FFXVI

After being revealed at the Las Vegas Final Fantasy Fest in July, and then detailed at the London Fan Fest in October, the Final Fantasy XVI crossover event is scheduled to hit the popular MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV in Early April. We’ve known the event was in the works for a while now, but this is the first time we’re seeing an actual release timeframe. The event will launch with the current expansion, Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, ahead of the release of the new one Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail.…

Final Fantasy, Square Enix's long running series of sprawling, epic role-playing video games, occupies a revered and deeply sentimental place in the relatively short history of gaming. Early Final Fantasy titles established themselves as pinnacles among their peers, with their high-end visuals, deep narrative, and distinct characters helping the games shape the medium itself. A generation of gamers have grown up on Final Fantasy, and these games have left a formidable footprint on impressionable hearts and minds.However,…

The latest entry in the popular Final Fantasy franchise, Final Fantasy XVI, is set to launch on June 22 for PlayStation 5 users. The title’s developer and publisher Square Enix has rolled out a demo for PlayStation users ahead of the game’s launch. The playable demo was announced during the Final Fantasy XVI pre-launch celebration event. PlayStation Store users can currently download the playable demo version of the upcoming RPG game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxjNYKSLl40Final Fantasy 16 demo: Key details The…

Final Fantasy XVI just got an extended gameplay reveal at PlayStation's State of Play event, held early Friday. The 25-minute-long footage touched upon the game's summonable Eikons and combat, as producer Naoki Yoshida stressed that there's no requirement for one to have played the previous games. In fact, Final Fantasy 16 functions as an entirely separate entry — even mechanics-wise, incorporating real-time action and RPG features akin to Devil May Cry. It's the first in the long-running franchise to get rid of its…

Sony is hosting a new State of Play event this week, headlined by Final Fantasy XVI. In a tweet, PlayStation confirmed over 20 minutes of new gameplay from Square Enix's highly-anticipated dark fantasy game. The event will be live across PlayStation's official YouTube and Twitch channels on April 14 at 2:30am IST in India, and April 13 at 2pm PT in the US. The company did not elaborate on whether we'll get to see any new announcements as well, as seen with the previous State of Play showcase where Sony unveiled five new…

Two minutes of previously unseen Final Fantasy XVI footage emerged online recently, and fans have dredged through it. And though some have criticized the upcoming game for looking too distinct from other series entries, these eagle-eyed fans have uncovered a number of apparent references to other FF games.The below thread compiled by Twitter user MKH13Omasters shows off the various references, and they range from very compelling to a bit of a reach. For example, several fans pointed out that the game's…

Also, the Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection The Japan Game Awards ceremony took place this past weekend at TGS 2022, and the results are in for the top 10 award-winning games. As a bit of context, each year an organization called the Computer Entertainment Association of Japan doles out awards at TGS, honoring a variety of games from multiple regions. Here’s the full list of 10 games that won the Future Division category (in no particular order), which quite literally highlights titles that are coming up,…