No matter how powerful generative AI becomes, writer Ted Chiang says it will never create true art. Chiang is one of the most admired science-fiction authors writing today, best known for the ...

Please verify your email address. Final Fantasy 17 faces a tough decision about its setting post-FF15 and FF16. FF15 featured modern aesthetics and technology, while FF16 returned to a pure high ...

FF16 was one of the best games to come out in 2023 and was met with initial success, but Square considered its long-term sales weak. It looks like someone is about to lose their job after Final ...

This comes after Square Enix saw little to no reason why it should continue with its exclusive partnership with Sony after the lackluster sales of both FF16—one of the best entries in the franchise in ...

The Taaks show me some concept art for this antagonist faction and appropriately describe it as “‘80s body-horror” inspired by movies like The Thing. They envision them moving like old ...

Stockholm’s subway system is truly one of a kind. One hundred stations, each with unique art on its platform, walls or waiting hall. Since 1957 artists have played a key role when new stations have ...

Between issues with PC performance and the overall story and pacing (I promise you this part gets much better), the impending FF16 launch might still need some screws tightening. The good news is ...

Xbox's upcoming RPG Avowed is nearing the end of its development, with Obsidian gunning for a February 2025 launch for the Game Pass title. While the team says that optimisation is still underway, and ...

Citing performance problems and also some criticisms of the story and pacing, the response from FF16 PC players is so far decidedly mixed. With more than 500 user reviews, the Steam rating for the ...

I feel confident saying there’s absolutely no way FF16 can hit and maintain 60fps on Steam Deck, not when it struggles to stay at 30 during cutscenes – which are capped at 30fps – and ...

In September 2023, Square Enix finally confirmed what everyone had suspected: FF16 would arrive on PC in the future. And now we know when. On August 19, Square Enix announced that Final Fantasy ...

Developer Gareth Damian Martin hopes the sequel is an RPG that can stand alongside Baldur’s Gate 3 The disjointed but fun detours provided in FF16’s expansions make for fun 'what-if' scenarios ...