But here’s the thing: anime isn’t a genre, it’s a medium. And buried within it are stories that are emotionally rich, thematically complex, and just plain gripping, regardle ...

A new biography and film about Yoko Ono offer more opportunities to assess her contributions to culture. Two pop music critics debate if they’re worthy of their subject.

As for new content for Final Fantasy XIV, Naoki Yoshida talked quite a bit about the FFXIV Dawntrail 7.2 and 7.3 patches. He first confirmed we’ll see both appear in 2025.

Square Enix toyed with the idea of making FFXIV Mobile for years, producer Naoki Yoshida said, but the hurdle of adapting its combat seemed insurmountable – at least, until Lightspeed came along.

Yoshida goes on to reveal that Final Fantasy XIV Mobile will indeed start with A Realm Reborn — the original campaign that helped reboot Square Enix's struggling MMORPG back in 2013.

Square Enix is gearing up to launch FF16 on PC, and producer Naoki Yoshida has a request for you: Don’t make any naughty FF16 mods. Yoshida made the comments to PC Gamer, after PCG’s Mollie ...

In Yoshida’s words: “So with Final Fantasy 14 as the starting point, we do want to release more Square Enix games on Xbox, and there will be more of our titles released on Xbox.

Naoki Yoshida talks about Final Fantasy XIV's Dawntrail expansion, including criticism received, and the debut of the MMORPG on Xbox to "a really strong response" and a future with Xbox.

In a recent interview with Eurogamer, Final Fantasy 14's Naoki Yoshida discussed Square Enix's desire to strengthen its relationship with Xbox players following its successful launch on Xbox consoles.

Unfortunately, the unique Naoki Yoshida NPC is only available during a single cutscene in The Rising 2024 event. It is a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment, for sure.

Beyond the raid, I ask Yoshida if he was caught off guard by the response to any other characters in Dawntrail. In particular, I'm curious whether he expected Wuk Evu's comedic act, which repeats ...