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9 stories across 8 editions.

September 8, 2026View edition →

Final Fantasy XIV patch 7.56Developer and publisher

Final Fantasy XIV deploys patch 7.56 with Beastmaster and Trail to the Heavens Part 2 after global maintenance

Square Enix scheduled all-world maintenance for September 8 from 15:00 to about 19:00 Japan time, or 2:00 to about 6:00 a.m. Toronto time, to deploy patch 7.56. The official patch site identifies Trail to the Heavens Part 2 and the Beastmaster limited job, while the service notice says pre-maintenance content-replay data will no longer play afterward; PvP Series 11 ends when maintenance begins. Completion and a trouble-free reopening were not yet established during verification.

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September 7, 2026View edition →

Final Fantasy VII RevelationDeveloper and publisher

Final Fantasy VII Revelation defines Cid, Vincent and four FITS jobs while dating two crossover projects

A September 5 PAX West panel described Cid as an aerial spear fighter and Vincent as a mid-range gunner who can transform into Chaos for melee combat. Its US localization names four FITS roles—Warrior, Knight, Black Mage and Summoner—and the panel also pointed to Final Fantasy XIV's three-part Beyond the Lifestream raid from patch 8.01 and the Midgar-set Keybound Brawler on October 28, 2026.

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September 5, 2026View edition →

Kingdom Hearts IVDeveloper and publisher

Square Enix adds Kingdom Hearts IV to its Tokyo Game Show 2026 lineup without promising a new reveal

Square Enix lists Kingdom Hearts IV for Tokyo Game Show, running September 17–21, while retaining its late-2027 window. The page does not promise a trailer, playable demo, announcement or exact release date.

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September 4, 2026View edition →

Final Fantasy VII RevelationDeveloper and publisher

Final Fantasy VII Revelation sets its PS5 finale for April 8, 2027 and expands Highwind exploration

Square Enix dated the PS5 edition for April 8, 2027 and showed free-roaming Highwind travel, Piko as both mount and combat ally, instant party-member switching, grapple traversal and quests whose chosen lead can change scenes. The Premium Edition promises 24-hour early access and two later story DLC chapters; no matching date was given for the other announced platform families.

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Final Fantasy ResonanceDeveloper and publisher

Final Fantasy Resonance opens a transferable PS5 demo and reveals Sephiroth as an optional challenge

The free PlayStation 5 demo contains the full first chapter and carries its save into the October 22 game. Square Enix also revealed that players can find and challenge Sephiroth for a special reward; the source does not say he is playable. Combat uses a visible action timeline, stagger gauge, learned vision abilities and three-turn summoned espers.

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September 1, 2026View edition →

State of PlayFinal Fantasy VII Revelation publisher

PlayStation schedules two State of Play broadcasts for September 3, ending the first with Final Fantasy VII Revelation

Sony scheduled back-to-back shows for September 3 beginning at 9 a.m. Toronto time on YouTube and Twitch. The first covers PlayStation Studios and third-party partners and ends with an extended look at Final Fantasy VII Revelation; a Yuki Kaji-hosted State of Play Japan follows with gameplay and announcements from Japanese and Asian studios. The first has English audio and Japanese subtitles, while the second reverses those language options.

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August 30, 2026View edition →

Kingdom Hearts IVDeveloper and publisher

Kingdom Hearts IV adds a dedicated proofreader to check its script against the series' continuity

Tetsuya Nomura said a staff member who had organized the χ-series setting joined the team after Disney requested reference materials. The unnamed proofreader checks the current script against past settings and explains continuity to Disney with diagrams; Nomura stressed that the role is not story composition.

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August 23, 2026View edition →

Final Fantasy VII RevelationPublisher

Final Fantasy VII Revelation concludes the remake trilogy on four platform families in spring 2027

Final Fantasy VII Revelation is scheduled for spring 2027 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S and PC storefronts. Square Enix also confirms playable Vincent and Cid, an airship-enabled explorable world, Tactical Mode and a new FITS equipment system; no exact date is set.

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August 13, 2026View edition →

Fullmetal Alchemist × Daemons of the Shadow Realm ExhibitionOrganizer

Fullmetal Alchemist and Daemons of the Shadow Realm share a Tokyo exhibition

It opens August 13 on the eighth floor of Matsuya Ginza in Tokyo, Japan, and runs through September 2 with original artwork, displays and exclusive merchandise before touring other cities.

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