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PASS THE GAMES | The best Game Pass games on Xbox and PC in 2024
Our top picks of the greatest games on gaming's best subscription service.
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TOP OF THE DROPS | The best PlayStation Plus games on PS4 and PS5 in 2024
Our top picks for Sony's money-saving subscription service!
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Keeping Content | Is Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth getting any DLC? Well, no, but its director has a good reason for it
You'll just have to keep waiting for Part 3.
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Where To Start? | Final Fantasy 14 Mobile is starting at the beginning, but not necessarily the beginning you might be hoping for
You'll need to keep holding out hope for a classic mode, I'm afraid.
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Gears & Gambits | “I want to add a different twist” Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 will rethink how it implements mini-games, says director Naoki Hamaguchi
The as-yet-untitled Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth sequel is going to change things up a bit, as Hamaguchi vows to “rearrange things slightly”.
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Final Flushtasy | Final Fantasy 14 Mobile is a thing, so you'll soon be able to "make Eorzea a better place through the bonds of friendship" while sitting on the toilet
Don't worry, stuff like fishing and chocobo racing is making the jump across to the small screen.
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Keep 'Em Coming | Are you a fan of Dragon Quest 3 and Square Enix's HD-2D look? You better let the developer know, as the JRPG's producer is worried you'll all get "bored" of them
Though with all the trouble it's been having, I can only imagine it'll be slowing down anyway.
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Making Progress | There's still no word on a release date for Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 yet, but Square Enix has already finished writing the plot at least
It's sounding like development is already underway too.
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Croft Cast? | Tomb Raider Prime Video series looks to be locking in its Lara, with a Game of Thrones star reportedly in talks to plunder some burial places
Look, we're not judging, we know it's all about the archeology and not the priceless swag.
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Sight for Sora Eyes | Everybody likes to rag on Kingdom Hearts' weirdest entry, but even 20 years later, it might be one of my favourites
A strange little spin-off on the GBA might just be one of the shiniest pearls in a long, complicated back catalogue of games. Here's why.
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Pinky Promise? | Don't worry Final Fantasy fans on Xbox, Yoshi-P says Square Enix intends to have simultaneous multiplatform releases "more and more"
Maybe Final Fantasy 17 will be available day one on the Xbox 720...
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DOUBLE JUMP SCARES | The best horror games to play in 2024
From founding fathers of horror to underrated gems, here are some of the best horror games to sink your teeth into.
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Getting There | Amazon's Tomb Raider is narrowing in on its Lara Croft, with a Game of Thrones star currently testing for the role
The show was greenlit earlier this year.
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Twin Mirror | Life is Strange: Double Exposure review - the most satisfyingly speculative, but least intimate, entry into the franchise yet
Max Caulfield returns to headline a follow-up that hints at an exciting new direction for the series — but doesn't quite manage to answer all of its own questions.
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Pick A Card | Magic the Gathering is getting a Final Fantasy crossover, and yes of course that Sephiroth x Aerith moment is getting a card
What else could they have made a card of?
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A Bald Move | Boxer Oleksandr Usyk rocks up to presser in Hitman's Agent 47 cosplay, so I assume his fight strategy will involve nicking clothes and three hours of accident setup
He had a briefcase and everything, though it didn't include a poison that'd help him drown Tyson Fury in a toilet.
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White Noiz | The best video game soundtracks to revisit in 2024
From classical symphonies and industrial noise to acid jazz and synthwave, these game soundtracks leave no stone left unturned.
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Tell Me A Good One | The best story games to play in 2024
If you're looking for a game with a story that will captivate you, check some of these out.
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Feeling Blue | Netflix shuts down its “Team Blue” triple-A game studio, losing big ex-Halo, Overwatch, and God of War devs in the process
What could this mean for the streaming giant's gaming efforts? We'll have to see.
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Mic Not Dropped | No, Nobuo Uematsu is not retiring from making banging video game tunes, thank you very much
"Wait, wait, wait! Everybody calm down!"
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Looking Back | Dragon Quest 3 2D-HD is getting its own dedicated development documentary courtesy of Square Enix
One of the most legendary franchises in video games is getting a historical deep dive.
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Big Mood | Turns out that Discord exists because the chat service's co-creator wanted somewhere he could chat about Final Fantasy 11
Maybe a bit too relatable...
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PODCAST | Which expansions are better than the main game?
From The Shivering Isles to Toussaint: some downloadable content is worth every penny twice.
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A Bit Goofy | Turns out the voice of Sora himself Haley Joel Osment didn't even know Kingdom Hearts 4 is in development, so we can probably expect to wait a while longer for it
"I'm always the last to know, because I'm the last step in the process."
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What A Calf-uffle | Moo Deng is an angel sent from heaven, but she's going to absolutely bankrupt Final Fantasy 14 players thanks to how much one minion now costs
Some players are breaking the hippocratic oath.
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Just Corp Things | Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft adaptations were reportedly in the works at Blizzard and Netflix, before, whoops, the former ended up suing the latter
You know how things go, sometimes you're doing a group project, then someone files a lawsuit against someone else, and by the end nobody knows if you've passed.
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Missing Person | Wondering why Final Fantasy 7's Cloud is oddly absent from Astro Bot? "It's difficult to comment on that" says Team Asobi's head
I'm sure he'll be there in the Astro Bot remake.
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Not So Pure Magic | Reynatis review - an imperfect, but fascinating, reality based on a fantasy
This one's for the shorter games with worse graphics crowd.
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Mana-ging Priorities | Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster headlines a bunch of classic Square Enix RPGs hitting Xbox today, because your backlog isn't already big enough
It's ok, you can probably shuffle some other stuff back, you need things to ultimately end up not finding time to play at Christmas.
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Video Games | Xbox folks, here are the games from PlayStation's September State of Play that're confirmed to be coming to Microsoft consoles
Also, here's a quick recap of pretty much everything else we saw, delivered as though a stranger's stopped you in the street to tell you about it.
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Premaster Arrival! | The Soul Reaver 1 + 2 remaster has been revealed at the Sony State of Play, following a leak earlier today
A confirmation for the remaster at last, with a new trailer to boot!
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Clive Alive | It’s official: the Final Fantasy 16 PC launch is somehow even worse than Final Fantasy 15’s (at least according to Steam)
Final Fantasy 16 has finally arrived on PC, and it seems no one really cared to buy it.
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Nom Nom Nom | As Final Fantasy 16 players battle being eaten by the graphical hiccup abyss on PS5, Square Enix and Sony say they’re on the case
The latest firmware update to the console looks to be causing some issues.
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NO HORNINESS | Final Fantasy 16 producer is begging, pleading with fans not to get freaky with mods in lead-up to PC release
Hey you, yes you, no naughty behavior. You'll make Naoki Yoshida sad!
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Re... What Now? | Stay calm, OG Final Fantasy 7 fans, Remake Part 3 won't "betray" you, but like the first two, don't expect everything to go the way you think
"There are these things that we feel we can only do now in the remake project that can bring a new happiness."
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Model Behaviour | Cut free of Apple Arcade, Fantasian shows off the revolutionary spirit that helped Hironobu Sakaguchi create Final Fantasy in the first place - interview
With Fantasian, Sakaguchi has a different kind of revolution in mind; one that is rooted in art, and puts aesthetic first.
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Locked Away | With zero fanfare, the future of Kingdom Hearts gets a little messy as one of its most important games has been delisted
In a series as long-running as Kingdom Hearts, where every game is important, what happens when one disappears?
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Layoffs, Reportedly | Visions of Mana only came out yesterday, but its studio is reportedly already set to be shuttered, following a long string of cuts
NetEase scaling back its Japanese presence looks to be the reason for the impending closure.
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Region Locked | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is reminding me of the greatest Lord of the Rings game
Expedition 33 unexpectedly channels one of the greatest and most unexpected licensed games of all time - and I’m here for it.
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It's Ogre | Wahey, PowerWash Simulator's getting a Shrek DLC pack about getting the stains outta his swamp
What a Shrock!
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Spacerunner | Starfield's moon buggy can do sick jumps, but it can't outrun the inevitable - modders swapping it for Halo's Warthog, a Star Wars speeder, and, er, a van
See, I told you it wasn't a totally pointless thing.
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Big Things Coming | Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's producer promises that the final game will be "exactly what the fans are looking for" thanks to feedback Square Enix received for the first two
"We will definitely expand on and make the world of Final Fantasy 7 even bigger than it is now."
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Hot And Heavy | Life is Strange: Heatwaves proves that the franchise is still willing to experiment, and has me more excited than ever for Double Exposure
The second prose novel tie-in to Square Enix's coming of age superhero drama series is more interesting than Steph's Story, but not quite as satisfying.
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Sacks Ahoy | Can't get enough Final Fantasy 7 remakes? This guy remade his own remake...in Little Big Planet 2
In fact, this is a remake of an older Little Big Planet FF7 remake. So like, Final Fantasy 7 remake squared?
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A Beautiful Song | For the glory of mankind: Nier Automata's amazing music just made a surprise appearance during the Olympics
One synchronized swimming team performed alongside a song from one of the best action RPGs in recent memory.
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PODCAST | What's the best game where you can do a wee wee
We're not taking the, er, you know.
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Heart Of The Cards | Your Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Queen's Blood fixation will rear its head in the trilogy's final part, as the game's director confirms a 'revamped version' is in the works
Just one more game...
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Try Again | Former Sephiroth voice actor - oh, and NSYNC member - says he's never been able to beat the Kingdom Hearts secret boss fight
"Yeah, I'm kinda badass as Sephiroth."
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MM-Oh Yes | Square Enix hasn't said anything yet, but it looks like a mobile version of Final Fantasy 14 is on its way to China
Though it doesn't sound like a straight-up port.
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Pixelated Love | Forget Kingdom Hearts 4, Disney’s new 2D pixel art RPG will hopefully fill the Mickey-shaped hole in your heart (even if it is with gacha)
If it's got the mouse, it's close enough.