Nomura is busy A lot of blood, sweat, and tears went into makingFinal Fantasy VII Remakefrom the ground up. A full team had to basically reimagine this classic JRPG without screwing things up, and that included new sound effects, visuals, music, designs, mechanics: you name it. So it makes perfect sense that it took a team of three directors and countless others to make that happen. That directorial trio involved Testuya Nomura, Noaki Hamaguchi, and Motomu Toriyama....

Carve your pumpkin with a chainsaw! [Header courtesy of Reddit userPerrinho] Unbeknownst to me,Gears of Warhas celebrated Halloween in the past. Apparently there was an event for3that featured pumpkin heads and it looks like The Coalition is set to follow suit withGears of War 4. Announced through its official website, the special event, running from October 27 to November 1, will feature a remixed version of dodgeball that utilizes a pumpkin instead of a ball…...

Nice to hear it’s also coming to Xbox One Ubisoft Reflections is making a sequel to its chipper platform-adventureGrow Home. I caught theannouncement trailerout of E3, but with everything else happening that week, it quickly slipped out of mind. I’m sure some of you missed it altogether. As confirmed today,Grow Upis releasing digitally on August 16 in North America and Europe for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. I’ve tried a few times to get intoGrow Home, but it hasn’t happened yet, and that bums me out....

Despite Square Enix’s Creative Business Unit III stating early in 2023 that it wasn’t planning on DLC forFinal Fantasy XVI, bothEchoes of the FallenandThe Rising Tidewere revealed during The Game Awards. For those who purchased the immediately availableEchoes of the Fallen, Cloud Strife’s iconic Buster Sword was available for Clive. Much like theOnion Sword, which was released alongside the 1.10 update, the Buster Sword continues wedding otherFinal Fantasyuniverses into that of Valisthea....

You’d be surprised by justhow many resourcesWarframe’sDuviri region has for you to collect. Almost all of them are exclusive item blueprints, but to get all that Mastery requires a lot of resource collection. One such resource, Tasoma Extra, has a handful of uses fordifferent weaponblueprints but can be hard to find. You’ll need a lot of the material for said weapons, and the exclusive material is only available in a specific area....

Floppy bodies Microsoft is purchasing physics engine maker Havok from Intel for an undisclosed sum. The company confirmed withIGNthat the technology will continue to be licensed to “the broad AAA games industry,” including companies making titles for Sony and Nintendo platforms. “As we welcome Havok to the Microsoft family, we will continue to work with developers to create great gaming experiences, and continue to license Havok’s development tools to partners....

GreedFall, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and Maneater (PS5) As disappointing as it was to see Sony stop giving out PS3 and Vita games as a PlayStation Plus perk last year, I have to say, I’m liking the recent “two PS4 games and a PS5 bonus” push. It helps a lot. The January 2021 PlayStation Plus lineup follows that trio format again withShadow of the Tomb Raider(the third title in Square Enix’s modern Lara Croft trilogy),GreedFall(a flawed RPG gem from Spiders), and the PS5 version ofManeater(a silly fish-, gator-, and human-chomping action game)....

Veteran publisher sees revenue rise in 2021 Konami has released itsfinancial earnings reportfor the nine-month period ending August 04, 2025. The document shows that the long-time developer/publisher saw continued success throughout the past year, with gain and growth in the majority of its financial sectors. The company also reconfirmed its commitment to future projects with the NFT/blockchain market. Konami’s overall operating profit grew by a significant 48.8% year-on-year, translating to a gain of ¥60....

Per the Taiwanese rating board Rating board listings often pan out, and if that’s the case forAce Combat 7, we might just see the PlayStation 4 flight game on Xbox One. A rating for that unannounced version hassurfacedin Taiwan. Good news? Good news. You can quickly catch up with this trailer from late last year. My history with this series is short-lived, but I hold out hope that one day, if and when the stars align, I might seriously get into it....

Don’t actually go to the beach, though It might be the summer, but I’m not about to hit the beach anytime soon, contrary to the en masse irresponsibility being shown by my fellow countryfolk. Still, at least video games are getting into the spirit of Fun in the Sun. Take for example the new Marine Tour, which is now live in Nintendo’s mobile racerMario Kart Tour. The Marine Tour brings two new driver variants: the lovely Rosalina, adorned in a Grand Star-spangled swimdress, and main man Mario, rocking his swimming gear fromSuper Mario Odyssey....

Right on, all in the fall Nintendo has a way of giving off an air of exclusivity, even when it comes to announcements. AsMark of the Ninja Remasteredkicked off the recent spring “Nindies Showcase,” many thought that the Switch-only announcement, which lingered for a week, cemented the fact that it was an exclusive. But right on cue, exactly one week later, developer Klei Entertainment was able to spill the beans — it’s actually coming to other consoles too....

Merry Christmas to you and yours on this fine festive morning! Let’s get all that love and peace sh*t out of the way right now and cut straight to the point of the holiday — raw, unfettered, selfish materialism! That’s what it’s all about, right? Getting free swag. Unless you’re an orphan, of course, in which case you getBUGGER ALL! So once again, Destructoid asks the all-important question: What in the name of Sweet Blue Jesus did YOU get!...

Measuring success with Xbox Live instead So, it’s no secret that Microsoft is losing to Sony strictly in terms of Xbox One and PS4 sales. Phil Spencerhas even acknowledged this fact. But it appears as if Microsoft is shifting gears a bit, and isn’t going to focus on console sales anymore. Instead, the metric used for success going forward is “Xbox Live usership,” and the Windows 10 and Xbox divisions have been merged when it comes to quarterly reports....