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The Latest Breaking News from Square Enix

Loving MMOs in 2026 is an exercise in frustration, grief, and moving on

Allow me to get a little existential.

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Former Dragon Quest director says JRPG icon Yuji Horii taught him the series is "not about the storyline, the experience is what matters"

A lesson that was "drilled" into Jin Fujisawa

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Final Fantasy 14 players mourn the cute otter backpacks they were briefly given in error, but Square Enix hopes they'll grab it again "when it is released through the intended method"

Don't worry, it'll be back "as a future reward"

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Sony's "lack of marketing push" on Marathon "speaks to the lack of faith from the platform holder," says former Square Enix exec

"Sony owns a ton of digital real estate on the PlayStation dashboards to push Marathon"

GamesRadar

Final Fantasy 14's Unreal trials are such a brilliant way to reintroduce old fights for new players and I wish we saw more of this reinvigoration

Old new ideas.

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Why Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth feels right at home on Nintendo Switch 2

Despite Rebirth’s larger scale compared to the first game in Square Enix’s remake trilogy, very few compromises were made for the port to Nintendo’s latest hybrid console.

TechRadar

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director has "no intention" of altering the OG JRPG writer's "overarching story," but small adjustments are needed for your "emotional engagement"

Naoki Hamaguchi assures it's "one of the aspects of development we were most sensitive about"

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Bad news, that adorable backpack that mysteriously appeared in Final Fantasy 14 players' inventories isn't meant to be there

Yoshi-P is coming for your Senor Otter pack.

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Yoshi-P hoped we wouldn't notice, but Final Fantasy 14 Evercold is indeed inspired by Norse mythology

You may want to study up to get a "better understanding" of where the MMO is heading next

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Final Fantasy 14 is finally coming to Switch 2 just in time for the Evercold expansion, but you'll need to buy a separate subscription even if you play on another platform

Square Enix has announced Evercold, the sixth Final Fantasy 14 expansion launching in January 2027, alongside a Nintendo Switch 2 release, but there's a big catch.

TechRadar

It's hard to say whether Final Fantasy 14's new combat will be a win or a flop, but I'm just happy to see the developer trying something new

Evercold feels like it's going to be an expansion of evolution and experimentation.

PC Gamer

Final Fantasy 14 Evercold promises to scrap the MMO's 2-minute meta and change its jobs for the better, and we're all thanking the Twelve: "Nobody will miss it"

"Good riddance!"

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Everything we know about Life is Strange TV show (release date, full cast, episode list, and more)

Reunite with Max and Chloe in the live action adaptation of Life is Strange.

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Nier master Yoko Taro became a director because he wouldn't stop yapping: "It wasn't that I had some great ambition"

"So, anyway, I became a director"

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Final Fantasy 14's promised 'public fields' redesign could fix complaints I've had about the MMO for years—here's what I'm hoping for

Please, please, please.

PC Gamer

Star Wars Galaxies' tragic fate caused FF14's devs to keep the old job designs available for Evercold's overhaul: 'Players did not take that very well'

"I didn't want to just suddenly remove what we've been used to."

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All announcements at Final Fantasy XIV Anaheim Fan Festival 2026: Evercold, NGE crossover, and more

Final Fantasy XIV is evolving.

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10 Best Tactical RPGs to play in 2026

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After 13 years, Final Fantasy 14 is finally letting healers be healers by removing cast times for attack spells and changing GCD heals: "We want healing to be a healer's main priority"

Evercold really is changing the MMO for the better

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'Final Fantasy XIV' Is Coming to the Nintendo Switch 2, Square Enix Confirms

Square Enix has confirmed that Final Fantasy XIV is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2, expanding access for gamers who want to try the game.

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Final Fantasy 14's battle system planner got his start at Square Enix when he interviewed producer Yoshi-P as a journalist and "used the opportunity to ask him for a job"

"I can do anything that you ask"

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Final Fantasy 14 Evercold promises to respect your "limited free time" as Yoshi-P teases the death of tomestones and daily roulettes, alongside shared item levels across every job

"You decide your in-game schedule based on your own real-world schedule without any penalties"

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Final Fantasy 14 Switch 2 officially confirmed for August after free 1-month trial to show us how the MMO runs on Nintendo's new handheld

Evercold isn't the only exciting news, y'all

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Final Fantasy 14 is getting an Evangelion raid series, and shamelessly I'm even more excited for it than anything else in the MMO's Evercold expansion

Wake me up when 8.0 drops

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Final Fantasy 14 Evercold is the MMO's next big expansion, and it's coming early next year

Square Enix finally lifts the veil on 8.0

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