By: Kevin VanOrd Final Fantasy is broken. With Lightning Returns, it has become clear that Square Enix is suffering from a crisis of imagination, caught between a desire to give players what we want while still searching for the creative energy to deliver something we’ve never seen before. I believe, however, that with Toriyama’s trilogy past us, Final Fantasy XV could become the great crystal … Continue reading How to Fix Final Fantasy – GameSpot
By: Erren Van Duine Square Enix is giving North American fans another reason to pre-order their recently announced collector’s edition for Lightning Returns in the form of free prizes. Revealed today, those who pre-order the CE – available only through Square Enix’s online store – will automatically be entered to win a grand prize package including a one-of-a-kind, custom PS3 or Xbox 360 of your … Continue reading Pre-order the Lightning Returns collector’s edition for a chance at big prizes
By: Erren Van Duine Final Fantasy X could see another sequel if series writer Kazushige Nojima gets his way. According to an interview in the HD Remaster Ultimania released alongside the game this week, Nojima touched on the possibility of a potential third entry in the sub-series by trotting out the typical fan demand mantra – saying that if there were enough demand, then there … Continue reading Final Fantasy X scenario writer would like to see a Final Fantasy X-3
By: Erren Van Duine The last time we truly saw Final Fantasy XV was at E3 and it seems the wait is about to continue. Despite being in development for several years, Square Enix is now asking fans to have patience once again as their media silence marches on – having passed by recent events such as Tokyo Game Show and Jump Festa this past … Continue reading Final Fantasy XV will be shown again when “the timing is right”
By: Erren Van Duine Square Enix has announced today that they’ll be airing an all-new live action commercial for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII in select regions of Japan. The game, which will launch next week on November 21st, will of course be featured in the ad said to include both live action and CG. It will also reflect the various costume changes Lightning can … Continue reading Square Enix is making a live action Lightning Returns commercial
By: Justin Haywald Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, Square Enix’s reboot of their MMO franchise, has already surpassed the company’s previous entry in the series, Final Fantasy XI. With over 600,000 active subscribers, FFXIV has more active players than FFXI did at its peak. This information came from Square’s online financial results briefing, posted earlier today. In the document, Square also outlines their plans … Continue reading The current state of FFXIV and Square Enix’s plans for future Dragon Quest games
By: Erren Van Duine Square Enix is partnering with mobile company mobage to develop Final Fantasy Tactics S – a social game for smartphones centered around the characters from Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. The commemorate the launch of the service in Japan, the game’s first trailer has been released detailing the Android and iOS title. Similar to most social games, Tactics S allows players to … Continue reading Final Fantasy Tactics S debut trailer
By: Erren Van Duine Square Enix has provided a brief glimpse at the progress on several of their in-development Final Fantasy titles in this week’s Famitsu. While nothing new has come out of the magazine in terms of tangible information, we now know that Final Fantasy X and X-2 HD Remaster are nearing 80% and 65% completion respectively. Lightning Returns has also made a bit … Continue reading An update on the various Final Fantasy series titles in development
By: Erren Van Duine A new trademark has popped up in Japanese databases suggesting Final Fantasy “Agito” may live on in some form. On April 24, 2013 Square Enix filed for a trademark for FINAL FANTASY AGITO – the description for which clearly identifies as some sort of video game software. For those that remember, Square Enix renamed Final Fantasy Agito XIII – originally announced in 2006 … Continue reading Square Enix files trademark for Final Fantasy Agito
By: Erren Van Duine Square Enix’s 10th anniversary teaser page – which disappeared the day after it went live nearly a couple months ago – has resurfaced this morning. This time, however, it seems to have some sort of countdown – although as of this writing is unmoving from 00:46:49. The text on the page has a few changes from the original: “As of April 1, 2013 … Continue reading Square Enix 10th anniversary site reopens with a countdown
