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Jason Schreier, a news editor for gaming website Kotaku, spoke with Final Fantasy VII Remake’s director Yoshinori Kitase, who revealed in an interview that, while Final Fantasy VII Remake is already impressively large, he and his development team are uncertain how many games will span the entire project. “Unfortunately we can’t say anything more about the future games, because we don’t know ourselves.” Kitase had then added that the development team is currently in the process of planning out the scope of…

Final Fantasy VII Remake will still release in multiple parts, via Square Enix's official press release following Thursday's new teaser trailer. When the project was first revealed back in 2015, it was also shared that the game would be told in parts. Tellingly, the scenes we've seen thusfar only reflect the early hours of the original title. Despite being multiple parts, Square Enix wants you to think of it differently than a game like Life is Strange, which unfolds episodically. Later…

For the first time ever, Square Enix will be holding an official concert dedicated to Final Fantasy VII, the company announced. The event will take place on June 9 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. "Final Fantasy VII – A Symphonic Reunion" will feature a symphonic orchestra and choir of over 100 musicians with a giant HD video projection. The video program will be specially made for the concert to showcase the best moments of Final Fantasy VII's story. Pre-sales tickets…

Square Enix today published a video "Inside FINAL FANTASY VII" in which various developers from the PlayStation 1 classic such as Yusuke Naora (Art Director), Yoshinori Kitase (Writer/Director) and Shinji Hashimoto (Publicity Producer) talk about the history of Final Fantasy VII and their experiences developing the game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQfY3G35y0 Final Fantasy VII is available now on App Store®, Google Play™, STEAM®, Playstation®4 computer entertainment system, the Nintendo Switch™ system, the Xbox One family of devices, and Windows 10.…

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…

Thanks to the fine folks at Third Editions, we're giving away TWO hardcover copies of "The Legend of Final Fantasy VII", which explores the genesis of the beloved title including its early stages of development, through to the creation itself. Currently up on Kickstarter, Third Editions' efforts extends throughout Final Fantasy VII's mythology (such as the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII) and looks at that content with a fine lens of original analysis. Their signature work also covers other notable fan-favorite titles,…

Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile is coming to the West with an official publication thanks to the efforts by the people at Yen Press. FFVII: On the Way to a Smile is a collection of short stories written by Kazushige Nomura that bridges the gap between Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. The series had began with a short episodic story, titled "Case of Denzel", being released on the official Japanese website for Advent…

Nintendo is set to release a pair of amiibo figures featuring Final Fantasy VII's very own Cloud Strife on July 21, the company announced today during their dedicated "Nintendo Direct" stream. As shown in the gallery above, one figure features the young SOLDIER in his 1st Class garment and equipped with the iconic Buster Sword, while the other features him in his Advent Children attire and equipped with the Fusion Sword. Cloud is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo…

Square Enix Japan just wrapped up a special 30th Anniversary Final Fantasy event. FF doesn't turn 30 until December, but the company picked today, FFVII's 20th anniversary, to set out some of their plans for this, a banner birthday year for FF. We've covered some of the announcements elsewhere, but it only seemed right to round up the general announcements from the event under one banner. So - here's what you need to know: FFXV, FFVII Remake and FFXII HD News …

Both Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within are set to see a re-release on blu-ray, Amazon's confirmed. Listings for both films were spotted on the online retailer this morning with a planned release on October 4. Coincidentally, that's the same day Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV is slated for its physical release so it's likely Sony Pictures is reprinting these older films to drum up interest. If you're interested in purchasing these re-issued versions, Advent Children can…

Square Enix has revealed the latest scoop on the upcoming Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Sephiroth joining the Play Arts Kai figure line early next year. With a similar level of detail to some of the company's newer releases, Sephiroth features hair sculpted in clear materials to give it a realistic look. Additionally, his single wing and katana come packaged together with a display stand and interchangeable hand parts. Fans can pre-order Sephiroth from Square Enix's Online Store for $149.99…

Final Fantasy VII is finally available for Android platforms, out now on Google Play for $15.99. The classic RPG saw its release on iOS nearly a year ago, followed by an enhance port on PlayStation 4 back in December. These updated versions allowed players to turn off enemy encounters on the world maps and a stat booster ability that boosted your characters in the blink of en eye. …

The original Final Fantasy VII seems to get guff for being the most dated of the PlayStation-era trio, and that sentiment isn’t without merit. Side by side, VII and Squaresoft’s late-gen offerings like Final Fantasy IX and Chrono Cross look like they come from different eras - like Sony had secretly snuck a PlayStation 1.5 somewhere in there. In actuality, the leap came from the company’s eventual mastery of developing for the hardware - creating some of the most impressive…

Cloud is heading to Smash Bros. today for Wii U and 3DS, Nintendo announced during their dedicated Direct stream. Priced at $5.99 on each platform or for a dollar more on both, Cloud comes with a Midgar stage where Summon Materia will appear throughout the fight. The player who acquires said materia can summon beasts that alter the terrain including Ifrit, Ramuh, Leviathan, Odin and Bahamut Zero. Nintendo has also begun production on a Cloud Amiibo set for a later…

Surprise! Final Fantasy VII is dropping today for PS4, hot on the heels of brand new Final Fantasy VII Remake footage. This version is based on the PC port of the original PS1 game, fitted with PS4 trophies and scaled up to HD resolution. You'll be able to grab it today from the PlayStation Store for $16.99.…

Today, Final Fantasy VII was rated by PEGI for the upcoming PC Port of the game on PS4. This could suggest that Square Enix might be making an announcement really soon about the release date of the PS4 version. As can be seen on the listing, the game is apparently set to release sometime today. We would like to note that this could just be about the release of the rating as this has happened in the past and it…

The HD port of Final Fantasy VII for PS4 may be just around the corner if a new trophy listing means anything. A listing for the game's collectibles has shown up on popular trophy site Exophase complete with names and descriptions all in English. The port, announced last year at Sony's PlayStation Experience 2014, is based on the PC version and was slated for Winter 2015 following a delay at this year's E3. It's possible with PSX 2015 next week…

Final Fantasy VII's very own Cloud Strife will be slashing his way into Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS, Nintendo revealed today during their most recent Direct broadcast. Alongside a new trailer, the company revealed more information is set for a special broadcast later this year. Check out the trailer below. …

Final Fantasy VII will be making its way to iOS devices later tonight, Square Enix has revealed. Announced for the platform this past E3, the mobile version is set to go live at midnight depending on your region. The game is already out on the New Zealand App Store for $19.99 NZD ($13 USD) and requires around 4GB of free space to download. The iOS version features a virtual controller with analogue or d-pad type options. The opacity of on-screen…

UPDATE: Square Enix has now removed the date from their sites and have confirmed that the date listed was a mistake. In an official statement sent to Nova Crystallis, the publisher said: "We can confirm that the published release date for this title is incorrect. As discussed at this year’s E3, Final Fantasy VII will be ported to the PlayStation 4 in Winter 2015. The pricing has already been announced last December to be set at $15.99." We'll be…