Visions of Mana has a new trailer out, highlighting some of the features found in the newest entry in the long-running action RPG series. Here were see the party travelling through the "semi-open" world on foot and on pikul-back - creatures resembling a corgi and a pangolin designed by Mana series creator Koichi Ishii. The protagonist Val is seen battling alongside Morley, a cat man wielding a sword, and a young woman named Careena with a dragon wing and a flammie companion. They are joined by Hinna, a young woman who is tasked with a pilgrimage to the Mana Tree. Using the power of the Element ..read more

A demo for SaGa Emerald Beyond will arrive at midnight local time on Thursday, April 4, 2024 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch. The Steam version is scheduled for 9:00am Pacific the same day. The demo comes mere weeks away from the game's official launch on April 25th, and will let you carry save progress into the retail version. Based on your platform of choice, the demo will include three different protagonists. PlayStation users will get Tsunanori Mido, Nintendo Switch gets Ameya Aisling, and Steam gets Diva No. 5. The latest tile in the SaGa series, Emerald Beyond is a ..read more

Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis has a new story that's available April 3rd, 2024. Titled "On the Road", this is the sixth chapter of the scenario that adapts the original Final Fantasy VII into the smartphone RPG. As Cloud and company travel the world in pursuit of Sephiroth, they find themselves in the Corel Region's Costa del Sol resort town and eventually make their way to the glittering Gold Saucer and the desolate Corel Prison. It's here they meet the game's newest playable character: Cait Sith. This update includes a new, third Limit Break for each character that must be unlocked by fulfil ..read more

In a report posted today by IGN's senior reporter Rebekah Valentine, which we highly recommend that you read in its entirety multiple sources within Life is Strange True Colors developer Deck Nine (published by Square Enix) have described their troubled experiences dealing with toxic co-workers and management. Deck Nine has also provided a response, which is included in Valentine's story. These sources also state there were several situations in which hate symbols were found hidden in the game and, when reported, management was slow to react. Alongside accounts of a low pay, difficulty in gett ..read more

In the latest update for SaGa Emerald Beyond, we get a look at yet another protagonist you can choose for your adventure: Diva No. 5. She's a mech that's a popular singer and dancer in the royal city of Avalon, where industry has rapidly developed. But, once she sings a forbidden song, Diva No. 5 loses her memory and her ability to sing. She abandons her humanoid body and leaves Avalon. Diva No. 5 joins the National Extradimensional Exploratory Task Force headed by Constantine, her former manager, and encounters other characters that will join her retinue. Mechs are also a special type of unit ..read more

Square Enix released a new 5.77 GB update for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth tonight, which features some fixes and adjustments to the game's performance and gameplay systems. Here's a look at the patch notes for Version 1.020: Corrected typograhical errors and omissions in some text. Fixed an issue with the player-controlled character that occurs under certain conditions on the map. Fixed an issue where Red XIII's abilities 'Supernal Fervor' and 'Watcher's Spirit' could be easily cancelled during battle. Fixed an issue where enemies could stop moving in certain conditions during battle. Fixed a pr ..read more

Final Fantasy XIV 6.58 is available to download today for Windows PC, Mac, PlayStation 4/5, and Xbox Series. This patch is a bit of small one, to bookend some of the endgame content released in the latter stages of the post-Endwalker era. Restrictions on items to upgrade gear have been eased, as is customary over time, including the removal of weekly lockouts on items obtained from Thaleia or Pandaemonium: Anabaseios. The team has also buffed the amount of tomestones you can get from Wondrous Tails, and the EXP that your Trust AI companions can earn as you raise their levels by take them throu ..read more

The next round of Final Fantasy XVI now has a date, just announced during a special PAX East panel where game producer Naoki Yoshida shared a new look at "The Rising Tide" featuring Leviathan. It's due to drop on April 18, and will be available individually, or in the discounted Expansion Pass. This upcoming DLC takes place before the ending of the main game, and includes more than just the wayward Eikon. The Rising Tide will open up with an unmarked letter delivered to the hideaway with a curious request - the Dominant of Leviathan needs to be rescued and Clive and friends will have to journe ..read more

During a PAX East panel yesterday, Final Fantasy XIV director and producer reflected on the ten years that has elapsed since A Realm Reborn's launch in 2013 and remarked upon the upcoming Dawntrail expansion, set to release on July 2, 2024. Here, we learned more about how the team intends to approach development not only for Dawntrail, but the years ahead. In highlighting each expansion, Yoshida touched on the major changes that came to the game as well as the challenges the team encountered as they continued to build and evolve the game to its current iteration. For A Realm Reborn, the rebuil ..read more

Final Fantasy XVI will come to Final Fantasy XIV in a new crossover event starting April 2nd and continuing through May 8th, 2024. Titled "The Path Infernal", players will encounter the game's protagonist Clive Rosfield and the XVI iteration of Ifrit, and obtain exclusive rewards such as Clive's Metian attire and a Torgal mount and minion. Since the events are combined this year, the festival decorations will vary from city to city. Ul'dah will appropriately be decked out in Little Ladies' Day decor while Gridania will feature Hatching-tide decorations. Limsa Lominsa and residential districts ..read more