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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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:...
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.
Brendan 2014-12-06 3 comments
Final Fantasy XV's onward march towards release continues and in the wake of its surprise appearance at TGS in October, fans were treated to a sneak peek at the game's world map. In November, Square Enix released a tech demo of the development process behind Final Fantasy XV and, at about 35 seconds into the video, there's a portion called...
Xin 2014-09-22 2 comments
Hajime Tabata, Director of Final Fantasy XV, has revealed in an interview that the upcoming title is "about 50–60% complete", with the game basically having restarted development in 2012 when he joined the team. The decision to focus solely on next-gen consoles, as well as a "change in direction" for the game are the leading contributors to the delayed process....
kula shakerz 2014-09-20 2 comments
Square Enix has just shown Final Fantasy XV live for the first time ever! The demonstration titled The Overture functions as both a gameplay demonstration and a showcase of the various Luminous Engine features such as dynamic night-and-day cycles and weather dynamics. It all looks very impressive and its great to see that Final Fantasy XV is finally getting closer...
Xin 2014-09-18 7 comments
Hey, listen. You've all been good boys and girls. Waiting oh so patiently for news on this specific game and getting so little in return. it's time you get rewarded for all that patience. So sit back, relax, and enjoy a new trailer for Final Fantasy XV.
Xin 2014-09-18 6 comments
Square Enix CEO Yosuke Matsuda has released a statement regarding Final Fantasy XV, most notably stating that Tetsuya Nomura is no longer director of the long overdue title. He has been replaced by Hajime Tabata, director of Crisis Core & Before Crisis in the FFVII Compilation and FF:Type-0. The statement, in full: In reviewing our development structure, we have decided...
Xin 2014-09-17 7 comments
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD will release March 17th, 2015 in the US, and it's bringing you a special gift if you decide to pick it up: a voucher code to download a demo of the long awaited Final Fantasy XV. What's the catch, you ask? The demo most likely will not be available the same day Type-0 releases, but at...
Brendan 2014-09-05 5 comments
Square Enix is bringing their September finest to the annual Tokyo Game Show which will take place between the 18th and 21st; but don't expect blockbuster titles Final Fantasy XV or Kingdom Hearts III to put in a significant appearance. Earlier this week, Square announced its lineup for TGS 2014, all but confirming the absence of their two most anticipated...
kula shakerz 2014-06-08 5 comments
Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts producer Shinji Hashimoto was recently interviewed by Famitsu. He revealed that Square Enix has no plans of announcing any new details regarding Final Fantasy XV or Kingdom Hearts III at this years E3 conference. Hashimoto claims that development for Final Fantasy XV is going well. And that they'll try to determine the best timing for...
Brendan 2014-02-17 4 comments
While the recent talk about sequels and remasters is certainly a lovely addition to any Final Fantasy fan's day, there's still an enormous elephant in the room and its name is Final Fantasy XV. Yoshinori Kitase, a longtime producer of the franchise, has been extremely active the last two weeks in the buildup to Lightning Returns but that hasn't stopped...
Xin 2014-01-14 5 comments
When you think about it, LinkedIn is really only good for two things: The first is connecting with friends you probably already know in industries you probably already work in. Not that great, really. The second is the occasional leak of gaming news, which is pretty good. When it comes time to update their Linkedin profiles, many in the gaming...