Summary Final Fantasy 14has just dropped its 7.25 update, adding the Occult Crescent, new weapons, and new armor, but there’s already been a problem discovered, as the new equipment isn’t fitting some races properly. Unfortunately, this just adds to the list of issues that select playable races have inFinal Fantasy 14right now. Final Fantasy 14has gradually expanded the number of playable races in the game, with Viera and Hrothgar being added back during the Shadowbringers expansion, though male Viera and female Hrothgar were added at later dates....

One of the most exciting reveals to come out of Summer Game Fest 2025 was confirmation ofFinal Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chroniclesas a remaster of the classic Square Enix strategy RPG. A remake or remaster ofFinal Fantasy Tacticshad been long-rumored, with notable leakers supporting its existence going into the Summer Game Fest showcase. However, anotherFinal Fantasytitle that was leaked alongsideFinal Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicleshas yet to rear its head, making it feel like only a matter of time before it makes its presence known....

Quick Links After the mini Cosmetic Farm updateand the Twilight event, the Buzzy Bee update has finally arrived inGrow a Garden. As usual, it brings a new event called Bee Swarm. With bees now flying out of the hive and spreading across the farms to do what they do best (mutating fruits), and with a Honey Compressor and Queen Bee sitting in the center, the event might confuse some players about what to do first and how to do it....

Summary It’s no exaggeration to say that theHalofranchise has seen better days. Since the controversial launch of 2021’sHalo Infinite, the series has been put on the back burner by franchise owner Microsoft, which has largely shifted its attention to other major IPs over the last few years. At the moment,Halois in a period of transition. The series' developer, 343 Industries, rebranded itself as Halo Studios late last year and revealed that it would use Unreal Engine 5 for the nextHaloinstallment instead of the in-house Slipspace Engine....

Hell is Usis a third-person action-adventure game where players take on the role of a United Nations peacekeeper named Remi. After being smuggled out of his home country at birth, he returns to Hadea through the UN to find his parents. In doing so, he is exposed to the ongoing civil war and supernatural beings that emerged from some unknown calamity. Hadea is dangerous at every turn, but the horrors aren’t what’s on the outside....

Last month, the Chinese developer HoYoverse filed a few new trademarks for an upcoming entry in theHonkaiseries, titledHonkai: Nexus Anima. Although these trademarks didn’t provide any explicit details about what type of project this was, all signs pointed toward it being a game of some sort. At around the same time this news came to light, gamers discovered that HoYoverse had registered a website and a set of Twitter accounts using theHonkai: Nexus Animaname....

While it has landed to a more mixed reception than previous FromSoftware games,Elden Ring Nightreignis definitely a worthwhile experience, and gets a lot right. With thoughtful patches, like FromSoftware’s recently announced duos update,Elden Ring Nightreignhas every chance to go down in history as yet another strong, potentially influential, and experimental game by FromSoftware. In some ways,Elden Ring Nightreignsuffers from the broadersuccess of FromSoftwareas a studio; in the wake ofElden Ring, a game that many consider to be one of the best ever made,Nightreignhad a lot to live up to....

Summary In less than a month’s time,FBC: Firebreakwill be taking players back inside the Oldest House, but this time, not in Jesse’s shoes. The script has been flipped since 2019’sControl, and this time, fans of Remedy’s mind-bending, Hiss-slaying action game will be in the more grounded shoes of mortals, known as the Firebreak. A lot has happened in this time: it has been years since the events of the first game, and the Hiss corruption has still not abated....

Overwatch 2’sStadium mode is off to a great start, but in order to keep player interest alive and the player count at healthy levels, Blizzard will need to keep the content mill churning so that fans remain satiated.Marvel Rivalsis hot on its heels and the momentary interestOverwatch 2has generated with this new mode will not last long if its competitor is allowed to formulate its response without a rebuttal ready....

Thanks to strong survival fundamentals, satisfying progression, and a clever, nuanced story,The Altersis arguably 11 Bit Studios' best game to date. At the very least, it’s the studio’s most interesting, taking massive narrative and mechanical swings that promise to pay dividends when audiences look back at it;The Altersis poised to age exceptionally well. At least some of the game’s future-proofing can be chalked up to its melding of disparate genres, specifically management, survival, and social-simulation....

Quick Links In addition toupgrades for your Bomb Bag, Quiver, and Magic Meter capacity,The Wind Wakerplayers can increase the number of rupees they can hold by finding a bigger Wallet. You start the game with a Wallet that can only carry up to 200 Rupees total, but if you know where to go, you can unlock the ability to carry up to 5,000 Rupees – way more than you need for any of the highest-priced items in the game....

Quick Links Multiplayer is a key aspect ofElden Ring Nightreign, and the player name you choose when you first start the game can be what is displayed to others in your party. you’re able to choose to display your Online ID or your chosen player name. Your player name is also the name tied to your current account, and in otherFromSoftwaregames, that decision is permanent. In Nightreign, you can choose to change your player name whenever you want; here’s how to do it....

Sixteen years afterPlants vs. Zombiesfirst shuffled onto the scene, its music remains one of the franchise’s most recognizable traits. With iam8bit, EA, PopCap, and Lakeshore Records now preparing two special vinyl releases in honor of the series — one of which nods to theBillie Eilish hit “Bad Guy"that famously sampled the theme —Plants vs. Zombies' musical legacy is getting the spotlight it deserves. Game Rant recently interviewed Peter McConnell (Plants vs....