"Essentially, for the Final Fantasy numbered series, the game design is based on the director's decision himself," says Naoki Hamaguchi.
The PvE extraction shooter explodes onto Steam with nearly 176,000 peak concurrent players on the platform and counting.
Embarks' Virgil Watkins says it's "very, very implausible" that the extraction shooter would ever receive a first-person mode.
Despite the lower physical launch sales, the latest Pokémon title is still the Switch 2's second biggest launch in the region.
"Ultimately, what people remember are the IPs," said Miyamoto in an interview, discussing how video can last longer than games.
Ahead of its launch on October 30th for current-gen consoles and PC, Embark Studios' recent open test recorded impressive numbers.
Lana Del Rey had previously helped in the creation of a song for 2015's Spectre, which ultimately went with Sam Smith's song instead.
The next title in Ubisoft's city-builder series launches on November 13th for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC, with DLC yet to be dated.
"I learnt a long time ago to never say never, so we'll see as platforms grow and new opportunities come up too," said Alexander Karpazis.
"A lot of the points that we were hammering home on were just ignored and never actioned," says former lead analyst Ben Newborn.
Touted as an HD remaster of the popular tower defense title, Replanted is a downgrade over the original in numerous ways.
Cloud Strife's iconic appearance still looks incredible on Switch 2 and Xbox Series X/S with both versions out in January 2026.
"On our end, the game was absolutely not ready," says Embark's Virgil Watkins, who says the team had a "lot of optimization" left.
Square Enix's Naoki Hamaguchi also disagrees that certain sections in the acclaimed 2024 action RPG ran "longer than necessary."
Numerous permanent blockers in story and side missions have been addressed with the new patch, alongside a placeholder asset.
The updated DualSense controller performs roughly the same as the current model, except it only has one microphone on the front.
The critically acclaimed rogue-lite beat 'em up from the Streets of Rage 4 team is available for PS5, PS4, PC, and Nintendo Switch.
The company has reportedly been in talks with its manufacturing partners and suppliers to speed up production of its latest console.
With an update slated for release next week, completing a match in Battlefield 6 will reward players with 10 percent more XP.
Interestingly, PlayStation Productions head Asad Qizilbash had previously announced that the adaptation would be a TV show instead.
