Game Developer

JUNE 27, 2023

As IO steps out of Hitman's shadow with new games, that may involve making one of its future projects exclusive to Xbox and PC.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 15, 2024

After nearly 40 years of composing music for games (and Square Enix and Final Fantasy specifically), Uematsu has reached the end of the road.

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Game Developer

JULY 15, 2024

Concept art for Phoenix Labs' cancelled game reveals a fantasy crafting-RPG in the vein of Minecraft and Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Director Naoki Yoshida says the revenue from Final Fantasy XIV's many expansions is too important to transition the entire game to free-to-play.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

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 The game is slated for release sometime next year. Super Fantasy Kingdom is my first gaming project. Or for a kid who has not played many games?

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Astro Bot and Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth hold the most Game Award nominations this year at seven apiece.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

With their second game, Canadian indie studio Lithic Entertainment takes a sharp turn from the tranquil charm of their peaceful city-building debut title, Dwarrows. Co-founder Al Bellemare explains: “We were originally picturing it more like a fantasy caravan, but we wanted fast-paced action for this one. I really think he nailed it!”

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Game Developer

MARCH 19, 2024

Ward joined TSR during Dungeons & Dragons' first boom, and worked on several add-ons for the TTRPG, plus his own science-fantasy game, Metamorphosis Alpha.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 15, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth was the biggest-selling game at Japanese retail in March, shifting 310,596 units and leading a slew of new releases that took over the Top Five in the boxed games charts. Read more

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 4, 2023

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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Game Developer

MARCH 6, 2023

Potionomics gets players to run a fantasy potion shop, setting up their sales with a haggling-based card game that'll have them talking up their concoctions.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 6, 2024

The fantasy-RTS is doing quite well for Digital Sun, and is its fastest-selling game to hit over 100K copies in its nine-year history.

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Game Developer

APRIL 30, 2024

Koei Tecmo claims the historical fantasy action-RPG has managed to outdo its predecessor, the two-game Nioh franchise.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The melodic fantasy adventure is Summerfall Studios' debut title.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

MiHoYo's space-fantasy RPG Honkai: Star Rail took the top spot at Google's awards for 2023's best games and apps on its titular store.

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Game Developer

JULY 7, 2023

Ubisoft Massive's Mathias Karlson and Navid Khavari explain why Star Wars Outlaws is the Star Wars game "they've always wanted to play"

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Keith Burgun

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Over the last few years, I have went through a lot of the Final Fantasy series. I have recently beat 5, 9, 10, 13, 13-2, Remake and Rebirth (which I reviewed here), and I also played a lot of almost every other non-MMO mainline entry in the series (in the distant past I have also beaten final fantasies 1, 4, 6, and 7), plus direct sequels.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 8, 2023

How customizing the rules of an age-old game and updating the aesthetic of classic playing cards brought this unique title to life.

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Keith Burgun

OCTOBER 23, 2024

today I have a wide ranging conversation with Dr. Rachel Kowert , a researcher who studies the effects of games and also discusses a wide range of other pop culture topics, through her youtube channel Psychgeist. We get into a bunch of topics here, such as dark patterns, games in communities, Final Fantasy games, and a lot more.

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Keith Burgun

APRIL 28, 2024

I played Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. The charm of this game is off the charts and is the main thing that makes me love it. The charm of this game is off the charts and is the main thing that makes me love it. The “story” in this game is really just… very awful, I’m sad to report. CON: The narrative.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Game director Guillaume Perreault-Roy explains how Trebuchet built and enhanced the blade-shattering combat systems behind its VR fantasy fighter.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Whether on Steam Deck, PC, or even consoles, the momentum for Larian's fantasy RPG shows no signs of slowing down anytime this year.

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Game Developer

JUNE 14, 2023

At Summer Game Fest, game director Gabriel Amatangelo talks about returning to Cyberpunk 2077's Night City, and how the expansion will improve the game's role-playing fantasy.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In Verne: The Shape of Fantasy players take on the role of famous sci-fi writer Jules Verne and venture into a fantastical, parallel world built from his own imagination. At first glance a normal indie game studio, but the co-founders live and work continents apart. When the game gets into their hands, they love it.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Why I Love is a series of guest editorials on GamesIndustry.biz intended to showcase the ways in which game developers appreciate each other's work. When people think of the Final Fantasy series they generally don't think about Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. Read more

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The Bottom Feeder

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

If you like weird, retro indie games or RPGs, it’s worth a look.) Video games function best as power fantasies. This is a statement that can generate controversy, though fifty years of video game history show that it is true. We've seen debates about whether video games can be art. Video games that sell?

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Game From Scratch

OCTOBER 31, 2024

GameFromScratch.com Super Game Asset Bundle There is a new Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, the Super Game Asset Bundle by Leartes Studio. This bundle is a huge collection of 7000+ game ready assets for Unreal Engine, Unity and now the Godot Game Engine.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 9, 2024

When you live in a country that houses twenty percent of the entire worlds population, yet hardly see a genuine and honest representation of that country in video games, its time to take matters into your own hands. And thats precisely what Shalin Shodhan is doing with his studio, Masala Games. That choice was very much deliberate.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D and Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail have been two of Square Enix's commercial highlights in 2024-2025's fiscal year.

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Game Errors

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Lightning Returns Final Fantasy XIII was released on Windows through the Steam platform. The game is a direct sequel to Final Fantasy XIII-2 and concludes the story in Final Fantasy XIII. Some players complained that the game has some issues and bugs that are making it unplayable.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 26, 2023

Final Fantasy 16 comfortably debuts at No.1 It's not a huge boxed launch for the iconic franchise, with sales 74% lower than the boxed release of Final Fantasy 15 from 2016. Of course, Final Fantasy 16 is a PS5 exclusive, whereas its predecessor was on both PS4 and Xbox One. 1 in the UK boxed charts.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 25, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Gollum is not the sort of character who typically headlines a video game. Most games protagonists are heroic figures, power fantasies for the players that can take on great numbers of evil foes and triumph with barely a dent in their health bar.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 23, 2024

The Jules Verne Museum in Nantes, his hometown, has recently selected the game Verne: The Shape of Fantasy to be part of their collection. In Verne: The Shape of Fantasy players take on the role of famous sci-fi writer Jules Verne and venture into a fantastical, parallel world built from his own imagination.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Narrative design has always been an important part of video game development, but its significance in modern-day games continues to grow as narrative elements play an important role in player engagement and retention. Several exploration games also incorporate similar story designs. The core gameplay in Gossip Harbor.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Set in a beautiful, Slavic-inspired world, Selfloss by Kazakhstan-based indie studio Goodwin Games is an adventure that explores themes of grief, healing, and resilience. Reflecting on the game’s core concept, Khoroshavin shares, “The very first idea was that I want to make a game about an old protagonist that can traverse via boat.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 28, 2024

Yellow Brick Games is parting ways with Private Division to self-publish its first game. Set for release in 2025, the untitled game is a fantasy action-adventure that's been in development for four years. A short teaser for the title was released yesterday, and will be fully unveiled on April 2 as an IGN first.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 29, 2024

Last year's Alan Wake 2 released to critical acclaim, winning awards such as the game Award for best narrative at the 2023 Game Awards, and this year's BAFTA Game Award for Artistic Achievement.

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