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Friday17th May 2024
News Square Enix Bestows New Name on Creative Business Unit 3
Please be excited
Square Enix is undergoing a restructuring process, and layoffs are already underway in the US and Europe as the firm "aggressively" prepares for a multiplatform push. Perhaps in response to feedback, the Japanese publisher has taken the opportunity to rename one of its premier development studios, the Naoki Yoshida-led division...
Wednesday6th Mar 2024
Clouding over
Update: The author of the original article from The Washington Post has clarified that the entire Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy is not confirmed to be completely exclusive to PlayStation. Said article was amended after we had reported on it. So, er... That's the end of that, we suppose. Original Story: The Final Fantasy 7 Remake...
Tuesday27th Feb 2024
News Surprise Final Fantasy 7 Remake Patch Changes the Ending
Aerith's final line has been edited
Square Enix issued an unexpected PS5, PS4 patch for Final Fantasy VII Remake yesterday, which upon close inspection by fans, reveals the final voiceline spoken by Aerith has been changed. Rather than looking up to the sky and explaining "I miss it. The steel sky.", she now remarks: "This sky... I don't like it."...
Monday26th Feb 2024
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Remake PS5 Pre-Order Pack Is the Perfect Way to Play Both Games
Great offers expires on Wednesday night
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth launches for PS5 this coming Thursday, which means a wonderful pre-order offer Square Enix has put on is about to expire: the twin pack containing both Rebirth and Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade. Until the release of Rebirth, this double pack costs the exact same as Rebirth at...
Tuesday26th Sep 2023
News Final Fantasy 7 Remake Trilogy Will 'Link Up' with Advent Children
Finally
Set two years after the climactic events of the original Final Fantasy VII, for gamers of a certain vintage, the 2006 CG film Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children was really all we had in the way of closure, if you can call it that. Visually stunning, if narratively nonsensical, it contained insane action sequences that are still incredible...
Friday15th Sep 2023
News Final Fantasy 7 Remake Crosses the 7 Million Copies Sold Mark
Lucky number VII
Final Fantasy VII Remake and its standalone expansion/upgrade, Integrade, have together crossed an impressive sales milestone, with Square Enix announcing that more than seven million copies have been sold worldwide. This figure compiles physical and digital editions of the game across both PlayStation and PC. Square Enix is...
Thursday30th Mar 2023
News Square Enix Honours Final Fantasy 7's Legacy with Set of Tacky NFT Trading Cards
Read the room
Square Enix has announced Final Fantasy VII Anniversary Art Museum: Digital Card Plus, a collection of trading cards inspired by iconic characters and artwork from Final Fantasy VII commemorating the franchise's 25th anniversary. It will, of course, include NFTs. Each pack will contain six cards and one digita
Thursday23rd Feb 2023
News Stylish Final Fantasy 7 Remake AirPod Case Essential for Prospective Shinra Employees
Its good to be bad
Square Enix has announced a new piece of officially licensed Final Fantasy VII Remake merchandise: a metallic AirPod case engraved with the Shinra Electric Power Company logo.... and we must have it. With space for a charging cable, the case also works with wireless charging options if you are so inclined, and its dangerously...
Wednesday12th Oct 2022
News Final Fantasy VII's Battle Royale Mobile Game Shuts Down Just Over a Year After Launch
Wow, who saw that coming?
Well that was a bit of a blunder, wasn't it? In its renewed efforts to milk everything Final Fantasy VII following the success of Final Fantasy VII Remake, Square Enix went full-on parody with the launch of Final Fantasy VII: The First Solider in November 2021 — a battle royale title exclusive to mobile devices. Surprise...
Thursday21st Jul 2022
News Sony Fixes Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade PS Plus Issues
Can now be downloaded
Update: Sony appears to have fixed the licensing issue plaguing the PS Plus Extra version of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade. If you were denied the chance to redeem and download the PS5 version in the last 24 hours, try again with an active membership and you should be successful this time. Original story: More than 24...
Tuesday19th Jul 2022
News Some PS Plus Extra Subscribers Face Issues Downloading Final Fantasy VII Remake PS5 Version
Not available for purchase
The licensing problems of the PS Store have struck again as some PS Plus Extra subscribers report they can't redeem and download Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade through the service. On the console store itself, subscribers are told they already own a different version of the game and so cannot claim the PS5 versi
Saturday9th Jul 2022
News Final Fantasy 7 Remake Devs Considered a Two-Game Series Instead of a Trilogy
Rebirthed
Following the announcement of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Square Enix confirmed that its Remake series will be spread across three games. However, during the earlier days of development, that wasn't necessarily the case. In a recent Famitsu interview (via
Friday10th Jun 2022
News Final Fantasy 7 25th Anniversary Broadcast Announced for 16th June
Pray for Remake 2
Square Enix has just announced that it'll be doing a 25th anniversary broadcast for Final Fantasy VII, which is potentially very exciting news. However, said broadcast will only be ten minutes long, so this isn't some huge showcase. Still, ten minutes is more than enough time for Square Enix to finally unveil Final Fantasy VII...
Wednesday22nd Dec 2021
News PS5 Upgrade for Final Fantasy VII Remake Now Available with PS Plus
Limit break
As previously promised, the PlayStation 5 upgrade for Final Fantasy VII Remake is now available for PS Plus owners. All you need to do is find the PS4 version in your collection, click the ellipsis to see the different versions available, and select the ‘PS4 Upgrade’ option from the menu. From there, you’ll be able to add the...
Monday20th Dec 2021
Yuffie DLC also discounted
Square Enix has an early Christmas present in store for anyone who grabbed Final Fantasy VII Remake via PlayStation Plus earlier this year: you can upgrade this version of the game to the enhanced PlayStation 5 version for free starting this Wednesday. When Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade released in June, only
Friday10th Dec 2021
News Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade No Longer PlayStation Exclusive from 16th December
Epic Games Store exclusive
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade is hitting the Epic Games Store on the 16th December, meaning that it'll no longer be a PlayStation exclusive title. It's arriving a lot more suddenly than we thought it would, but this news doesn't come as any surprise. Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade — along with the original...
Monday5th Jul 2021
News Final Fantasy VII Remake 2 Will Likely Take Gameplay Elements from Yuffie DLC
Combo maker
With DLC and expansions, developers often experiment with new gameplay mechanics, or build upon existing systems. And sometimes, these additions make it into the next full game — especially if they're well received. With Final Fantasy VII Remake: INTERmission — commonly referred to as the 'Yuffie DLC' — Square Enix introduced some...
Friday18th Jun 2021
News PlayStation Exclusive Final Fantasy VII Remake Spotted on Epic Games Store
PC version incoming
Final Fantasy VII Remake, and the recently released Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, are both PlayStation exclusive titles — the former being on PS4, and the latter being on PS5. However, it's always been clear that there's some kind of timed exclusivity deal in place between Sony and Square Enix, meaning that Remake is...
Friday4th Jun 2021
News Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade PS5 Download Size Is Still Huge
Must be all those new textures
The PlayStation 5 can make use of impressive compression tech to help cut down on file sizes, but Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade hasn't seen much of an improvement over its PS4 predecessor. Last-gen Final Fantasy VII Remake took up a whopping 86GB or so, and Intergrade isn't much better. According to PlayStation...
Thursday3rd Jun 2021
News Final Fantasy VII Remake Patch 1.02 Released, Lets You Transfer Save Data to Intergrade on PS5
Carry over all of your progress
If you're looking to carry over your save data from Final Fantasy VII Remake into Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, then you'll want to grab the game's new update. Patch 1.02 adds a simple 'Upload Save Data' option to the main menu. Then, once you have Intergrade, you'll be able to download that data and start...
Tuesday18th May 2021
News Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Gets Loads of Glorious PS5 Screenshots, Stunning Key Art
Seventh heaven
Phwoar! Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade certainly looks the part in these new PlayStation 5 screenshots, as well as the gorgeous key art at the top of this article. The PS4 release of Final Fantasy VII Remake obviously looked great to begin with (most of the time, anyway), but Intergrade's set to be a cut above. What's more, a new...
Monday10th May 2021
News Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade's PS5 Yuffie DLC to Be Download Code
Physical copies come incomplete
If you’re planning to pick up a physical copy of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, then you’ll need to redeem a download code to play new DLC add-on, Episode Yuffie, which comes included. That’s according to Australian retailer EB Games at least, which added the following language to the re-release’s...
Friday7th May 2021
Small print
Sony loves a good ol’ timed exclusive, and having pumped a chunk of change into Square Enix’s pocket for the original release of Final Fantasy VII Remake, it looks like it’s brought another briefcase to the publisher for PlayStation 5 expansion Intergrade. A new trailer for the title concludes with some small print: “Available on...
News Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Gets Final Trailer, Fort Condor Minigame Revealed
Yuffie's time to shine
Warning: This trailer contains some pretty significant spoilers for Final Fantasy VII Remake. It also shows new boss fights from Episode INTERmission, the expansion starring Yuffie. The "final" trailer for Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade is here, and it's packed with details. We won't go into the nitty gritty here in...
Tuesday13th Apr 2021
News Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Yuffie DLC Officially Titled Episode INTERmission
New gameplay details revealed
Previously referred to as 'Episode Yuffie' following its reveal earlier in the year, Square Enix has confirmed the official name for Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade's DLC — and it's just as dumb as we feared. It's called 'Episode INTERmission', just to make things even more confusing at first glance. For those...
Sunday21st Mar 2021
News Extended Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Trailer Breaks Down PS5 Enhancements
Next-gen niceties
Hyped for Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade’s upcoming 10th June release date? You can pass the time with an extended trailer uploaded by Square Enix overnight. This compiles a chunk of the footage that we originally saw during Sony’s State of Play presentation earlier in the year, but it’s worth a second watch if you’re...
Wednesday17th Mar 2021
News No Plans for More Final Fantasy VII Remake DLC Following Episode Yuffie
Remake 2 the priority
Given that Square Enix is releasing the fully updated Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade for PlayStation 5 this summer, we assumed that this would be the case, but now we have some form of confirmation: there probably won't be any additional Remake DLC following Episode Yuffie. This is according to director Tetsuya Nomura,...
Friday12th Mar 2021
News Resident Evil Village, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade to Feature in Sony Japan Livestream
Play! Play! Play!
On PlayStation, there are usually a few big Japanese games to look forward to. On the horizon for PS5, we have Resident Evil Village and Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade — to name just two — and they're only a couple of months away. It seems Sony is looking to share more on these titles; PlayStation Japan has just announced...
Wednesday3rd Mar 2021
News Final Fantasy VII Remake Yuffie DLC Detailed, Will Be Two Chapters Long
No price yet
Square Enix has released some finer details on Episode Yuffie — the Final Fantasy VII Remake DLC that'll be exclusive to PlayStation 5 once Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade launches this summer. As shown in the reveal trailer, you'll be playing as the young ninja throughout this escapade, and you'll be joined by a new character...
