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News Final Fantasy 16 Is No Longer a PS5 Console Exclusive, Gets Superb Artwork to Celebrate
Out now on Xbox
In case you didn't hear, Final Fantasy 16 is no longer a PS5 console exclusive. As was announced during the Xbox Games Showcase, the big-budget action RPG is now available on Xbox Series X|S as well, having already released for PC back in September of last year. You may recall that Sony had actually helped out with the development...
News Final Fantasy Tactics Remaster's Expensive Collector's Box Doesn't Include the Game
That's extra
It's a great week for Final Fantasy fans as the long-rumoured remaster of PS1 classic Final Fantasy Tactics has finally been announced. Called Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, it looks great in its debut trailer, and what's more, you're able to pre-order the game now. Unfortunately, all the different versions have led to...
News Final Fantasy Tactics Enhanced Remaster Announced for PS5, Out in September
Tactical approach
Very longstanding rumours of a Final Fantasy Tactics revival have finally come to fruition. Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles is real, and it's coming to PS5 later this year, on the 30th September. To be clear, this isn't a full remake — as some previous whispers had suggested. It's a re-release that features an...
Contributed to Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy as well
After an impressive 29-year stint at Square Enix, The World Ends with You director Tatsuya Kando has left the Japanese company. In addition to creating the aforementioned Nintendo DS game, which received a PS4 sequel in NEO: The World Ends With You, Kando also worked on franchises like Final...
News Dragon Quest 12 Still in Limbo as Another Dragon Quest Day Has Nothing to Show
The quest continues
There was some hope that we might finally witness the return of Dragon Quest 12 earlier today — but once again, the elusive project is nowhere to be seen. For those who don't know, the 27th May is Dragon Quest Day — an official celebration of the longstanding franchise. If there are any Dragon Quest announcements in the...
News Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake Compiles Two RPG Classics on PS5 from 30th October
That's a Loto Dragon Quest
You’ve likely played – and beaten – Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake by now, so it’s time to look forward to the next retro re-release in Square Enix’s iconic RPG series. And with 27th May marking Dragon Quest Day, we now have confirmation that Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake will release on 30th October for the PS5,...
News Surprise Dragon Quest 3 Remake Patch Includes Loads of Welcome Improvements
Traversal and combat buffs
An unexpected Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake update has arrived, bringing some welcome improvements to the retro RPG. There are two key areas of enhancement here. The first is to do with traversal, with boat speed being increased across the board. What's more, flying on the back of Ramia just got more convenient thanks to...
News Final Fantasy 9 Remake Talk Returns as Website Updates with New Character Profiles
More than a mere fantasy
Everything's been pretty quiet on the long-rumoured Final Fantasy 9 remake front for a few weeks now, but an update to the official 25th anniversary website's got fans talking again. Said website was launched back at the end of March, commemorating 25 years of the classic PS1 RPG. At the time, Square Enix teased "various...
News New Kingdom Hearts 4 PS5 Screenshots Released to Light the Darkness in Your Heart
The missing link
It’s been over six years since Kingdom Hearts 3, and it doesn’t really feel like we’re any closer to Kingdom Hearts 4, the latest instalment in Square Enix’s unapologetically anime Disney mash-up. And for those of you who were hoping GPS-based mobile Missing-Link would fill the gaping chasm in your heart, prepare to be...
News Square Enix Demands Bigger Games, Faster Development as Sales Continue to Slump
Hip to beat Square
Square Enix has outlined something of an overhaul to its business, in response to its financial report for the fiscal year. As you might have guessed, said report wasn't overly positive. The publisher's net sales were down 8.9% year-on-year, making for a largely average performance. To be fair, Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake was...
News Dragon Quest 12 Still Lives as Series' Annual Celebration Approaches
We can dream
It's the 13th May, 2025 — almost four whole years since Dragon Quest 12 was announced, and we're still yet to see anything but a logo from the project. According to series creator Yuji Horii, though, the game is still in development — and it sounds like he's confident in what's going on behind the closed doors. In a freshly...
In time
Hot off the heels of a supposed Chrono Trigger remake being leaked, and then subsequently being debunked in the space of just a few hours, Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii has offered a flicker of hope to those who want to see the classic RPG return. Speaking to Gamereactor Spain, Horii was asked about Chrono Trigger's 30th anniversary...
News Unsurprisingly, Final Fantasy 7 Remake's Future May Not Be PS5 Exclusive
But does it really matter?
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade is, perhaps unsurprisingly, coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 at some point in the future. Square Enix has reiterated its intention to bring the title to more platforms, so it’s not exactly a shock. But it sounds like Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, which is currently only available on the PS5...
News Rumoured Chrono Trigger Remake Hasn't Been Leaked After All
Trigger'd
Well, this isn't a story that we were expecting to write up on a quiet Friday evening! According to multiple people who attended Comicon Naples earlier today, a panel featuring Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii has outed the existence of a Chrono Trigger remake. Attendees report that Horii simply mentioned the supposed remake, before his...
News Expedition 33's Sublime Success Sparks Chatter About Final Fantasy's Future
Your turn, Square Enix
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s breakout success has sparked fraught conversations on social media regarding the future of the Final Fantasy franchise. Some fans feel that Square Enix’s decision to transition the series in a more action-oriented direction, in search of attracting more mainstream players, has irreparably...
News Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 May Be Closer Than We Think as Cloud's VA Is Back in the Booth
Final Fantasy 7 Recording
We all know that work on the third game in the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy is well underway, but as it turns out, its release might be closer than many people think. This new strain of speculation stems from a fresh Instagram post by Cody Christian — otherwise known as the English voice actor for the one and only...
Poll 5 Years Later, How Do You Feel About Final Fantasy 7 Remake?
Destiny's crossroads
Today, the 10th April 2025, marks the five-year anniversary of Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Just to be clear, we're not talking about Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade — the PS5's expanded re-release that dropped in 2021 — but the original PS4 version. If we can quickly cast your minds back to the game's original announcement,...
News Final Fantasy 9 Remake 'Tease' Has Fans Losing Their Minds
Square Enix, please
Is it happening? Is the Final Fantasy 9 Remake real and is an announcement finally coming our way? The answer to both of those questions is a resounding 'yes', if you're willing to believe that Square Enix is now outright teasing the remake on social media. The publisher has posted a screenshot of a fairly well-known line from...
News Final Fantasy 9 Teases 'Various Projects' to Commemorate 25th Anniversary
Celebratory website released
A remake of Final Fantasy 9 has been rumoured for quite some time, and we may be on the cusp of seeing it revealed. The speculation originated in the infamous Nvidia leak from a few years ago, which has proven accurate on multiple occasions. Now a new website has launched ahead of the iconic PS1 RPG’s 25th...
Random Square Enix, Nomura Have the Most Kingdom Hearts Social Media Exchange Imaginable
...What?
As it's been several more months since we went 1,000 days without any word at all regarding Kingdom Hearts IV, Square Enix's social media post highlighting a recent exchange between itself and director Tetsuya Nomura immediately perked our ears up. We really should have known better. Celebrating the series' 23rd anniversary (thanks,
News Expanded SaGa Frontier 2 Remaster Is Out Now on PS5, PS4, By the Way
The SaGa continues
A tasty little nugget of news that may have gotten overlooked during all the Nintendo Direct hubbub yesterday, Square Enix has announced and released SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered on PS5 and PS4. It's priced at $29.99 / £24.99. Longtime Japanese RPG fans may well be familiar with the original game, which launched for the PS1 all...
News Legendary JRPG Chrono Trigger Surpasses 5 Million Sales Worldwide
"If history is to change, let it change. If the world is to be destroyed so be it!
Chrono Trigger is often cited as one of the greatest JRPGs ever made, and we can't help but agree with this assessment. It somehow manages to feel surprisingly modern even all these years later. We aren't alone; as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations, Square...
News Journalist Apologises for Adding Fuel to the 'Final Fantasy 16 Flopped on PS5' Fire
Square Enix president misquoted
When a game gets the stench of failure, it can be hard to shake. We saw this in the most extreme instance with Concord: a game that, admittedly, had plenty of faults – but just couldn’t shake the bad reputation attached to it. Final Fantasy 16 has never been victim to such extreme treatment, but there has been a...
News Life Is Strange: Double Exposure Wins GDC Social Impact Award, But Everyone Got Laid Off
No one left to accept the honour
In one of the sadder, more revealing tales we've heard recently, Life Is Strange: Double Exposure was honoured by the industry at the Game Developers Choice Awards 2025, winning the Social Impact category. However, following repeated rounds of layoffs after the sequel's poor sales perfor
News Square Enix's Professional RPG Suggestor Has Impeccable Taste in Video Games
It seems Ben Starr is a man of culture, too
Ben Starr, a rising star in the world of video game voice-acting who we've long warned has his sights on taking Troy Baker's place, is back at the behest of his overlords at Square Enix. In a hilarious video, Starr makes light of himself, recommends excellent RPGs, and proves his video game bona fides by...
News Tifa's Eternal Appeal Down to More than Just Appearance, Says Tetsuya Nomura
Lockhart secures Famitsu's "best character" award
We all know that Final Fantasy VII's dependable brawler, Tifa, is the best girl (for Cloud), despite what developer/ publisher Square Enix says, but did you know she was also the best character? By this, we mean Tifa has just been awarded the prestigious "best character" award at the Famitsu Dengeki...
News Square Enix Takes 'Large Loss' on Life Is Strange: Double Exposure
Doesn't sound so strange
Life Is Strange: Double Exposure's disconnect between critics and fans previously perplexed Square Enix, but it has since revealed what was probably obvious to many: Max Caulfield's return failed to meet the firm's financial expectations, and sales of the game were a "large loss" for the company. That's according to Square...
News Final Fantasy Series Surpasses 200 Million Total Sales, Pixel Remasters Reach 5 Million
Expectations met?
Square Enix has announced a duo of milestones for its ever-popular Final Fantasy franchise. The series as a whole has now reached an impressive 200 million sales worldwide. Meanwhile, the pixel remasters — which bring back games 1 to 6 on modern platforms — has now reached 5 million copies sold. The announcement comes via...
News Chrono Trigger Turns 30, 'Variety of Projects' Has Fans Praying for a Remaster
Pull the Trigger
Chrono Trigger is widely considered to be one of the greatest Japanese RPGs ever made, and the stone cold classic just turned 30 years old. The most insane part, though? Chrono Trigger has never been remastered or even re-released on modern PlayStation consoles, despite being an absolute all-timer. But this three-decade...
News 15 Years Ago, Square Enix Released the Most Divisive Final Fantasy Game
Fal'Cie fallacy; just you wait and l'Cie
On 9th March, 2010, publisher and developer Square Enix released Final Fantasy XIII for Western audiences, and we can still recall the incredible hype behind it. Gorgeous, a stunning showpiece for what the famously difficult to develop for PS3 could achieve, it introduced us to Lightning, perhaps the most...
News Give Wallace & Gromit a Scrub in New PowerWash Simulator DLC
Out now on PS5, PS4 for £6.49 / $7.99
Wallace & Gromit are the stars of today's latest PowerWash Simulator DLC, with the pack available on PS5, PS4 now for £6.49 / $7.99. First revealed in late January, this new expansion lets you clean five more locations: Wallace & Gromit's Dining Room & Kitchen Wallace & Gromit’s House The...
News Yoshi-P No Longer Sits on Square Enix's Board of Directors
Final Fantasy XIV, XVI director's name quietly removed
Naoki Yoshida, affectionately known to his legions of fans as Yoshi-P, no longer sits on Square Enix's board of directors. After making changes to its management structure, Yoshida has seemingly been demoted to executive officer; as the creative director has often chafed at being tied up with...
News Square Enix Announces NieR Series' 15th Anniversary Livestream
Yoko Taro confirmed to be in attendance
In news that should comfort fans of devastatingly bleak games, publisher Square Enix has confirmed a 15th-anniversary livestream for the phenomenal NieR series. Nearly eight long years have passed since the release of the cult-classic NieR: Automata; could it finally be time to learn what Yoko Taro has planned...
News Magic: The Gathering's Final Fantasy Crossover Boasts Truly Epic Artwork
Pure magic
While we've never particularly had an interest in competitive card games like Magic: The Gathering, all of that could change in light of its upcoming Final Fantasy crossover. Four full decks, built around and boasting gorgeous artwork from Final Fantasy's VI, VII, X, and XIV, have been revealed, and we covet them almost as desperately as...
News Those Classic Final Fantasy Remakes Are Reputedly Still in Development
Final Fantasy IX, Tactics en route
Cast your minds back to a different, simpler time in 2021, when leading tech firm NVIDIA spectacularly stuffed up by allowing a list of future games to leak via its GeForce Now service. Fast forward four years, and many of the games on the list have since been released, with a few notable expect
News Final Fantasy 13 Fans Feeling Fantastic About This New Lightning Figurine
Reasons to smile
Like most things in life, everything comes full circle. Final Fantasy 13 may have been considered a massive disappointment when it first debuted on the PS3, but the trilogy has since picked up plenty of fans, and is now considered something of a cult classic through modern eyes. The emergence of this Lightning figurine has the...
News Dragon Quest 12 Still in Development, Dev Reassures
Team is "working hard" on it
Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii has reassured fans that the next mainline entry in the RPG series, Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate, is still very much in development. Almost four years on from its original announcement, fans have just a logo to fuel their excitement for the follow-up to Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an...
News Shocking: Square Enix Says Dragon Quest 3 Remake Sales Actually Exceeded Expectations
No, really
Square Enix, a publisher notorious for stating that its games underperform in terms of sales, has actually bucked the trend in its most recent financial report. In an utterly shocking twist, Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake sold better than expected — and the company has seen fit to highlight that fact. Are we living in some kind of...
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Enjoying a 'Fantastic' Launch on Steam
Wonder if Square Enix agrees
Anytime a Final Fantasy game is released, seemingly regardless of quality, we can't help but anticipate publisher and developer Square Enix's favourite refrain, that the game in question had "failed to meet expectations." Such was the case with the excellent Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, released exclusively on PS5,...
News Open World Cult Classic Sleeping Dogs Could Be Heading to the Big Screen
Actor Simu Liu working to make it happen
We all look back very fondly on Sleeping Dogs here at Push Square Towers, and we're far from the only ones. The 2012 action game set in the criminal underbelly of Hong Kong has long been requested to come back in some shape or form, and while we're no closer to a follow-up game, it seems a movie could be on...
News Legendary 'Father of Final Fantasy' Returns to Make One Last Game
The spiritual "successor to Final Fantasy VI"
Hironubu Sakaguchi, the legendary "father of Final Fantasy", isn't done with game development just yet. While the first-on-mobile JRPG, now on PS5 and PS4, Fantasian Neo Dimension was supposed to be his last game, it seems he's got one more grand adventure in him, and he's shooting for the stars;...
News Square Enix Backtracks, Suggesting Tifa Isn't Best Girl After All (for Cloud)
Lost in translation
Sorry, Tifa fans. Seemingly in response to articles like this one, Square Enix has resisted the assertion that one or more party members might be "best" for ex-SOLDIER Cloud Strife in Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth. After quotes from an interview he conducted with
News You May Not Need to Upgrade to PS6 for Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3, Says Producer
Setting expectations
It might seem like conventional wisdom, but sometimes, with series like Square Enix's Final Fantasy, the obvious needs to be said. Beginning as a PS4 exclusive, the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy has been in the works for more than a decade now, and while surprisingly on track, the lengths of time between releases are still...
News Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 Story Now Complete, Game Is on Schedule
Nomura finishes his homework
Lead developers at Square Enix have revealed that the story for the third and final part of the Final Fantasy VII Remake project is now complete, and production of the game is on schedule. Speaking to Famitsu (via Eurogamer), the director Naoki Hamaguchi said that development is going "very well" and progress is going as...
News Iconic Final Fantasy Baddy Turns Heads at Louis Vuitton Fashion Show
Veni, veni, venias (gloriosa)
Few series feature so many iconic villains as Final Fantasy; fewer still can boast of a villain that has endured for decades, with a fashion sense that continues to turn heads. Surprising in the sense that it took us off guard, IP holder Square Enix has partnered with musician and fashionista Pharrell Williams on the...
News PowerWash Simulator Folds In VR Team, Putting Further Support on Ice
PSVR2 version looking more unlikely than ever
PowerWash Simulator developer FuturLab has announced that it will not continue with plans to support PowerWash Simulator VR. CEO Kirsty Rigden says that the team loves and supports VR, but with some unfilled vacancies on the primary team, job security for the studio must always come first. FuturLab made...
News Square Enix Vows to Deny Toxic Fans Its Wonderful Games, Services
"We reserve our right to refrain from providing products and services"
Final Fantasy publisher Square Enix has unveiled a new customer harassment policy and is seemingly intent on taking a no-nonsense stance in the face of rising fan toxicity. Spotted by VGC, the policy comes as various Final Fantasy voice actors have been forced to speak out...
News Your Sleeping Dogs Movie Is Sleeping with the Fishes
So long, Hong Kong
Sleeping Dogs was one of the better open world games on the PS3, but despite receiving a decent PS4 remaster, publisher Square Enix never followed up on it. In fact, Canadian developer United Front Games — which also made the ModNation Racers series — no longer exists. There was a small pulse of life left in the series...
News It's Been 1,000 Days Since We Had Word of Kingdom Hearts 4
Nomura makes vague reference for Birth By Sleep's 15th anniversary
According to GamesRadar+, it's been over 1,000 days since we last had a tangible word of Kingdom Hearts IV, and we're inclined to believe it's been that long (this is Square Enix we're talking about). Thankfully, it's the 15th anniversary of Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep's PSP...
News Hose Down Wallace & Gromit in PowerWash Simulator's Cracking New DLC
Vengeance most filthy
Cult hit PowerWash Simulator has collaborated with several familiar franchises and worlds with its premium DLC, and it's just announced the next Special Pack: Wallace & Gromit. With the latest film in the iconic British series, Vengeance Most Fowl, recently released, the cheese-loving inventor and his loyal pooch are back...
