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News The DioField Chronicle's Lengthy Demo Out Now on PS5, PS4
Progress carries to the full release
The DioField Chronicle is little over a month away from its PS5 and PS4 release, and Square Enix has released a playable demo so that you can try before you potentially buy. Said demo weighs in at around 7.4GB, and it's long, boasting a bunch of missions that could keep you playing for up to a few hours. What's...
Review Trials of Mana - The Delightful Return of a Classic Action RPG
Back to your roots
Republished on Wednesday, 10th August, 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of August's PS Plus Extra, Premium lineup. The original text follows. Trials of Mana is a full 3D remake of Seiken Densetsu 3 — a Square-developed action role-playing game that was never officially released...
News The DioField Chronicle Draws Real-Time Fire Emblem Comparisons in New Gameplay
Order up
If you're eager to see more of The DioField Chronicle, Square Enix's upcoming strategy RPG, then you're in luck. Game Informer has published a 16-minute dive into the title, which features a lot of combat and a bit of base exploration. It's a recommended watch if you're not quite sure what to make of The DioField Chronicle just yet...
News Find Final Fantasy 14 Intimidating? Get Onboard with This Six-Part Starter Guide Series
Its easy, just jump in
Ever wanted to get into Final Fantasy XIV, the critically acclaimed MMO from Square Enix? It's simple! Just make sure you check out this quick six-part video series first, to get your head around the many different aspects of adventuring in Eorzea. All kidding aside, this is a pretty cool series and a great way of minimizing...
News Tactics Ogre: Reborn Is Getting a Gorgeous 200-Page Companion Artbook
Let us cling to fine art
Tactics Ogre: Reborn has been officially announced after leaking all over the shop. But now that the cat is firmly out of the bag, we can revel in the licensed products set to accompany its rel
News Tactics Ogre: Reborn Is Finally Official, Watch the Reveal Trailer Now
Comes to PS5 and PS4 in November
After weeks of age ratings going live and the PS Store basically leaking the whole thing, Tactics Ogre: Reborn has finally been announced. Square Enix took to social media to officially unveil the project at last, and it did so with the above launch trailer. "Arise, and revive your legacy," reads the pu
News Uh Oh! Square Enix Demands Removal of Leaked Tomb Raider Script from Patreon
Legal action effectively confirms it's legit
A leaked script from the next Tomb Raider game, allegedly named Project Jawbreaker, has been struck with a DMCA by publisher Square Enix. PlayStation podcast Sacred Symbols obtained a document from the game, which is being used to help cast characters. The sheet, which was widely reported on, introduced a...
News Tactics Ogre: Reborn Rated in Australia, Square Enix Yet to Acknowledge the Project
Mum's the word
Tactics Ogre: Reborn continues to be the industry's worst kept secret, with a major leak last week revealing key elements of the project. Now the remade strategy RPG has been rated in Australia, and Square Enix has yet to acknowledge the title officially. The listing was first spotted on Twitter by analyst Wario64, and while it...
News NieR: Automata's Mysterious Church Ended Up Being the Work of Modders After All
Expectations > Reality
Last week we reported on the fascinating tale of a mysterious church in NieR: Automata that was previously thought to be cut content, an elaborate ARG heralding new content, a stunt to hype the upcoming Switch port of the game, or just an incredibly well-kept secret. Well, as it turns out, the whole thing was the work of...
News Star Ocean: The Divine Force Details D.U.M.A, Vanguard Assault Systems in New Trailer
High-speed havoc
We got a new Star Ocean: The Divine Force trailer today, introducing the enigmatic D.U.M.A, a sentient AI that will accompany you on your journey and, uh, function as a jetpack. The next entry in the long-running Star Ocean franchise rockets onto PS5 and PS4 on 27th October. D.U.M.A can enhance the combat and movement abilities of...
News Ex-Square Enix Dev Heard Rumours of Sony Buyout
Here we are again
So, you know all those rumours from a while back about Sony snatching up Square Enix? Well, a new interview with Games Industry has added some fuel to the fire all these months later. Ex-Eidos Montreal developer Stephane D'Astous says that he had heard "rumours" of the aforementioned acquisition. According to D'Astous, Square...
News NieR: Automata Community Left 'in Shambles' After Discovery of 'Impossible' Door
Mind = Blown
NieR: Automata is, as anyone who has played it can attest, a beautiful and oftentimes bizarre experience. More than five years later, the title continues to blow our minds, as the discovery of what was deemed an impossible door has sent shockwaves throughout the community. The tale begins innocuously enough, with a simple question: How...
News Tactics Ogre: Reborn PS Store Listing Leaks Release Date, New Details, More
Ogre my god
One of the worst kept secrets floating around right now is the revival of Square Enix's beloved strategy RPG, Tactics Ogre. The name Tactics Ogre: Reborn was trademarked by the publisher earlier this year, and a PS Store listing later popped up, pretty much confirming its existence. Now, the updated listing has revealed a bunch more abo
News Square Enix Spits on the Spirit of Final Fantasy 7 with Cloud NFT Figure
The planet's dyin', Cloud!
Remember back in May when Square Enix sold off a bunch of its studios and properties to Embracer Group, and the Japanese company declared that it would be using its newfound funds to invest in things like blockchain technology? Well this seems to be the kind of thing that the publisher was talking about. A new Final...
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...
News Final Fantasy 10 Series Blitzes Past 20 Million Units Sold
Listen to my story. This may be our last chance
Final Fantasy X is either one of the best entries in the legendary series, the end of a golden age, or both, depending on who you ask and what day it is. Its direct sequel, Final Fantasy X-2, proved divisive when it launched, but has its diehard fans and is an impressive game in its own right...
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
News Tifa's Moveset Was the Toughest to Create, Says Final Fantasy 7 Remake Battle Director
Nibelheim's favourite daughter can really pack a punch
The Square Enix blog is currently running a retrospective on Final Fantasy 7 Remake in which, chapter-by-chapter, the developers are asked about their memories, thoughts and feelings concerning the game's development. In the latest post, which focuses on Chapter 5: Dogged Pursuit, battle...
News Star Ocean: The Divine Force's Dual Protagonists Get Dual Character Trailers
An unlikely pairing
Star Ocean: The Divine Force is the next instalment in the long-running series of JRPGs, and it launches on 27 October for both PS5 and PS4. Square Enix has released a couple of trailers detailing the motivations and backstories of the dual protagonist's players will be able to choose between. Laeticia Aucerius is the princess...
Review Marvel's Avengers (PS4) - Crystal Dynamics' Heroic Risk Is a Game of Two Halves
Guardians of the GaaS
Republished on Wednesday, 13th July, 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of July's PS Plus Extra, Premium lineup. The original text follows. If anything, Marvel's Avengers has become the victim of its own marketing cycle. Pitched under the Games as a Service banner, loot to grind...
Mini Review Marvel's Avengers (PS5) - Heroic Makeover Still Needed
Thor-t it would be better
Republished on Wednesday, 13th July, 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of July's PS Plus Extra, Premium lineup. The original text follows. Marvel’s Avengers’ biggest mistake is that it wants to be a game you can play forever, without offering the variety to sustain such...
Remake 1.5 Remix
Republished on Wednesday, 13th July, 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of July's PS Plus Extra, Premium lineup. The original text follows. Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade is the PlayStation 5 version of Final Fantasy VII Remake, boasting enhanced graphics and better technical...
Review Final Fantasy VII Remake (PS4) - A Successful Reimagining with Stellar Gameplay
Make or limit break
Republished on Wednesday, 13th July, 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of July's PS Plus Extra, Premium lineup. The original text follows. Well, here we are. The time has finally come for us to review Final Fantasy VII Remake, and it's surreal. We vividly remember the official...
News The DioField Chronicle English Trailer Confirms September Release Date on PS5, PS4
Out here in the DioField
It's slightly old news at this point given that the Japanese trailer from a couple of weeks back gave the release date away, but at least we've now got confirmation from Square Enix itself. The DioField Chronicle will launch for both PS5 and PS4 on the 22nd September here in the West. A playable demo will be available from...
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Is a PS5 Exclusive to Ensure 'Comfortable' Travel Across a 'Vast World'
Watch out for the Zolom
Square Enix has opened up on why Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is launching as a PS5 exclusive. Okay, so Sony obviously has an exclusivity deal in place — but we're talking beyond contractual agreements here. According to interview quotes compiled by Gematsu, it's the power of the PS5 that allows Rebirth to flow as an...
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
Fair play
Square Enix has opened the floodgates for Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, spilling loads of details on the upcoming remaster. But perhaps calling it a 'remaster' doesn't do the project justice. The publisher outwardly states that Reunion is "so much more than a simple HD remaster", and goes on to share new information on gameplay...
News PS5's Forspoken Release Date Delayed Until 24th January, 2023
Frey another day
Square Enix’s ambitious open world action game Forspoken has already been subject to a handful of delays, and here’s another one: Ella Balinska’s Frey Holland will now need to wait until 24th January, 2023 to enter the fantasy world of Athia. The game had been scheduled to release on 11th October, 2022 – and was, at one...
News PSP Game Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth Part of Valkyrie Elysium Deluxe Edition
Possible PS Plus Premium addition?
PSP game Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth will be bundled in with the deluxe edition of Valkyrie Elysium on the PS Store, it has been confirmed. The new Square Enix RPG confirmed a release date of 29th September 2022 overnight, and the game's
News Final Fantasy XIV Community Joins in Song; 1400 Vocalists Contribute to Powerful Cover
Be right back, we just have something in our eye
Music producer and orchestral composer extraordinaire, Alex Moukala, has done it again, arranging a powerful cover of the Final Fantasy XIV track "Close in the Distance" that features 1400 vocalists, 1000 of which are contributors from the game's community. It even features famous guest contributors...
News Action RPG Valkyrie Elysium Gets September Release Date, New Gameplay Trailer
Looking a lot better
Square Enix has pushed out a new trailer for Valkyrie Elysium, which confirms that the action RPG will launch on the 29th September, 2022, for both PS5 and PS4. This new trailer, by the way, is a lot more impressive than the title's debut showing. It's got battles, party members, and some nicely designed enemies. The combat...
News Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion Has a 'New Menu-Based Battle System'
Plus improved camera and UI
We already know that upcoming remaster Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion is jaw-dropping in terms of graphical improvements, but what about the gameplay? The original PSP title was rather unwieldy all the way back in 2007, so our hope has always been that Square Enix would tweak how the action RPG plays so that it...
News Valkyrie Elysium Out in September, Says PS Store
New trailer coming soon
The PlayStation Store page for Square Enix RPG Valkyrie Elysium is claiming the game will release on 29th September 2022. A new trailer sporting the release date has also reportedly leaked, but has since been taken down. Should these details prove to be true, then it's likely the Japanese publisher plans to make the...
News Square Enix's The DioField Chronicle Out in September for PS5, PS4
Demo available on 10th August
Square Enix has revealed its strategy RPG The DioField Chronicle will release for PS5, PS4 on 22nd September 2022. A demo will be made available on the PS Store before then — on 10th August 2022 — which includes the full first chapter of the game. You'll then be able to carry your save data over into the full title...
News Final Fantasy XIV Is Getting a Farming Simulation Mode in Patch 6.2 Buried Memory
Chocobo chicks and building bricks
In the ever-expanding universe of Final Fantasy XIV, few stones have been left unturned in terms of content. We learned that yet more is coming to the massively popular MMO during yesterday's Letter From the Producer livestream. There have been casino-style minigames, returning card games from previous games in...
Poll Was Sony's State of Play the Best Gaming Showcase of June?
The winner of Not-E3
Penning this poll almost feels like throwing a lit match into a room full of flammable gas, but we're going to do it anyway. We want to know: do you think Sony's latest State of Play actually ended up being the best gaming showcase of Not-E3? That is, the best gaming showcase of June 2022? We ask because we think this is a...
News First Stranger of Paradise DLC Brings More Chaos to PS5, PS4 on 20th July
Named Trials of the Dragon King
The first of three Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin expansions has today been dated on PS5, PS4 for 20th July 2022. Named Trials of the Dragon King, you can gain access through the season pass which was bundled in with the Digital Deluxe Edition. It doesn't look like the DLC will be available standalone, and...
News Star Ocean: The Divine Force Locks October Release Date on PS5, PS4
Gets two new gameplay trailers
Upcoming action RPG Star Ocean: The Divine Force will release for PS5 and PS4 later this year, on the 27th October. The launch date is confirmed in a new trailer (embedded above), which shows off a decent amount of fresh gameplay and some English voice acting. And if that's not enough, Square Enix has also released a...
News Square Enix Strategy RPG The DioField Chronicle Gets a Livestream This Weekend
Gather your troops
The DioField Chronicle was announced during Sony's State of Play back in March. It's a strategy RPG from Square Enix, and although we turned our noses up at the name, the project does have potential. We haven't seen the game since, but a dedicated livestream this weekend should give us some much needed information. The stream —...
News Jane Foster Joins Marvel's Avengers Roster Today
It's Thor, but it's also not
Jane Foster, aka the Mighty Thor, comes to Marvel's Avengers today as a free update. Packing a new moveset and story, she will be playable for everyone who owns the game along with previous post-launch superheroes like Spider-Man and Black Panther. Unfortunately, though, Jane Foster doesn't bundle in a new campaign to...
News Final Fantasy 16's English Cast Will Speak with British English Accents, Not American
‘Medieval fantasy = Europe’
If you were worried that Clive, the protagonist of the eagerly-anticipated Final Fantasy XVI, was going to end up sounding like Snow from XIII or something, then fear not! The English voice cast of XVI will have British English accents, so as to accentuate the game's fantasy medieval setting. Speaking to the Japanese...
News Action RPG Valkyrie Elysium Rated for Release on PS5, PS4
Profiled
Looks like Square Enix’s action RPG Valkyrie Elysium is on schedule for its 2022 release, as it’s been rated by a number of classifications boards around the world – including the ESRB. The game, a successor to Valkyrie Profile, was announced back in March during a State of Play with a vague release window of this year, but has...
News Square Enix Hosting Star Ocean: The Divine Force Showcase Next Week
40-minute livestream scheduled
Staying true to its word, Square Enix has announced a lengthy Star Ocean: The Divine Force livestream for next week on 29th June 2022. Clocking in at an impressive 40 minutes, the show will get underway at 12pm BST / 4am PT/ 7am ET. It'll be presented by the voice actor of main character Raymond Lawrence, Subaru...
News Final Fantasy 16 Will Have Party Members After All, But You Won't Be Controlling Them
Better together
Everything we've seen of Final Fantasy XVI so far has suggested that protagonist Clive will be a solo fighter — something that a mainline, single-player Final Fantasy game has never had, with every previous title giving players a ragtag party of heroes to command. The closest we've ever had was Final Fantasy XV, which only allowed...
News Final Fantasy 16 Has a 'Support System' for Players Who Aren't Confident with Action Combat
The right to fight
Final Fantasy XVI is a clear departure from what the series was once known for. While it still places a heavy emphasis on story and characters, it's going all-in on action combat, to a point where comparisons to games like Devil May Cry have been drawn. Of course, not everyone is a fan of action-based battling, and you could argue...
News Final Fantasy 16 Dev Praises PS5 for Game's 'Breakneck Pace' with No Loading Screens
Yoshida's a big PS5 fan
"It’s only thanks to the power of the PlayStation 5 system that we can make Final Fantasy XVI the roller-coaster ride that it is," says Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida in a new interview with the official PlayStation Blog. Indeed, it sounds like Yoshida's a big fan of Sony's latest system, his favourite feature...
Feature What We Want From Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and How It Needs to Improve on Remake
Don't believe in fate
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth has been officially announced, and it's already proving to be a popular talking point — perhaps as you'd expect, given the events of Final Fantasy VII Remake. This is a sequel that seems to be veering wildly from the once promised path, and 'Rebirth' certainly hammers that point home. But what do we...
News Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion's PS5, PS4 Remaster Is Jaw Dropping
Bordering on a remake
Well, this is remarkable! Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion was announced overnight as a remaster of the classic PSP game – but only now are we beginning to appreciate just how much of an upgrade it is. The original was obviously limited by the capabilities of Sony’s portable console, but what’s on display here...
Poll Which Final Fantasy Game are You Most Looking Forward to?
Far from final
The next 18 months or so are going to be huge for fans of Final Fantasy — assuming there are no delays! There are currently not one, not two, but three high profile Final Fantasy titles scheduled for PlayStation platforms before 2024. But which one are you most excited about? It all kicks off this winter with what Square Enix is...
News Final Fantasy VII Remake Series Is Three Games, Part 3 Already in Pre-Production
Remake, Rebirth, Re...?
During the Final Fantasy VII 25th Anniversary Celebration stream, Square Enix confirmed that the new Final Fantasy VII series — that's Final Fantasy VII Remake and the newly announced Final Fantasy VII Rebirth — will be made up of three games. That means there's one more title to go after Rebirth supposedly releases in...