The overlooked games of 2015 — Final Fantasy: Record Keeper
Let’s face it: it’s usually really, really hard to transition franchises established on console or PC to smartphones and tablets. It’s not just from...
Nintendo Power’s Epic Center: a golden age of console role-playing games
In the thick of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System zeitgeist in 1995, noted games magazine and company propaganda machine Nintendo Power started printing a...
The Tales series is in danger of becoming irrelevant
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Tales of Zestiria is one Japanese role-playing game trope after another
Publisher Bandai Namco has always been risk-averse with its long-running Tales series, and the latest entry, Tales of Zestiria, is definitely no exception. The...
Square Enix needs to give Dragon Quest XI a chance in the West
Dragon Quest XI can bring back old-school Japanese role-playing games in a big way, but Square Enix first needs to give it a chance...
World of Final Fantasy dumps realism for cute and opens the door for newer, younger players
Old friends join new ones in the latest Final Fantasy.
All of the Final Fantasy info you could ever want is coming to your phone
A compendium of the long-running Japanese role-playing game franchise is heading to smartphones in the West.
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD comes to PC via Steam
The upgraded port of a PlayStation Portable game came to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in March, and is now moving to PC as Square Enix and other publishers continue to find success with ports on the platform.
Final Fantasy maker Square Enix ekes out a profit for the fiscal year
The Japanese company released fewer console games during the fiscal year. It also expanded its presence in smartphone and PC browser games.
Microsoft shows a realistic crying human face using DirectX 12 graphics
Square Enix, Microsoft, and Nvidia collaborate to produce a believable crying human face.