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The Latest Breaking News from Square Enix

Why retro, innovative indies and Nintendo ruled game design in 2025

But the spectre of AI is looming for 2026.

Creative Bloq

"Square Enix running at its prime" – Former exec says the Final Fantasy dev's critical investors are "closely aligned" with what fans want, including Clair Obscur: Expedition 33-level experimentation

"High quality, but with smaller dev teams"

GamesRadar

Square Enix hit with a brutal 100-slide presentation from one of its shareholders about alleged mismanagement, other shareholders asked to pitch in with 'frank views'

Ouch.

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Former Square Enix exec says that's nothing new as major investor calls out the Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest creator for high development costs and lackluster sales

Final Fantasy 16 reportedly cost around $58.3 million to make

GamesRadar

Final Fantasy 7 Remake 3 Developers Close To Choosing Full Title as The Game Awards Approaches

Final Fantasy 7 Remake 3 is reportedly close to getting its full title, with fans expecting a reveal as The Game Awards draws near.

International Business Times UK

Square Enix director Naoki Hamaguchi considered giving Cloud Strife a more realistic sword for Final Fantasy 7 Remake, but decided JRPG fans "wouldn’t accept it": "We stayed faithful to the OG"

Big swords or bust

GamesRadar

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 lead says the Highwind is an important part of the upcoming RPG, and it sounds like Square Enix is close to deciding on a name

The RPG's leads will choose the title by the end of the year

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The turn-based RPG secret sauce is that "you have time to engage on your own terms", Octopath Traveler 0's director tells me, which makes them perfect for "a wider age range"

Octopath Traveler 0's director Yasuhiro Kidera and producer Hirohito Suzuki discuss the appeal of turn-based RPGs and balancing long narrative

GamesRadar

Octopath Traveler 0's devs see it as "new game" despite its mobile origins: "We wanted to go back to the beginning – to start from zero"

Producer Hirohito Suzuki talks rebuilding Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent to become Octopath Traveler 0, all while giving it a fresh feeling

GamesRadar

The ultimate companion guide in Octopath Traveler 0 – All party members, their abilities, and where to find them

Assemble your team.

Destructoid

Octopath Traveler 0 review – A triumphant return to Orsterra that feels fresh, personal, and unforgettable

Get ready to travel back to Orsterra for another enthralling adventure.

Destructoid

Octopath Traveler 0 is yet another fantastic RPG for the series, but it’s less Octopath than ever

Octopath Traveler 0 is another excellent RPG in this new-era classic franchise but less Octopath than ever.

TechRadar

Octopath Traveler 0 review: "The strongest entry in this retro-styled JRPG series yet, I love the greater focus on tactical battles"

GamesRadar

Octopath Traveler 0 review: retro art style, surprisingly modern RPG depth

The superb HD-2D graphics engine is matched with with gloriously state-of-the-art modern JRPG.

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Benzinga

AI Takes Over? 'Final Fantasy' Maker's Bold—and Risky—Reboot Signals New Era For Video Games: 'An Extremely Difficult Decision'

"Final Fantasy" maker Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd. announced cutting jobs while unveiling plans to integrate generative artificial intelligence across its game development process.

Inverse

Hitman Devs Reveal How The Series' Most Hated Game Secretly Saved The Franchise

The Hitman series, and its developer IO Interactive, celebrate its 25 anniversary this month. We look back on the iconic franchise with two veteran developers on the series.

Destructoid

The best deals in Steam’s 2025 Black Friday sale

Which ones are you picking up?

Inverse

Triangle Strategy Devs On Creating a ‘Mature’ Story for One of the Decade's Best RPGs

Three years and a million sold copies later, the developers of Triangle Strategy reflect on the strategy RPGs legacy, and what it means for HD-2D games.

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Former Square Enix exec says "we would love to make more Yoko Taro games," but "the audience size isn't big enough for the costs" if you ignore the Nier games that are big enough for the costs

The Nier Automata director recently said a lot of his recent projects have been canned

Windows Central

Dispatch creative director says generative AI isn't a solution for creative problems — "Maybe it's a creative one if you aren't creative."

Dispatch developer AdHoc Studio has a dim view of generative AI, saying that maybe it's a creative solution "if you aren't creative."

Creative Bloq

"Gen Z loves AI slop" says Silent Hill dev

Younger consumers were born into it and don't care, the former Square Enix director thinks.

GamesRadar

Final Fantasy 14 actor speaks out after backlash for her Dawntrail role, says MMO director Yoshi-P apologized on behalf of Square Enix: "He was very kind"

Sena Bryer played DLC protagonist Wuk Lamat

GamesRadar

After just an hour playing Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined, I'm charmed and unsettled in equal measure – this JRPG remake has surprisingly ambitious storytelling goals

Hands-on | Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined leans more heavily on the original's short story structure, and I'm already hooked on what I've played of this ambitious JRPG so far

PC Gamer

Ex-Square Enix suit says you can whine all you like, but 'Gen Z loves AI slop' and everyone and their grandma is already using it

"The upcoming generation of gamers are Bane in Dark Knight Rises saying 'You merely adopted the slop, I was born in it.'"

GamesRadar

"Gen Z loves AI slop," says former Square Enix exec, which means that Arc Raiders' controversial AI usage is just "the tip of the spear"

"Activision isn't shying away from AI, neither is ARC Raiders," reckons Jacob Navok

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