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Thursday29th Feb 2024
Random Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Hype Hits Google with Fun Chocobo Easter Egg
To the races
It's 29th February, 2024, and for many people, that only means one thing: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. The PS5 RPG is out now on PS5, and hype is understandably through the roof. It's so big, in fact, that even Google is getting in on the action. If you go to the site and search "Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth", or even just "Final Fantasy", a...
PSA Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Spoilers are Already Out in Force, YouTube Thumbnails are a Nightmare
Of course
If you're the least bit interested in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, it's likely that you're already doing your best to avoid spoilers — but we just wanted to point out that key plot points are already being banded about the internet in pretty much plain sight. Naturally, there will be plenty of people who want to know what happens in Rebirth...
News You've Made It This Far, You Don't Need to Watch Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's PS5 Launch Trailer
Unless you really want to
Square Enix has released the launch trailer for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, which is out worldwide right now. But you don’t necessarily need to watch it – you’re good. After all, you’ve made it this close to launch without spoiling yourself, right? <related ids="161799"> To be fair, clocking it at a little over...
Wednesday28th Feb 2024
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's PS5 Disc Labels Are Wrong in Japan, Asia
Whoops
Between them, Square Enix and Sony have managed to mess up one of the biggest PS5 releases of the year. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, as you’re no doubt already aware, ships on two discs. As with its predecessor, you’ll use the Data Disc to install the requisite data required to run the game, and the Play Disc to, well, actually play 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...
Sunday25th Feb 2024
Random Our Twitter Timeline Is All Tifa from Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on PS5 Right Now
X rated
We’ve already established Sony’s marketing for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is on fire right now, and those stellar reviews are playing a part. But respectfully, early footage of the remake’s Costa del Sol cutscenes may be doing most of the heavy l
Saturday24th Feb 2024
News Sony's Marketing Is on Fire with PS5's Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Right Now
Standard
Give the top brass at PlayStation’s marketing team a tentpole title to promote, and they’ll generally deliver. Marketing is well underway for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth right now, the next major PS5 console exclusive from Square Enix. And already we’re seeing some pretty impressive promotional efforts right around the world, with the UK...
Friday23rd Feb 2024
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Becomes the Second Highest-Rated Final Fantasy Game of All Time
According to Metacritic scores at least
Having earned a Metacritic score of 93 from 119 verdicts, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth can now be considered the second highest-rated entry in the RPG series of all time. It beat out the 92-rated Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy VI to secure second place in the rankings, but PS1 classic Final Fantasy IX still...
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Director Makes Final Plaintive Spoiler Plea to Content Creators
"Please allow me to communicate this important request again"
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is almost upon us; our review is now live, and there's only one week to go until the game's official launch on 29th February, exclusively on PS5. Being the eagerly-anticipated sequel to Remake and an adaptation of one of the most beloved video game stories ever,...
Wednesday21st Feb 2024
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth PS5 Demo Patch Available Now
Improved visuals, new content
Square Enix has today updated the PS5 demo for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, with the patch up for download now. This improves the visuals when you play in Performance Mode, and introduces new content based in the Junon region of the upcoming game. You'll be able to explore part of the Junon area, as long as you're happy to...
Random New York Times Posts Decades-Old Final Fantasy 7 Spoilers on Front Page
Still too soon
In what is likely to be a landmark development for online spoiler etiquette, the international paper of record, The New York Times, today plastered unmarked, decades-old Final Fantasy spoilers on the front page. The second part of the modern pseudo-remake, Rebirth, is just over a week away (releasing exclusively on PS5 on 29th...
Wednesday14th Feb 2024
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth PS5 Demo Update Will Improve Performance Mode Next Week
Will also be applied to full game
For the last week, eager fans have been able to play a demo for the hotly anticipated Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on PS5. While the appetite for the RPG remains high, some players have been left a little deflated by the demo's somewhat rough visuals and technical performance. Fortunately, it looks like Square Enix will...
Friday9th Feb 2024
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Players Go to Town on Tifa's Piano on PS5
Triple threat
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's playable demo is available now on PS5, and immediately, musically gifted players took the opportunity to show off for Tifa in the included piano minigame. Tifa's Theme is set as a challenge for players to overcome in-game, but rousing tributes to other tracks quickly appeared, a testament to the flexibility...
Thursday8th Feb 2024
News Final Fantasy 7's Coolest Companions Won't Fight in PS5's Rebirth
"Accompanying characters" don't do combat encounters
In a tragic update to a story we brought you back in September, the coolest companions in the original and upcoming Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will not join Cloud and company on the battlefield after all. It was first thought that "accompanying characters" Cid and Vincent might lend a hand in an...
Wednesday7th Feb 2024
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Tracks How Much Your Crush Hearts You on PS5
Emoji game: 1st Class
Players of the original Final Fantasy VII and its Remake returning for the upcoming Rebirth have been anticipating a particular gondola ride for a very long time. The Gold Saucer date scene is shaping up to be more dynamic and romantic than ever; the mysterious system that determines your potential partner laid bare, as it...
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's Huge PS5 Demo Out Now, Junon Update Coming Before Full Release
Cloudy weather
Leaked several days ago and now confirmed as part of Sony's latest State of Play broadcast, the playable demo for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is available to download from the PS Store. It weighs in at a whopping 48.6GB, which is huge for a pre-release peek. The demo itself will take you through Rebirth's prologue, as Cloud joins...
Tuesday6th Feb 2024
Poll Will You Be Watching the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth State of Play?
Or have you already seen too much?
Just in case you don't know, there's another State of Play broadcast tonight, featuring Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. It's probably going to be the game's last big blowout before it releases on the 29th February — which is just over three weeks away! — but will you actually be watching the show? The real reason we...
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's PS5 Demo Accidentally Outed by Sony
"Uncover the opening chapter of the story"
Sony has prematurely revealed a demo for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, as part of a trailer uploaded early to the PS Store. The video – presumably intended to debut as part of an upcoming State of Play livestream – promises to let you “step into the shoes of either Cloud or Sephiroth during the Nibelheim...
Saturday3rd Feb 2024
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's Long Trophy List Revealed, 61 to Unlock
Hard difficulty playthrough required
Square Enix is predicting a 100-hour playthrough if you want to finish off everything Final Fantasy VII Rebirth offers, and its Trophy list now backs that up. You will need to unlock 60 Trophies to have the Platinum next to its name on your PS5 Profile, which is roughly about 10 more than a standard title of this...
Friday2nd Feb 2024
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Demands Nearly 150GB of PS5 Storage Space
And we'll gladly give it up
It's February now, and we are officially in sight of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the jaw-dropping sequel to Square Enix's 2020 Remake, out on the auspicious date of 29th February. The wait has been a long one, but if the 145GB of PS5 real estate director Tetsuya Nomura is demanding of players is anything to go by, Cloud...
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth PS5 Demo All But Confirmed for Next Week
Save data may carry over
It's looking incredibly likely that Square Enix will drop a demo for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth next week. There are multiple factors to this educated guesswork at the time of writing: Square Enix loves releasing demos even for its biggest games, Rebirth is getting its own State of Play on the 6th February, and now, the...
Wednesday31st Jan 2024
"Exciting news you won't want to miss"
And just like that, right at the end of the latest State of Play, Sony has confirmed that it'll be hosting another broadcast next week on the 6th February. It'll be going all-in on Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth ahead of its release several weeks later, on the 29th February. "Square Enix will be sharing new gameplay...
Tuesday30th Jan 2024
News Square Enix Talks Reimagining Aerith and Sephiroth for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on PS5
More room for nuance
Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth is arguably the biggest game of the first quarter, or at the least the one we're seeing the most hype for; considering it won Most Anticipated Game at The Game Awards, this should come as little surprise. This second part of a trilogy will give us a lot more one-on-one time with specific characters and...
Thursday25th Jan 2024
News Final Fantasy 7 Remake Story Recap the Focus of New Trailer
Get caught up in three minutes
Square Enix has published a new trailer designed to give you a quick story recap of Final Fantasy VII Remake ahead of its PS5 sequel Rebirth releasing on 29th February 2024. Clocking in at just over three minutes long, it is obviously not going to provide an exhaustive explanation of every story beat in the RPG, but as...
Wednesday24th Jan 2024
News Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children Screening in Select U.S. Theatres Ahead of Rebirth on PS5
The Planet is crying out in pain
For the longest time, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children was the coolest thing Final Fantasy fans had ever seen. One of the ways Square Enix is promoting the impending PS5 exclusive Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is almost equally cool. In partnership with Fathom Events and Sony Pictures, the company is screening the...
Monday22nd Jan 2024
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Now Has Its Own Official Sony TV
The definitive TV for Cloud and co
In one of the more bizarre marketing agreements, it's been revealed Final Fantasy VII Rebirth has its own official TV: the Sony Bravia XR. A press release from Sony Electronics suggests the television "is the official gaming TV for this release, offering the ultimate gaming experience to guide users who take on the...
News No Snowboarding in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, But Expect Revamped CPR Minigame on PS5
Gnarly dude
Currently shaping up to be the RPG to beat this year, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is out just over five weeks from now on PS5, and we are counting down the days to the anticipated sequel. Director Naoki Hamaguchi is helping keep our expectations in check in the meantime, confirming the tonal whiplash of the 1997 original's legendary...
Thursday18th Jan 2024
News Final Fantasy 7 Fans' Overt Sexualisation Can 'Ruin Great Story Development', Says Cloud Actor
The Remake, Rebirth star has read your fanfic
The voice of Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth protagonist Cloud Strife, Cody Christian, thinks that overly zealous fans could tone it down a bit. Players have had strong opinions on the Cloud and Aerith/Tifa love triangle ever since the release of the 1997 original. But with the prospect of another...
Monday15th Jan 2024
News New Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Trailer Is a One-Minute Thrill Ride
The hype is real
How's your hype holding up for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, then? Easily one of the most anticipated games of 2024, the RPG revival is roughly six weeks away at the time or writing, and to keep the excitement going, Square Enix has released a fresh trailer. It's only one minute long, but it's a really neat teaser of what's to come,...
News Rapid Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Fast Travel Wows PS5 Fans
Cross the map in seconds
Anticipation levels for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth have reached a point where even a simple 32-second video showing off fast travel can get fans talking. After Marvel's Spider-Man 2 transported you across its New York map in seconds, the upcoming PS5 exclusive looks set to do similar with load times no longer than roughly...
