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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s Best Weapons For Aerith
21.6.2024
Our Midgar-raised, spellcasting Flower Girl is pretty handy at this whole magic business. Equipped with the right staff, Aerith can not only ascend to cause dramatic devastation for your enemies, but she can also keep your party healthy via her limit breaks and very high magic stats. Read more
Hands-On With Metaphor: ReFantazio: A Medieval Persona So Stylish It Might Melt Your Brain
21.6.2024
Fans of Atlus’ long-running RPG relationship sim series won’t stop asking when Persona 6 will arrive, but the truth is that Metaphor: ReFantazio seems like it covers an awful lot of the same bases, from flashy turn-based fights to friendship meters, while also evolving on the formula in some...
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s Best Swords For Cloud
18.6.2024
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is full of unique weapons to equip your party with, each with their own pros and cons. Cloud, the game’s main protagonist and master swordsman, has seven different blades to choose from. But which is best? Read more
Fantasian Is Finally Coming To Switch, A Platform You’ll Actually Play It On
18.6.2024
Did you know that the creator and composer of Final Fantasy teamed up again in 2021 to release a gorgeous retro-inspired RPG? You probably didn’t—that’s because Fantasian was released exclusively on Apple Arcade and was quickly forgotten. But now it’s coming to Nintendo Switch, as announced during...
Elden Ring Director Talks His Ideal Fantasy RPG, Seamless Co-op, And More
17.6.2024
Most of Elden Ring developer FromSoftware’s games have some form of cooperative play. However, they are full of restrictions and cost-related mechanics that make it impossible for you to play the whole way through with a friend without jumping through hoops. The good news is, it doesn’t sound like...
Frustrated Final Fantasy XIV Healers Are Planning To Strike When Dawntrail Debuts
17.6.2024
After months (and even years) of healer mains in Final Fantasy 14 complaining that Square Enix’s MMORPG has simplified and devalued the job, seemingly to no avail, aggrieved healers are going one step further to make their opinion known: They’re going on strike.Read more
Let’s Skip The Dragon Age: The Veilguard Vs. Baldur’s Gate 3 Comparisons, Yeah?
12.6.2024
In 2023, Larian Studios’ award-winning game Baldur’s Gate 3 filled a void in RPG fans’ hearts. As of last year, BioWare, the developer behind Dragon Age and Mass Effect, hadn’t released an RPG in six years. Larian’s take on the Dungeons & Dragons ruleset checked off a lot of boxes for fans...
Final Fantasy IX Remake And More Seemingly Appear In Wild Epic Games Store Leak
12.6.2024
A new tool used to scrape info from the Epic Games Store may have just exposed tons of unannounced upcoming games like a long-rumored Final Fantasy IX remakeand a new Turok. If accurate, the database listings could end up being the biggest batch of clues about new games since the infamous Nvidia...
Prepping For Shadow Of The Erdtree, Stealing In FF7 Rebirth, And More Tips For The Week
9.6.2024
Whether you want to know about Elden Ring’s New Game + modeor master Ubisoft’s new free-to-play Call of Duty-like shooter XDefiant, we’ve got tips for you in the pages ahead.Read more
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Wants To Give You The Best Summer Vacation Ever
7.6.2024
AFinal Fantasy XIV concluded a massive saga when Endwalker released at the tail end of 2021, and has spent the patches since planting seeds about where it’s headed next. Dawntrail, the long-running MMO’s fifth expansion, is the product of those seeds, and it’s taking players to Tural,...
Elden Ring Inspired Final Fantasy 14's Next Expansion, But Not How You Expect
6.6.2024
Square Enix’s hit MMORPG, Final Fantasy XIV, is known for taking inspiration from the franchise’s long history. Past expansions have pulled heavily on specific games, such as 2019 expansion Shadowbringers offering a reinterpretation of Final Fantasy III. But with Dawntrail, the next expansion...
Why I’m Excited For Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail
6.6.2024
I recently got to preview Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail (with my travel and lodging furnished by Square Enix), and I’d like to share with you an anecdote from my time with the game. I think it’ll help underscore why I’m so personally excited for this expansion to a game I’ve recently fallen in love...
Here’s What Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s Stunning World Looked Like During Early Development
5.6.2024
Video game studios can often be so secretive that it’s easy to forget the games are made by people. A gorgeous vista in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth was once just a basic surface on which Square Enix’s developers would eventually build entire worlds. That’s why it’s always fun to look...
Long-Rumored Final Fantasy IX Remake Is ‘Very Far Along’ According To Latest Leaks
5.6.2024
Reliable leaker Midori is back with some new information, but this time it isn’t about the Persona series. Midori, who has a track record of revealing announcements like the Persona 3 Reload’s Episode Aigis, has an update on the long-rumored remake of Final Fantasy IX. According to the leaker,...
Which Enemies Are Worth Morphing In Final Fantasy VII Rebirth?
4.6.2024
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth has a wide variety of spells, abilities, and other unique ways you can defeat, steal from, or even transform your enemies. Morph materia provides one such unique ability called, you guessed it, Morph. While you can definitely get through Rebirth’s campaign without using...
What’s Worth Stealing In Final Fantasy VII Rebirth?
3.6.2024
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth packs a ton of different ways to equip and spec out your characters with higher stats and new abilities. One such way is Steal which, as the name implies, lets you steal stuff from enemies. While it’s not an essential ability to use, Steal can come in handy for snagging...
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Just Hinted That Players Will Go On An Anime-Style Tournament Arc
31.5.2024
There’s just over a month left until Dawntrail, the next expansion for Square Enix’s hit MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, releases in early access. Yet we still don’t know too much about the next chapter of the game, beyond it being a kind of summer vacation for players. That mystery is intentional,...
NFT sales volume tumbles 54% in May: CryptoSlam
31.5.2024
NFT sales dropped from $1 billion in April to $624 million in May, with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana-based digital collectibles significantly declining
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Is On Sale For The First Time
28.5.2024
Have you been wanting to jump into the second game in the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy but decided to wait for the price to go down? Well, you’re in luck, friend. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is currently discounted from its usual $70 PlayStation 5 game price tag, and will now run you...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 5 Enticing Games That Will Send You On Epic Adventures
24.5.2024
We’ve reached the end of yet another week here on planet Earth, so we’re turning our attention to the games we’re hoping to check out for the first time, or those we want to spend more time with. This weekend we’ve got two perspectives on a certain popular fantasy MMO, and sword-swinging action...