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Final Fantasy publisher Square Enix receives death threat from gamer angry at loot boxes/gacha

Casey Baseel
Apr 3, 2019
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”Wash your necks and wait!” commands gamer who didn’t get the item he wanted.

Japan
(COK • crime • Final Fantasy • gacha games • loot boxes • Square Enix • threat • video games)

Final Fantasy director says what he doesn’t want to be part of video game series going forward

Casey Baseel
Feb 6, 2019

The director of the only recent Final Fantasy that’s been a solid hit points to something that’s been increasingly creeping into the games, and that he’d like to scale back.

Japan
(Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy XIV • Naoki Yoshida • Square Enix • video games)

This giant Final Fantasy Moogle bed could be yours, and doesn’t cost a single yen

Casey Baseel
Jan 25, 2019

Fantastic fluffy Final Fantasy fan furniture.

Japan
(awesome • beds • convenience stores • cool • crazy • cute • Final Fantasy • furniture • interior • Lawson • Moogle • Square Enix • video games)

Final Fantasy fried chicken on sale in Japan, best part comes before you take a single bite【Vid】

Casey Baseel
Jan 24, 2019

Sure, the convenience store-exclusive tastes great, but what’s even better is the surprise at the register.

Japan
(awesome • convenience stores • cool • Final Fantasy • food • fried chicken • karaage kun • Lawson • moogles • SNOJ • video)

Real-world Final Fantasy wedding ceremony/reception plan to be offered in Japan

Casey Baseel
Dec 28, 2018

Celebrate the completion of your quest to find your true love with a real-world version of the video game’s Ceremony of Eternal Bonding.

Japan
(Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy XIV • marriage • romance • Square Enix • video games • weddings)

New Final Fantasy sake from “Black Dragon” brewery features awesome Yoshitaka Amano illustration

Casey Baseel
Dec 18, 2018

200-year-old sake brewery teams up with Final Fantasy’s legendary designer for a very special crossover.

Japan
(alcohol • art • cool • dragons • drinks • Final Fantasy • Kokuryu • sake • video games • Yoshitaka Amano)

Final Fantasy’s designer drew a Cinderella picture book, and it’s amazing【Photos】

Casey Baseel
Nov 20, 2018

A gorgeous take on the character that’s worlds apart from the Disney version, and can be read in English or Japanese.

Japan
(anime • art • beautiful • books • Cinderella • cool • Disney • Final Fantasy • illustration • Yoshitaka Amano)

Here’s what happens when an employee of Final Fantasy’s publisher starts his own Tokyo café

Casey Baseel
Sep 1, 2018

Chamber of Raven would be a cool video game stage, but instead it’s an amazing real-world restaurant.

Japan
(cafes • cool • Final Fantasy • restaurants • Square Enix • Tokyo)

Saudi Arabia bans Yo-Kai Watch, Okami, 45 other video games following child suicides

Casey Baseel
Jul 18, 2018

Titles from Final Fantasy and Attack on Titan franchises also on list in wake of deaths thought to have stemmed from online bullying.

C Asia, Japan
(Attack on Titan • Final Fantasy • Okami • suicide • video games • Yo-Kai Watch)

Final Fantasy VII battle music sounds even better when played on a shamisen【Video】

Master Blaster
Apr 14, 2018

Raises the possible simile: “That’s as Japanese as Final Fantasy music on a shamisen.”

Japan
(battle theme • FF7 • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • music • shamisen • Square Enix • video games)

Final Fantasy Universal Studios Japan VR roller coaster shown off in cool rider experience videos

Casey Baseel
Mar 7, 2018

Airships, crystals, Cid, and even Chocobo popcorn buckets are part of the tie-up between the theme park and video game giants.

Japan
(Amusement Parks • cool • Final Fantasy • roller coasters • Square Enix • theme parks • Universal Cool Japan • Universal Studios Japan • video • video games • virtual reality • VR)

Japanese netizens rank the top 10 most memorable Final Fantasy bosses

Dale Roll
Feb 15, 2018

Which bosses over the years left the biggest impression on Japanese Final Fantasy fans?

Japan
(Final Fantasy • ranking • Sephiroth • Square Enix • video games)

Huge Final Fantasy snow sculpture creates epic dragon battle with awesome projection mapping【Vid】

Casey Baseel
Feb 7, 2018

Come for the fire-breathing dragon vs. Dragoon action, stay for the iconic victory fanfare.

Japan
(awesome • cool • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy XIV • Hokkaido • Sapporo • Sapporo Snow Festival • Sapporo Snow Festival 2018 • snow • Square Enix • video • video games)

Here’s proof that Final Fantasy’s most insane villain is also insanely handsome

Casey Baseel
Feb 6, 2018

We’re not talking about pretty boy swordsman Sephiroth, but crazy clown dictator Kefka after you wash away all that makeup.

Japan
(Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VI • Final Fantasy XIV • funny • Kefka • Square Enix • video games)

Final Fantasy whiskey, 30 years in the making, is here to celebrate the series’ 30th birthday

Casey Baseel
Jan 22, 2018

But you might need to grind for treasure before you can afford a bottle of this high-priced, high-quality scotch.

Japan
(alcohol • drinks • Final Fantasy • Square Enix • video games • Whiskey)

Awesome, free Final Fantasy travel brochures treat series’ locations like real tourism hot spots

Casey Baseel
Jan 16, 2018

Who wouldn’t want to go on a romantic Midgar Mako Reactor night view tour?

Japan
(ads • COK • cool • Final Fantasy • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • SNOJ • Square Enix • video games)

Final Fantasy celebrates 30th anniversary with fan tributes from cosplayers, artists, musicians

Casey Baseel
Dec 22, 2017

Light the candles on the cake, because three decades ago this week, Japan’ most ironically named video game franchise was born.

Japan
(cosplay • fan art • Final Fantasy • illustration • Square Enix • tributes • video games)

Japan’s Final Fantasy Christmas cakes are a holiday tradition we can totally get behind

Casey Baseel
Dec 9, 2017

Why settle for boring strawberry shortcake when Square Enix video game franchise’s Chocobo, Moogle, and Cactuar are ready and waiting in edible form?