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Too Fast, Too Fantasy XV: Eight Days To Go
22.1.2021
There are eight days left until Final Fantasy XV disappears from Xbox Game Pass and thereby, my Xbox Series S.Read more
Final Fantasy Creator's New RPG Looks Unique And Will Be Out This Year
21.1.2021
Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of Final Fantasy, has been working on the follow up to his Terra Battle role-playing games. It’s called Fantasian.Read more
My Nine-Day Final Fantasy XV Blitz Commences Tonight
21.1.2021
Let me explain.Read more
Donald Trump Banned From Twitter in Final Days of Presidency
9.1.2021
Twitter has banned Donald Trump's account (@realDonaldTrump) permanently just days after supporters broke into the Capitol Building, citing a review of recent tweets that the social media platform says could lead to further violence
A Final Fantasy XIV Player Paid It Forward By Giving Me Money For New Clothes
8.1.2021
Speaking to people online can be fraught with miscommunication, but a recent interaction in Final Fantasy XIV made my week. A much more experienced player, out of nowhere, dropped a few thousand gil in my pockets to upgrade my wardrobe.Read more
Game Pass Is Still Missing Most Of The Final Fantasy Games Microsoft Promised
7.1.2021
At the end of 2019, Microsoft announced 10 Final Fantasy games would come to Game Pass in the following year. At the start of 2021 most of them are still missing, though Microsoft says they’ll get there eventually.Read more
Nier: Automata's "Final Secret" Has Been Found And It Lets You Skip The Whole Game
3.1.2021
A new secret cheat code has been found in Neir: Automata that lets players skip the entire game after only beating the first boss. This new discovery has also been confirmed to be the “final secret” that the game’s developers teased a few years ago.Read more
Lost Odyssey’s Ending Felt Like A Bittersweet Farewell To The JRPGs Of Old
27.12.2020
I wish I were immortal just so I could play all the games on my backlog. Lost Odyssey for the Xbox 360 is about immortals who’ve lived over a thousand years and they’ve experienced a lot. Maybe too much. Life has taken its toll and the only thing that’s made it bearable is the involuntary amnesia...
Characters Who Helped Us Make It Through 2020
22.12.2020
Twenty-twenty has been a year of seeking comfort in media, both in the nostalgia of old favorites and the exciting discovery of new and excellent stories. This year, more than any recently, we’ve looked for new bonds and new characters to fall in love with. Here are the heroes who kept us going...
The Sephiroth Boss Fight Is The Most Fun I’ve Had In Smash Bros. Ultimate In A While
18.12.2020
It’s been a rough year for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and me, mostly because with the ongoing pandemic I haven’t been able to play it IRL with anyone. The game’s new limited-time Sephiroth boss fight has helped me fall back in love with it though, by giving me a brief but excellent...
Yoshitaka Amano's Harley Quinn Cover Is So Good I'm Gonna Cry
18.12.2020
Stephanie Phillips, writer on DC Comics’ upcoming Harley Quinn comic series, recently shared an excellent variant cover from the first issue, provided by none other than legendary Final Fantasy artist Yoshitaka Amano.Read more
A Final Goodbye To The Last Generation
18.12.2020
For the past month we’ve been taking a look back at the winners, losers and defining trends of the PlayStation 4/Xbox One era of home video game consoles as part of a feature series called The Last Generation.Read more
Beat (Stupid Sexy) Sephiroth In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate And Unlock Him Five Days Early
18.12.2020
Sephiroth officially joins the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate cast next week, but players eager to open their presents early can unlock this surprisingly shirtless Final Fantasy VII villain right now by simply kicking the crap out of him.Read more
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Is Getting Barret, Tifa, Aerith, And Geno Mii Fighter Costumes
17.12.2020
During today’s Sephiroth presentation, Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai showed off some of the new Mii Fighter costumes that will be added to Ultimate alongside the Final Fantasy villain.Read more
Final Fantasy VII’s Snow Theme Tops My Go-To Blizzard Mix
16.12.2020
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today, we take a trip up north to gaming’s colder climates and the music that makes them so enchanting.Read more
Ten Years Ago Satoshi Nakamoto Logged Off – The Final Message from Bitcoin’s Inventor
13.12.2020
Ten years ago today, the pseudonymous programmer (or programmers) Satoshi Nakamoto logged into the forum bitcointalk.org one last time, and left the Bitcoin community for good. The day prior Nakamoto wrote a final message to the crypto community by offering a quick build and telling developers that...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Latest Patch Is The Catboy Sitcom I Never Knew I Needed
11.12.2020
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers just released its anticipated 5.4 patch this week, entitled Futures Rewritten. With new story advancements, raids, dungeons, and charming catboy hijinks galore, this update makes for a delightful yet relaxed distraction from the frustrating state of the world...
Disco Elysium Coming To PS4 And PS5 March 2021
11.12.2020
One of last year’s best games, the anti-capitalist detective RPG Disco Elysium, is headed to PS4 and PS5 in March of next year with new quests and features. Read more
NEM’s Enterprise Blockchain ‘Symbol’ Enters Final Stage Before Launch
8.12.2020
The code for Symbol has now been "frozen" in its current iteration, marking the last step in preparing for its mainnet launch
Star Ocean: The Second Story’s Killer Final Song Comes Out Of Nowhere
4.12.2020
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re listening to “We Form In Crystals,” an absolute banger of a credits song that is way better than it had any right to be.Read more