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Final Fantasy 16 Is Rated Mature Because It’s More Realistic And Regulations...
Final Fantasy XVI will be the first mainline-numbered Final Fantasy game with a Mature rating. The presumption might be that developer Creative Business Unit III wanted this game to have more violence...
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Final Fantasy 16: What Clive’s Face Tattoo Means For Magic In Valisthea
If you’ve seen Final Fantasy XVI protagonist Clive Rosfield, you’ve likely noticed he has a black face tattoo on his left cheek. This tattoo connects more widely to the world of FFXVI, Valisthea, and...
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Final Fantasy 16: The Nations Of Valisthea
Final Fantasy XVI’s decades-spanning story takes protagonist Clive Rosfield all across the continent of Valisthea. With so much space to play in, developer Creative Business Unit III created five main...
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The Music Of Final Fantasy 16: Part 1 – Creating The Prelude
For my money, one of the most interesting aspects of a game’s creation is the composition and orchestration of its music. With Final Fantasy, that’s doubly the case because for me, and I imagine for so...
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The Music Of Final Fantasy 16: Part 2 – The Victory Fanfare
For my money, one of the most interesting aspects of a game’s creation is the composition and orchestration of its music. With Final Fantasy, that’s doubly the case because for me, and I imagine for so...
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Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom's Shrine Of Light Sensor Is Ruining My Life
The Shrine of Light Sensor sound effect in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is making me lose my mind two beeps at a time. Not because it is unpleasant or incessant but rather because I so...
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Aeon Trespass: Odyssey Is An Astoundingly Big Board Game
The board gaming hobby has seen meteoric growth in the last 15 years, with a growing number of players finding excitement and camaraderie in the possibilities of gathering around the table with friends...
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Here's What You Get For Completing All 152 Of The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of...
There are 152 Shrines in Tears of the Kingdom which means finding and solving them all is no small feat. Compartively, Breath of the Wild had 120 (and you can see what finding all of those earned you...
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The Music Of Final Fantasy 16: Part 3 – Finding A Main Theme
For my money, one of the most interesting aspects of a game’s creation is the composition and orchestration of its music. With Final Fantasy, that’s doubly the case because for me, and I imagine for so...
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Diablo IV: 9 Spoiler-Free Beginner Tips
Diablo IV launches for everyone today, which means a bevy of newcomers will be crafting their Wanderers and diving into Sanctuary for the first time. Starting can seem intimidating with so many...
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The Music Of Final Fantasy 16: Part 4 – The Sound
For my money, one of the most interesting aspects of a game’s creation is the composition and orchestration of its music. With Final Fantasy, that’s doubly the case because for me, and I imagine for so...
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Creating The Look Of Final Fantasy 16
Final Fantasy art is some of my favorite in all of games. The series' visuals fall somewhere between realism and fantasy, and it’s always fun to see how Square Enix studios leverage more powerful...
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Game Informer's Graduation Gift Guide 2023
As another school year winds down, a new class of graduates is set to move to the next phase, and both congrats and gifts are in order. If you’re looking for something special for the grad in your...
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How To Build A New Final Fantasy: An Interview With Creative Business Unit III
Final Fantasy is one of the longest-running franchises in all of gaming. From its humble 1987 Final Fantasy I beginnings to this year’s upcoming tentpole release, Final Fantasy XVI, the series has, in...
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Madden Senior Producer Talks Collaboration With The College Football Dev...
While out visiting EA Sports to get the lowdown on Madden NFL 24, I had the chance to speak with senior producer Mike Mahar. During our conversation, we veered onto the topic of EA Sports College...
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The Coolest Games We're Playing At Summer Game Fest 2023
You've probably already seen all the news out of Summer Game Fest 2023, but as with E3 in the past, this show allows members of the media and other content creators to meet with the developers of many...
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Cocoon Preview – An Excellent First Impression
Platform: Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch, PC Publisher: Annapurna Interactive Developer: Geometric Interactive Release: 2023 Since Cocoon’s reveal last year, I’ve been excited to one day check it...
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Island of Insight Preview – Puzzle Paradise
Platform: PC Publisher: Behaviour Interactive Developer: Lunarch Studios During the PC Gaming Show, Behaviour Interactive and Lunarch Studios revealed Islands of Insight today. I watched a 20-minute...
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Assassin's Creed Mirage, Nexus VR, And Jade Preview
Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PC Publisher: Ubisoft Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Release:October 12, 2023After six years of massive open-world RPGs, Ubisoft’s long-running...
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'It Would Be Difficult To Create A Sequel' And More Details From the Creator...
Shu Takumi has been with Capcom for nearly 30 years and during that time he directed many games including Dino Crisis 2 and multiple Phoenix Wright and Apollo Justice games. He even provided Wright’s...
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