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Square Enix Among its many highlights, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth makes simple sidequests a lot more engaging than I had expected. Take an early-game sidequest called When Words Won’t Do. On a surface level, it’s a simple escort mission where players must get a dog from Under Junon to Crow’s Nest unscathed. I did not initially have high hopes for this sidequest due to the poor reputation of escort missions; thankfully, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth defied that fate. To make this optional content more worthwhile, Square…

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth gives chocobos perhaps their biggest role in a mainline entry ever, as you’ll be using them to traverse every region of the game. Not only do their special abilities help you navigate the world, but various pieces of gear that you can purchase for them can ensure they look good doing it. Even better, this gear aids your chocobo in races so that you stand a better chance at placing in the top spot. Here’s all of the Chocobo Gear in the game and how you can round it up. All Chocobo Gear and how…

A release date for the full Xbox version of Final Fantasy 14 has been revealed, along with a special offer for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. While an open beta started in February, already existing players cannot carry over their progress to the beta. However, the full final version of the game will be launching later this month on March 21, and will allow existing players to use cross saves to continue their adventure with their Warriors of Light. Subscribers to the highest tier of Microsoft’s game service, Xbox…

Sorare is not completely shuttering its New York office but is shifting more employees to Paris Web3-enabled fantasy sports platform Sorare laid off 22 employees based in its New York office in February. The move comes as the startup wants certain teams to be concentrated at the company’s Paris headquarters to improve communication and efficiency, a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. “As we plan for our next stage of growth, Sorare has made the decision to centralize…

Final Fantasy XIV is coming to Xbox Series X|S on March 21, following an extended beta period. Square Enix showed off a new trailer for the popular MMORPG on a Xbox Partner Presents stream, including a teaser that Xbox Game Pass owners will get some extra bonus perks.From March 21 through April 19, you can claim a Starter Edition through Game Pass Ultimate perks. That version includes the base game, along with its first two expansions, Heavensward and Stormblood. In the meantime before release, the beta…

More Warriors of Light will be queuing up later this month. Square Enix’s massive MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV got a full launch date for Xbox Series X|S consoles today, locking it in for March 21. Announced during the Xbox Partner Showcase for March 2024, FF XIV will open its doors for Xbox players later this month. The service has already hosted an open beta for the MMO, but starting March 21, Xbox owners will be able to fully dig into the world of Eorzea. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate owners will also be able to pick up the…

Materia is the backbone of spell casting and stat improvement in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, adding tons of customizability and strategy to your characters' loadouts. Adding even another layer to the process, though, is link slots on your weapons and armor. These slots are merged together to allow you to combine the effects of two types of materia for a variety of unique and powerful outcomes. Here are our choices for some of the best materia to link together.Healing/Fortification/Time + MagnifyLinking a Magnify materia…

At long last, has revealed the proper release date for on Xbox Series X/S. The MMO, which is currently in open beta on the consoles, will officially arrive on the systems on March 21. PlayStation and PC players have been enjoying Final Fantasy 14 since 2013, so the Xbox release has been a long time coming.The Xbox open beta is available only to new Square Enix accounts. It includes everything that's available in the free trial (more on that in a second) and progress will roll over into the full…

Materia is the backbone of spell casting and stat improvement in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, adding tons of customizability and strategy to your characters' loadouts. Adding even another layer to the process, though, is link slots on your weapons and armor. These slots are merged together to allow you to combine the effects of two types of materia for a variety of unique and powerful outcomes. Here are our choices for some of the best materia to link together.Healing/Fortification/Time + MagnifyLinking a Magnify materia…

Strange Scaffold, the studio behind neo-noir shooter El Paso, Everywhere, has confirmed details of their next project – a horror, fantasy kidnapping game called Life Eater. Set for release April 16, Life Eater sees players take on the role of  a modern-day druid “living in suburbia, holding down a dead-end job to pay for your true vocation: conducting the annual ritual that keeps the world from ending.” “To delay the end of the world, you must sacrifice a number of specific – but vaguely-described – human beings every…