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Final Fantasy and Star Wars have the same problem, says former Square Enix exec: fans are getting older, and young people aren't interested

"If you don't think this is Square Enix's issue with the Final Fantasy IP and aging, I have a bridge to sell you"

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Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth is finally on the Nintendo Switch 2 — one weekend in, I love the portable versatility, but the graphics are… not good

Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, the continuation of the retelling started by Final Fantasy VII: Remake, has finally made it to non-PlayStation consoles.

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RPGs like Dragon Quest 11 and Nier: Automata are heavily outsourced, Square Enix producer says, with surprisingly few devs in-house

A massive amount of Dragon Quest 11 was made by outsourced devs

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth review: an incredible RPG that's almost too big for Switch 2

Gold Saucer eyes bigger than your stomach.

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I just played Final Fantasy VII Rebirth on Switch 2 — here's how it compares to PS5 Pro

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is now on Nintendo Switch 2, and this epic RPG plays very well on the hybrid console, but with a few blemishes.

Tom’s Guide

Final Fantasy 14 fans celebrate a huge win: finally, we can kick Lalafells in the face and send them flying into the void

Or opt for a casual mount hit-and-run in the MMO

GamesRadar

A burnt-out Final Fantasy 14 playerbase is noticeably more chipper after its latest reveal, even if we've seen nothing come of it yet

With Evercold's plans on the table, the air feels a little lighter in Eorzea.

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Dragon Quest XII finally resurfaces with its first trailer as a new Monsters game heads to Xbox and PC

Square Enix has recently uploaded a quick developer update livestream, which unveiled Dragon Quest 12's first proper trailer and a new Dragon Quest Monsters game coming soon to Xbox, PC, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch.

Windows Central

Dragon Quest's Pokemon-esque spin-off series gets another game in The Withered World, and Square Enix hopes it'll release "before" the rebooted Dragon Quest 12

Dragon Quest Monsters fans, this one's for you

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Dragon Quest 12 Beyond Dreams announced, replacing the previous version of the JRPG as Square Enix hits the reset button

The Flames of Fate no more

GamesRadar

Running Final Fantasy 14 for 16 years means Square Enix knows live service, former exec says, but it's "used to being slow" and has "failed to bring its IP to a new generation"

Jacob Navok worries about Square Enix's financial future

GamesRadar

Final Fantasy 11 is still kicking, despite the MMO's boss expecting a "sharp decline" in interest once its Final Fantasy 14 crossover and welcome back campaigns wrapped up

Square Enix's Yoji Fujito says "the outcome exceeded our expectations and came as a surprise"

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Former Square Enix exec says backlash over Final Fantasy 6 AI mock-up shared by the JRPG series' creator "shows how far down the rabbit hole the madness goes"

The father of Final Fantasy, Hironobu Sakaguchi, has since addressed the backlash himself

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Final Fantasy 14 Evercold sleuths think they've figured out the MMO's new jobs, and it's thanks to the new expansion's theme that Yoshi-P hoped we wouldn't notice yet

"Hammer has been a popular request," after all

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Square Enix veterans "anticipated" their new JRPG would be compared to Zelda, but say Nintendo didn't inspire it – their own 35-year-old series did

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales drew from Mana

TechRadar

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales trades turn-based combat for real-time action

We played an hour of Square Enix’s latest HD-2D RPG that trades in turn-based combat for real-time action.

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10 Best Dragon Quest games of all time, ranked

Discover our ranking of the best Dragon Quest games of all time, focusing on the main-line titles and one unmissable spin-off that you should play today

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Ancient MMO Final Fantasy 11 still has new things on the horizon 24 years after launch

The other Final Fantasy MMO is still doing its thing.

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MMOs are better if classes are imbalanced—you just need to do it on purpose

Perfectly balanced, as all things shouldn't be.

PC Gamer

I’m waiting days between attempts to catch one fish in Final Fantasy 14 before it disappears for months, so don’t let anyone tell you raids are the ‘hardcore’ challenge

If you thought I was bad at dodging bright lines on the floor, wait until you've seen me fish.

PC Gamer

Final Fantasy 14 is promising big changes with Evercold, but I hope it's not a surface-level attempt

The MMO needs to break free from its predictive chains.

GamesRadar

After the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy is done, its director wants to expand the long-running JRPG series for a whole new generation

Naoki Hamaguchi leaves the door open

GamesRadar

Future Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest games could release more quickly as Square Enix makes "steady progress" on a framework for "regular" major game launches

Re-releases and spin-offs aplenty

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10 Best Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 RPGs to play in 2026

Discover all the best RPGs hiding on the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 today, from Xenoblade to Fire Emblem.

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7,000 hours in, Final Fantasy 14 tired me out with Dawntrail – but Evercold's healer reworks, duo duties, and new meta might win me back

Opinion | Yoshi-P says the MMO is "evolving," and all I can say is "FINALLY"

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