Latest articles by Iain Harris
Final Fantasy 14's upcoming roguelike-style dungeon "will appeal to a more casual playstyle," but is still getting an additional "extra hard boss" so the MMO's more hardcore players don't find it "lacking"
News Pilgrim's Traverse's many floors have something for everyone
Final Fantasy 9 director goes full ape, says the JRPG's iconic Trance mechanic channels a Space Odyssey scene where apes use tools not as a new skill, "but rather a depiction of an ability they had always possessed being awakened"
News Absolute cinema
Final Fantasy 14 devs "struggling to find a balance between referencing past Final Fantasy games and introducing new content," but a new Gundam anime may be just the inspiration Yoshi-P needs
News Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX isn't afraid to ruffle some feathers
Baldur's Gate 3 Karlach actor says the biggest misconception around the Tiefling is that she's a "sweet" and "happy-go-lucky person": "She was a piece of work in hell"
News Samantha Béart says the fan favorite has been through a lot, okay?
A former Hytale dev is bringing other veterans let go from Hypixel Studios onboard to make a fantasy-themed Hytale mode for their eldritch horror survival sandbox game
News A new Vintage Story mode is going to look much different from what else is in early access
Final Fantasy 9 celebrates 25th anniversary with a short video, not news of the long-awaited JRPG remake fans wanted: "Do the remake already or leave me alone, Square Enix"
News Maybe next year?
The Last of Us co-creator Neil Druckmann joins the chorus of industry praise for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 after rolling credits: "One of the most moving, creative stories I played in a long time"
News He's "in awe"
A Final Fantasy 14 raid so convoluted it's only been cleared 400 times in over 3 weeks is getting some much-needed changes early, with Square Enix deciding it outweighs "minor risks" of adding to the MMO's technical issues
News The Occult Crescent's Forked Tower encounter is getting some needed accessibility
Square Enix knows Final Fantasy 14 is losing players after Dawntrail and many still logging on are losing patience, president acknowledges concerns Yoshi-P is stretched thin carrying the whole Final Fantasy franchise
News President Takashi Kiryu backs the team to come together and get the MMO back to where fans want it to be
Asked for another turn-based Final Fantasy in the wake of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's success, Square Enix says turn-based RPGs are its origin and its future
News I wouldn't expect a turn-based Final Fantasy 17 just yet, though
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs went from being "pretty nervous" about Oblivion Remastered stealing their spotlight to celebrating with champagne and croissants days later when reviews landed
News With 3.3 million sales in 33 days, the nerves were swiftly put to one side
Square Enix isn't ruling out another Final Fantasy Tactics-style game if the strategy RPG's remaster sells well: "We sincerely hope that this happens"
News "Such success will surely pave the way for the release of new tactics titles that follow The Ivalice Chronicles"
Final Fantasy 14's Yoshi-P apologizes for the buggy state of the MMO and vows to make a Dawntrail raid that's only been cleared 400 times in 23 days more accessible
News Occult Crescent and Cosmic Exploration have plenty of fixes on the way in patch 7.3
OG Final Fantasy Tactics director "might" have included War of the Lions' added content if he were leading the strategy RPG remaster, but backs the controversial call not to
News Yasumi Matsuno also says the PSP port's new storyline is "undoubtedly different from my vision"
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 gets dethroned as Metacritic's best-rated game of 2025 by Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom's Switch 2 upgrades
News In the end, though, aren't we all winners?
Everything announced at the Xbox Games Showcase 2025
Recap All the announcements, surprises, reveals, and bits of news out from Microsoft
Upcoming dark action-adventure game Hell is Us is channeling "old Zelda games" by giving you "just enough to know where to go but not too much"
News Hell is Us releases September 4
Trade goods and mastermind ferocious naval battles in this historically accurate sea-faring adventure game set in the late 18th-century Caribbean
News You can back Ahoy on Kickstarter now
