Author: Wesley LeBlanc

Final Fantasy XVI, the latest wholly new single-player installment in one of gaming’s most storied franchises, is nearing its first anniversary this June. After the surprise release of its Echoes of the Fallen DLC, which focused Clive and Co.’s efforts on combat in a single dungeon, Square Enix is readying its final announced batch of…

While speaking to Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida in Square Enix’s Tokyo, Japan, offices last year for Game Informer’s cover story on the game, he told me there was currently no plans for DLC. However, a few months after the game’s June release during The Game Awards 2023, Square Enix revealed FFXVI would be getting two…

Princess Peach: Showtime hits Switch exclusively later this month on March 22 and ahead of its launch, Nintendo has released a demo for the game. In it, you can play as two of Peach’s transformations: Swordfighter Peach and Patissiere Peach. The demo is available to download on Switch right now.  “Swing, strike, dodge, and counterattack…

Amid industry-wide layoffs that have already affected more than 6,700 people in 2024 alone (on top of 10,000 laid off in the games industry last year), Capcom has announced it is increasing its starting salary in Japan by more than 25 percent. Plus, those already working at the company behind games like Street Fighter 6,…

Arrowhead Game Studios has revealed in a PlayStation Blog post that Season 2 of Helldivers 2 launches next week with a new “Cutting Edge” Warbond. This new Warbond is packed with “high-voltage vibes,” giving players access to new loadout potential with ultra-futuristic armor, guns that spit lightning, stylish capes, emotes, and more.  Warbond – Cutting…

Last July, Square Enix revealed that Final Fantasy XIV, the critically acclaimed and long-running MMORPG, would be coming to Xbox Series X/S this spring. After a quick but seemingly successful open beta period on the platform, the company has revealed Final Fantasy XIV will fully launch on Xbox Series X/S on March 21.  This news…

Atlus has confirmed that an epilogue to the Japanese version of the original Persona 3 (that first appeared in the West in Persona 3 FES) will come to Persona 3 Reload later this year. More specifically, Episode Aigis – The Answer will hit the recently released Persona 3 remake as part of its expansion pass…

Developer Arrowhead Game Studios has released the first major patch for Helldivers 2, and it adds additional environmental challenges to the game alongside mission changes, updates to weaponry, bug fixes, and more. It’s live as of this morning and arrives less than a day after the team teased the incoming arrival of mechs as usable…