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Final Fantasy 16 Might Not be Shown at TGS 2021, Producer Says

Since its announcement last year, there haven’t been a great many updates on Final Fantasy 16, but fans have been holding out hope that Square Enix will have more to show of the RPG in the coming weeks and months, especially with producer Naoki Yoshida having said late last year that Square Enix was planning several announcements on the game for 2021. Of course, with E3 having come and gone without any trace of Final Fantasy 16, fans are hoping that future events like State of Play presentations or Tokyo Game Show will

Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker Benchmark Released; System Requirements Updated

Today Square Enix released the official benchmark of the upcoming Final Fantasy XIV expansion Endwalker. The benchmark can be downloaded here and weighs about 2.2 gigabytes. The Benchmark, which, of course, is only for PC, lets you check out if your system is powerful enout to enjoy Endwalker. On top of the benchmark, the new system requirements have been published. This time around, though, you won’t need to consider updating your rig because the only change is the required storage. On PC and Mac, that grows from 60 to 80

Final Fantasy XIV “Death Unto Dawn” Soundtrack Features Masayoshi Soken’s Latest Masterpieces

Today Square Enix featured an upcoming soundtrack Blu-ray featuring the awesome music of Final Fantasy XIV, titled “Death Unto Dawn.” Despite the title, the soundtrack doesn’t just include the music of update 5.5 (which is indeed titled “Death Unto Dawn,” but it comes with a whopping 84 tracks from updates from 5.1 to 5.5 from Final Fantasy XIV’s super-talented music team led by composer Masayoshi Soken. It will be released on September 15, 2021, and it’ll be available in the west. You can check out a trailer below alongside a

Final Fantasy XVI Gets Small Dev Update; Yoko Taro’s Mysterious New Game Won’t Be for Smartphones

NieR creator Yoko Taro and producer Yosuke Saito have been teasing a new game for quite a while, providing small bits of information from time to time. Today, during a livestream hosted by Square Enix, they announced another, and this one may make quite a few people happy. The new game won’t be for smartphones. Apparently, the next announcement will be about the game’s art director, but we’ll have to wait to know more. Earlier this year we learned that the new game will feel “a bit indie” and it

Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker Male Viera Character Creation & Artifact Gear Revealed

Today Square Enix hosted the 65th Final Fantasy XIV Letter From the Producer Live broadcast revealing new details about the upcoming expansion Endwalker. Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida and Global Community Producer Toshio Murouchi were in attendance as usual, providing all the information. Yoshida-san showcased the character creation from the benchmark revealed earlier today, showing the first look at male viera customization. [embedded content] We then get to take a look at the new artifact armor for all existing jobs. Of course, the ones for Sage and Reaper have already

Final Fantasy XIV Reveals Endwalker Official Benchmark and It’s Coming Tomorrow; Will Let You Create Male Vieras

Today Square Enix revealed the official benchmark that will be launched to accompany the release of Final Fantasy XIV’s new expansion Endwalker. As usual, the benchmark showcases several scenes designed to test your PC and provide you with an indication of whether it’ll be able to run Endwalker. The benchmark will e available tomorrow, July 11, 2021, at 12:00 am PDT or 8:00 am BST depending on where you live As usual, it’ll include the full character creator which means that you’ll be able to create your first male vieras.

Sony acquires former Square Enix PC porting staple studio Nixxes Software

Sony Interactive Entertainment has acquired Dutch technical studio Nixxes Software. This is the company’s second studio acquisition this week, having previously announced the deal to bring Returnal developer Housemarque into SIE Worldwide Studios. Nixxes, which is based in the Netherlands, was founded in 1999 and will be joining the PlayStation Studios Technology, Creative & Services Group. And unlike Housemarque, the studio isn’t known for developing its own games. Rather, it has a long legacy of porting titles between systems and, most recently, making some PC ports for Square Enix’s games,

Final Fantasy V & VI to Be Removed from Steam Next Month

Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VI have been available on the Steam storefront for quite some time now, but it looks like Square Enix will be delisting them next month. This doesn’t come as a surprise, considering that the Pixel Remaster was announced during E3, which is a project consisting of 2D remasters of the first six Final Fantasy games. In fact, the games have already been taken down in certain regions. The Steam description for both games now include the following: “This game will no longer be available

Final Fantasy V and VI Will Vanish From Steam To Make Room For Pixel Remaster

[embedded content] Square Enix allegedly just leaked some new details about the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster by accident. A now-private video puts the release date for the first title in this collection sometime in July. Supporting this is the fact that the remasters of Final Fantasy V and VI will be removed from Steam by the end of July, and in both cases, the Steam pages contain notices that say users should purchase the Pixel Remaster instead. Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster is a compilation of the first six games in