Author: Ed Nightingale

FromSoftware owner Kadokawa Corporation has acquired Octopath Traveler developer Acquire for an undisclosed sum. The studio, founded in 1994, has previously worked with Kadokawa subsidiaries on Tenchu (FromSoftware) and Way of the Samurai (Spike Chunsoft), with the Octopath Traveler games published by Square Enix. “To strengthen the ability to create IP in…

Artisan Studios has announced a new hand-painted RPG, with visuals and music from Final Fantasy veterans. Lost Hellden is a new Japanese RPG that appears to be taking quite a traditional approach. Hitoshi Sakimoto (who composed the scores for Final Fantasy 12, Final Fantasy Tactics, and Tactics Ogre among others) is providing…

A Twitch streamer has had his custom Pokémon emote removed due to sexual content – even though it’s just an innocent Bonsly. Pokémon streamer SBCoop shared the response from Twitch on X, formerly Twitter, showing the emote in question. It’s just a little Bonsly on its back crying with a hole in its…

Square Enix will review its development system to improve the quality of its games, company president Takashi Kiryu has announced. Kiryu’s comments were made during Square Enix’s latest financial results briefing, Bloomberg reported, during which he indicated a policy of reducing outsourced development and focusing on large-scale games developed in-house, with the aim…

“My take on Final Fantasy, and this is quite deliberate, is I don’t restrict it to being any one thing,” says series producer Yoshinori Kitase. I’d asked him what he felt was the essence of Final Fantasy, especially as so many fans have their own ideas of what the series should be. “We…

Final Fantasy 8 director, and series producer, Yoshinori Kitase has said he would change its combat system in a hypothetical remake. The eighth game in the series is more experimental than others, in particular with its Junction system used to boost the stats of player characters. Kitase told IGN he would…

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty crossover DLC for Lies of P is on the way ready for Valentine’s Day. A free update to Lies of P on 14th February will add the Azure Dragon Crescent Glaive weapon and Armor of the Honorable and Bandana of the Honorable costumes. It means you’ll be able to…

The grasslands lay out before me, the greens and blues seemingly luminous compared to the polluted, labyrinthine city of Midgar. The map screen is a tantalising glimpse of how sprawling this particular region is and icons at the top of the screen tempt me towards the main quest. But all I can think about…