Into FFXV
Justice Monsters Five is a pinball mini-game within Final Fantasy XV. It’s also a free-to-play game coming soon toiOS, Android and Windows devices. Players can pre-register on iOS or Android to earn free in-game currency. Great.
By Mike Fahey Published March 30, 2016 -
Who Needs An Airship?
The Final Fantasy XV: Uncovered event ended on a high note.
By Mike Fahey Published March 30, 2016 -
Final Fantasy Movie Coming This Year With Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad Actors
“Final Fantasy, bitch!” One spin-off attached to Final Fantasy XV isn’t enough. Aside from the anime prequel that’s coming out before the release of Square Enix’s long awaited game, the publisher showed off a trailer for a full-length CGI feature film. Kingsglaive Final Fantasy will tell the story of Noctis’ dad King Regis and the…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 30, 2016 -
Final Fantasy XV Gets A Five-Episode Anime Prequel [Update: Watch Episode One Here]
Announced at tonight’s Uncovered event, Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV is a free five-episode anime prequel being released on YouTube, leading up to the game’s September 30 release. Check out the first episode below. According to a report from The Verge, the series is being produced by A-1 Pictures, the studio behind Sword Art Online and…
By Mike Fahey Published March 30, 2016 -
The Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV event is about to start. Catch all the leftover news live here.
By Mike Fahey Published March 30, 2016 -
Kotaku EastFinal Fantasy XIV Items and More Coming to Phantasy Star Online 2
Two of the biggest Japanese online games, it appears, are collaborating. And you thought these games were rivals? Ha! This was suddenly announced today at a Phantasy Star Online 2 event in Tokyo. According to Famitsu and 4Gamer, the Final Fantasy XIV incarnation of Odin will appear this summer in PSO2 as an enemy boss…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 21, 2016 -
Blogging For Final Fantasy XV Sounds Really Tough
Today on the Square Enix blog, Final Fantasy XV community manager Taji tells the story of his adventures to write an article on the Internet, which is something we here at Kotaku are intimately familiar with. As Taji explains, he was sneaking around the FFXV office when he found an interesting-looking creature on one of…
By Jason Schreier Published March 17, 2016 -
The BestsThe Best Final Fantasy Summoning Animations
Since Final Fantasy III fans of Square’s storied role-playing series have been calling forth primal forces to do their often devastating bidding. Some are more impressive than others. While I appreciate earlier entries in the series for granting fans the power to summon creatures from mythology and beyond to add some extra power to our…
By Mike Fahey Published March 14, 2016 -
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…
By Gergo Vas Published March 3, 2016 -
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…
By Jason Schreier Published March 1, 2016 -
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…
By Jason Schreier Published February 24, 2016 -
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…
By Jason Schreier Published February 19, 2016 -
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.
By András Neltz Published February 15, 2016