During a media event following Uncovered Final Fantasy XV, which took place late last week, director Hajime Tabata talked at length about the game - including a few bits about post-launch downloadable content and VR technologies. Tabata was asked if there are plans to use the base of Final Fantasy XV's universe for Final Fantasy XVI. While the game (XVI) has yet to be officially announced by Square Enix in any capacity, he says that XV will remain its own thing. Moving on, Tabata says the FFXV team is interested in VR and they have done all sorts of tests for about a year now. If they think there is something that could work they'll consider offering it. Tabata believes that VR will be a new type of experience, rather than a limiting one. In an effort to explore additional technology readily available, the DualShock 4's touchpad will come into play, although its planned use has yet to be implemented into the game. Final Fantasy XV has free and paid DLC planned, but there isn't anything to reveal just yet as they're still working out the specifics. Since production does have its costs, paid DLC is a necessity. The team is also thinking of doing something

Tonight's Uncovered Final Fantasy XV broadcast will share many new details and surprises. For all the details, check out our event liveblog post here. Uncovered Final Fantasy XV begins at 7:00PM US Pacific Daylight Time. You can use this tool to find out the exact time Uncovered will begin in your time zone. Japanese voice actors for Noctis, Ignis, Gladiolus and Prompto will be making a guest appearance on the Niconico stream in the half-hour before the event proper kicks off. UNCOVERED FINAL FANTASY XV (English) YouTube/Twitch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AptAyPIL88 UNCOVERED FINAL FANTASY XV (Japanese/日本語/YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm4q6sdyfrg UNCOVERED FINAL FANTASY XV (Japanese/日本語/NicoNico) UNCOVERED FINAL FANTASY XV 祭 ゲスト：鈴木達央 柿原徹也 宮野真守 三宅健太 MORE UNCOVERED FINAL FANTASY XV AT NOVA CRYSTALLIS: Contest: Guess The FFXV Release Date Contest: Post Your Uncovered Reaction Video Play Uncovered Bingo! Uncovered Final Fantasy XV Liveblog Watch Uncovered Final Fantasy XV        

Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness will release on June 28 2016 in North America -- exclusively on PS4. This listing was spotted on the Square Enix North America Online store, though no official announcement has been made yet. The Day One Edition includes these select in-game items: Ring of the Valkyries -- Increases ATK, INT, and CRITICAL Gold Bunny Statue -- Increases EXP and FOL Bushybrume Cincture -- Reduces amount of MP used Wristlet of the Stars -- Reduces amount of damage taken Secret Sthalian Tome -- Increases HP healed Customize your battle music with songs from Valkyrie Profile and Valkyrie Profile Silmeria

Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata let loose some new details in a NicoNico interview just ahead of the Uncovered event on March 30th. Originally, the team had planned for players to complete the game's main scenario in 40 hours - but now it will take you 50 hours. Tabata mentioned that while game doesn't run at a stable 30 frames per second at the moment, they will continue working on the framerate until the end of the game's development. Airships will be implemented in the game, and the team has now determined how that will be done. Cactuars will also appear, and are said to be very powerful - they can even dodge Noctis' souped up Shift Break (warp) abilities. Tabata calls fishing “battling with fish," and the activity will feel fairly realistic. Noctis is a prince so he hasn’t gone fishing before, but in XV he’ll go fishing for the first time and gradually, over the course of the game, get really into it. In that sense fishing isn’t just a mini-game but also part of the game’s story. Noctis' age will also be revealed at a later point. On the subject of cooking, the staff made real food and then scanned

In the latest issue of VJump magazine, both Cid (voiced by Showtaro Morikubo) and the Ultima Weapon have been revealed for World of Final Fantasy. In the game, Cid is actually a mech that calls himself a human. He assists the main protagonists by giving them advice with his immense knowledge. Ultima Weapon is a high level entity that gives orders to Mirages (monsters) in the game. Ultima Weapon Cid World of Final Fantasy is scheduled to release on PS Vita and PlayStation 4 sometime this year. Thanks @bKvEBVAvUq for providing the scans.

In the latest issue of Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, Refia (voiced by Yoko Hikasa) from the Final Fantasy III Remake on Nintendo DS was confirmed to be making an appearance in World of Final Fantasy. Refia can be called out to heal your party members health, recover any stunned allies and so on. Directly below her we can see FFVIII protagonist 'Squall Leonhart', who we have seen a few times before. World of Final Fantasy is due out on PSVita and Playstation 4 sometime this year. Thanks @Kazu4281 for providing the scan.

Square Enix has kicked off the start of Game Developer's Conference this week, revealing Tokyo RPG Factory's I Am Setsuna (known as Ikenie to Yuki no Setsuna) is heading overseas this summer. Despite releasing on disc in Japan, Square Enix is opting for a digital only release in the west - launching for PlayStation 4 and PC. The game released last month in Japan for both PS4 and PS Vita. Led by director Atsushi Hashimoto, Tokyo RPG Factory has been inspired of JRPGs of old - in particular, Chrono Trigger. Their aim is to bring back the “authentic RPG gameplay, beautiful art design, and sorrowful story” of classic Japanese RPGs to current generation platforms and technologies. Visit the official English website here.

In the April 2016 issue of Game Informer magazine, Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata expressed that he hopes that the ending of the game will make players cry. He says fans who devote so much time playing the game deserve to get an emotional ending. "I want to create a very emotional ending to the game and want to make as many people cry as possible," he told Game Informer. "You're spending so many hours playing the game, so when I finish a game and it ends on a sour note and it doesn't move me, it gets me disappointed. At least make me cry or give me some emotion! I want to give a moving ending for the consumers who invest so much time." He later moved on to say that he also hopes that Final Fantasy XV will have a similar impact in the community that Final Fantasy VII had. "There are some team members that were here for VII," he said. "They're taking on the challenge of trying to exceed that title once more, which is a great motivator for them. FFVII sets a very high goal for us, but it serves as a good goal. It brought in

Today, Square Enix released two new Star Ocean 5 videos showing a comparison between the PS4 and PS3 versions of the game, and a video showcasing how the battle skills look when used at a different level. The PS4 version will run at 1080p, 60FPS, while the PS3 version will run at 720p, 30FPS. We would like to note for those who are unaware that the PS3 version of the game will not be released outside of Japan. Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness is due out on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 on March 31st. The game will later arrive in North America and Europe exclusively on PlayStation 4. PS4 and PS3 comparison video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fvZTtXeKVU&feature=youtu.be Battle skill level comparison video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdsIMaMbLIQ

Dragon Quest Heroes II producer Ryota Aomi took to Twitter today to state that the previously announced multiplayer exclusive dungeon titled “Space-Time Labyrinth”, which was revealed in last week's broadcast, will no longer be exclusive to multiplayer and can be accessed during single-player. Ryota Aomi: “At first, the Space-Time Labyrinth was a multiplayer-exclusive dungeon, but after the February 24 announcement, after considering everyone’s heated requests, we’ve decided to enable single-player gameplay, as well.” You can expect more details to come during the next live stream via Niconico on April 8th. Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and the Prophecy’s End is set to release in Japan on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PSVita on May 27th.