The Tokyo International Film Festival is expanding its commitment to emerging talent with the launch of a new showcase ...

Did you know that, between 1976 and 1978, Microsoft developed its own version of the BASIC programming language? It was initially called Altair BASIC before becoming Microsoft BASIC, and it was ...

Square Enix has shut down Final Fantasy Brave Exvius and Dragon Quest of the Stars in Japan. Both were released in 2015 and will hit their ten-year anniversaries on October 22 and October 15, ...

Integrated quantum computing company Quantinuum Ltd. today unveiled new open-source software tools designed to accelerate software development for quantum computing with a more intuitive programming ...

Square Enix has released its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2025, reporting declines across its net sales and profit compared to the same period last year. There was a 25% ...

Action RPGs Square Enix hasn't abandoned turn-based JRPGs, but the creators of Octopath Traveler and Bravely Default have followed Final Fantasy with a new action RPG – still in the gorgeous HD-2D ...

There's a new entry in the Octopath Traveler series for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, PC, PlayStation 4, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, first announced in today's Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase ...

After two years of rumors, it would be miserable to end like this. Surprisingly, there’s apparently reason to believe that the long rumored remake of Final Fantasy 9 has been cancelled. However, there ...

Apple's Swift programming language, first released in 2014 for Apple's own platforms, is now pushing to add official support for Android. Historically, Swift has been closely tied to Apple's ecosystem ...

Going into big gaming showcases like Summer Game Fest, fans naturally get their hopes up. Between big reveals and shadow drops, these events can pack some truly thrilling revelations. Shortly ahead of ...

is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Square Enix just announced Killer Inn, a new “murder mystery action” game, ...

In an interview with Yoji Fujito, the producer and director of Final Fantasy XI, he reveals that Square Enix almost shifted the game into Maintenance Mode back in 2024 had fan reception to the game ...