February 2021

Do you love battle royales but hate that there isn't enough Final Fantasy in them? Well, good news! Following the reveal of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, Square Enix dropped the curtain on another FFVII project: The First Soldier.

Coming to iOS and Android, Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier is a mobile battle royale where players will face off against one another before the events of Final Fantasy VII. As you can see in the trailer above, it has everything you expect in a battle royale (you know, guns) but pairs it with traditional Final Fantasy trappings, like chocobos, spells, and summons. Everyone on the battlefield will be a Shinra SOLDIER candidate, and there will be solo play as well as teams.

That's about all the info we have on it so far, but you can expect Square Enix to reveal more as we draw closer to its 2021 release. The First Soldier will be free-to-play with optional in-game purchases, but you probably already guessed that.

Sony ended its State of Play presentation with a bang, giving Final Fantasy fans a new look at Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade for PS5, with an additional new episode teased for the award-winning revisit to Square Enix's classic PlayStation adventure. The PS5 edition will launch June 10, available in standard format for $69.99 or a Digital Deluxe edition for $89.99, with a free upgrade path.

An action-packed trailer spotlit the return of feisty ninja Yuffie Kisaragi, who will re-join the action following the dramatic and calamitous ending of Final Fantasy VII Remake.

First appearing in an amusing Moogle disguise, Yuffie soon reveals her true identity, before letting rip on the forces of Shinra Inc., armed with her ninja prowess, her giant shuriken, and her big ol' socks. This special episode sees Yuffie take the lead as a loud-mouthed protagonist.

Sony took the opportunity to show off footage of Final Fantasy VI Remake Intergrade running on PlayStation 5 hardware. The PS5 edition of the epic RPG will naturally feature optimized lighting, improved textures, and reduced load times. An obligatory Graphics Optimization Mode will also be implemented in-game. A new Photo Mode will allow players to capture their party in all its finery.

Best of all, PS4 players who already own Final Fantasy VII Remake will be able to upgrade to the PS5 edition free of charge – though you will have to purchase the new Yuffie episode separately.

We're expecting to get a handful of free PlayStation games this year (including the PS4's Ratchet & Clank) as part of Sony's Play At Home program. Here's another freebie, albeit an offer from PS Plus.

The ever-freaky-looking Oddworld: Soulstorm popped up again during today's State of Play stream with an April 6 launch date on the Epic Games Store, PS4, and PS5. If you're a PlayStation Plus member, you'll be able to snag Soulstorm "at no extra cost" from April 6 to May 3, 2021. Don't mind if I do!

For those of you who really dig the haptic feedback of the DualSense controller when it doesn't seem like an afterthought, Soulstorm will let you "feel" poor Abe's heartbeat as he's put through the wringer.

If you're hoping for a physical edition of the game, details are coming "at a later date."

Hyper Light Drifter was one of the most interesting indie games to release in the past few years and the next project from developer Heart Machine just may be able to match its impact. Solar Ash was announced nearly two years ago, and during the PlayStation State of Play stream, it was confirmed the game will release in 2021 on PS4 and PS5.

After a surprisingly ho-hum start to this afternoon's State of Play presentation, PlayStation lifted the lid on Sifu, a new melee action game from the melee action masters at Absolver developer Sloclap. Can I interest you in an Oldboy-inspired hallway brawl? That's the thing that'll stick with me most after today.

This is a revenge story at its heart, as all good brawls should be. You'll rely on a magical pendant to cheat death on a martial-arts journey to avenge your family in a fictional Chinese city. Nothing's free, though – the protagonist ages each time they're revived. That explains the gray hair and beard.

"Careful positioning and clever use of the environment to your advantage are key to your survival," according to the developer. "Throwable objects, makeshift weapons, windows, and ledges... The odds are stacked against you, you will have to use everything at your disposal to prevail."

Could be cool! Also, if you're stuck on the pronunciation, it's "See-fu."

During today's State of Play presentation, Sony showed off the first gameplay video of first-person horror sequel Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach.

Stepping away from the strict CCTV setting, the new sequel will see our hapless security guards pick their way through a Wacky Warehouse-style environment in first-person gameplay, while dodging the murderous army of sentient animatronics - once again led by Freddy Fazbear - who are out for blood, or at least once all of the obnoxious children's pizza parties are done and dusted. Bring a torch and an extra set of batteries, it's going to be a long night.

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Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach will launch on PS4, PS5, and PC later in 2021.

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Just after wrapping up Sony’s media show this evening with some Final Fantasy VII x PS5 news, Square Enix announced that there are two more Final Fantasy games coming, both based on the Final Fantasy VII universe.

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Cry deeply while listening to Aerith's Theme on the streaming service of your choice.

The post Final Fantasy VII Remake Soundtrack Coming to Spotify and Apple Music appeared first on Siliconera.

Pre-orders are already open for FFVII Remake Intergrade, and there's a Digital Deluxe version with some extra items.

The post FFVII Remake Intergrade Digital Deluxe Edition Revealed appeared first on Siliconera.

Ready for another FFVII remake? Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis will retell stories from the original game and spin-offs starting in 2022.

The post Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis Is a Mobile Game appeared first on Siliconera.

Get ready to dive into yet another battle royal.

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Time to head back to Midgar... again! A Final Fantasy VII Remake PS5 version is on the way. And here's Yuffie!

The post Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade PS5 Port Announced During State of Play appeared first on Siliconera.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons will be getting Hello Kitty and themed items of other Sanrio characters in March, Nintendo showed off today.

The company released a trailer showing off some of the new residents, furniture, and clothes that can be obtained through scanning Amiibo cards.

“From Hello Kitty, My Melody, to Keroppi, get ready to discover new residents, styles and items inspired by adorable Sanrio friends!” Nintendo tweeted.

The Sanrio Collaboration Pack, announced last January, includes six cards with different themes and residents: Chelsea, Chai, Etoile, Marty, Rilla, and Toby. The pack contains all six cards for $5.99, and will be sold in the United States exclusively at Target starting on March 26.

Nintendo and Sanrio have collaborated in the past with Hello Kitty Amiibo cards in 2016 for the Nintendo 3DS game Animal Crossing: New Leaf in Japan. The pack did contain the same residents as the upcoming pack, though players were disappointed to learn that the 2016 Amiibo cards would only give posters featuring Sanrio characters in Animal Crossing: New Horizon.

Today Microsoft announced a revision to the update schedule for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

The the latest World Update 3 untroduced an issue with flaps that produce too much lift across the board. Initially, the developers planned to fix it with sim update 4 in early march, but due to community feedback, they have now decided to release an hotfix next week.

This will require thorough testing, with the result that the next two major updates will be delayed by a week.

Sim update 3, which will introduce various improvements to the core simulation, is now targeting a release in early March (likely the second week of the month since it was originally slated for March 4).

World Update 4, which will improve France and Benelux, is now targeting early April (likely the first week of the month, since it was originally slated for March 30).

On top of that, we learn that the next Twtch Q&A in which the developers will respond to questions from the users and share future plans will be hosted on March 10.

Incidentally, You may want to take a look at our ongoing Microsoft Flight Simulator giveaway for a chance to win one of ten add-ons by Orbx and its partners.

A few days ago, we published our massive interview with head of Microsoft Flight Simulator Jorg Neumann, who provided a lot of new info about the present and future of the sim.

Fortnite: Battle Royale continues to collaborate with popular franchises by adding cosmetics from the Alien series of films to the battle royale title today.

As it was teased yesterday, the characters and items from the 1979 film and franchise are now available to purchase from the in-game shop. The iconic Xenomorph alien and protagonist Ellen Ripley are the two new skins added alongside various themed cosmetics, pickaxes, and emotes.

The Xenomorph skin comes with Xenomorph Tail Back Bling and Xeno Menace built-in emote for 1,600 V-Bucks, while Ellen Ripley comes with the Weyland-Yutani Cat Carrier for 1,500 V-Bucks. All of these items can be purchased in a bundle for 2,200 V-Bucks.

There is also a Space Gear Bundle which includes the P-500 Power Loader Arm Pickaxe, the Cheyenne Dropship Glider, and a new emote that mimics the alien chest burst scene of the original film but replaces the alien with the titular Fortnite llama.

Following the reveal of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade for PS5 and of new mobile games, Tetsuya Nomura himself shared an interesting detail about the second part of the main remake series.

In an interview on Famitsu, Nomura-san mentions that with three Final Fantasy VII-related games announced today, he has more projects in the pipeline than ever before.

Since the core gameplay direction has now been solidified and the team can see clearly where it needs to be improved, Nomura-san will hand over the position of director to Naoki Hamaguchi, who co-directed the original Final Fantasy VII Remake.

That being said, Nomura-san will remain involved with all the Final Fantasy VII projects as overall creative director. The basic way he’s involved in the projects isn’t practically changing much.

Before working on the Final Fantasy VII Remake as co-director, Naoki Hamaguchi was project leader on Mobius Final Fantasy, main programmer in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, and worked in different roles on Final Fantasy XII, XIII, XIII-2, and XIV.

At the moment, we have basically no information on the sequel of the Final Fantasy VII remake, nor we know when we’ll hear more.

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade will release on PS5 on June 10, 2021. No PS4 version appears to be planned at the moment.

Earlier today right after Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade was revealed, the Final Fantasy YouTube channel dropped a couple of trailers for two new mobile games. Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier and Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis.

The First Soldier is a Final Fantasy VII battle royale game that will be launching on iOS and Android worldwide in 2021. The story behind the game is that the Shinra Electric Power Company is looking for a way to augment its current military forces.

The end result is this battle royale where soldiers are all battling to climb their way up Shinra’s ranks.

The gameplay appears to include guns, swords, summons, and spells. There are all kinds of elemental magic on display here like thunder, aero, fira, and barrier. We even see an Ifrit summon appear for a few seconds and lay waste to an opposing player.

Near the end of the trailer, we get a look at a handful of enemies that appear in the game. Bomb, Ripper are both confirmed by the trailer, but that’s not all. Scorpion Sentinel is also shown off briefly. As of right now, those are the only confirmed enemies and bosses for this game.

You can check out the official trailer for Final Fantasy The First Soldier down below.