Final Fantasy Vii

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• Cloud's horribly impractical sword has been created in the real world

  In Final Fantasy VII, Cloud carries around like a really big sword. It’s as big as he is really, and I’ve often wondered how he could even hold the thing. Now, the guy who made a real-life version of the Minecraft diamond sword built this Buster sword, and it is completely ridiculous. Video inside.

• Final Fantasy 7 fan film trailer is ace, watch it here

  Final Fantasy 7 is getting the fan film treatment, courtesy of directors Gionata Medeot & Mattia Ferraro. The duo has just released a teaser trailer for the project, dubbed ‘Final Fantasy VII: The Movie’. It shows the scene where Aeries and Cloud meet in the Midgar church. Watch it below.

• Final Fantasy 7 PC: Square Enix apologises for troubled launch, fixes incoming

  Final Fantasy 7’s PC re-release hasn’t been exactly smooth. Square Enix has acknowledged a handful of issues and promised to address them as soon as possible.

• Final Fantasy VII finally re-released on PC

  FF fans rejoice! You can now play Cloud’s adventure on your PC once more!

• Xbox 720 denied, Final Fantasy 7 for free (ish) - what you missed overnight

  Pat and Brenna have a quick chat about the overnight headlines. There’s no “new Xbox,” you know. Listen to the audio below.

• Final Fantasy VII PC - refunds and free copy to be given to "accidental" purchasers

  Final Fantasy VII will be free for those who purchased it on PC over the weekend, and the price of the game will be refunded, according to a statement from Square Enix.

• Final Fantasy 7 PC released, then pulled for shonky DRM - report

  The PC re-release of Final Fantasy VII apparently went live over the weekend – but was quickly pulled after complaints of DRM failure.

• Final Fantasy VII's Character Booster won't cost anything

  “The Character Booster will not cost real money to use. We’ll have final pricing info on the game to share soon, but we can confirm that there will be no microtransactions for the upcoming rerelease of Final Fantasy VII on PC,” a Square Enix representative told Kotaku. The RPG, which is expected some time this […]

• Final Fantasy VII re-releasing for PC "this year"

  Square switched its “soon” release date for the PC re-release of FFVII to “this year” today.

• Final Fantasy VII PC re-release confirmed - first video

  Final Fantasy VII has been confirmed for PC re-release today, with the new version packing fresh online features including achievements, a “Character Booster” and cloud saving.

• Wada: Final Fantasy VII remake would kill franchise

  Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada won’t sign off on a Final Fantasy VII remake until he’s sure current games live up to the brand’s reputation.

• Square may be re-releasing Final Fantasy VII on Steam

  A leaked product description for Final Fantasy VII posted on the GoG forums, suggests the game will arrive on Steam with new online features, Cloud saves, a character booster and more.

• PSOne Classics coming to Vita later this month

  Sony has confirmed that PSOne Classics will become available for the PlayStation Vita later this month.

• Square Enix more interested in new games than FFVII remake

  In an anniversary feature on Final Fantasy VII in this week’s Famitsu, Final Fantasy VII character designer turned director Tetsuya Nomura said a remake of the classic PSOne-era game isn’t the publisher’s top priority.

• Playable Final Fantasy VII opening built with Unreal Development Kit

  A clever would-be developer has built a playable demo envisioning a Final Fantasy VII built on the Unreal Engine.

• Kitase on FF VII Remake: "I would be really tempted to delete things and add new elements"

  Speaking to OXM, Final Fantasy XIII-2’s producer Yoshinori Kitase said he’d find it difficult to develop a remake of Final Fantasy VII without making significant changes.

• Final Fantasy VII costume pack to finally arrive on LBP next week

  The long-overdue Final Fantasy VII costume pack will finally arrive next week for LBP2, July 13, Sony has confirmed on the US PS Blog.

• Report – FFVII, FFVIII uploaded to Steam “for months” by Square

  PC versions of Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII have been uploaded to Steam “for months,” according to an RPGSite report, but have not been released to the public.

• FFVII for NGP rumour looks suspiciously like complete bollocks

  What is apparently an email from Square Enix to potential translators for an NGP remake of Final Fantasy VII is doing the rounds. Read it and weep.