Square Enix
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IN TANTA WE TRUST
Frey is out to save Athia once more in this Forspoken DLC gameplay trailer
Join Frey's quest to save the world again.
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PASS THE GAMES
The 30 Best Game Pass Games on Xbox and PC [May 2023]
Our top picks of the greatest games on gaming's best subscription service.
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PLAYSTATION ALLSTARS
The 25 Best PS5 Games to justify your next-gen PlayStation purchase [May 2023]
Sony's stellar lineup just keeps getting bigger.
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The 25 best PS2 games to play [May 2023]
It's time to take a trip back in time to one of the best generations of gaming.
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OH, HI WEEKEND
What are you playing this weekend?
April showers bring May flowers. Or something to that effect.
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PIXELRIFFIC
Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series is coming to PS4 and Switch later this month
Previously only available on PC and mobile.
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Bargain
Final Fantasy 14 Stormblood is free to own right now, but there's a slight catch
You will need to spend a bit of money if you don't own the game already.
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A Gentle Breeze
Final Fantasy 16 will make you feel the wind during cutscenes, sort of
Putting the DualSense to good use.
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Sittin' Pretty
Final Fantasy 14 Patch 6.4, The Dark Throne, continues the story and lets you solo Stormblood
Plus a new dungeon and a whole lot more.
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TOP OF THE DROPS
The 30 Best PlayStation Plus Games on PS4 and PS5 [April 2023]
Our top picks for Sony's money-saving subscription service!
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PERSONA NON GRATA
Xbox has an embarrassing Square Enix problem
And it's not just that one publisher, either – there's still a big issue Xbox needs to address, Activision Blizzard takeover or not.
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HOT SPOT
Parasite Eve has the energy that Square Enix needs to bring to new IP in 2023
Parasite Eve might be turning 25 years old, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t still a template Square Enix could easily follow for modern success.
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Mr Worldwide
Square Enix shows off Final Fantasy 16's big and beautiful world
The latest trailer goes all in on the land of Valisthea.
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How Long To Beat
Final Fantasy 16 will take you about 35 hours to beat, 70-80 hours to complete
Plenty to do, it seems!
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WARRIORS OF LIGHT
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin heads to Steam next month
Take the fight to Chaos on Steam.
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Criss Cross
Chrono Cross was remastered so it wouldn't become "unplayable"
The remaster launched last year, making Radical Dreamers officially playable in English for the first time.
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BOTTLED LIGHTNING
13 years later, Final Fantasy 13 still tells one of the series’ most ambitious stories
The worst Final Fantasy? It’s not as crystal clear as it seems.
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GOTTA GO FAST
Sonic creator, Yuji Naka, pleads guilty in court to charges of insider trading
“There is no doubt that I knew the facts about the game before it was made public and bought the stock.”
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PC? NOT SOON ANYWAY
Final Fantasy 16 won't hit PC six months after PS5 release, says Yoshida
The game will remain a PS5 exclusive for a while it seems.
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FOLDED INTO THE FOLD
Forspoken development studio to merge with Square Enix
Part of Square's latest business strategy.
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GANNIN YEM
Wey aye, pet: Final Fantasy 16's ganna have Geordies in it
Haddaway, man – as if the Japanese developers at Square Enix looked to the British north to find inspiration for one of its key fictional regions.
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DO YOUR OWN RING
Final Fantasy 16 has a novel approach to the age-old ‘accessibility versus difficulty’ conundrum
If you think that action-RPG games like Devil May Cry and Elden Ring are too hard, Final Fantasy 16’s fascinating setup may intrigue you.
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HIDEO GAMES
Final Fantasy 16 has 11 hours of cinematics alone
If you were worried about FF16 being a short, sharp story, fear not – the developer has gone all out on the narrative.
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IN THE ROSFIELD
Final Fantasy 16 is not open world, “but it’s not linear, either”, says dev
A focus on ‘highly detailed’ and ‘feature rich areas’ means Final Fantasy 16 wants to harness the best of both worlds.
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IFRIT'S LIKE A GLOVE
With Final Fantasy 16, the PS5 generation finally truly begins
Gorgeous visuals, seamless transitions, and a masterclass in mocap and performance, Final Fantasy 16 proves the series can still be cutting edge in 2023.
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Off the Cuff
Forspoken writer's original pitch was apparently completely different from the final game
Much of the criticism over the game was related to its dialogue and story.
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PLUS MORE
February PlayStation Plus: Horizon, RE7, Borderlands 3 and Scarlet Nexus coming to game catalogue
A decent selection of PS Plus games in February.
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STILL TOO PRICEY?
How’s Forspoken doing? Well, you can already get it for under £30
Less than a month from release, Square Enix's latest AAA game is under half the launch price.
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UPDATE YOUR GAME
Forspoken PC patch addresses technical issues, graphics, and features
Luminous is on the case.
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Forspoken Resources Guide: Where to find Wild Musk, Nuggets, Feathers, Crag Grass and more
Take on the Tantas with a store cupboard full of powerful ingredients!
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SPRUCED UP
VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.36: The best game that really needs a remake
Games tend to age badly, and sometimes that's a tragedy.
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New York, New York
Forspoken Best Ending: Which portal should you choose?
Which portal should you choose to start Frey's happily ever after?
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Hard as nails
Forspoken Best Gear and Nails: Where to find the best Cloaks, Necklaces and Nails in Forspoken
Accessorizing has never been so magical
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Magical fingertips
Here are 6 Forspoken tips I wish I knew before I started playing
Find your feet in the hostile realm of Athia with these helpful Forspoken tips
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Forspoken Best Spells: Which spells should you Spellcraft first in Forspoken?
With so many awesome spells to choose from in Forspoken, which should you focus on?
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WORTH IT?
Want to try Forspoken on PC? There's a demo for that
The demo's no longer exclusive to PS5.
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MAELSTROM PRIVILEGE
The best Life is Strange game is on PlayStation Plus right now – and it’s not what you think
There is a lot of prestige attributed to Dontnod its Life Is Strange, but perhaps one of the best games in the series comes from somewhere else entirely.
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Deals
Here's where you can buy Forspoken
Find out which retailers are selling Forspoken standard and Digital Deluxe Editions.
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LOAD OF OLD CUFF
Here’s how to make Forspoken less irritating
Just like High on Life last year, Forspoken relies a bit too much on inane chatter – but at least you can turn the frequency of it down.
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Not So Near
Nier: Automata Ver1.1a anime adaptation pauses production indefinitely
The anime is suffering from delays due to COVID-19.
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I'M A FREY'D KNOT
Forspoken review: Already on borrowed time
It stumbles out the block with a slow, awkward opening and barely manages to recover its footing – even 10 hours later. But there's something in Forspoken, somewhere.
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FORSPOILEN
The Forspoken final boss has leaked online, watch out for spoilers!
It's like, all over the place.