This could be the start of something beautiful for fans of the Final Fantasy franchise. It is no secret that square Enix has said that any games in the franchise, starting at Final Fantasy VII and anything newer, probably won’t see the light of day on a mobile device, at least not anytime soon. However it appears that Square Enix has come up with a bit of a unique method to bring mobile gamers the ability to play Final Fantasy XIII. Of course there are a few stipulations.
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Easter weekend is here and a lot of people have today off. This also means one thing… Android games going on sale! So as you can imagine, there are plenty of Android games on sale right now and a lot of them are really good. Handy Games is still going strong with their $0.15 sale, Square Enix has jumped into things by discounting a few Dragons Quest titles, and Disney is celebrating Easter with a bunch of games going on sale as well. That’s not mentioning all the other developers out there discounting their games for this holiday weekend.
Square Enix has randomly decided to release the original Tomb Raider onto Android today. You may think this is an April Fools Day joke but it isn’t, this is real. What may not seem real is the price as well but be assured that too is real. So has this been revamped or anything like that?
Mevius Final Fantasy is one of the list of Final Fantasy spin-off games heading our way in the near future, except this game is considered as a new full installment in the franchise and not a spin-off. When we originally reported on this game, there wasn’t a whole lot of details available to talk about. However, details regarding the battles and how they will work in Mevius Final Fantasy has been announced and they are a bit different then what you may be used to from previous Final Fantasy titles.
[Update: Globally Released] Square Enix soft launches Final Fantasy: Record Keeper onto Google Play in select regions
Square Enix has begun a soft launch for their upcoming Final Fantasy game called Final Fantasy: Record Keeper. Like most soft launches, this one is specific to certain regions in the world and so far we know that the game is available to folks who live in Canada. If it follows the usual approach game developers use with soft launches, then this game should be available in regions such as Australia and New Zealand, although we have no confirmation on that just yet. Canada, however, is confirmed.
If news of Final Fantasy XI coming to Android isn’t enough to satisfy that Final Fantasy itch you may be having, there is some additional news that might help with that little problem. During the press event today where Square Enix announced the partnership with Nexon in regards to bringing Final Fantasy XI Online to mobile, the company also announced another game called Final Fantasy Grandmasters.
If Nintendo teaming up with DeNA to bring their IPs to mobile deices wasn’t hell freezing over then perhaps today’s news about Square Enix and Nexon will manage to pull that off. After Square Enix announced that no more major Final Fantasy games would be coming to mobile after Final Fantasy VI, due to a lot of reasons, today Nexon and Square Enix have announced that they are teaming up to bring Final Fantasy XI to mobile devices. What is even crazier is that we already have confirmation of a Western release, so it won’t be Japan only.
A couple of weeks ago Square Enix announced an entirely new mobile Final Fantasy game that will be heading our way soon called Final Fantasy: Record Keeper. Since that announcement pre-registration has been available for those of you who know you are going to be getting this game when it launches. As per usual, when you pre-register for a game, you end up getting an in-game bonus/reward or two when the game actually launches.
Square Enix has announced that they will be bringing another Final Fantasy spin-off game to Android. While the company won’t be bringing any of their full Final Fantasy games from FF7 and up to mobile any time soon, at least they are still determined to bring as many spin-off games to mobile as they possibly can. So with that said, Square Enix’s new game is called Final Fantasy: Record Keeper.
[UPDATED: Released] Square Enix releases teaser video for Heavenstrike Rivals, global release coming later this month
Square Enix has partnered with Mediatonic (creators of Amateur Surgeon) to release a new game called Heavenstrike Rivals, that we already reported on previously. This game, designed by both companies with a single player campaign and multiplayer competition in mind, has just released a teaser video for those of us that don’t yet have access to the game; they’re currently in the middle of a soft launch with the global release scheduled for later this month.







