Square Enix and Paris-based Cyber Group Studios are working on a new animation project for younger audiences (8 to 13 year olds) featuring Final Fantasy IX, revealed today via Kidscreen. Work on the series seems to be in early stages as production is yet to start, although Square Enix has arranged the deal with the studio. In addition to producing the show, Cyber Group will take on worldwide distribution, licensing and merchandise duties. The company is putting the finishing touches on a "bible" for the project, citing plans to begin pitching to broadcasters within the coming months. Episode count has not yet been determined, however the goal is to begin production by the end of the year if not by the start of 2022. Details on how exactly the RPG will be adapted remain under wraps for now, but the goal is to position the animated series as an introduction of sorts or an immersive treat for those looking to revisit the universe. Final Fantasy IX the game is currently available for PlayStation, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch and mobile platforms.

Final Fantasy IX's PlayStation 4 version received a new patch today that fixes a long-running music bug that caused background music to restart after battles and Tetra Master matches. Why's that a problem you ask? Well, given the game's random encounter system, it became common to hear the same several seconds of music over and over again when traveling through the game's many environments. The most recent patch 1.02 weighs in at around 200 MB and also fixes a few minor bugs including getting stuck on the world map. Originally released in 2000, Final Fantasy IX was recently ported to i0S and Android (2016), PC (2016), and PlayStation 4 (2017) Earlier this year it arrived on Nintendo Switch and Xbox One. Update: Square Enix confirms they are working on a patch for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Windows 10, and Steam platforms. Update #2: Square Enix has released patches for the Nintendo Switch and Android versions of the game that correct this issue. Plans to correct are also coming to the Xbox One, iOS, Windows 10 & Steam versions. Check out the update in the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqQ0ZP2t4xk

Square Enix has revealed Final Fantasy IX for Nintendo Switch and Xbox One will become available later today via the Nintendo eShop and Xbox Store respectively. The company has also announced Final Fantasy VII will make its way to those same platforms later on March 26. View the launch trailer for Final Fantasy IX below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9GMKshn0Ck

Final Fantasy IX arrives on PlayStation 4 today after a surprise (well, kind of) announcement at Sony's Tokyo Game Show 2017 press conference. This version of the game will include the enhancements featured on smartphone and Steam ports such as speed boosts and the ability to toggle random encounters on or off. Trophy support will also be included, and a custom theme designed by character designer Toshiyuki Itahana will be included. You can view the game's listing on the North American PlayStation Store here. Normally priced at $20.99, the game is currently discounted to $16.79. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LGkTfAYLIc

Final Fantasy IX's recent release on iOS and Android came with a multitude of new features, all of which have transposed to the PC version. That includes updated character models (sans unsightly texture seams in the Android version), the ability to use cloud storage for a single save file. Should you get a game over screen during the game's key boss encounters, you'll be able to continue from the title screen shortly before the boss battle commences. In the video below, we take all these new features for a test drive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMUreVPYfa4 High Speed Mode boosts the tempo of the game -- everything including traversing the world map to fighting battles. For those of you interested in Excalibur or Excalibur II runs, note that this mode does not affect the in-game playtime clock. Fill HP/MP/Trance will refill each gauge to maximum in battle, and will send each character into Trance Mode. 9999 Damage Mode will ensure your attacks will inflict 9999 damage. No Encounters Mode will eliminate all random encounters -- bosses and story battles not included. Auto-master

Fans of Final Fantasy IX can download the game on PC via Steam today at a discounted (20% off) launch price of $16.49, Square Enix has revealed. The PC version of the game will offer achievements, auto-save, high-definition movies and character models and seven game boosters including high speed and no encounter mode. You can read the full description from its Steam page and watch the launch trailer below.

Square Enix has announced that a port of Final Fantasy IX is headed to smartphones and PC sometime "soon". From the trailer above, we see that the game has received a modified interface to be compatible with smartphones. Originally released in 2000, Final Fantasy IX was the last numbered entry to appear on the original PlayStation. Stay tuned to Nova Crystallis as more develops.

A "new" Final Fantasy IX side quest has just been discovered by some tenacious fans - nearly 13 years after the game's original release. Discovered several days ago by user The_Kusabi_ on GameFAQs, the quest - titled The Lost Nero Family - involves the player's travels to the Tantalus hideout in the beginning of the fourth disc. Unbeknownst to most Final Fantasy fans until now, the player must complete these complicated steps to initiate and fulfill the quest: If you go to the Tantalus hideout at the beginning of disc 4, you will find Zenero and Benero wondering where Marcus and Cinna are. You've likely seen this before, but this is actually the beginning of a side quest. Now, head to Memoria and proceed until you watch a cut-scene or fight a boss. Then head back to the hideout to find Genero wondering where Benero and Zenero are. Then repear this process seven more times and every time you go back to the hideout, you will find a new member of the family. The last five are girls and the final one seems to be a child, as she is