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In Real Life

Chinese Tifa Goes Camping. She Makes Curry Fried Rice.

9:30PM February 9, 2012 | Brian Ashcraft

Kotaku has posted tons of cosplay over the years. Yet, I cannot remember any pieces the site did on cosplayers who cook, let alone camp. Tifa — that’s her name — does both. More »


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The Case Of Final Fantasy VII’s Phantom Panties

8:30PM February 2, 2012 | Luke Plunkett

OK. So there’s been a long-running mystery surrounding Final Fantasy VII and a pair of women’s underwear. For 15 years now, people have wondered what the hell these knickers — actually an unused item — were for, but some recent fan translations of Japanese-language interviews have finally solved a mystery that’s no doubt been keeping you sleepless since the ’90s. More »


News

Fans Shift Final Fantasy VII To Unreal Engine

9:20PM December 5, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

A team of budding game designers have grabbed a copy of the Unreal Engine and decided, as a learning experience, to recreate the opening section of Final Fantasy VII with HD graphics. More »


Retro

A Final Fantasy VII Fan Remake Using… The Unreal 3 Engine ?

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2:30PM December 5, 2011 | Mark Serrels

Despite numerous outright denials from Square-Enix, rumours of a Final Fantasy VII remake have continued to swirl. For now, this may be the closest thing you’ll get to a proper remake — a fanmade first person remake of the opening section of Final Fantasy VII, using the Unreal 3 engine of all things! More »


In Real Life

Rap Music, Final Fantasy VII And Some Pretty Visuals

9:30PM October 19, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

It’s a wonderful world we live in when rappers can release singles from albums devoted entirely to Final Fantasy VII. More »


Retro

Objection! Whatever Happened To FMV?

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1:00PM August 11, 2011 | Mark Serrels

Remember FMV – the stuff they put on television ads to make your parents buy you a Mega CD? Would you like to see it return, or should it be consigned to the garbage bin of video game history to fester and rot for all eternity? Darren Wells, Editor of OXM Australia has a soft spot for FMV; I want it to be cast into a fiery pit of sulphur until the end of days. More »


News

Why Video Games With Silent Heroes Had The Best Soundtracks

6:00AM July 16, 2011 | Kirk Hamilton

Over the years, I’ve asked many gamers about their favourite game soundtracks, and more often than not they respond by listing titles from the ’80s or ’90s. The Legend of Zelda, The Secret of Monkey Island 2, Chrono Trigger, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night; or maybe Mega Man 2, Final Fantasy VI, Sonic The Hedgehog or Earthbound. More »


In Real Life

Final Fantasy VII Stop Motion Is Eight Minutes Of Holy Shit

6:00PM July 6, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

YouTube user counter656 (aka John Huang) is quickly making a name for himself online with his stop-motion videos. The 30-year-old likes making these videos for fun and is trying to upload a new one every two months. More »


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Where Final Fantasy VII And LittleBigPlanet Meet

2:00PM July 5, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

It’s been a while since we took time out to look at a LittleBigPlanet costume pack, but today we do that with very good reason: you can now dress your little sackpeople up as Final Fantasy VII characters. More »


Mobile

Final Fantasy Gets Its Own Holy Shit Moment

8:00PM March 30, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

While AR Games might be the 3DS’s holy shit moment, there are plenty of holy shit moments to go around. Final Fantasy has its own on the iPhone. More »