Fantasy

Nintendo’s latest batch of Switch indie games includes Fez and a sequel to Oxenfree

Nintendo broadcast its latest “Indie World Showcase” today, and the 20-minute event was pretty packed full of announcements for upcoming Switch games. There’s a good amount of variety, too: everything from fantastical skateboarding worlds to procedurally generated road trips to a puzzle classic that’s available later today. If you missed out on the presentation, here… Read more

Fantasian isn’t just charming; it’s the most approachable JRPG I’ve ever played

Before Fantasian launched on Apple Arcade, most of the discussion centered on how it looked. There was a good reason for that. Mistwalker, the studio helmed by Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, pioneered a new technique that involved crafting more than 150 incredible, charming dioramas, which were then photographed to become the locations you explore… Read more

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children is getting a 4K HDR remaster on June 8th

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children — the 2005 CGI spinoff film that dared to ask “What if the already incredible, intricate story of Final Fantasy VII was made even more confusing?” — is getting a 4K HDR remaster this summer. The newly updated version of the film is due to arrive on June 8th, setting… Read more

Listen to 16 minutes of Final Fantasy VII Remake’s soundtrack performed by a live orchestra

Square Enix has released a 16-minute trailer for the Final Fantasy VII Remake Orchestral World Tour, and if you’re a fan of the game’s fantastic soundtrack, I highly recommend watching this video from beginning to end. Watching the songs performed by a live orchestra brought a huge smile to my face. The trailer features three… Read more

The creator of Threes is back with a game about slaying giant beasts

Threes designer Asher Vollmer is launching a new studio, Vodeo Games, and announced the company’s first game, a turn-based adventure called Beast Breaker. Beast Breaker stars Skipper, a tiny mouse warrior fighting mosaic monsters. The game relies on tactical choices via pinball-like mechanics; players can also craft equipment to assist them on their journey. It’s… Read more

Supercell is making three new Clash of Clans games to further expand its fantasy universe

Finnish developer Supercell is best known for its mobile games Clash of Clans and Clash Royale, and today, it announced plans to expand that fantasy universe in a big way. Supercell revealed that three new Clash titles are in development. “On top of offering a new Clash experience to current players, we want to broaden… Read more

Apple Arcade just got a huge update of new games, including some mobile classics

Apple’s gaming subscription service just got a massive influx of new titles. The headliner is Fantasian — the latest release from the creator of Final Fantasy — which is joined by other titles like new versions of NBA 2K and The Oregon Trail, and World of Demons from PlatinumGames. As part of the update, the… Read more

Final Fantasy creator’s latest game, Fantasian, launches on Apple Arcade

Fantasian, a new role-playing game from Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, is available now for Apple Arcade. The game is playable on iOS, Mac, and Apple TV. Fantasian is the latest from Sakaguchi’s studio Mistwalker, which he founded in 2004; the developer has since released games such as The Last Story and Blue Dragon. Although… Read more

Entercom rebrands to Audacy, plans to launch exclusive podcasts on its own app

Entercom, a company mostly associated with its hundreds of US radio stations, is losing its old name in an effort to signify its broader interest and investments in audio — specifically, podcasts. Today, Entercom becomes Audacy. The company, which owns podcast networks Cadence13 and Pineapple Street Studios, as well as ad network Podcorn, is looking… Read more

iPhone 12 Pro Collection inspired by Mortal Kombat 2021

Caviar releases three luxury Limited Edition smartphones of the iPhone 12 Pro (Max) in the spirit of the cult game and upcoming action movie Mortal Kombat. Caviar regularly releases exclusive Limited Edition smartphones, which are often based on the top models from Apple and Samsung. This time the Russian Caviar has designed three special iPhone… Read more

Final Fantasy VIII is now on iOS and Android

The oft-forgotten Final Fantasy VIII has made its way to smartphones, just a few decades after it originally debuted. Today, Square Enix launched the classic roleplaying game on both iOS and Android; it’s available for $16.99 right now, but that price will jump to $20.99 starting on April 5th. Final Fantasy VIII first launched on… Read more

The Astro City Mini is an awesome blast through Sega’s arcade past

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Sega’s latest retro gaming machine, the Astro City Mini, comes on the back of two very different products: the excellent, crowd-pleasing Genesis Mini and the baffling but adorable Game Gear Micro. The former was an obvious mainstream… Read more

Dota: Dragon’s Blood on Netflix fails to show what makes Dota 2 special

Competitive games like Magic: The Gathering and League of Legends are absolutely dripping with lore. While they might not tell a story in the traditional sense, they have surprisingly robust fantasy worlds. Usually, you can only catch this in brief snippets through flavor text or character bios. But increasingly, game studios are attempting to build… Read more

Nvidia Reportedly Transforming A100 Into a Mining GPU, With a 210 MH/s Hash Rate

Home News Nvidia A100 (Image credit: Nvidia) Nvidia’s A100 accelerator, which is based on the GA100 silicon, might not be hitting the sales numbers the company hoped for–or perhaps the company just thinks there’s room for bigger sales in a different market. Hardware leaker kopite7kimi, who has a solid track record with Ampere leaks, broke… Read more

Burberry designed character skins for China’s biggest video game

Honor of Kings is among the biggest games in the world — and soon, it’ll be among the most fashionable as well. Today, Tencent-owned developer TiMi Studios announced a collaboration with fashion house Burberry on new character skins. The skins were designed by Riccardo Tisci, chief creative officer at Burberry, for the character Yao. “Burberry’s… Read more