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FF15 Ultimate CE Already Sold Out

Brendan    2016-04-02    0 comments

Square Enix announced three versions of Final Fantasy XV at their Los Angeles event earlier this week. The standard edition of the game will retail for $59.99 while the deluxe edition weighs in at $89.99. At $269, the Final Fantasy XV Ultimate Collector's Edition is one of the most expensive bundles ever released by Square Enix. Limited to 30,000 units...

Final Fantasy XV Releases September 30, 2016

Brendan    2016-04-02    3 comments

By now, word has spread like wildfire across the internet that Final Fantasy XV is just under six months away from its worldwide release. At its Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV event yesterday, Square Enix confirmed what was, by and large, already known: September 30, 2016 is the release date for one of the most anticipated games in history. Square Enix’s...

Rumor: Final Fantasy XV Releasing Worldwide Sept. 30

Xin    2016-03-14    4 comments

What are you doing this fall? Watching the leaves turn a golden, autumnal hue, drifting slowly from branch to ground, while taking a sip of your third Pumpkin Spice Latte? Perhaps, but SquareEnix is banking on you doing something else - namely, playing the long awaited Final Fantasy XV. Gematsu have information from three independent sources with "knowledge on the...


Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV Sold Out in LA

Brendan    2016-02-06    1 comment

The March 30th event for Final Fantasy XV has officially sold out, according to ticket vendor Showclix. Granted, the tickets were free, but it's still an impressive accomplishment for a single videogame event. It was mentioned on the January 30th ATB Report that the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California can seat around six thousand people and if even a...

March 30 Event, Female Highwind Villain, and More Revealed!

Brendan    2016-01-31    3 comments

Tonight's ATB highlighted just how far this game has come and how close it is to completion. Hajime Tabata, the game's director, was visibly excited by the title's progress since he formally took over three years ago. This ATB covered quite a bit of ground, ranging from battle mechanics, physics, and lighting to the structure of the Nilfheim Empire. Because...

FF15 Gets New Magical Screenshots, ATB Event Dated

Brendan    2016-01-26    0 comments

Final Fantasy XV Director Hajime Tabata and Global Marketing Director Akio Ofuji will be hosting their next ATB this Saturday, January 30th at 8PM PST. This ATB will focus specifically on new details surrounding the game's magic system as well as the chief antagonists, the Nilfheim Empire. To promote the event, screenshots of the main party casting magic were released...


Two Different Battle Modes and Altissia City Detailed in Latest FFXV Reveal

Brendan    2016-01-13    1 comment

More details are emerging on Final Fantasy XV's battle system and story locations, according to game developers who have taken to the official forums to answer fan questions. Answering a question about difficulty modes in Final Fantasy XV, Lead Game Designer Takizawa Masashi elaborated on the game's dual battle system and how it was influenced by Episode Duscae: The equivalent...

Tabata Talks Up the FFXV Release

Brendan    2016-01-07    0 comments

Final Fantasy XV's director Hajime Tabata is gearing up for a renewed marketing push as the fifteenth installment in the Final Fantasy series begins a mad dash towards its 2016 release. Speaking to Famitsu, as translated by Nova Crystallis, Tabata had the following to say: “This year is the year we’ll release Final Fantasy XV,” Tabata told Famitsu. “Currently, we’ve...

Final Fantasy XV Moving Toward the "Final Phase"

Brendan    2016-01-03    2 comments

In his new year message to fans eagerly awaiting the release of Final Fantasy XV, the game's director Hajime Tabata took to Square Enix's official blog to deliver his new year's resolution: "to create an experience we are incredibly proud of and one that you will enjoy and treasure." Tabata, who has been in a near-constant limelight since the 2013...


Final Fantasy XV Dawn Trailer

kula shakerz    2015-08-10    0 comments

Square Enix released a new trailer for Final Fantasy XV at this year's gamescom event. The trailer is titled "dawn" and in it we get to see a young Noctis with is fater King Regis and a few knights with machine guns. The games still doesn't have a release date but it seems like Square Enix is aiming for a...

Episode Duscae 2.0 Next Tuesday; Stella is No More

Brendan    2015-06-04    4 comments

Version 2.0 of the Final Fantasy XV demo, Episode Duscae, is set to drop next Tuesday, June 9th. It will feature frame rate improvements and graphical enhancements, hoping to resolve as many player concerns as possible. Final Fantasy XV will be absent from E3 this year, instead pinpointing August's Gamescon as the start a renewed marketing campaign for the game....

Episode Duscae Version 2.0 Coming In June

kula shakerz    2015-05-18    1 comment

Square Enix has confirmed that they'll be releasing version 2.0 of Final Fantasy XV: Episode Duscae sometime in early June. The updated demo will hopefully address many of the issues that people had with the version that came bundled with Final Fantasy Type-0. 【FF15 田畑Dからのお知らせ】前回のアクティブタイムレポートで発表になりました、FF15 エピソード・ダスカ Ver.2.0の正式な配信が決定しましたクポ!配信時期は6月上旬目処とのことクポ!詳細は続報をお待ちくださいクポ!— FINAL FANTASY公式(雑談) (@FF25TH_JP) May 18, 2015 Watch Final Fantasy XV Director Hajime Tabata...


The Unicorn is Real: Final Fantasy XV Playable at PAX

Brendan    2015-03-10    5 comments

Final Fantasy XV has attained a mythic status in the echelons of the gaming community. It has existed as vaporware, to varying degrees, for almost a decade now. This weekend, however, changed all that for the better. With only a week to go until Final Fantasy Type-0 HD and, by extension Final Fantasy XV -Episode Duscae-, become available worldwide, Episode...

Final Fantasy XV JumpFESTA Trailer

Xin    2014-12-20    3 comments

JumpFESTA 2015 is underway in Japan, and Square are starting out strong with a brand new trailer for Final Fantasy XV. In this newest look, we learn a little more about the game's story, get a look at those long awaited HD towns and even meet a new female character. Check out the trailer, in English or Japanese, below: ENG:...

TGS 2014 English Voiceover Final Fantasy XV Trailer

kula shakerz    2014-12-15    3 comments

Previously released to celebrate the opening of Tokyo Game Show 2014, this latest version of the Final Fantasy XV trailer showcases the English voice actors in the game for the first time. A release date has still not been announced but a demo of the game will be released along with Final Fantasy Type-0 next year.