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Square Enix has announced popular FFVII mini game G-Bike is coming to iOS and Android. The publisher revealed last year it wouldn’t be porting Final Fantasy VII to mobile devices anytime soon but has opted to release one of its mini games instead. Final Fantasy G-Bike is a free-to-play motorcycle …
Read More »UPDATED: Final Fantasy VII on PC released by mistake, quickly pulled
The PC re-release of Final Fantasy VII was made available for purchase and subsequently pulled this weekend. Early reports suggested it was because of DRM woes, but MCV has been told it had been made live by mistake, hence being pulled. The game ran for $12.70 for a short period …
Read More »VIDEO: Final Fantasy VII is coming to PC… again
Square Enix has announced a new PC version of Final Fantasy VII. The game has already been released on PC back in 1997, but this digital-only re-release sees the game arrive with a few new features. As well as upscaled visuals (though notably not re-worked), the new SKU will also …
Read More »Wada: Final Fantasy VII remake would kill franchise
Hopes of a Final Fantasy VII remake have been dashed… for now at least. Speaking at Square Enix’s annual shareholder meeting, CEO Yoichi Wada said that we’ll make a Final Fantasy VII remake once we’ve made a Final Fantasy game that exceeds the quality of FFVII”, according to Andriasang. He …
Read More »Leak points to Final Fantasy VII PC rebirth
A PC re-release for Final Fantasy VII with all the bells and whistles looks to be in the works. A Google cache of the Square Enix-owned site finalfantasyviipc.com shows substantial evidence for an updated release on PC. According to the info, the game will add achievements, cloud saves (no pun …
Read More »LBP 2 gets Final Fantasy VII content
It may be 14 years old but new content based on the much-loved Final Fantasy VII RPG is still being developed. From July 13th owners of Sony’s PS3 platformer LittleBigPlanet 2 will be able to download costumes of popular Final Fantasy VII characters. These include Cloud, Tifa, Aeris and Sephiroth. …
Read More »FFVII writer: Nintendo is finished
With early iPad sales indicating that Apple could have another global tech success on its hands, one industry notable has issued the most damning verdict yet of Nintendo’s future prospects in the handheld space. As noted by Kotaku, Masato Kato, the writer behind cult RPG classics such as Final Fantasy …
Read More »SONY: PSN hits 465 million downloads
At its E3 opening press conference, Sony has revealed the success of the PSN online store, which allows PS3 users to download new and classic games. "On PSN we now have 24 million registered users, and 11m in US," revealed SCEA’s Jack Tretton. "So far they have downloaded 475 million …
Read More »Square Enixs Crisis Core reigns supreme over PSP chart
Square Enix has praised the performance of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, calling it an incredible success” after its tenth week at the top of the PSP charts. Since it knocked LucasArts’ LEGO Indiana Jones off the top spot in mid-June, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII has ruled the Sony …
Read More »New PSP Slim enjoys Japanese success
Famitsu’s parent company Enterbrain reports that Japanese gamers have snapped up over 325,000 PSP Slims in its first three days on sale in Japan. Of those sales, 250,702 sales were of the standalone pack, whilst 75,943 were the Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core bundles. The sales surge helped PSP achieve …
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