From the moment 4-year-old Cameron first stepped out into Glimmer in Spyro 2, he knew video games were going to play a central role in the rest of his life. Though he never planned to make it the ...

Final Fantasy IX main character designer Toshiyuki Itahana announced he left Square Enix to work as a freelancer. "As I began thinking seriously about preparing myself to continue drawing for many ...

Toshiyuki Itahana, character designer for Final Fantasy IX, has revealed in a message to fans that he has left Square Enix after more than 30 years with the publisher, having made the decision ...

Itahana specifically noted the idea of departing Square Enix came up as he contributed to the Final Fantasy IX 25th Anniversary Project, as new character art from the artist appeared online and was ...

A new story set in the Final Fantasy universe is formally being prepared for release by Square Enix. According to the publisher, a brand-new picture book is confirmed for later this year. Titled Final ...

Final Fantasy is a legendary JRPG series that needs no introduction. Each and every game in this series has been important for this genre in many ways, with players loving both the turn-based and real ...

A born-and-bred Texan, Katie's been overthinking fiction since she could pick up a TV remote. After getting her English degree, she found her niche when someone passed a game writer position at CBR ...

Another Eden protagonist Aldo falls through a hole in spacetime and finds himself beneath the unfamiliar skies of a place called Alexandria. Zidane and the Tantalus Theater Troupe come to his rescue, ...

Check out 35 minutes of gameplay from the Another Eden x Final Fantasy 9 crossover event in this gameplay trailer. Step once more into the world of Alexandria, and watch as iconic Final Fantasy 9 ...

Square Enix, developer of the beloved Final Fantasy series, has been in the middle of a company restructure for quite some time, and now, one of the core artists behind some of its most popular games ...

Coming into 2026, a veteran Square Enix character designer Toshiyuki Itahana has left the company. Best known as the character designer for Final Fantasy 9, Itahana worked at Square Enix for more than ...