If you've thought of yourself as SOLDIER material, the chance to virtually prove your mettle is coming. Registration is open right now for Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier's closed beta. Square Enix has sign-ups open through May 27 at 8 ...

We're just over a month away from the next release in what could prove to be Square Enix's magnum opus, Final Fantasy VII Remake. The publisher has released a "final" trailer for the incoming Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, which launc...

It seems like Square Enix isn't done with candy bars yet! After rolling with the Final Fantasy VII Remake theme bonus (which involved Butterfingers, Crunch, and Baby Ruth bars), the publisher is back with the former candy for Final Fan...

Cblogs of 4/24 to 4/30/2021 -La Terry responds to April's Band of Bloggers prompt by writing about how Nier: Replicant subverted their genre expectations. -Black Red Gaming writes about 007 Legends, the James Bond game that almost kil...

It was only a few months ago that Square Enix announced multiple Final Fantasy VII projects like it was the 2000s again, but the VII universe is here to stay. Part of that multifaceted plan includes The First Soldier, a free-to-play-wi...

The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) has revealed its winner's list for the 2021 iteration of The DICE Awards, celebrating some of the fine releases that hit the market during last year — arguably one of the best gaming...

Cblogs of 4/10 to 4/6/2021 -Siflox Gaming reviews Apex Legends in its current 2021 form. -Aurachad shares their thoughts on Assassin's Creed: Valhalla. -Lord Spencer reviews SaGa Frontier 2 as part of his PS1 REVIEWS blogging series....

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn is going to be a tri-platform game again. Well, it kind of already is now! The PS5 beta just launched and everyone who owns the full version of the PS4 edition has access If you own a PS5, get in on this an...

Seeing Final Fantasy music in concert is something you should definitely do before you die. I've had the good fortune of sitting in on numerous gaming-related musical events, like "Video Games Live," and a heap of side projects like Ze...

Following Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn since 2013 has been a trip. I saw it launch on PS4 for the first time nearly a year after it arrived on PC and PS3, and I saw it die on PS3 for the last day when Square Enix decided to sunset supp...

Cblogs of 3/27 to 4/2/2021 -NinjaSpeed celebrates the 10th anniversary of the excellent Nintendo 3DS. -Shoggoth2588 introduces April's Band of Bloggers prompt regarding games that Subverted Your Expectations. -Black Red Gaming continues ra...

Cblogs of 3/20 to 3/26/2021 -Gamingnerd reflects on the legacy of the Resident Evil series in celebration of its 25th anniversary. -Nior continues his retrospective on The Legacy of Kain series retrospective with this blog on Blood Omen 2....

Square Enix has announced that one of the most loved RPGs of all time, Final Fantasy VIII, is now available on iOS and Android platforms in its FFVIII Remastered form. Fans can purchase the pint-sized adventure from their respective app sto...

Final Fantasy XI was a powerhouse of an MMO. Forged in 2002, it lived on for ages, reminding people that World of Warcraft wasn't the only game in town, following the era of Ultima Online and Everquest. It also broke ground as a console-fir...

Adventure fans looking forward to expansive next-gen release Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade will want to peruse this new video from Square Enix - an extended edition of the debut trailer showcased during February's State of Play live s...

[Update: As an extra bonus, Square Enix has uploaded a music video for Blinding Indigo from The Primals, the theme song of the Leviathan raid boss in the Shadowbringers expansion. It, like the Endwalker theme, is also is...

Final Fantasy XIV is still alive and well, even if we might be in a semi-drought as we wait for the new expansion to hit. The main hardcore raid phase has been completed, and now we're awaiting patch 5.5, which will add in the third an...

Did you miss that there are multiple Final Fantasy VII projects in the works...again?! It...begins! The one in question here is Ever Crisis, which is a mobile game developed by Applibot, and will be a "reimagining" of the original in "...

It's still hard to believe that Final Fantasy VII Remake has an upgrade...DLC...thing. It's...kind of weird to me! To see a modern re-release of an old Final Fantasy game get a story extension, but the series is known for DLC now;...

PlayStation Japan has released a quirky promo that presents itself as a "leaked" internal video. The amusingly titled "PlayStation 5_Lineup_Presentation_File_2021-03" trailer features clips taken from a who's who of great titles, all availa...

PlayStation Japan has announced a special live stream discussion to showcase some of the most exciting titles headed to PlayStation in 2021. "Play! Play! Play!", as well as sounding vaguely threatening, is described as "a talk show that mak...

Square Enix has announced that it has taken steps to ban the accounts of over 5000 Final Fantasy XIV players, after the publisher discovered evidence that the owners of said accounts were engaged in real-money trading (RMT) and other "illic...

Incredibly, we've already hit March, pushing into the second quarter of 2021. It's been a... difficult 12 months, I think we can agree. I so believe that positive change is on the horizon for all of us. We're far from out of the woods, and ...

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn has been killing it for nearly eight years straight. The "Realm Reborn" bit of the moniker was a battle cry, as Square Enix truly allowed this game to be rebuilt from the ground up and live on for many year...

So Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade instantly shot up on my 2021 radar. Yeah, some parts of it are a bummer, like the PS5-specific requirement. And not everyone has one of those! Seeing as they're basically unicorn pieces of hardwar...