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Guide Final Fantasy 16 New Game +: Final Fantasy Mode Explained and What Carries Over
Begin again
Looking to have Final Fantasy 16 New Game + Explained? Unlike a lot of recent releases, New Game + is available in Final Fantasy 16 from launch — you don't need a specific update or any kind of DLC. It's also quite a robust implementation, adding a lot of welcome replay value to the action RPG. In this Final Fantasy 16 guide, we'll...
Guide Final Fantasy 16: All Curiosities for the Wall of Memories
For the Hoard
Looking for all curiosities for the Wall of Memories in Final Fantasy 16? Curiosities are unique items you'll gradually gather during your time with Final Fantasy 16, and some of them will be displayed in Clive's Chambers on the Wall of Memories. You need to track down all of these in order to unlock the For the Hoard Trophy. As part...
Guide Final Fantasy 16: Best Equipment and How to Get It
Best sword, armor, and accessories
What's the best equipment in Final Fantasy 16? By the end of the game, there are specific pieces of equipment that are simply better than everything else. This applies to Clive's sword, belt, and vambraces. Accessories are a little more subjective, but we've still got some key recommendations as to which...
Guide Final Fantasy 16 Trophy Guide: All PS5 Trophies and How to Get the Platinum
Unlock all the Trophies in Final Fantasy 16
Looking for a Final Fantasy 16 Trophy guide? As part of our Final Fantasy 16 guide, we're going to help you unlock all Trophies and show you how to get the Platinum. This Trophy roadmap will explain everything you need to know about clearing the game's Trophy list. Note: Due to the nature of this page,...
Guide Final Fantasy 16 Difficulty: Difficulty Settings and How to Change Them
Timely accessories and hard mode explained
Looking for info on difficulty settings and how to change them in Final Fantasy 16? In this hopefully helpful Final Fantasy 16 guide, we'll explain how difficulty works, and how it can be altered to suit your needs. Final Fantasy 16 Difficulty: Difficulty Settings and How to Change Them: Final Fantasy...
Guide Final Fantasy 16: All Notorious Mark Hunts
All hunt locations, rewards, and combat tips
Looking for all Notorious Mark Hunts in Final Fantasy 16? These optional but always entertaining side activities see Clive track down and battles against some of the game's most dangerous warriors and creatures. In this Final Fantasy 16 guide, we'll be listing all Notorious Mark Hunts, complete with...
Guide Final Fantasy 16: All Eikons and Best Eikon Abilities
The best Eikon abilities to unlock and equip
Looking for all Eikons and best Eikon abilities in Final Fantasy 16? By the end of the game, Clive will have access to a wide range of abilities, each one bringing something unique to his elemental arsenal. In this Final Fantasy 16 guide, we're going to cover the pros and cons of each ability in order to...
Guide Final Fantasy 16: All Materials and Where to Find Them
Locations for every material
Looking for all materials and where to find them in Final Fantasy 16? Materials are used to craft increasingly powerful equipment for Clive, and can also be used to upgrade existing gear. Most materials in the game are very common — often dropped by all manner of monsters — but others are exceedingly rare, and can...
Guide Final Fantasy 16: Echoes of the Fallen Walkthrough
Slay the spire
Echoes of the Fallen is a DLC Quest for Final Fantasy 16, accessible during Back to Their Origin. As part of our Final Fantasy 16 guide, we're going to explain everything you need to know about Echoes of the Fallen
Guide Final Fantasy 16: The Rising Tide Walkthrough
Water way to go
The Rising Tide is a DLC Quest for Final Fantasy 16, accessible during Back to Their Origin. As part of our Final Fantasy 16 guide, we're going to explain everything you need to know about The Rising Tide
Guide Final Fantasy 16: It's the Thought that Counts Walkthrough
Blue hue
It's the Thought that Counts is a Side Quest in Final Fantasy 16's DLC expansion, The Rising Tide. It first appears during your first visit to Haven. As part of our Final Fantasy 16 guide, we're going to explain ever
Guide Final Fantasy 16: The Pursuit of Knowledge Walkthrough
Child's play
The Pursuit of Knowledge is a Side Quest in Final Fantasy 16's DLC expansion, The Rising Tide. It first appears during your first visit to Haven. As part of our Final Fantasy 16 guide, we're going to explain ever
Guide Final Fantasy 16: Bird of Passage Walkthrough
Ambrosia? I hardly know 'er
Bird of Passage is a Side Quest in Final Fantasy 16's DLC expansion, The Rising Tide. It first appears after you unlock Leviathan abilities. As part of our Final Fantasy 16 guide, we're going to ex
Guide Final Fantasy 16: What Ails You Walkthrough
Tonberry, or not tonberry
What Ails You is a Side Quest in Final Fantasy 16's DLC expansion, The Rising Tide. It first appears after you unlock Leviathan abilities. As part of our Final Fantasy 16 guide, we're going to explai
Guide Final Fantasy 16: Roles of Honor Walkthrough
Let's be Qatav-ing you
Roles of Honor is a Side Quest in Final Fantasy 16's DLC expansion, The Rising Tide. It first appears after you unlock Leviathan abilities. As part of our Final Fantasy 16 guide, we're going to explain
Guide Final Fantasy 16: The Uninvited Guest Walkthrough
Guest who
The Uninvited Guest is a Side Quest in Final Fantasy 16's DLC expansion, The Rising Tide. It first appears after you unlock Leviathan abilities. As part of our Final Fantasy 16 guide, we're going to explain everythi
Guide Final Fantasy 16: Last Licks Walkthrough
Guivre a break
Last Licks is a Side Quest in Final Fantasy 16's DLC expansion, The Rising Tide. It first appears after you finish The Rising Tide's main quest. As part of our Final Fantasy 16 guide, we're going to explain eve
Guide Final Fantasy 16: Beyond the Grave Walkthrough
Witching hour
Beyond the Grave is a Side Quest in Final Fantasy 16's DLC expansion, The Rising Tide. It first appears after you finish The Rising Tide's main quest. As part of our Final Fantasy 16 guide, we're going to explai
Guide Final Fantasy 16: Lost in the Woods Walkthrough
Damp danger
Lost in the Woods is a Side Quest in Final Fantasy 16's DLC expansion, The Rising Tide. It first appears after you finish The Rising Tide's main quest. As part of our Final Fantasy 16 guide, we're going to explain
Guide Final Fantasy 16: Reign of Pain Walkthrough
Croaked king
Reign of Pain is a Side Quest in Final Fantasy 16's DLC expansion, The Rising Tide. It first appears after you finish The Rising Tide's main quest. As part of our Final Fantasy 16 guide, we're going to explain ev
Guide Final Fantasy 16: The Water of Life Walkthrough
Water birth
The Water of Life is a Side Quest in Final Fantasy 16's DLC expansion, The Rising Tide. It first appears after you finish The Rising Tide's main quest. As part of our Final Fantasy 16 guide, we're going to explain
Guide Final Fantasy 16 Guide: A Complete 100% Walkthrough
A full guide for the action RPG
Welcome to our Final Fantasy 16 guide, your ultimate resource to Square Enix's PS5 and PC action RPG. The title is also now available on Xbox Series X|S. We gave the game an 'excellent' 9/10 in our Final Fantasy 16 PS5 review, calling it "the best single-player Final Fantasy in over a decade". We've spent over 200...
News Stellar Blade's Story Continues in Monstrous NIKKE: Goddess of Victory Crossover
Can collecting! Minigames! Costumes! More!
Shift Up boss Hyung-tae Kim has described both character action game Stellar Blade and smartphone smash hit NIKKE: Goddess of Victory as “akin to his children”, and so his company is going above and beyond with this upcoming collaboration.
News Stellar Blade's New Body Double Teases Outfit from Upcoming DLC
Yoon Seol-hwa models upcoming looks
While the body of Stellar Blade’s Eve was originally based on Shin Jae-eun, the character appears to have a new double these days. We reported previously that cosplayer Yoon Seol-hwa had stepped into the high heels of the heroine, and it looks like the same is true for the game’s upcoming
News 'Why Isn't PlayStation in This Space?' Sony Pondered Before Greenlighting Marvel Fighter
A very good question
Since it acquired co-ownership of fighting game tournament EVO, Sony has been heads down on brawlers like Street Fighter 6 and Tekken 8. The manufacturer co-markets practically every title that releases in the space, and it’s become the de facto format for titles in the genre. But, aside from perhaps the PS3 and PS Vita’s...
News Here's Fighting Game Fan Maximilian Dood's Viral Reaction to PS5, PC's New Marvel Fighter
Safe to say he liked that
YouTuber Maximilian Dood is well known for his love of fighting games – specifically the Marvel vs. Capcom franchise. You may recall he absolutely lost his mind when Capcom announced its PS4 compilation about a year ago, and he’s even self-funded a graphical patch for Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, which was a notoriously...
News Sony Is Making Its Own Official Wireless Fighting Stick for PS5, PC
No price just yet
With the announcement of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, and the fact that Sony has been working overtime to establish PS5 as the premiere platform for fighting games, we suppose an official fight stick seemed inevitable. And here it is: Project Defiant, a wireless fight stick designed for PS5 and PC which uses PS Link to provide...
This was inevitable
As expected, mods are already beginning to emerge for Stellar Blade, expanding on heroine Eve’s already sizeable wardrobe. While there are already around 90 outfits to unlock in the game – with more to be bundled into the upcoming NIKKE: Goddess
News Stellar Blade Split-Screen Mode Goes Viral, But Isn't Strictly Real
Double trouble
It's been reported that at one point in Stellar Blade’s lifecycle, Shift Up was planning to double down on the fun. A so-called secret unused co-op mode was alleged to have been uncovered by modders, but is actually just a function of Unreal Engine 5. The footage found by a
News Stellar Blade Dev Massively Upgrades 3D Scanning Tech Ahead of Sequel
Eye sore
The Korean developer behind Stellar Blade has massively upgraded its 3D scanning rig, ahead of the release of the title’s hotly anticipated sequel. The follow-up, which the studio already said would release by 2027, will almost certainly launch on the PS5 as Sony served as the publisher on the original game across both PC and console...
News Stellar Blade's PC Demo Peaks Higher Than Some Blockbuster Games, Runs Flawlessly
A positive start
Stellar Blade’s PC demo has blown up on Steam, peaking with highs of 26,443 concurrent players. That’s higher than some blockbuster games like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and close to the recent release of DOOM: The Dark Ages. Of course, the demo is free to try, but it’s already been available for over a year on PS5,...
News Stellar Blade's Inclusion in Saucy Smartphone Shooter NIKKE to Get Livestream Next Week
In the NIKKE of time
Stellar Blade’s collaboration with saucy smartphone shooter NIKKE: Goddess of Victory will be officially unveiled next week on 7th June, as part of a livestream for the popular game. A new screenshot shows artwork of one of Eve’s camps, complete with vending machine and record player. This is likely going to entail a
News PS5, PC Live Service Fairgames Is a 'Super Clunky' Cross Between Fortnite and The Division
Feedback from pre-alpha test was very poor
Fairgames – formerly known as Fairgame$, of course – was announced alongside Sony’s disastrous first-person shooter Concord, as part of the firm’s wider live service push. However, recently we heard that developer Haven Studios’ founder Jade Raymond – a Ubisoft veteran who played a pivotal role...
News Stellar Blade PS5, PC Fans Are Already Simping Over New Boss Character Scarlet
You better beli-Eve it
In the smartphone game NIKKE: Goddess of Victory from Shift Up, Scarlet is a high-tier Pilgrim unit who wields a Yedo sword. The game being a shooter, said blade functions more like an assault rifle, but it obviously makes the character a perfect fit for Stellar Blade. And now the Kore
News Stellar Blade PS5, PC's NIKKE Minigame Looks Like Tremendous Fun
Gun game
For those who don’t play NIKKE: Goddess of Victory, it’s an arcade-style cover-based shooter, where pretty girls wield humongous firearms from behind convenient knee-high walls. And that exact same gameplay has been converted to Stellar Blade, as part of a new minigame which will feature as part of the release’s upcoming crossover...
News Helldivers 2's Major New Update Is Proving Wildly Popular on PS5, PC
Another win for democracy
Love it or loathe it, this is the live service model working as intended: Helldivers 2’s latest update has had a massive impact on the engagement of the Arrowhead developed co-op shooter. This week, the Swedish studio dropped Heart of Democracy, the uber-successful outing’s latest update. And unsurprisingly,
News Stellar Blade PC Dev Hopes to Share Good News About Region Lock Soon
Says DRM has no impact on performance
Stellar Blade will not require a PSN account when it releases on PC next month, as per Sony’s recently revised policy. You will be able to unlock an additional outfit for heroine Eve if you do sync up your username, but that’s completely optional and not mandated in any way at all. However, like practically...
News Helldivers 2 Fights Back on the Streets of Super Earth in Major PS5, PC Update
EDF! EDF! EDF!
Prepare yourself for Helldivers 2 to explode in popularity all over again, as a major update bringing the battle to the streets of Super Earth has deployed today. “Despite the valiant efforts of our Helldivers to push back the fleet, the Illuminate have reached Super Earth,” community manager Katherine Baskin declared on the PS...
News Stellar Blade PC Appears Poised to Be a Humongous Hit
Rocketing up Steam sales charts
Stellar Blade may not be for sale in some 129 countries due to publisher PlayStation’s policies, but it looks set to explode on PC when it releases next month. The game is currently the fifth best-selling title on Steam’s global charts, behind only evergreen Counter-Strike 2, the Steam Deck handheld, the imminent...
News Stellar Blade PS5, PC Will Add a Boss Battle with One of NIKKE's Most Popular Characters
Here comes a new challenger
When the Stellar Blade Complete Edition was officially announced, developer Shift Up mentioned there’d be a new boss battle against Mann, the beefy personal bodyguard of Orcal from the main campaign. But now new language on PlayStation.com confirms we’ll also be facing off against one of
News Sony Makes Stellar Blade Complete Edition for PS5, PC Official, Some Outfits Revealed
Out on 11th June
Shift Up has revealed it's releasing a Complete Edition of its excellent PS5 game Stellar Blade on 11th June 2025, which also marks the title's debut on PC. The release will bundle together the base game, all of the original pre-order bonuses, the two expansions themed around NieR Automata and NIKKE: Goddess of Victory, an
News Stellar Blade Dev Shows Off Silky Smooth Steam Deck Gameplay
Decked out
Ahead of the game’s hotly anticipated PC port next month, Korean dev Shift Up has shown off Stellar Blade running cleanly on the Steam Deck. The short X (or Twitter) clip features a few seconds of off-screen footage, as well-endowed swordstress Eve wrestles with some Naytibas in the game’s
Oregon trail
Remasters usually get lower review scores than the games they’re based on. Without getting too insider baseball on this stuff, that’s because when a publisher re-releases a title, the climate tends to have changed. Gameplay, for example, will have been pushed forward by more contemporary titles – and the element of surprise will...
News Sony's Long Anticipated Lost Soul Aside Has Been Delayed Again on PS5, PC
"We are going to take some additional time"
It’s taken an entire console generation for promising character action game Lost Soul Aside to get ready for release, so one more delay isn’t going to hurt anyone. The game, originally due out on 30th May, has now been officially pushed to 29th August. You can catch a Japanese pre-order trailer, with...
News Stellar Blade's Hyper-Realistic $3,600 Statues Sold Out in Minutes
That didn't take long
Hyper-realistic model manufacturer JND Studios, a company based in Korea, is working on a statue of Stellar Blade’s Eve. You can see some of the firm’s previous work on its website, and its extraordinarily high-quality. It’s also unlikely to be for those without bulging bank balances – you’re looking at prices of up...
Guide The Last of Us 1 Guide: A Full 100% Walkthrough
A 100% completion guide to The Last of Us 1
The Last of Us 1 is a survival horror game created by PS Studios developer Naughty Dog which first released in 2013. This The Last of Us 1 walkthrough is based on The Last of Us: Part I for PS5 and PC, which is also known as The Last of Us Remake. However, its content also applies to The Last of Us...
Guide The Last of Us 1: Prologue Walkthrough
Outbreak day
Need a Prologue walkthrough for The Last of Us 1, including all collectibles? In this The Last of Us 1 guide, we're going to show you how to achieve 100% completion in Prologue, which is part of the Hometown chapter. There are no collectibles to fi
Guide The Last of Us 1: 20 Years Later Walkthrough - All Collectibles: Optional Conversations
Boston sprinters
Need a 20 Years Later walkthrough for The Last of Us 1, including all collectibles? In this The Last of Us 1 guide, we're going to show you how to achieve 100% completion in 20 Years Later, which is part of the Quarantine Zone
Guide The Last of Us 1: The Slums Walkthrough - All Collectibles: Artefacts
Slumdog millionaire
Need a The Slums walkthrough for The Last of Us 1, including all collectibles? In this The Last of Us 1 guide, we're going to show you how to achieve 100% completion in The Slums, which is part of the Quarantine Zone chap
An important package
Need a The Cargo walkthrough for The Last of Us 1, including all collectibles? In this The Last of Us 1 guide, we're going to show you how to achieve 100% completion in The Cargo, which is part of the Quarantine Zone cha
