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Final Fantasy is perhaps the first thing that comes to the mind of anyone when the term “JRPG” is uttered, and it’s easy to see why this is the case. The fact of the matter is that this series has become one of the most prominent and well-rounded franchises that has established and innovated the genre itself as we know it. This is not to say that Final Fantasy is the reason that JRPGs even exist in the first place — there are probably bigger franchises with better games that any fan of the genre can recount from memory....

Hironobu Sakaguchi, the original creator of Final Fantasy, has begun his own clothing line in Final Fantasy 14. And yes, the clothing label is called “sakaGUCCI”. Taking to Twitter, Sakaguchi has been detailing his experience with the MMO - his lalafell is now a level 90 weaver. While the game doesn’t allow you to create custom designs for your character’s clothing, any crafted items sold do retain the creator’s name....

PlayStation has unveiled the next set of games that will be available at no extra cost to subscribers of PlayStation Plus for the month of March, including the timely addition of Final Fantasy VII: Remake. That’ll launch onto the service from March 2, although disappointingly this version won’t be eligible for the free PlayStation 5 upgrade to allow you to access the new Final Fantasy VII: Remake Integrade version including a new Yuffie chapter that was revealed during last night’s State of Play broadcast....

Along with a bunch of other media folks, I’ve had the privilege of spending a day messing around with Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, and now I’m free to tell you all about it. Endwalker‘s Sage and Reaper jobs, its first dungeon, its areas and other job adjustments. That said, “all about it” is a bit of a misnomer because what we could actually see was limited, so let’s quickly go over how I’m dividing this up and what I won’t be discussing....

Nintendo already confirmed that Max Brass would be coming to Arms in the free July DLC update, and now it’s given us our first look at how he’ll play. Max Brass already appears in the Grand Prix single-player mode as a boss character. Now you’ll be able to play as the massively OP (that’s over-powered, cool kids) character for yourself. A heavy class fighter, if Max’s health drops below 20%, his arms will stay permanently charged....

After a 30 year hiatus, Flashback will be making its grand return with a teaser trailer being shown during the Summer Game Fest for the sequel: Flashback 2. Not much is shown in the trailer, but developer Microids is building up the hype and targeting to retain the magic of the first game. Conrad B Hart is back again confronted by his foes the Morphs, and it’s up to Conrad and his team to foil their plans....

Football Manager 2022 is now free-to-play on Steam and Xbox until Monday, 11th April. Head to Steam or the Microsoft Store to download Sports Interactive’s football management sim. Official social media accounts say Football Manager 2022 will be free on the Epic Games Store, too, but it currently isn’t. According to the Football Manager Twitter account, there are some problems the developer is trying to work through. Football Manager 2022 came out in November last year and has proven enormously popular....

Square Enix has announced that Dissidia Final Fantasy NT will be landing on European and North American PS4s in 2018. Originally an arcade game in Japan, Dissidia NT is a team brawler featuring characters from different Final Fantasy games. Choose from more than 20 characters and summons and fight in 3v3 battles in big arenas. This version has been developed in partnership with Team Ninja, who make the Dead or Alive series of fighting games....

11.2 The Ghost Monument Last week’s premiere of Doctor Who’s eleventh series was plagued and blessed with so much build-up and anticipation over the months since Jodie Whittaker’s casting was announced that the only thing left for episode two – The Ghost Monument – to address was, what now? What now that Whittaker has proven herself as a worthy successor to Capaldi, Smith et al, and Chibnall has shown fans both old and new that he’s not out to spoil their fun?...

In Apex Legends, players have to be prepared to encounter anything around any given corner. Caustic could be in the next room, Pathfinder could be bearing down from above, and Bloodhound is almost certainly following shortly behind. Sometimes, however, players turn a corner and find something completely unexpected. One startling example is an Apex Legends player’s surprising reaction to seeing what appears to be a dog running across a catwalk in the distance....

The International 9 ended not too long ago, and with its end, we get to take a look at what happened during the global eSport event. The highly anticipated annual cinematic series, True Sight: The International 2019, makes its debut this January 28th, 2020, at the Babylon Theatre in Berlin, Germany. Leading the event are hosts ODPixel and Fogged, and contributing to the festivities are the star duo, Kaci and SirActionSlacks....

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is out now, and many gamers are coming to the end of the line for it. After completing the story, there’s certainly plenty to do from finishing up substories, completing DBZ: Kakarot’s secret boss fight, and gathering the Dragon Balls to fight all foes, but many are excited to see what comes to the game in form of DLC. As it stands, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot has a season pass which can be purchased individually or came in some special editions of the game, yet the exact contents of the season pass haven’t been revealed yet....

Duncan Jones would be up for directing a second Warcraft film should such a project become a possibility. @KenrickBlock if it becomes an option, I’d love to. — Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) June 19, 2016 Jones’ comment comes as the first Warcraft film became the most successful video game adaptation ever, earning over $377 million worldwide. Prince of Persia made $336 million, with Angry Birds currently at $327 million. With only $37....

It’s the most exciting time of the year, gamers! E3 2018 is nearly upon, standing at only three weeks away. As has been the trend of recent years, there have been several leaks and rumors about what will be put on display this year. While some of these leaks and rumors have been proven to be true, there is still a lot to discover at this year’s event. Below, every presentation will be discussed and slotted into their respective timeframes for each presenter, for easy use....

Surprisingly, horror games are ten a penny on Roblox. From Piggy to Doors to Apeirophobia, there’s likely a spooky experience somewhere on the platform that’ll really get you biting your nails and jumping out of your skin. If you’ve arrived here, you’re probably wondering one thing: What are all the free codes in Edward the Man-Eating Train in Roblox? Well, worry not, as you’re in the right place. So, without further delay, let’s get started....

There’s a plethora of weapon skills and incantations that can be used to damage your opponents in Elden Ring. Out of all weapon skills, the Royal Knight’s resolve can add double sorcery to your weapons. It is a weapon skill that boosts your attacks and combines the skills of all knights who served into one resolve. This can be applied to all of the melee armaments and is well suited for long-ranged attacks....

For players who have thought about cheating in Fortnite, just don’t. Epic Games, the developers behind the popular game, is now suing two YouTubers for allegedly promoting and using cheats in their game. Golden Modz, one of the YouTubers being sued, has over 1.7 million subscribers and is one of the most highly ranked channels on Youtube. Epic just bought the anti-cheating firm Kamu recently to stop things like this from happening....

While Black Ops is busy showing off its impressive online multiplayer stats, it would seem that someone else doesn’t think too highly of the franchise. Released today, Duty Calls is a hilarious Call of Duty parody that may just make you wonder why you bought Black Ops in the first place. Because you see, Duty Calls is just a reminder that Bulletstorm is the game we’ve all been waiting for....

If you’re always on the lookout for good deals on gaming gear, we’ve found some promising offers on gaming headsets that you best go peruse. EPOS announced a sale this week that’s running up to Valentine’s Day, February 14. You’ll be able to snag its GSP 600, 601, or 602 model gaming headsets for 33% off, which was already a reasonable price for a comfortable and quality audio experience. At just $99 USD, these are now practically steals....

Before Star Trek: Picard launches, it’s perfectly natural to want to remind yourself what Jean-Luc Picard was up to last time we saw him. Sadly, we don’t have anywhere near enough time to binge all 172 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, let alone the four additional movies. But don’t worry, we’re here to help, with a manageable(ish) list of Picard’s highlights throughout the series, giving you the backstory you need for the plots we think are going to turn up, as well as just the highlights of Jean-Luc Picard himself....