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All in good time
Much has been said about the return of Dragon Quest 7 thanks to Reimagined — the full remake that's releasing in February — with some onlookers questioning Square Enix's decision to "streamline" the game's massive story. But producer Takeshi Ichikawa thinks that the narrative might actually resonate a lot better with a modern...
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Was to Get DLC at One Point, Scrapped for the Third Game
Square Enix did have DLC plans
Square Enix won't be expanding Final Fantasy VII Rebirth with any DLC, but it did have plans to at some point during the development of the RPG. Game director Naoki Hamaguchi shared with Wccftech the developer had plans to make Final Fantasy VII Rebirth DLC, but after revisiting the topic, it ultimately decided to...
Final Fantasy 7 Redo
Love it or hate it, there's no denying that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is full of distractions. Minigames, side quests, typical open world-style busywork... there's a lot to chew on between main story sections. But it sounds like the third game in Square Enix's Remake saga will dial things back a bit. In an interview with Screen...
News Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 'Will Be Loved by Everyone', Says Director
Once more with feeling
As Final Fantasy fans wait patiently for the third instalment in the grand FF7 Remake project, the trilogy's director is clearly happy with the upcoming RPG. Speaking in an interview during Brazil Game Show 2025, Square Enix's Naoki Hamaguchi commented on the remake project and what he expects of the reaction to the third...
News Backlash Begins as New Dissidia Final Fantasy Game Is Revealed for Mobile
It's time to Duellum
After teasing the game's existence yesterday, Square Enix has officially revealed Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy via the above trailer. A backlash was already brewing ahead of this first look, but now that the game's out in the open, the publisher's getting slated across social media and in comments sections. Just in case...
News There's a New Dissidia Final Fantasy Game, But Here's the Catch
Don't get too excited just yet
Wonderful news! Square Enix has confirmed a new Dissidia Final Fantasy title, with a full reveal planned for 14th October. The catch? It’s currently only confirmed for mobile, and is practically guaranteed to be some kind of free-to-play gacha game. The publisher doesn’t exactly have a great track record when it...
News Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Rebirth Get a Physical PS5 Double Pack on 3 Discs
Out on 4th December
Square Enix has announced a physical release of the Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth double pack (which it currently offers digitally) shall release on 4th December 2025. The two RPGs are bundled together across three Blu-Ray discs, and pre-orders are live now on the Square Enix Store. Costing...
No more Strife
When Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade was recently announced for Switch 2 and Xbox, Square Enix revealed that the port would make use of new "streamlined progression features" — basically cheats — allowing players to breeze through the game. As you'd expect, these difficulty-breaking options have divided opinion. Some have...
Poll Are You Playing Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles?
A tactical approach
Many have called it the most influential strategy RPG of all time... and now, decades removed from its original PS1 debut, Final Fantasy Tactics has returned. And according to reviews, it's a glorious comeback. The Ivalice Chronicles isn't some kind of ground-up remake, but it is a very carefully considered remaster, packing new...
News Final Fantasy 7 Remake's Switch 2, Xbox 'Cheats' Will Also Come to PS5, PC at Some Point
Busted sword
Square Enix calls them "streamlined progression features", but back in the day, we just called them cheats. That's what Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade is getting when it launches on Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S in January of next year. These new features include toggles for: Infinite HP and MP Deal 9,999 damage on all of...
News Unwind with Almost 20 Minutes of Square Enix's Stunning Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined for PS5
Time to Slime
The abundance of Dragon Quest lately is a joy to see, but even though we’re really looking forward to Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake later this year, it’s Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined which we’re eyeing with real anticipation. The PS1 original, despite being unfathomably long, is one of the better JRPGs on a system absolutely...
News Worried Fans Can Rest Easy: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Is 'Doing Very Well' on PS5, PC
It's all good
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is both critically acclaimed and adored by fans, serving as a great follow-up to the first game in the remake trilogy. However, fans quickly became concerned about the game's sales performance when publisher Square Enix said it was falling below its notoriously lofty expectations. Players have been worried in...
News Octopath Traveler 0 Has You Covered for 100 Hours of JRPG Action
New gameplay intro trailer revealed
The final major release of 2025, Octopath Traveler 0 feels like the perfect game to welcome in the Christmas season. The prequel is promising 100 hours of JRPG story and action, as its expands beyond its two predecessors to offer in-depth town-building mechanics. Today, Square Enix has posted a new trailer to...
Square's masterwork stands the test of time
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles is almost the definitive way to play what is easily the most influential tactics game ever made. Square's stone-cold PS1 classic, Final Fantasy Tactics, has been reborn in all its isometric glory, featuring fully voiced dialogue and a gorgeous graphical...
News Dragon Quest 7 Remake Graphics Comparison Shows Just How Far This Classic RPG Has Come
Use your reimagination
The original Dragon Quest 7 on the PS1 was the last mainline instalment to feature 2D, sprite-based visuals exclusively — and so it's really cool seeing how Square Enix has revamped the entire game for the upcoming Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined. While this isn't some kind of total transformation like Final Fantasy 7 Remake —...
News There's a New Dragon Quest Game Coming Out in 2026, But...
It's a mobile roguelite
Square Enix has announced a new Dragon Quest game, due for release in 2026 – but the catch is it’s a mobile roguelite named Dragon Quest Smash/Grow. Looking at the gameplay videos, it vaguely resembles Vampire Survivors to us, where you nimbly manoeuvre a hero across the screen, dodging enemies and automatically sending...
News Final Fantasy 9 Remake Still MIA, But the Anniversary Celebrations Continue
Tokyo Game Show...?
Ah, the curious case of the supposed Final Fantasy 9 Remake. Despite being strongly rumoured for months leading up to the original game's 25th anniversary (which took place on the 7th July), the project was never officially announced. Here we are in the middle of September, however, and the anniversary celebrations are ongoing...
News Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined's PS5 Characters Are Based on Real-Life Models
For stunning diorama style
The late Akira Toriyama’s art is a huge part of the Dragon Quest franchise’s appeal. But not everyone loves the look that’s been adopted in upcoming remake Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined. Now in a new video presented by series creator Yuji Horii, it’s been revealed that Square Enix actually created real-life models of...
News 'More People Will Experience Our World': Final Fantasy 7 Remake Trilogy Sheds PS5 Exclusivity
Final entry available on all formats at launch
The conclusion to Square Enix’s epic and ongoing Final Fantasy 7 Remake saga will not be a PS5 exclusive. The Japanese publisher has been foreshadowing this for quite some time, but it confirmed on social media that the third instalment will launch simultaneously on PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S,...
News Dragon Quest 7 Returns in Reimagined Form, Out for PS5 in February 2026
Priced at £60 / $60
Square Enix has announced it is bringing back Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past in a new PS5 version pitched as a Reimagining. It's releasing on 5th February 2026, and you can catch the debut trailer above. The new Reimagined version of Dragon Quest 7 includes "charming diorama visuals, updated gameplay...
Release timing has been decided
Square Enix veteran Tetsuya Nomura has provided a rare update on the progress of Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s third instalment and the long-in-development Kingdom Hearts 4. Development is progressing well, apparently! Speaking as part of mobile game Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis’ second anniversary livestream earlier...
News Square Enix Is Taking All Its Big Guns to TGS This Month
Dragon Quest! Final Fantasy! Octopath!
With what's reportedly the biggest ever Tokyo Games Show set for the end of the month, publishing heavyweight Square Enix has outlined what it's bringing to the Japanese expo. In short, it'll have nine new games playable and will be putting on multiple stage shows. TGS runs from 25th to 28th September, and...
News Highly Rated Square Enix RPG Triangle Strategy Out Now on PS5
No longer a Switch console exclusive
Previously available on Nintendo Switch and PC, Triangle Strategy has just been shadow dropped onto PS5. This tactical RPG, published by Square Enix and developed by the team behind the Octopath Traveler games, was very warmly received upon its debut back in 2022. Critics and players alike have praised its...
News Monster Hunter Wilds Crossover with Final Fantasy 14 Confirmed for September
The Omega is coming
We already knew that Monster Hunter Wilds is getting a major patch in the form of Title Update 3 this September, but now it's been confirmed that it'll feature crossover content from Final Fantasy 14 (the Monster Hunter World deja vu is real). You'll be able to ride chocobos, naturally, and hunt a form of Omega — one of the...
News The Adventures of Elliot Is Another New PS5 RPG from Octopath Traveler Dev
Coming in 2026
Alongside the big Nintendo Direct closer Octopath Traveler 0, Square Enix also confirmed The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales. This is its own RPG despite the similarities with the Octopath Traveler series and the fact it's from the same studio. It's now been confirmed to be launching for PS5, and will come out in 2026. You...
News Final Fantasy Tactics Remaster Spotlights English Voice Acting in Fresh Story Trailer
Noble cause
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles has a new trailer that focuses on the RPG's overarching story — and it gives us a good earful of the remaster's fully implemented English voice acting. Tactics' immaculate script deserves quality voicework, and we're happy to report that first impressions are positive. But for what it's...
News Octopath Traveler 0 Confirmed and Set for a PS5 Release This December
Now it's official
A new entry in the Octopath Traveler series will be announced during today's Nintendo Direct, it's been claimed. If it's not, then the reveal is apparently "imminent". Via a Delabs report from reliable leaker Billbil-Kun, the next RPG will be called Octopath Traveler 0, suggesting that it's a prequel to the current two games...
News Expedition 33 Devs 'Exchange Ideas' with Final Fantasy Team
Oh to be a fly on the wall
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 would not exist without Final Fantasy. While that may read like an alarming opening salvo, it’s true – we doubt the team at Sandfall Interactive would even try to deny it. The comparatively low-budget RPG has taken the PS5 by storm this year, but it plays like a modern evolution of a...
News Square Enix Admits It Lost Final Fantasy Tactics' PS1 Source Code
Remake rebuilt from scratch
It’s generally well known that a lot of developers from the 90s lost the source code for their games, but we rarely ever see it confirmed. In an interview with the PS Blog, however, Final Fantasy Tactics director Kazutoyo Maehiro confirmed that Square Enix no longer has access to the original PS1 game’s master data,...
News New Final Fantasy 9 CG Art Adorns Famitsu Magazine, Feels Like Remake Bait
Square! Squaaaaaare!
Right, we need words with Square Enix after this one. The latest issue of Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu features some new CG art for Final Fantasy 9, which has rekindled all of that remake speculation from earlier in the month. Just a couple of weeks back, the all-time PS1 classic celebrated its 25th anniversary, and with...
News Physical Purists Won't Be Pleased by New Life Is Strange PS5 Collection
Only two of five games on the disc
Square Enix has revealed that it's releasing a physical PS5 bundle of every Life Is Strange game to date, retailing for $60 and launching on 2nd October 2025. Pre-orders are available now on the Square Enix Store website. With all games and DLC included, the physical Life Is Strange Collection release contains:...
Rumour Unforgettable RPG Dragon Quest 7 Tipped for PS5 Release
Allegedly spotted on internal document
Dragon Quest 7 is, without question, one of the greatest RPGs on the PS1. Unfortunately, it didn’t release in Europe until 2016, with the Nintendo 3DS’ excellent remake Dragon Quest 7: Fragments of the Forgotten Past. Now there’s chatter of a new version being prepared for modern hardware, including the...
News Final Fantasy 9 Picture Book Will Flesh Out Vivi's Backstory
Picture perfect
Well, it's not quite the remake announcement many have been hoping for, but Square Enix has revealed a new Final Fantasy 9 picture book that'll expand upon Vivi's backstory. One of the game's most beloved and visually iconic party members, Vivi is a young, inexperienced mage who sets out on a journey of self discovery. His character...
News Final Fantasy 9 Celebrates 25th Anniversary, But the Rumoured Remake Is Nowhere to Be Seen
Just a Fantasy
Widely regarded to be one of the absolute best games in the series — and perhaps one of the greatest RPGs ever made — Final Fantasy 9 celebrates its 25th Anniversary today (the 7th July). Back in 2000, the PS1 title was something of a throwback to the older, more traditional fantasy stylings of the franchise. After Final Fantasy...
News Stunning Final Fantasy 9 Artwork Revealed as Rumoured Remake Date Fast Approaches
Party time
Square Enix has published some stunning new artwork based on Final Fantasy 9, and as you'd expect, its arrival has expectant fans in a bit of an uproar. This is because we're mere days away from the game's 25th anniversary date — the 7th July — and many are betting on the title's long-rumoured remake being officially announced as...
News Square Enix 'Aware' of Clair Obscur's Success, Ponders Turn-Based RPG Revival
Take your turn
Final Fantasy has never been a franchise to stand still, but the arrival and subsequent success of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has prompted many fans to question the series' recent direction. Indeed, now more than ever, Final Fantasy leans into action-based gameplay; Final Fantasy 16 is the obvious and most extreme example of this,...
Tactical decisions
Final Fantasy Tactics is widely regarded as one of the best strategy RPGs ever made, and with The Ivalice Chronicles now confirmed — an enhanced remaster of the PS1 classic — we wanted to find out more about this long overdue revival. Fortunately, Square Enix gave us a chance to get in touch with three of the project's key...
News Final Fantasy 16 May Have Underperformed on PS5, But It's Doing Terribly on Xbox
Was exclusivity really to blame?
There’s been a lot of chatter about Final Fantasy lately, with Sony’s console exclusivity deals blamed for the franchise’s underperformance. After a heavy marketing campaign mostly funded by PlayStation, the likeable Final Fantasy 16 sold approximately three million u
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...
