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Stadia, a cloud gaming service provided by Google, released today, and alongside it launched its own version of the action RPG title Final Fantasy XV. According to the official website, “not only does it support Vulkan on Luminous Engine” but it's also “optimized for a streaming environment” to provide comfortable gameplay. You can check out the short launch trailer below. The Stadia version of Final Fantasy XV will come with the base game and will include the eight downloadable content packs,…

Final Fantasy XV: The Dawn of the Future, a collection of stories based on the canceled DLC packs for Final Fantasy XV, has finally received an official English release date, announced Square Enix on the official Twitter account for Final Fantasy XV. Scheduled to release on June 23, 2020 The Dawn of the Future will be a hardcover collector’s volume and will include the stories for Episode Ardyn, Episode Aranea, Episode Lunafreya and Episode Noctis alongside over 50 pages worth of…

The next and final paid DLC for Final Fantasy XV is now available for download on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Steam(PC). Episode Ardyn puts players in control of the game’s antagonist to uncover the truth behind his mysterious and dark past. You can check out the official launch trailer below. This DLC also has a tie-in animated short which elaborates on Ardyn's life before his inevitable fall. You can watch the animated short here. Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition is available…

The final Active Time Report broadcast for Final Fantasy XV-related announcements will air on Tuesday, March 26th at 7:00am Eastern Daylight Time. This episode will focus on the upcoming DLC 'Episode Ardyn', which puts us in the shoes of the game's antagonist Ardyn Izunia. It will be the last paid DLC episode in Final Fantasy XV's roadmap, after Episode Aranea, Lunafreya, and Noctis were abrupty cancelled last year. An animated prologue was also released earlier this year, you can watch that…

In a new short Q&A video released on the official Youtube channel for Final Fantasy XV, Chief Animation Director Shinichi Kurita discusses the creative process behind Final Fantasy XV Episode Ardyn Prologue, and reveals what steps he and his team took to transform 3D characters into 2D animation. You can check out the video below. Final Fantasy XV Episode Ardyn Prologue is an animated short that ties into the upcoming Episode Ardyn DLC for Final Fantasy XV, which releases on March 26th,…

Final Fantasy XV Episode Ardyn, set to be the final DLC episode for its mothership game, will arrive on March 26th, 2019 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC. Following the game's antagonist, Ardyn Izunia, we learn about the chancellor of Niflheim's mysterious past and what events transpired in Eos's early history. A short animated film serves the episode's prologue, which you can watch below, alongside a Q&A session with Director Takefumi Terada, Producer Yuji Shinoda and Scenario Director Toru…

The Official Twitter account for Final Fantasy XV has announced that the Episode Ardyn Prologue animation will be premiering at Katsucon 2019; a three-day anime convention held in the D.C. metro area. Fans can attend the premiere on Saturday, February 16th, in the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center. Viewing will be held in Video Room 1 at 3:00pm EST. (12:00pm PST) Episode Ardyn Prologue will reveal the events surrounding Ardyn's dark and distant past, and what it was that ultimately led…

Square Enix has gone live with the second teaser trailer for Final Fantasy XV Episode Ardyn Prologue, as well as confirming the anime short to release sometime this February. The prologue explores a distant past, revealing the events that pushed Ardyn Lucis Caelum toward the path of revenge. View the trailer below: English Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N96-bX2zGp0 Japanese Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiKOs84KIVo Episode Ardyn is the fourth and final downloadable story content for Final Fantasy XV and will release for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on March, 2019.…

Following the announcement of its scheduled release, Square Enix has released the teaser trailer for the prologue anime short to Final Fantasy XV Episode Ardyn. The anime short explores a distant past, revealing the events that pushed Ardyn Lucis Caelum toward the path of revenge. View the trailer below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4G3jhuFRrc Episode Ardyn is the fourth and final downloadable story content for Final Fantasy XV and will release for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on March, 2019.…

On the Official Twitter for Final Fantasy XV, Square Enix has announced that a trailer for the upcoming animation for Episode Ardyn will be released this Saturday, December 15th at 21:00 JST. Alongside this announcement, they revealed both the logo (seen above) and some lovely keyart, which you can see below, showcasing the main characters of the animation. This anime will likely tie into the Episode Ardyn DLC, scheduled to release in March of 2019. Final Fantasy XV is available for PlayStation…

Available now, Final Fantasy XV's next collaboration is with Final Fantasy XIV. In this free update, Noctis and company are conscripted by a Miqo'te named Y'jhimei to prevent the summoning of the primal Garuda. Needless to say things don't go as planned and you'll end up doing battle with the Lady of the Vortex herself. As a reward for clearing the event you'll get four new outfits for the boys based on the starting gear of several different races in Final…

The standalone version to Final Fantasy XV's multiplayer component is now available for download for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One via their respective online stores. Those that own the season pass can download the game for free. Final Fantasy XV Multiplayer: Comrades offers an online cooperative experience allowing up to four players to battle against powerful enemies and take on various quests involving hunts, convoys and more. The latest update to the game adds 10 new additional bosses on top of…

The collaboration sidequest between Final Fantasy XV and Final Fantasy XIV is available now to download via the game's latest patch update, and Square Enix has released its launch trailer to commemorate the moment. The company announced the collaboration with Final Fantasy XIV back in November during the game's special 20th-anniversary livestream event. View the trailer below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjZ6O-g48hE The quest, titled "Adventurer from Another World", involves Noctis and crew embarking on a journey with a Miqo’te named Y’jhimei to face the threat of the…

Today marks two years since the release of Final Fantasy XV, and Square Enix is taking the opportunity to share their love and thanks to the community by way of revealing unreleased concept art, releasing a 'thank-you' video compilation and more. First up, the video below features few of the English cast members sharing their thoughts of what Final Fantasy XV means to them and thanking fans for their continued support. Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OE8EC5NIWw And finally, the concept art you see below are…

The multiplayer component to Final Fantasy XV will be seeing its own standalone edition and is set to release for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on December 12 in North America, and December 13 in Europe and Japan. Titled simply as "Final Fantasy XV Multiplayer: Comrades", the game will include 10 new additional bosses on top of the content offered from its DLC counterpart, with a strong emphasis on co-op gameplay allowing up to four players to battle against powerful enemies…

During the game's special livestream event, Square Enix put out a short teaser trailer for the upcoming Episode Ardyn DLC for Final Fantasy XV. This little treat comes to viewers shortly after the surprising cancellation announcement for Episodes Aranea, Lunefreya and Noctis made in the same broadcast. See the game's main antagonist in action below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7jw5d5teeQ Final Fantasy XV Episode Ardyn releases on March, 2019 as a downloadable content for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. The base game is also available on…

During the game's special livestream event, Final Fantasy XV brand director Akio Ofuji has come out and revealed that production on Episodes Aranea, Lunafreya and Noctis will be ceased and cancelled. Following this, Ofuji also said that production for Episode Ardyn will continue and is expected for a March 2019 release. Read Ofuji's official statement below: "The Final Fantasy XV development team had been planning to release four new DLCs, together titled "The Dawn of the Future" in spring 2019. This refers to…

To commemorate the second anniversary, Square Enix will host a special livestream event for Final Fantasy XV on November 8 at 1:00PM JST (9:00PM PST). Details about the broadcast are currently scarce, but it's likely that we will be getting more tidbits regarding with the game's next set of story DLC episodes. Final Fantasy XV is available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12uSijjHnM8…

Following their announcement at Tokyo Game Show 2018, Square Enix has put out an English trailer for Final Fantasy XV's downloadabale content in collaboration with Terra Wars. Free to download, this DLC can be accessed during Chapter 5 of the game's story and offers a new side-quest that follows Noctis and Sara (Terra Wars) mysteriously wounding up together in an old and mysterious ruin. UPDATE: The side-quest is available for all platforms via downloading the game's 1.26 version patch update. Check out the…

Final Fantasy XV will receive free downloadable content collaborated with Terra Wars, Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Sengoku Action Puzzle DJ Nobunaga, Square Enix has revealed. Launching September 25, the series of DLCs offers players a new dungeon to explore featuring Terra War's Sara and new costumes for their avatars. Correction: Earlier, we incorrectly reported that a new mini-game would be included to Final Fantasy XV. We have updated the post to amend the mistake. Check out the trailer below: https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1043704404459773953 Final Fantasy XV…