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Babylon’s Fall, a cooperative action RPG from Square Enix, has peaked at just over a thousand concurrent PC players in the game’s first 24 hours.The multiplayer hack and slash game went live on Steam at 17:00 GMT yesterday (March 3) and in the following 22 hours, only 1,179 people played the title at the same time, according to SteamDB.For comparison, Square Enix employees around 5,500 people. Marvel’s Avengers (another live game published by the studio) saw around 28,000 concurrent players at launch and was subsequently branded a failure.Babylon’s Fall was first announced at E3 2018 with a planned release date of 2019.

Final Fantasy 14 fan has invented a controller that lets him play as an Archer in the MMO, using a modified toy bow and arrow.Taking to Twitter (via PCGamesN), Super Louis 64 has demonstrated how he has created a way to control his Archer character in Final Fantasy 14 using a modified toy bow and arrow set.“The idea is really simple: taking the arrow off the quiver tells the board what ability you are going to use. The board does math to determine if you shot the arrow and once you do it tells [Final Fantasy 14] “hey they fired [this] ability”,” explained Louis.Louis has shared a video explaining the process – and end result – on YouTube, which you can watch below:The controller setup worked by using Arduino with “touch sensors and a gyroscope,” and Louis added that he was able to detect the force of the arrow being fired with some extra code.As you’d likely be able to guess, using a real-world bow and arrow setup wasn’t the most practical way to play.

Final Fantasy 14, has revealed the in-progress graphical update for the MMO.During the latest Letter from the Producer Livestream (February 19), Yoshida and his team announced that Final Fantasy 14 will be getting its first graphical update alongside patch 7.0.Although it’s not arriving any time soon, the team shared the first images of the update which is currently in development and in the first month of testing, comparing the current graphics of the MMO to what players can expect in 7.0.Below you can see that the skin and hair texture’s, as well as lighting, eyes and other facial features, have been enhanced. Each character race will get these high-res updates with shaders.According to the director, the team wanted to address the “overall picture” of MMO by improving the graphics, but not changing the game’s aesthetic.

Super Mario RPG has said that if he could, he would like a sequel to be his final game.Speaking to MinnMax, with transcriptions from NintendoLife, Super Mario RPG director Chihiro Fujioka spoke about the development of the Square Enix produced JRPG, and also noted that he would like to make a follow-up to the game. “Yeah, I would absolutely love to make one,” Fujioka responded when asked if he wanted to work on a Mario RPG again.

PlatinumGames has announced that its cooperative action RPG Babylon’s Fall will be getting a playable demo later this month.Releasing on February 25, the PS4 and PS5 demo will allow players to try the game out in four-player co-op, one week ahead of the game’s official release date – March 3.According to GamesTalk (translated by VGC), although the playable demo will only be available on PlayStation consoles, a Steam trial is expected in “late March”.Today (February 14), Square Enix also announced that Babylon’s Fall would also be getting large-scale updates called “seasons” every three months.The first season, named The Eternal Ziggurat, will release the same day as the demo and run until May 31. The season one premium battle pass will be available for free to celebrate the launch.“No powerful equipment will be made available as part of additional purchases,” the developer added.

Nintendo Direct of 2022 has been and gone. Yesterday (February 9), Nintendo fans were treated to around 40 minutes of new trailers, announcements and news for the Nintendo Switch platform.

Octopath Traveler: Champions Of The Continent, the mobile and Japan only prequel game to Octopath Traveler, is getting an English release later this year.The official Japanese Octopath Traveler Twitter account has announced that Octopath Traveler: Champions Of The Continent will be receiving an English version sometime in 2022, for America and Europe. The Twitter account also noted that they will “have more to share in mid-February,” and recommends keeping an eye on the official Facebook page to stay up to date.OCTOPATH TRAVELER: Champions of the Continent (English ver.) will launch in North America and Europe in 2022!We'll have more to share in mid-February, so keep an eye on the official Facebook page for the latest news!#octopathcotc #オクトラ大陸の覇者https://t.co/S0OlifhWz6 pic.twitter.com/2wPwNMJbhT— オクトパストラベラー 大陸の覇者【公式】 (@OCTOPATH_SP) February 8, 2022Octopath Traveler: Champions Of The Continent is a prequel game to 2018’s Octopath Traveler released in 2020, that up until now has only been available on mobile devices in Japan.

Final Fantasy 14 is cracking down on real money trading in-game, with over 900 accounts already terminated.In a new Lodestone blog post, Square Enix has confirmed it has started banning Final Fantasy 14 accounts owned by players who are trading or advertising the sale of real money in the MMO.“Real money trading (RMT) and other illicit activities upset the balance of the game and, as such, are prohibited under the Terms of Service,” the post reads.Square Enix stated that a number of players that were engaging in these illicit activities have therefore been banned, with 858 accounts terminated for participation in RMT and prohibited activities, and 81 terminated for RMT advertising between January 20 and January 26.The developer also requested that any players who discover these exploits should, “under no circumstances, take advantage of or disseminate such information.” Square Enix asks players to file a reported instead by using the in-game command: [System Menu] -> [Support Desk] -> [Contact Us] -> [Report Cheating]. Players can also be reported by right-clicking the character’s name in the chat log to report for RMT activity.“We will continue to take stringent disciplinary action against any accounts involved in RMT/prohibited activities.

Square Enix has confirmed that the next Final Fantasy 14 Letter from the Producer will take a look at the next 10 years of the MMO.Announcing in a new Lodestone blog post, the publisher revealed that the game’s director and producer Naoki Yoshida will be sharing information on what’s in store for the future of Final Fantasy 14.Yoshida will also be answering questions related to the recently released Endwalker expansion during the second half of the broadcast, meaning players can now submit their questions now on the game’s official forum.The next Letter from the Producer Live will take place on February 19 at 2 AM GMT (February 18 at 6 PM PST), and will be streamed on YouTube, Twitch, and Niconico Live.The next Letter from the Producer LIVE is on its way!

Final Fantasy 7 Remake part two is set to be revealed sometime this year.During the Final Fantasy 7 25th anniversary event held in Japan today (January 31), the game’s original director Yoshinori Kitase stated that he was going to reveal the first details about Remake part two during the event (thanks, VGC).“We are hard at work on Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis, so please look forward to that. In addition, with regards to the long-awaited Final Fantasy 7 Remake [part two]… there will be more information… this year if we can,”  Kitase said, in a translation provided to VGC by PushDustIn.Additionally, Kitase also confirmed that the game will be revealed this year, saying, “Well yeah.

Square Enix has announced that the long-awaited Oceania data Center has officially launched in Final Fantasy 14.Releasing alongside patch 6.08, the Oceania data Center is to support a smoother play experience for all in the Oceania region and marks the first in a plan to expand the global server capacity, as well as combat congestion. The Data Center will be accessible for new character creation, with Home World Transfers being permitted from January 26.Five Worlds will be available at this time, with all Worlds being designated as “New Worlds”, meaning players who transfer to or create new characters on them will receive special bonuses, including:To celebrate the release of the new Data Center, the developer has released a new map of Australia and New Zealand in the style of the in-game world map.

Final Fantasy 7’s Tifa Lockhart having sex interupted an Italian government meeting earlier this week.On Monday (January 17), the Italian senate hosted a Zoom meeting to discuss data transparency in political decision making, which was broadcast live on Facebook. According to Italian wire service ANSA, all was well for the first thirty minutes but when it came time to introduce Giorgio Parisi, one of last year’s Nobel Prize winners in physics, someone hijacked the meeting by sharing their screen while playing the unofficial Final Fantasy 7 porn.To begin with, Five Star Movement Senator, Maria Laura Mantovani continues speaking over the video, seemingly unaware of what’s happening.

Epic Games Store, the minimum and recommended specs to play Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade have been released.In a tweet, the official Final Fantasy 7 Remake Twitter account revealed all.The minimum specifications required are an Intel Core i5-3330 or AMD FX-8350 processor, 8GB of RAM and 100GB of storage. Graphics card wise, players will need a GeForce GTX 780 or Radeon RX 480 with 3GB of VRAM at minimum.The recommended specs are an Intel Core i7-37000 or AMD Ryzen 3 3100 processor, 12GB of RAM plus the same amount of storage.

Crystal Dynamics has said it is removing paid XP boosts from Marvel’s Avengers by the “end of today”.The news was broken on the official Marvel’s Avengers subreddit, r/PlayAvengers, which is a “developer supported community,” with the post itself tagged as being written by a developer.Since the forms of paid XP boost were added to the title less than a month ago, the decision to include them in the game has been reversed.​​”We apologize for not responding sooner to your concerns about the addition of paid consumables in the Marketplace,” the post reads.

Final Fantasy XIV has banned player-driven advertisements in the game that offer other players help to clear content.The update was announced on the official community site The Lodestone, which states that “it is prohibited to advertise using the Party Finder to offer help to clear duties or obtain items (to help people clear raid content or obtain items by having them join your party).

Final Fantasy series, but hasn’t been involved in the creation of one of its core games since he left Square Enix in 2003. That doesn’t mean he’s entirely left the franchise behind though – he’s simply joined the ranks of Final Fantasy XIV players instead.Sakaguchi has been sharing his love for the popular MMO on his Twitter account (as spotted by PC Gamer), detailing his observations on the game’s design and environments, as well as reflecting on the online game’s many references to classic Final Fantasy entries.The renowned creator, who directed the original Final Fantasy for the NES way back in 1987, apparently began playing the MMO on September 27, and has been updating fans and followers with his progress in the game since.

PlayStation’s State Of Play is coming next week. No games have been announced, but several website updates suggest some likely appearances.The webpages for Final Fantasy 16, Gotham Knights, The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum, Tchia, and The Dark Pictures Anthology have all been updated.

Outriders will be available on the Xbox Game Pass for PC library from tomorrow (October 19), as Xbox has confirmed.As Xbox announced in a blog earlier today (October 18), Outriders will join the Xbox Game Pass for PC library from October 19.For players who already have save files on the Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S, the blog clarifies, “you can transfer your progress between console and the Windows version if you use the account on both platforms”.As cross-play is enabled within Outriders, anyone playing the game on PC will be able to team up with anyone on other platforms.First launched in April 2021, Outriders is a one to three player looter-shooter where players engage with “frenetic gunplay, violent powers and deep RPG systems” to

Final Fantasy 14‘s producer and director Naoki Yoshida has provided a status update on the Xbox version of the popular MMO.In an interview conducted by YouTube channel Easy Allies (thanks, Windows Central), Yoshida said, “we are still in discussions with Microsoft and I feel like our discussions are going in a positive-like tone.”Nonetheless, he wasn’t able to give much more information on whether fans are likely to see the MMO on Xbox platforms anytime soon, nor would he rule it out, adding, “I don’t want to say we do not have an Xbox version, but I’m hoping that the timing will be very soon that I will have some kind of update to the players.”Final Fantasy 14 had originally been announced to come to Xbox One during an Xbox press event in

Final Fantasy XIV’s director and producer, Naoki Yoshida, has hinted at the reason why the game’s antagonist takes up the role of Reaper in Endwalker.During the Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker Media Tour, NME spoke to Naoki Yoshida about the upcoming expansion as well as the gameplay demo we played.

Final Fantasy 14 players are used to their fair share of strange creatures. From the cat-like Miqo’Te to the tiny Lalafell and bunny-esque Viera, there are a lot of different characters.