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Watch a party of adventurers take down an evil dragon on the wall of the InterContinental Yokohama Grand.
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Put together by the XV development team, this is being billed by its producers as the first-ever official mashup TV commercial in the history of Final Fantasy.
With Nissin’s cup noodles featured heavily in the latest Final Fantasy game, the company decided to gift Square Enix employees with a ramen donation.
The last round of glitches was traumatizing for players, but this one looks like it’s worse for the game’s characters themselves.
One of Nintendo’s most popular franchises ranks high, but fails to snag survey’s top spot.
Gamers report that bizarre fused characters and man/machine hybrids appear while sometimes the entire ocean does not.
Square Enix producer cites amount of demand as key factor in decision whether or not to add controllable heroines to upcoming video game.
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Some of the video game franchise’s greatest heroes appear in promotion for its latest title.
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