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Clive Rosfield (Yuma Uchida) stands before the might of Ifrit in Final Fantasy XVI (2023), Square Enix

‘Final Fantasy XVI’ Director And Producer Reveal How Long It Takes To Beat, Promise “Endless Gameplay” With Online Leaderboards And Challenging New Game+ Mode

March 23, 2023

Director Hiroshi Takai and Producer Naoki Yoshida of Final Fantasy XVI revealed how long it takes to beat, promising "endless gameplay" with online leaderboards. Dion Lesage (Yūichi Nakamura/Stewart C...

‘Final Fantasy XVI’ Producer Naoki Yoshida Rails Against the Use Of The Term ‘JRPG’: “It Wasn’t A Compliment To A Lot Of Developers In Japan”

Tyler Valle

March 16, 2023

Video Game Culture, Video Games

The internet has recently been in an uproar over the use of the term 'JRPG' after an interview between Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida and YouTuber Skill Up began doing the rounds late in Feb...

Square Enix Announces Merger With Luminous Productions Amid ‘Forspoken’ Flop

Ryan Pearson

March 6, 2023

Video Games

Square Enix announces subsidiary Luminous Productions will be merged, after Forspoken launched earlier this year to a middling reception. Freya (Ella Balinska) faces the flames of the Tantas in Forspok...

‘Final Fantasy XIV’ Modder Purposely Injects Malware Into GShade, Prompting User Backlash

Tyler Valle

February 14, 2023

Video Games

In the last week, the Final Fantasy XIV community has been rocked by several controversies revolving around the use of mods, but one has had far more serious repercussions than the rest - a popular p...

‘Marvel’s Avengers’ Final Update Launches March 31st, Support Ends September 30th

Ryan Pearson

January 26, 2023

Video Games

Marvel's Avengers is finally being shut down, confirming earlier rumors, as support for the game will end before the end of 2023. Captain America (Jeff Schine) stands before MODOK (George Tarleton) via Marv...

The player's party fights off foes- human and monster alike- within a village via Tactics Ogre: Reborn (2022), Square Enix

‘Tactics Ogre: Reborn’ Producer Sets The Example For How To Create An Awesome Remake: “All The Developers Involved Played” The Original PSP Game

Ryan Pearson

January 25, 2023

Video Games

Tactics Ogre: Reborn's producer revealed that the developers played the original game, before any work on the remake began. A Golem unleashes Raven Eye upon a hapless Dragon via Tactics Ogre: Reborn (2022),...

YouTuber Vara Dark Weighs In On Claims ‘Marvel’s Avengers’ Will Shut Down After 3.0 Update: “That’s What Happens When You Don’t Listen To Consumers”

Ryan Pearson

December 15, 2022

Video Games

YouTuber Vara Dark has discussed insider claims that Marvel's Avengers may have no further content after upcoming 3.0 update and will, therefore, be shutting down. Captain America stands before MODOK via Ma...

Former ‘Marvel’s Avengers’ Design Lead No Longer Acting As Crystal Dynamics Spokesperson After Tweets That “Don’t Align” With “Studio Values” Come Under Scrutiny

Ryan Pearson

December 1, 2022

Video Games

Marvel's Avengers Design Lead Brian Waggoner is no longer a Crystal Dynamics spokesperson, due to tweets that don't match "studio values." Black Panther, Hulk, and Iron Man hold their own against KLAW goons...

‘Harvestella’ Producer Justifies Inclusion Of Non-Binary Options In Character Creator: “Using Gender-Neutral Pronouns Takes A Relatively Small Amount Of Effort”

Ryan Pearson

November 8, 2022

Video Games

Harvestella Producer Daisuke Taka has stated the game's inclusion of non-binary options in the character creator was to "include everyone." Source: Harvestella (2022), Square Enix RELATED: ‘Harry Potter’...

‘Final Fantasy XVI’ Producer On The Game’s Alleged Lack Of Ethnic Diversity: “We Simply Want The Focus To Be Less On The Outward Appearance Of Our Characters”

Ryan Pearson

November 7, 2022

Video Games

The producer of Final Fantasy XVI has justified the alleged lack of ethnically diverse characters in the game, explaining that not only is the focus of Square Enix's upcoming title on the characters as people, ...

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