Author: Klauss Nightbringer

Just when you thought January 30th couldn’t get any busier, we now get news that Final Fantasy XV Director Hajime Tabata and global marketing director Akio Ofuji will be hosting an english-subtitled Active Time Report, starting at 8 PM PT on their YouTube channel. The pair will showcase new battle footage and magic scenes, and give us updates to the upcoming March 2016 event where SE plans to officially announce the Final Fantasy XV release date. Phoenix Down Radio will live-host the stream at our Twitch channel, so feel free to stick around after Episode 11 concludes and hang out with the PDR gang.

Square Enix also released new screenshots of the game, featuring the main character Noctis casting Fire magic, battling what appears to be Magitek armor, and using stealth tactics to sneak into enemy territory.

More screenshots can be found here.

For all you action RPG fans out there, Final Fantasy Explorers is now available in North America as of today! If you have a Nintendo 3DS, you can go pick up your copy and get in on the fun!

Unlike the other story-focused titles in the Final Fantasy line, Explorers is quest-driven, similar to Crystal Chronicles or the Monster Hunter series. Characters can be assigned quintessential jobs from Final Fantasy games like White Mage, Black Mage, Monk, Paladin, Dragoon, and a host of others including game-specific jobs.

You can play with friends by sharing your Nintendo Friend code with others or enter a local game via WiFi.

Does Final Fantasy Explorers live up to the Final Fantasy name? Let us know what you think of the game in the comments below.