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Final Fantasy XVI's Naoki Yoshida thinks franchise needs newer hands

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For the good of Final Fantasy, producer Naoki Yoshida believes its time for younger developers to get the franchise reigns.

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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth kept most of its predecessor's development team

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For Square Enix, maintaining team chemistry was important to the development of its Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy.

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From fantasy kingdom to cyberpunk metropolis – the evolution of Technotopia by Yustas Games

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“The original idea was to blend elements from Dorfromantic and Reigns ,” says lead game designer Ignat Negrei, “where players would create their own fantasy kingdom using cards representing forests, fields, and mills.” The change from fantasy to cyberpunk had far reaching consequences for the team, like switching from 2D to 3D graphics.

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Square Enix records $140.8 million in 'content abandonment losses' after reviewing development pipeline

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The Final Fantasy maker will be 'more selective and focused in the allocation of development resources' moving forward.

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Weaving the vibrant fantasy world (and horrifying nighttime land) of Little Goody Two Shoes

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Developer AstralShift talks about the artistic inspirations and thought processes that went into creating the beautiful daytime and horrifying nighttime of the fantasy world of Little Goody Two Shoes.

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Hajime Tabata wants JP Games to foster the next generation of developers

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The Final Fantasy XV director is aiming to do things differently from Square Enix and bring in young developers from outside of Japan.

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Solo dev Feryaz Beer’s debut Super Fantasy Kingdom “A weird mashup of genres”

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Feryaz Beer didn’t pick the easiest of genres for his debut game Super Fantasy Kingdom. Game development began as a hobby but became serious very fast. “I Why did you become a solo developer? Super Fantasy Kingdom is my first gaming project. How do you stay motivated through (years of) development?

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