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Final Fantasy artist Yoshitaka Amano’s Kickstarter for first European exhibition reaches target in just 3 hours
A Kickstarter for a retrospective art exhibition in Italy celebrating Yoshitaka Amano has already surpassed its 50,000 euro goal.
Sephiroth and Kirby stop motion video shows what the Super Smash Bros characters do during their downtime
Charming fanmade stop motion video has Final Fantasy 7 bad guy Sephiroth playing some basketball with Kirby.
Square Enix’s Tetsuya Nomura has a huge stock of game proposals “lying dormant”
Kingdom Hearts creator Tetsuya Nomura talks about how he makes a new IP from scratch and his "stock" of potential game projects.
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Final Fantasy 14 fans in Japan are getting horny for Bakool Ja Ja too
Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail's new character Bakool Ja Ja has some thirsty Japanese fans too, with his "ugly erotic" charm and "kitty" comments...
Why does Final Fantasy 14 live past the “2-year expiry date” of MMOs? Yoshi-P comments
Final Fantasy XIV's producer and director Naoki Yoshida analyzes the success of the MMORPG with 4chan owner Hiroyuki Nishimura.
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Final Fantasy 14 sees highest concurrent player count in 10 years
Final Fantasy XIV's producer and director Naoki Yoshida reveals that the MMORPG has beat its past records with Dawntrail.
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Final Fantasy creator looks back on Square’s genius programmer Nasir Gebelli
Final Fantasy series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi looks back on Nasir Gebelli, the talented programmer who worked on Square's NES games.
Final Fantasy 14’s low-poly grapes still have a low polygon count following the Dawntrail update, thankfully
Final Fantasy 14's iconic low-poly grapes still maintain their low-poly beauty, despite recent graphics updates.
Final Fantasy 7 art director reminisces about the game’s early days as a 2D pixel art prototype
"An FF7 like this would have been possible in an alternate timeline," art director Yusuke Naora looks back on a very early Final Fantasy 7 prototype.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy’s ending will surpass the original’s, director reveals
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth co-director Motomu Toriyama reveals that the FF7R trilogy's ending will provide answers and exceed the 1997 original.
Final Fantasy 14’s battles have become too samey and safe, but that’s about to change, Yoshi-P says
Final Fantasy XIV director and producer Naoki Yoshida says players will be able to feel clear changes in battle gimmicks with Dawntrail.
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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s hidden Sephiroth sighting is like something out of a horror movie
A particularly creepy glimpse of Sephiroth in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's Chapter 1 is just one of many small details you may have missed in Nibelheim.
Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi enjoys the FF14 Imp Attire he specially requested from Yoshi P
Hironobu Sakaguchi has been wandering around Final Fantasy 14 in his Kappa/Imp Attire taking screenshots with and chatting to fellow players.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake team wants to give players more freedom and new gameplay in the trilogy’s final part
Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy developers hint at how the final game will build upon Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Kingdom Hearts might want to consider adding explorable Final Fantasy worlds
Although the Kingdom Hearts RPG series combines Disney and Final Fantasy, it has yet to feature explorable Final Fantasy worlds.
Final Fantasy XIV director Yoshi-P’s Rolex scrutinized (and approved) by fans
Three big names in Japanese gaming have a dinner date, but some users focus in on Final Fantasy XIV director Naoki Yoshida’s Rolex wristwatch.
Square Enix’s Tetsuya Nomura explains launch of Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts pet product line
SQEX Pets features Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and Kingdom Hearts accessories for dogs and cats, but what's the inspiration behind this line?
Final Fantasy 14 lost 300,000 players because of one boss fight, reveals Yoshi-P
Final Fantasy 14's director Naoki Yoshida revealed that Titan boss fight's difficulty caused at least 300k players to drop the game.
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth director responds to yellow paint issue – it’s not a “yes or no” question
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's director Naoki Hamaguchi is aware of the yellow paint discourse and plans to take feedback seriously.
Final Fantasy Tactics director wants you to play Unicorn Overlord
Final Fantasy Tactics director Yasumi Matsuno recently took to X to encourage people to play Vanillaware’s tactical RPG Unicorn Overlord.
Final Fantasy XIV director regrets making the game “too stress-free” for players
Final Fantasy XIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida regrets going too far in making the game comfortable, a problem he plans to address.
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Final Fantasy VII writer vowed to portray Aerith and Tifa as true friends in remake
With the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy, Kazushige Nojima was determined to show the friendship between perceived rivals Aerith and Tifa.