Kingdom Hearts III has arrived at last. Long-time fans can pick up where they left off back when they were likely much different people than they are today. First-timers like me are in for a madcap ride. I haven't touched any of the main Ki...

Final Fantasy XIV is in a good place, but just nine years ago, things were looking disastrous. What's known as the vanilla version of XIV rushed onto the scene and basically tanked immediately, leading to a complete reboot that's rarely see...

Although I'm not crazy about Lost Sphear, it's a shame that I am Setsuna was kind of lost in the fold when it was released in 2016. It had its issues but it was a hell of a debut for Tokyo RPG Factory. That feels like forever ago ...

Final Fantasy XV's final DLC pack, Episode Ardyn, will be releasing on March 26, 2019, for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Acting as a prologue to the main game, it will see players control Ardyn in an era before Noctis was even a gleam in his fathe...

Square Enix has announced they are featuring a Final Fantasy XIV Online float in next month's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade, which takes place in Sydney, Australia early next month.The float has been made in partnership with the group S...

Before we start, I want to make it clear right out of the gate this post discusses various plot elements from Kingdom Hearts III. Specifically, the Disney arcs. Since a part of this involves inferring the relevance these have on later ...

Last night's Nintendo Direct confirmed the rumor that Dragon Quest XI would be coming to the Switch. Packing in all currently available DLC with some brand new content, this "Definitive Edition" was said to be "exclusively" coming to Ninten...

Square Enix has announced the release of an upcoming 3D CG animated movie based on their legendary RPG franchise, Dragon Quest. The film, titled Dragon Quest: Your Story will hit theatres in Japan this August.Not a lot of details were forth...

There were so many jaw-dropping announcements from today's Nintendo Direct that some simply slipped through the cracks. We've covered most of the biggest stories from the event already, but there were two game confirmations that tickled me ...

During today's Nintendo Direct presentation, Square Enix revealed a new action-RPG, Oninaki, which is currently in development for Nintendo Switch along with PlayStation 4 and PC. Developed by the team behind titles Lost Sphear and I Am Se...

Fans eager to get Final Fantasy on the go have a lot to get excited for. In a surprise announcement, Final Fantasy IX will be available today on Switch (and likely Xbox One). The other announced titles, Final Fantasy VII and Chocobo's Myste...

Sony Japan plans to release a branded Walkman and headphone set based on Square Enix popular crossover franchise Kingdom Hearts. The limited edition Walkman is available to pre-order in Japan and will only be made available for purchase unt...

When I finished NieR: Automata pre-launch, I was blown away: I knew that at the very least, the conversation around it would carry on throughout various niche locales and it would be remembered, to some degree, forever. Welp, it's far excee...

While Lyle continues to train vigorously in the action room for the inevitable battle for the Nebraskan power grid, here's what's been happening in video games: Respawn Entertainment has a new battle royale game called Apex Legends! Micro...

My progress in Kingdom Hearts III has been more slow than steady. It's my first time diving into the series, so getting a feel for Nomura's familiar yet also totally bonkers universe has been an... adjustment. The sluggish and expository di...

Just like the crypts Lara exhaustively explores, Xbox Game Pass is home to a lot of treasures. You just have to go searching for them. Soon, Lara's latest adventure becomes one of those treasures. As part of the latest episode of Inside Xbo...

Final Fantasy XIV's next expansion is bringing a ton of stuff to the table (including a NieR crossover raid), but before its July release there's more upgrades on the horizon. Following the February 12 launch of patch 4.45, Noctis from Fina...

After 4,000 spin-offs and 95,000 years, to say fans were eagerly awaiting the arrival of Kingdom Hearts III is almost underselling the hype. I'm not even a diehard fan and I was foaming at the mouth to get a copy. This was a series I starte...

Kingdom Hearts is a monolith of a series: its ripples can be felt even if you've never touched it. The marriage of JRPG and Disney is too strong of a pull to just ignore, which is precisely why the franchise has endured for 17 years. In tha...

Yoshi-P and his team over at Square Enix continue to absolutely kill it in terms of Final Fantasy XIV news. As has been rumored for some time, the Gunblade tank job (called "Gunbreaker") themed after Final Fantasy VIII's Gunblade weapo...

I will never forget that Ubisoft once called an article of clothing from Aiden Pearce, the alright hacker dude from the first Watch Dogs "iconic." It was a complete obliteration of the phrase, but I think we can all agree that Bil...

My bum is on the keyblade...the keeeeyblade. Yep, just like Tom Green's 1999 hit tore up TRL, Kingdom Hearts III's main theme "Face My Fears" is taking on the Billboard Charts. Billboard itself has announced that the Hikaru Utada &...

So the Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster on Switch is becoming a full-time job to track. Firstly, we found out that getting both games on the same cart would ostensibly be an Asia-region exclusive. Now, it looks like the deal has been al...

As I mentioned in our review, Kingdom Hearts isn't known for a particularly rattling combat system. However! There are a few tricky spots to maneuver around in Kingdom Hearts III, and if you're playing on Proud (hard) mode, you'll...

Although Life is Strange 2's second episode, Rules, expands on the framework of its introductory chapter, it doesn't necessarily raise stakes. Rather, it seeks comfort and familiarity. That's a very real aspect of the human condition: ...