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Sign-Ups Open For The Final Fantasy VII Battle Royale Closed Beta
7.5.2021
Mobile battle royale Final Fantasy VII The Last Soldier is looking for Android device users in the U.S. and Canada to play in the weeklong closed beta test for the game kicking off June 1. Who’s up for killing some generic Final Fantasy characters?Read more
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Makes Its 4K Ultra HD Debut June 8
8.4.2021
With the rest of Final Fantasy VII being remastered, retooled, or remade, it would be silly for the computer-animated tie-in movie not to get its due. Today Sony Pictures Home Entertainment announced the 4K Ultra HD remaster of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, complete with HDR support...
Shinra Electric Power Company Decides To Tweet Through It
25.3.2021
The power utility, consumer electronics manufacturer, and private security force Shinra has taken to social media to respond directly to critics who have accused the tech oligopoly of exploiting workers, impoverishing local residents, and generally doing crimes against the planet.Read more
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Had A Dedicated Team of Lighting Experts
21.3.2021
When Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade was announced earlier this year, Square Enix detailed how it changed the textures and lighting, as well as added fog effects. Some changes were more subtle. Read more
Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis Will Have Loot Boxes
18.3.2021
Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis, the mobile compilation aiming to bring all of the Final Fantasy VII extended universe’s stories together in one place, will have loot boxes, creative director Tetsuya Nomura confirmed yesterday in a new interview with Famitsu.Read more
Square Enix Will Reveal New Life Is Strange During Digital Event Next Week
11.3.2021
Square Enix announced it will debut the first episode of its very own Nintendo Direct-style digital event, known as “Square Enix Presents,” next Thursday, March 18.Read more
We All Know Gackt’s Track, But Dirge Of Cerberus’ Other Songs Were Good Too
5.3.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re kicking open the vault of weird-ass Final Fantasy spin-offs and unearthing Dirge of Cerberus.Read more
Square Enix Is Finally Making The Final Fantasy VII Cinematic Universe Playable
26.2.2021
Yesterday’s most important Final Fantasy news wasn’t delivered at the end of Sony’s lackluster State of Play livestream presentation but was instead casually tweeted out afterward: a new mobile game called Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis is coming. This latest FFVII remix will tell the story not just...
Here's March 2021's PlayStation Plus Lineup
26.2.2021
PlayStation Plus seems to be on a roll right now with another great slate of games. There are, count’em, four games, headlined by the excellent Final Fantasy VII Remake, which released less than a year. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active PlayStation Plus membership.Read...
Square Enix Announces Two More Final Fantasy VII Games
26.2.2021
Just after wrapping up Sony’s media show this evening with some Final Fantasy VII x PS5 news, Square Enix announced that there are two more Final Fantasy games coming, both based on the Final Fantasy VII universe.Read more
Final Fantasy VII Remake Gets PS5 Version With New Story Starring Yuffie
25.2.2021
This summer, Final Fantasy VII Remake is getting a PlayStion 5 upgrade with all sorts of graphical bells and whistles—and also a brand new “episode” starring a Final Fantasy VII character who didn’t appear in the game previously: Yuffie Kisaragi.Read more
Final Fantasy Got It Right With Two Black Fathers
23.2.2021
Lately, dads have become the video game industry’s pet trope. There are a ton of games that have won a lot of awards about trying, failing, and in very few cases, succeeding at being a dad. But that trend largely excludes Black fathers (with one extremely notable exception), since the video game...
I Was Wrong About An Award-Winning Final Fantasy Author
22.2.2021
Back in 2014, I wrote about author M.J. Gallagher’s attempts to turn the Final Fantasy series into a giant novel, and said “it’s not going to win many literary prizes”. I am here today to eat some shit.Read more
Modder Adds Tifa Lockhart To Tekken 7
14.2.2021
Tekken 7 already has a large roster of characters, including some odd guest characters. But now, thanks to a talented modder, you can play as Tifa Lockhart from Final Fantasy 7 Remake.Read more
Final Fantasy VII Remake’s Brand-New Tracks Kick Ass, Too
10.2.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today I’m going to gush about just how amazing Final Fantasy VII Remake’s music is, and specifically a few of its new tracks that weren’t in the original.Read more
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...
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
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