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Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:55:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://automaton-media.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-automaton-sitelogo-120x120-1-32x32.png https://automaton-media.com/en/tag/final-fantasy/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-citizens-can-now-get-free-final-fantasy-14-items-by-paying-their-taxes/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-citizens-can-now-get-free-final-fantasy-14-items-by-paying-their-taxes/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68312 People paying their taxes in Japan will be eligible for freebie Final Fantasy XIV cosmetics under the country's Furusato Nozei system.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-citizens-can-now-get-free-final-fantasy-14-items-by-paying-their-taxes/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-7-remake-intergrade-sees-huge-influx-of-pc-players-wanting-to-catch-up-on-the-trilogy-following-the-reveal-of-ff7-revelation-and-big-steam-sale/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-7-remake-intergrade-sees-huge-influx-of-pc-players-wanting-to-catch-up-on-the-trilogy-following-the-reveal-of-ff7-revelation-and-big-steam-sale/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:03:22 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68218 Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade and Rebirth are seeing peak concurrent player numbers after a big Steam Sale and Revelation announcement.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-7-remake-intergrade-sees-huge-influx-of-pc-players-wanting-to-catch-up-on-the-trilogy-following-the-reveal-of-ff7-revelation-and-big-steam-sale/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-vii-revelation-director-says-todays-rpgs-need-more-player-agency-because-fans-may-be-satisfied-just-watching-streams/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-vii-revelation-director-says-todays-rpgs-need-more-player-agency-because-fans-may-be-satisfied-just-watching-streams/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68069 Final Fanntasy VII remake series director Naoki Hamaguchi talks about why FFVII Revelation's emphasis on player choices matters in today's gaming scene.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-vii-revelation-director-says-todays-rpgs-need-more-player-agency-because-fans-may-be-satisfied-just-watching-streams/feed/ 13 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/final-fantasy-resonance-devs-say-ffbe-was-too-good-to-become-unplayable-so-its-been-reborn-with-a-reworked-story-world-map-and-enough-changes-to-feel-like-a-new-game/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/final-fantasy-resonance-devs-say-ffbe-was-too-good-to-become-unplayable-so-its-been-reborn-with-a-reworked-story-world-map-and-enough-changes-to-feel-like-a-new-game/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68062 AUTOMATON interview with the development team behind Square Enix's new HD-2D styled RPG Final Fantasy Resonance. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/final-fantasy-resonance-devs-say-ffbe-was-too-good-to-become-unplayable-so-its-been-reborn-with-a-reworked-story-world-map-and-enough-changes-to-feel-like-a-new-game/feed/ 5 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/what-does-final-fantasy-7-revelation-do-differently-from-its-predecessors-director-naoki-hamaguchi-on-meaningful-player-choices-resolving-the/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/what-does-final-fantasy-7-revelation-do-differently-from-its-predecessors-director-naoki-hamaguchi-on-meaningful-player-choices-resolving-the/#respond Sat, 06 Jun 2026 08:04:15 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67829 Interview with Final Fantasy VII Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi on how the new entry will differ and improve upon its predecessors.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/what-does-final-fantasy-7-revelation-do-differently-from-its-predecessors-director-naoki-hamaguchi-on-meaningful-player-choices-resolving-the/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/final-fantasy-7-revelations-open-world-evolves-another-step-beyond-rebirth-director-naoki-hamaguchi-on-map-design-player-freedom-and-new-battle-systems/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/final-fantasy-7-revelations-open-world-evolves-another-step-beyond-rebirth-director-naoki-hamaguchi-on-map-design-player-freedom-and-new-battle-systems/#comments Sat, 06 Jun 2026 08:00:47 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67813 Interview with Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi on the game's open world design, FITS system and more.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/final-fantasy-7-revelations-open-world-evolves-another-step-beyond-rebirth-director-naoki-hamaguchi-on-map-design-player-freedom-and-new-battle-systems/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/final-fantasy-vii-rebirths-switch-2-port-was-built-around-what-to-preserve-not-what-to-cut-director-naoki-hamaguchi-on-optimizing-a-massive-ope/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/final-fantasy-vii-rebirths-switch-2-port-was-built-around-what-to-preserve-not-what-to-cut-director-naoki-hamaguchi-on-optimizing-a-massive-ope/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67669 Interview with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi on the technical aspects of the Switch 2 port.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/final-fantasy-vii-rebirths-switch-2-port-was-built-around-what-to-preserve-not-what-to-cut-director-naoki-hamaguchi-on-optimizing-a-massive-ope/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-sharp-player-decline-we-expected-never-came-final-fantasy-11-director-talks-about-recent-surge-in-players-and-challenges-the-mmorpg-faces-due-to-server-limitation/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-sharp-player-decline-we-expected-never-came-final-fantasy-11-director-talks-about-recent-surge-in-players-and-challenges-the-mmorpg-faces-due-to-server-limitation/#comments Tue, 19 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66826 Final Fantasy XI producer and director Yoji Fujito gives an update on the MMORPG as it celebrates its 24-year-anniversary.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-sharp-player-decline-we-expected-never-came-final-fantasy-11-director-talks-about-recent-surge-in-players-and-challenges-the-mmorpg-faces-due-to-server-limitation/feed/ 8 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-14s-unexpected-bump-in-age-rating-from-15-to-17-praised-in-japan-for-taking-the-players-side-despite-commercial-downsides/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-14s-unexpected-bump-in-age-rating-from-15-to-17-praised-in-japan-for-taking-the-players-side-despite-commercial-downsides/#respond Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:26:40 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64080 Square Enix recently announced that they would be raising the CERO rating for Final Fantasy XIV from CERO: C to CERO D.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-14s-unexpected-bump-in-age-rating-from-15-to-17-praised-in-japan-for-taking-the-players-side-despite-commercial-downsides/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-creative-director-tetsuya-nomura-keeps-getting-asked-to-design-a-character-like-sephiroth-when-working-on-other-games-and-projects/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-creative-director-tetsuya-nomura-keeps-getting-asked-to-design-a-character-like-sephiroth-when-working-on-other-games-and-projects/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=62822 In an interview with Wizards of The Coast, Final Fantasy's Tetsuya Nomura talked about the enduring popularity of FFVII's Sephiroth.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-creative-director-tetsuya-nomura-keeps-getting-asked-to-design-a-character-like-sephiroth-when-working-on-other-games-and-projects/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-closure-of-two-major-final-fantasy-14-news-aggregator-sites-is-a-big-turning-point-for-the-japanese-ffxiv-community-veteran-player-explai/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-closure-of-two-major-final-fantasy-14-news-aggregator-sites-is-a-big-turning-point-for-the-japanese-ffxiv-community-veteran-player-explai/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2026 06:51:35 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=61903 Lucky Bancho, a prominent Japanese FFXIV veteran known for conducting large-scale, unofficial yearly censuses of active players on The Lodestone, weighs in on "matome sites."]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-closure-of-two-major-final-fantasy-14-news-aggregator-sites-is-a-big-turning-point-for-the-japanese-ffxiv-community-veteran-player-explai/feed/ 2 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-players-can-finally-access-final-fantasy-7-on-steam-with-recent-re-release-but-domestic-region-locking-remains-an-issue-for-several-titles/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-players-can-finally-access-final-fantasy-7-on-steam-with-recent-re-release-but-domestic-region-locking-remains-an-issue-for-several-titles/#respond Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=61761 Much like users had hoped, has Final Fantasy VII finally become purchasable on Steam in Japan following the game's recent update.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-players-can-finally-access-final-fantasy-7-on-steam-with-recent-re-release-but-domestic-region-locking-remains-an-issue-for-several-titles/feed/ 0