Final Fantasy XV Getting Power Rangers-style Costumes
Final Fantasy XV's first piece of character-focused DLC, dubbed Episode Gladio, will release on March 28. There's also something a little more... unexpected on the way.
Square Enix shared news on the first character episode DLC - as well as three screenshots (below) - during its Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary celebration event, Dualshockers reports.
The publisher also announced that prior to the release of the Gladio DLC, Final Fantasy XV players will be able to outfit their heroes in Power Rangers-style Magitek Exosuits on February 21. The Exosuits will be available as part of an upcoming free "Booster Pack" and a paid "Booster Pack +." The free version is available to all who own FFXV, while the plus option is exclusive to those with a Season Pass.
Legends of Tomorrow: Captain Cold Will Still Join the Legion of Doom
On Legends of Tomorrow recently, Mick Rory/Heatwave (Dominic Purcell) has been seeing visions of his deceased friend Leonard Snart/Captain Cold (Wentworth Miller) appearing and speaking to him. What stands out here though is that last summer, when it was announced Legends would be introducing the Legion of Doom (including Malcolm Merlyn, Reverse-Flash and Damien Darhk), Captain Cold was included on the list of members. However, so far, the Legion of Doom has been operating without Snart, while his appearances have only been in relation to Rory.
Final Fantasy VII Remake Key Art Revealed
The official key art for Final Fantasy VII Remake has been revealed.
As reported by Gematsu, Square Enix debuted the new image during the opening ceremony at its Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary celebration. No further details about the game were revealed during the event.
Final Fantasy VII Remake key art
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the original Final Fantasy VII, which released for PlayStation in 1997. Tetsuya Nomura, who's directing both the remake and Kingdom Hearts III, recently shared an update on the status of both games, saying they "still have a way to go" before either is ready for launch.
Final Fantasy XII Remaster Gets a Release Date
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, the remaster of 2006's PlayStation 2 game, is due for release on July 11 on PS4.
The announcement came during the Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Opening Ceremony event in Tokyo. July 11 is the date for North America and Europe, while Japan will have to wait an extra couple of days until July 13.
The world of Ivalice in Final Fantasy XII will feature upgraded graphics, and western players will be able to finally use the Zodiac Job System, a 12-job character progression system which was only included in the original release in Japan.
Other upgrades include a remastered soundtrack, the addition of 7.1 surround sound, auto-saving, faster loading times, and a Trial Mode, which sounds like you'll be taking on all types of monsters in successive battles.
Nintendo Financials: Pokemon Helps Massive Profit Increase
Pokémon played a big role in Nintendo’s end of year profits, the company’s financial reports show.
According to Nintendo, Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon have shifted a combined 14.6 million units since their launches last year, placing the titles ahead of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, Super Mario 3D Land, and Super Smash Bros. 3DS in terms of lifetime sales.
Here’s the current breakdown of top-selling software for Nintendo 3DS.
- Pokémon X / Pokémon Y - 16.06 million.
- Mario Kart 7 - 14.82 million.
- Pokémon Sun / Pokémon Moon - 14.69 million.
- Pokémon Omega Ruby / Pokémon Alpha Sapphire - 13.68 million.
Nintendo Financials Reveal Strong 3DS Sales but Flagging Wii Consoles
Nintendo has released the company's latest financial report.
On the amiibo front, 6.5 million amiibo figures and 6.6 million amiibo cards were sold during the nine-month period between April 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016. For comparison, during the period ending December 31, 2015, Nintendo shifted some 20.5 million amiibo figures and 21.5 million amiibo cards.
According to Nintendo, the reason for the sharp decline in amiibo sales is due to the lack of amiibo-supported software for the period.
"Although the release of some new titles offering amiibo functionality restored some momentum, amiibo sales remained limited to 6.5 million units for figure-type and 6.6 million units for card-type,” writes Nintendo. “In addition, there were relatively fewer offerings of downloadable content during this period, so digital sales were also down to a large extent on the same period last year."
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The Cheapest Place to Preorder Halo Wars 2
Due for release on 21st February, 2017, Halo Wars 2 is now available to preorder on the Xbox One. Currently the cheapest place to preorder it is from Instant Gaming who have it priced at £31.32. To put perspective on this deal, Amazon have it going for £39.89 which means you'll save at least £8 with Instant Gaming.
Nintendo Delays Animal Crossing Mobile Release Date
Nintendo's fourth smartphone game, Animal Crossing, has been delayed until the next financial year. A new release date window has been pencilled in for some time between April 2017 and March 2018.
Originally due to launch last year, this marks the second delay for Animal Crossing's mobile entry after it was put on ice and scheduled to release before the end of next month.
Instead, the free-to-play game has been pushed back once more so that Nintendo can focus on the Android launch of Super Mario Run in March, as well as the release of Fire Emblem Heroes on 2 February.
Fire Emblem Heroes Isn’t a Mobile Knock-Off
Fire Emblem Heroes feels like the ultimate crossover comic book for a Nintendo universe full of heroes and villains. And it could not have come at a better time for the long-running, turn-based strategy series. After years of niche status, Fire Emblem is in the middle of a renaissance since 2013’s successful FE Awakening on Nintendo 3DS. The new free-to-play mobile game appears to be a faithful experience, but one that uses random selection mechanics, called Gacha, as motivation for players to build an unstoppable FE dream team.
The mobile debut of Fire Emblem uses the same tried-and-true battle language of the series, but it makes a few changes too. Hardcore fans will recognize the familiar weapon triangle, a series mainstay that uses a rock, paper, scissors system to determine which weapons dominate in an engagement (sword are strong against axes, axes beat spears, and spears get a damage boost versus swords). It's an elegant system that can always be found at the lower right of the screen. Every skirmish takes place on a single screen map, so you can position your troops and attack using a single hand while you’re riding the bus or train. The smaller battlefields appear much simpler at first than the larger ones we’ve seen on the 3DS, but they feel engineered for quicker turn-based matches on the go.
Overwatch’s Bastion is Getting Buffed
Overwatch's big friendly robot is getting a rework.
Overwatch's game designer Geoff Goodman confirmed the news that Bastion will be getting a buff in response to a complaint on the game's official forums, and said a PTR build where you can test the revamped character out will be coming "fairly soon". Check out the full list of changes in Goodman's comment below.
"Here are some high level stuff we're likely to have testable in the next PTR:
Recon Mode - Lowered spread and increased magazine size, to help with general viability in this mode.