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You Can Now Play Triple Triad On Your Phone
Sixteen years after the release of Final Fantasy VIII, Square Enix has finally released an official stand-alone version of its legendary card game, Triple Triad You can get Triple Triad right now on both iOS and Android by downloading the Final Fantasy Portal app. Both the Portal app and the card game—which you download inside…
By Jason Schreier Published August 20, 2015 -
Final Fantasy VII Comes To iOS Today
Final Fantasy VII, a video game about an angry man with mommy issues, will come to iPhone and iPad tonight with the next Apple Store update, publisher Square Enix announced today. This is a port of the PC version, and it should be sufficient distraction for FFVII fans until the remake, which is currently scheduled…
By Jason Schreier Published August 19, 2015 -
Kotaku East
Poll: What Japanese Gamers Want in the Final Fantasy VII Remake
So, they’re remaking Final Fantasy VII. It won’t be exactly the same and things will change. But what do you want in the game? Some Japanese gamers were asked just that. Note: The answer to this poll might contain spoilers if you’ve never played FFVII. According to My Navi, 444 of its readers were asked…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 17, 2015 -
Kotaku East
Square Enix’s streaming service Dive In is dead. The company’s Japanese headquarters announced that it will end on September 13. It launched in October 2014 in Japan. At last year’s Tokyo Game Show, Kotaku checked out Dive In. Read our impressions right here.
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 14, 2015 -
We’ll Be Lucky To See Final Fantasy XV Next Year
Today in Germany, Square Enix announced that the elusive Final Fantasy XV is totally on schedule and that they’ve even planned out a release date. Then, in traditional Square Enix fashion, they said they couldn’t tell it to us yet. In a bizarre, frustrating live presentation from Gamescom this afternoon, FFXV director Hajime Tabata teased…
By Jason Schreier Published August 5, 2015 -
Final Fantasy VII Will See ‘Dramatic Changes,’ and That’s Good
Don’t expect the upcoming remake version of Final Fantasy VII to be exactly the same game you remember excitedly talking to your friends about over the school lunch table. At least when it comes to FFVII’s battle system, things are going to be different the second time around, according to Game Director Tetsuya Nomura. Speaking…
By Phil Hornshaw Published August 2, 2015 -
Final Fantasy Composers Tease FFXII Remake [UPDATE]
We might be one step closer to getting to see Vaan’s emaciated, whiny abs in glorious HD. At a Final Fantasy Distant Worlds concert in Pittsburgh Saturday night, composer Arnie Roth randomly announced that yes, Final Fantasy XII is getting a remake, much to fans’ surprise. Hitoshi Sakimoto, who scored FFXII, was also in attendance.…
By Jason Schreier Published August 1, 2015 -
Kotaku East
This Isn’t the Final Fantasy XV You’ll Play
One day, you will play Final Fantasy XV. It’s been a long wait. But you will not get to play this Final Fantasy XV Via Tumblr fartnoisespbth, this fan art shows FFXV characters with their genders changed. Here you can see how the designs were tweaked. This would probably address the complaints of those who…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 31, 2015 -
The Monster Hunter-esque Final Fantasy Explorers hits North American 3DSes early next year, on January 26. In case you need a refresher on exactly what the game is about, there’s a debut trailer above, and you can find our impressions of the Japanese version here
By András Neltz Published July 30, 2015 -
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD will be out for PC on August 18, Square Enix announced this morning. It’s a messy, clunky game thatI loved way more than I should have. The PC version will have graphical improvements as well as “improved in-game battle camera, full Steam achievements and trading cards, scalable motion blur settings and…
By Jason Schreier Published July 28, 2015 -
Kotaku East
These Are the First Nintendo NX Games [Update]
We don’t know much about the Nintendo NX. Nintendo has called it a “dedicated game platform” that, perhaps, aims tosurprise players. Today, we do know two of the games headed for it. Update: August 4 – 4:00am Square Enix issued a comment to Kotaku regarding the NX release, attempting to clear up confusion as a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 28, 2015 -
New Tomb Raider Will Come To PC and PS4 In 2016
Windows players will be able to play Rise of the Tomb Raider a few months after it launches on Xbox. PS4 gamers will have to wait a year. There’s been anger and disgruntlement at the exclusivity of Rise of the Tomb Raider, which was initially announced as an Xbox platform exclusive last August. Turns out…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 23, 2015 -
Kotaku East
Square Enix Boss Thinks New Games Need Multiple Sequels for Success
Square Enix’s top bossman explains his theory of threes. Among the rather shocking announcements at this year’s E3, Square Enix also announced a new project. Tentatively titled Project Setsuna, the game is going to be an original RPG by the newly formed studio, Tokyo RPG Factory In an interview with Weekly Famitsu, Square Enix head…
By Toshi Nakamura Published July 22, 2015 -
ReviewsFinal Fantasy XIV Heavensward Log Two: Identity Crisis
I’d love to be able to report this week that I’ve reached the new level cap and experienced some of the high-end content Final Fantasy XIV’s first expansion has to offer, but first I need to figure out which version of my character I want to be. If Heavensward had introduced its three new adventuring…
By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2015 -
So is the new Hitman episodic or a full game or what? Here’s some clarity, via the developers: on December 8 you can spend $60 to buy a digital version that will be updated with new stuff over the course of the following year. Or you can buy it on disc “at some point” in…
By Jason Schreier Published July 9, 2015 -
Kotaku East
Mobius Final Fantasy Needs More Plot
Mobius Final Fantasy (previously Mevius Final Fantasy) is the latest official Final Fantasy game. It’s a turn-based-with-an-element-of-tactics combat-centric game for iOS and Android platforms. In Mobius Final Fantasy, you play the part of Wal – or whatever you decide to name him – an amnesiac protagonist, tossed into the world of Paramitia. There he is…
By Toshi Nakamura Published July 9, 2015 -
The Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward Song That Gets Me Every Time
It never fails. I teleport back to the Foundation area of the expansion’s new city of Ishgard, it’s nighttime, it’s snowing, and the most achingly bittersweet music plays. Though featuring similar musical themes, the music for entrance The Holy See of Ishgard is powerful and bold, appropriately representing a towering city that’s withstood countless attacks…
By Mike Fahey Published July 7, 2015 -
Square Enix Suspends Final Fantasy XIV Mac Sales, Offers Refunds
Citing thewidespread disappointment with performance and poor communication of system requirements, Square Enix has temporarily halted sales of the Final Fantasy XIV Mac client. Good call. Having spent the better part of two years using alternative methods such as Boot Camp to run Final Fantasy XIV on their systems, Mac had been clamoring for a…
By Mike Fahey Published July 5, 2015 -
Final Fantasy XIV‘s New Mac Client Is A Joke
Since Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn’s August 2013 release, Mac players have had to jump through the normal hoops to play a Windows game on their hardware. Now the game finally has an official Mac client, but by most accounts it’s not great. Until the release of the official Mac client, which coincided with…
By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2015