Your mission? Kill Chaos.

The chaotic day that Final Fantasy fans on Steam have been waiting for is nearly here. Square Enix says that Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin will hit Steam on April 6. This release comes a bit over a year after the game was initially released on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and the Epic Games Store.

As part of today's brief Steam release announcement, Square Enix also says that Stranger of Paradise Final...

Square Enix says that sales of the new IP have been lackluster.

Square Enix flatly admitted that many of the studio's recent game releases underperformed in sales. Square Enix's Outline of Results Briefing held on February 3, 2023 shared some preliminary financial results for Q1-Q3 of the current fiscal year, which ends on March 31, 2023. The main focus was on the most recent quarter which ran from October 2022 through December 2022. This briefing was held just one week after the...

Yuji Naka says he "knew the facts" in a public admission in the first day of court.

This week saw the start of the trial against Yuji Naka, the creator of Sonic and Balan Wonderworld, as he stands accused of insider trading. The trial concerns Naka's ownership of shares worth $1 million and $20,000 respectively in both ATeam and Aiming Inc. These two companies worked with Square Enix on the creation of mobile games such as Final Fantasy 7: The First Soldier and Dragon Quest...

So is this PC version that "doesn't exist" actually announced now or...?

Earlier this year, Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki "Yoshi-P" Yoshida said that if you wanted to play the new Square Enix developed RPG you should just "buy a PlayStation 5." He sure seemed to indicate at that time that a PC release of the game just wasn't in the cards yet.

Of course, this is assuming you ignore the initial trailer reveal of Final Fantasy 16 that included...

They had a good run?

The development studio for Forspoken, Luminous Productions, will be absorbed back into Square Enix. The members of the studio will fill positions within Square Enix leaving Forspoken as their first, and only, release.

The reveal came via Twitter where Luminous Productions says that the change will begin this May. The statement from Luminous says that their "talented team will join Square Enix to deliver new, innovative gaming experiences to players...

Enter into the new world of Solistia.

Square Enix released Octopath Traveler 2 today for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam. Players will venture to the all-new world of Solistia where eight travelers with unique stories must overcome a variety of obstacles, conquer enemies in turn-based battles, and contend with "the perils and promise of a new industrial era."

Square Enix really pushes forth the fact that this is a new story...

Demo save data will carry over to the full game.

A playable demo for Octopath Traveler 2 for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 is available right now. A PC demo will arrive on Steam on Thursday, February 9th.

This demo serves as a bit of a prologue to the game and will let you play any of the eight protagonists for up to three hours. Save data from this demo will carry over to the full game when it launches on February 24, 2023.

In Octopath...

Though, there is no date yet.

Forspoken is a game that certainly has some performance woes on both the PlayStation 5 and PC. The lofty hardware requirements on PC certainly paint a picture of a game that has been poorly optimized. Trying to play the game on PC at 1440p with just 60FPS on a 1080 Ti wasn't exactly what I would consider "a fun time." Settings had to be lowered considerably and FSR had to be set to Ultra Performance to get anywhere near a stable 60FPS. Even then,...

One last chance... for CHAOS!

A new adventure awaits you in Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin. Today, the Different Future expansion was released that takes players on a new adventure in this action-RPG from Square Enix.

This is the game's third, and presumably final, expansion. It's out now for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via the Epic Games Store. This expansion, developed once again in collaboration with Team Ninja from...

Changes are coming, but details are kind of scarce.

On the Final Fantasy XIV (14) hub site, Lodestone, an announcement was made saying that there are changes coming soon for purchases and subscriptions. Square Enix says that they are planning to change their payment processor in late February. This will impact subscriptions and purchases made through the Final Fantasy 14 Mog Station, Online Store, and Square Enix Account Management sites.

Square Enix says that they don't...

A new Nvidia driver is also out, enabling DLSS support in the game.

Square Enix says that Forspoken is now available globally. This Luminous Productions developed game is out for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store for $69.99 (USD). This one is an action-RPG that features magic, parkour, and some sass.

For those who are unsure about picking up the game, there is a demo that has been available on PlayStation 5 for a little while now....

I'm somewhere that's not what I would call Earth, I'm seeing freakin' dragons, and oh yeah I'm in a kind of bad game.

The reviews for Forspoken started to come out today and wow, they are not good. They aren't exactly terrible, but for a game that has been sitting in the spotlight for so long, the scores this game is receiving cannot be what Square Enix was hoping for. Forspoken sits at a 69% average on OpenCritic, and what critics have been saying are not painting a very pretty picture...

Better have the hardware, else you may be stuck with 720p at 30FPS.

Square Enix just shared some new details about the PC system requirements for Forspoken. They are, without a doubt, very lofty in several different ways. Just to set the tone here, the minimum requirements here will get you only 720p and 30FPS.

No matter if you are aiming for minimum, recommended, or ultra quality, everyone will need at least 150GB of free drive space. You are also looking at needing a...

Producer Naoki Yoshida seems to suggest a PC release isn't happening at all.

When Square Enix first revealed Final Fantasy XVI it wasn't really clear if the game would be released later on PC. Most of us kind of assumed it would be since, you know, every other Final Fantasy has come to PC eventually. The initial trailer reveal, still up on YouTube courtesy of IGN, even says "also available on PC" in fine print at the bottom in the final seconds of the trailer.

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Square Enix had one more gift to offer MMO fans.

During the latest Letter from the Producer broadcast, Square Enix revealed that Patch 6.3 for Final Fantasy XIV Online will go live on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. This new update is called "Gods Revel, Lands Tremble," and will add in "a number of new activities."

These new activities include new main scenario quests, alliance raid, trial, and more. If that wasn't enough for you, Square Enix also provided...