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Tue, 19 May 2026 09:16:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 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/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 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-11-is-closing-off-yet-another-major-server-to-new-players-due-to-overpopulation/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-11-is-closing-off-yet-another-major-server-to-new-players-due-to-overpopulation/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2026 06:53:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=61730 Starting March 10, Final Fantasy XI's top three largest servers - Asura, Bahamut and Odin - will be closed off to new players.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-11-is-closing-off-yet-another-major-server-to-new-players-due-to-overpopulation/feed/ 3 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/another-final-fantasy-14-news-aggregator-in-japan-announces-closure-and-apologizes-to-square-enix-staff/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/another-final-fantasy-14-news-aggregator-in-japan-announces-closure-and-apologizes-to-square-enix-staff/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:31:50 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=61597 Just a day after Square Enix announced a settlement with the administrator of Netoge Sokuhō, another Final Fantasy 14 blog is shutting down.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/another-final-fantasy-14-news-aggregator-in-japan-announces-closure-and-apologizes-to-square-enix-staff/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/final-fantasy-7-remake-trilogys-third-entry-is-progressing-very-smoothly-we-ask-director-naoki-hamaguchi-why-the-team-chose-not-to-switch-to-unreal-engine-5/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/final-fantasy-7-remake-trilogys-third-entry-is-progressing-very-smoothly-we-ask-director-naoki-hamaguchi-why-the-team-chose-not-to-switch-to-unreal-engine-5/#respond Thu, 26 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=60720 Interview with Final Fantasy VII Remake series director Naoki Hamaguchi about the development of the trilogy's third and final instalment.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/final-fantasy-7-remake-trilogys-third-entry-is-progressing-very-smoothly-we-ask-director-naoki-hamaguchi-why-the-team-chose-not-to-switch-to-unreal-engine-5/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/we-ask-final-fantasy-vii-remake-director-naoki-hamaguchi-about-the-switch-2-versions-hair-problem-why-does-it-happen-and-can-it-be-avoided/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/we-ask-final-fantasy-vii-remake-director-naoki-hamaguchi-about-the-switch-2-versions-hair-problem-why-does-it-happen-and-can-it-be-avoided/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=58787 FInal Fantasy VII Remake series director Naoki Hamaguchi gives detailed explanation of why Cloud's hair sometimes looks jagged on Switch 2.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/we-ask-final-fantasy-vii-remake-director-naoki-hamaguchi-about-the-switch-2-versions-hair-problem-why-does-it-happen-and-can-it-be-avoided/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/final-fantasy-7-remakes-nintendo-switch-2-release-was-from-a-technical-standpoint-only-possible-with-game-key-cards-director-naoki-hamaguchi-explains-why/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/final-fantasy-7-remakes-nintendo-switch-2-release-was-from-a-technical-standpoint-only-possible-with-game-key-cards-director-naoki-hamaguchi-explains-why/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=58303 Final Fantasy VII Remake director Naoki Hamaguchi addresses concerns about the Switch 2 edition using Game-key cards.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/final-fantasy-7-remakes-nintendo-switch-2-release-was-from-a-technical-standpoint-only-possible-with-game-key-cards-director-naoki-hamaguchi-explains-why/feed/ 7 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-grandma-who-played-final-fantasy-11-for-20-years-passes-away-developers-extend-condolences/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-grandma-who-played-final-fantasy-11-for-20-years-passes-away-developers-extend-condolences/#respond Thu, 05 Feb 2026 09:03:07 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=56476 A 91-year-old Japanese gamer grandmother passed away on February 3. She had dedicated 20 years of her life to Final Fantasy 11.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-grandma-who-played-final-fantasy-11-for-20-years-passes-away-developers-extend-condolences/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-creator-hironobu-sakaguchi-digs-up-his-first-ever-game-proposal-from-the-80s/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-creator-hironobu-sakaguchi-digs-up-his-first-ever-game-proposal-from-the-80s/#respond Tue, 02 Dec 2025 07:55:53 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=54490 Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi recently shared 40-years-old drafts of the plan for his first game ever on his X account.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-creator-hironobu-sakaguchi-digs-up-his-first-ever-game-proposal-from-the-80s/feed/ 0