Naoki Yoshida

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FINAL COD | Could a future Final Fantasy be a CoD-style FPS? Surprisingly, the answer is yes

Final Fantasy is no stranger to changing genres, and some future game could play more like Call of Duty than you imagine.

June 21, 2023 Sherif Saed

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grape expectations | Final Fantasy 14's 10-year plan: What the future looks like for Square Enix's unsinkable MMO

How Square Enix is future-proofing FFXIV with graphical updates, solo play and more.

Feb. 26, 2022 Danielle Lucas

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scion the times | The Big Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker interview – Yoshi-P and Natsuko Ishikawa reflect and look ahead

Chatting about intimate story beats, making tough decisions, and a nightmare inspiration with the developers of Final Fantasy 14.

Feb. 18, 2022 Danielle Lucas

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Pandemic Push | Final Fantasy 16 delayed by half a year due to COVID

Fans will have to wait just a little bit longer for a fresh look at the hotly anticipated sequel.

Dec. 28, 2021 Jeremy Signor

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Too Popular? | Final Fantasy 14 suspends all sales and new free trials to combat congestion

Maybe there’s such a thing as too popular.

Dec. 17, 2021 Jeremy Signor

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Gimme MMOre | Square Enix once again hints that Final Fantasy 14 could come to Xbox

Square Enix has, once again, suggested that Final Fantasy 14 on Xbox is a real possibility – eventually.

Oct. 18, 2021 Dom Peppiatt

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Eikon of the storm | Final Fantasy 16's main scenario is complete, ‘only has a few quality improvements left’

Square Enix may have chosen to skip a big Final Fantasy 16 update at Tokyo Games Show, but we still got a small insight into the next big RPG from the series.

Oct. 3, 2021 Dom Peppiatt

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Don't expect to see Final Fantasy 16 at Tokyo Game Show 2021

July 11, 2021 Dom Peppiatt

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Square Enix is intentionally holding back on Final Fantasy 16 news

Feb. 18, 2021 Dom Peppiatt

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Final Fantasy 16's graphics are still being worked on

Sept. 28, 2020 Dom Peppiatt

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Final Fantasy 14's Naoki Yoshida says rumors of him directing Final Fantasy 16 are fake

June 4, 2020 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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Concept Art for the Final Fantasy 14 Team's Next-Gen Game Emerges

We've got castles, we've got dragons.

Nov. 5, 2019 Nadia Oxford

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Inside Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood's Japanese Folklore-Inspired Locations and Bridging the Gap for All Players

A cultural focus, quality of life fixes, and new job actions: we talk to director Naoki Yoshida about the upcoming Final Fantasy XIV expansion, Stormblood.

May 31, 2017 Caty McCarthy

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Final Fantasy XIV's Naoki Yoshida on Accessibility, Fandom, and Spending Nearly Two Years Perfecting UI

The savior of Square-Enix's formerly doomed MMORPG talks about rescuing Final Fantasy XIV and giving it a good home on consoles.

June 27, 2014 Bob Mackey

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A Realm Reborn: The third evolution of Final Fantasy

May 6, 2014 Brenna Hillier

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Final Fantasy 14's next expansion contains flying, smaller updates being looked into

April 12, 2014 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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Final Fantasy 14 producer believes subscription and F2P MMO models can coexist

March 29, 2014 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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Final Fantasy 14 director's GDC 2014 session delves into MMO's troubled beginnings

March 20, 2014 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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Final Fantasy 14's focus on visuals hurt end product, Yoshida explains how it bounced back

March 20, 2014 Dave Cook

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GDC 2014 talks for Destiny, Bioshock Infinite, Final Fantasy 14 announced

Feb. 19, 2014 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn gets PS4 release date

Jan. 26, 2014 Mike Irving

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Final Fantasy Committee formed to oversee franchise's quality - report

Oct. 17, 2013 Brenna Hillier

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Final Fantasy XIV Review

Against all odds, Square Enix's second attempt at a Final Fantasy MMO is back for another shot at glory. Does it have what it takes to survive in a market that has changed significantly in the last few years, or should Yoshi-P have left Eorzea crushed beneath Bahamut's wrath?

Oct. 4, 2013 Pete Davison