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NovaCrystallis.com is a news and community resource for Square Enix games including the latest from Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Dragon Quest & more since 2009.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis next story update "War of the Beasts" arrives January 21, 2026:
Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis next story update "War of the Beasts" arrives January 21, 2026 - Nova Crystallis
Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis has new story updates due out January 21, 2026 (7:00 PM Pacific) for iOS, Android, and Steam. This update includes the eight and final chapter chapter for the Crisis Core...
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January 18, 2026 at 4:21 AM
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'Chrono Trigger Original Soundtrack Vinyl Box' to release March 25, 2026 (Japan) and April 2026 (North America):
Chrono Trigger Original Soundtrack vinyl box to release in April 2026 - Nova Crystallis
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of Chrono Trigger, Square Enix will be releasing a vinyl box set of the game’s original soundtrack on March 25, 2026 in Japan and April 2026 for North America. The ...
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January 17, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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'Blissful Eternity' booster pack for the Final Fantasy TCG will release August 7, 2026.

Details: fftcg.square-enix-games.com/en/news/new-...

Astos [SoPFFO] illus. Gen Kobayashi
Kelger [FFV] illus. Yasushi Hasegawa
Yuna [FFX] illus. Yukihiro Kajimoto
Eiko & Madeen [FFIX] illus. Yuya Ishihata
A dark elf with a horned crown and long fingernails looks toward the viewer. A werewolf grandpa in armor and flowing cape raises a red sword. A young woman in flowing garb holds a staff with various summoned beasts behind her. A girl wearing a bright yellow ribbon stands aside a large leonine summon with white fur and violet wings.
January 17, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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Sample of 'Fragments of Memories - FFRK Ver. arrange from FFVIII' from Final Fantasy Record Keeper:
January 17, 2026 at 4:53 AM
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'Kugane'
from: Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood
via: Square Enix Music

Composed by: Masayoshi Soken
Arranged & Performed by: Benyamin Nuss
Recorded and Mixed by: Asuka Tsuji
Studio: Landmark Studio
[FF14] KUGANE [Piano Cover]
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January 16, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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Cait Sith's 'Nocturne Jacket' available for a limited time in Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis. Trailer:
January 16, 2026 at 4:05 AM
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Square Enix will debut a new entry in the 'Life is Strange' series on January 20, 2026 at 10am Pacific:
Life is Strange Returns in 2026
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January 16, 2026 at 2:25 AM
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Dragon Quest VII Reimagined details vocations and vicious monsters:
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Today, Square Enix shared more information about Dragon Quest VII Reimagined, a new version of the original 2000 PlayStation RPG. In the game you are able to assign vocations to each character, and as...
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January 16, 2026 at 2:21 AM
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Sample of 'Dark City Treno' from the 'Midnight Jazz: Final Fantasy IX' album via Square Enix Music. Album releases Feburary 11, 2026 in Japan, March 2026 in NA/EU.

Arrangement: Seppl Kretz
Vocals: Minque
【Release Date(JP) 2026.2.11】Dark City Treno【Midnight Jazz: FINAL FANTASY IX】
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January 15, 2026 at 4:55 AM
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Chrono Trigger orchestral arrangement album "Melodies Across Time" releases today:
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Square Enix has released a new Chrono Trigger orchestral arrangement album Melodies Across Time. Tracks are selected for listeners to “relive iconic story moments” from the classic 1995 SNES RPG, cele...
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January 14, 2026 at 6:20 AM
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'Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail EP7' is now available to purchase digitally from various retailers.

Includes:
1. Sinister
2. The Mirror
3. Absolute Tyranny
4. FINAL FANTASY IX: Battle 1 (Dawntrail)
5. FINAL FANTASY IX: Battle 2 (Dawntrail)

Retailers: sqex.lnk.to/0028Yf
FINAL FANTASY XIV: DAWNTRAIL - EP7
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January 15, 2026 at 1:38 AM
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Square Enix Music shares recording studio photos for the 'UNDERTALE Piano Arrangement Album - Echoes Beneath' album produced by Yoko Shimomura with piano performances by Yuki Kishida, Ryota Kikuchi & Yui Morishita. The album will release Feb. in Japan and Mar. in N. America.

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Yoko Shimomura stands, making the peace sign with her hand. Yuki Kishida is seated on the bench in front of a grand piano. Ryota Kikuchi is seated, playing a grand piano in a brightly-lit studio. Yui Morishita is seated, playing a grand piano in a brightly lit studio.
January 15, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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'Four-Elements Battle 3 ~Quartet Requiem~'
(Studio Session Vol. 3)
from: Romancing SaGa Re;UniverSe

Vocals: Kyoko Kishikawa

Members of DESTINY 8:
[keyboards] Kenji Ito, Noriyuki Kamikura
[guitars] Sorao Mori, Zenya Sakata
[bass] Harunosuke Ikejiri
[drums] Toshiharu Okajima
DESTINY 8 - 四元像バトル3 ～Quartet Requiem～／ロマンシング サガ リ・ユニバース【Studio Session vol.3】
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January 15, 2026 at 1:17 AM
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Chrono Trigger orchestral arrangement album "Melodies Across Time" releases today:
Chrono Trigger Orchestral Arrangement album "Melodies Across Time" releases today - Nova Crystallis
Square Enix has released a new Chrono Trigger orchestral arrangement album Melodies Across Time. Tracks are selected for listeners to “relive iconic story moments” from the classic 1995 SNES RPG, cele...
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January 14, 2026 at 6:20 AM
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Final Fantasy XI January 2026 update adjusts Limbus, Dynamis and Besieged content:
Final Fantasy XI January 2026 update adjusts Limbus, Dynamis and Besieged content - Nova Crystallis
Final Fantasy XI‘s January 2025 Update is live now, and with it come updates and revisions to Limbus, Dynamis—Divergence, Besieged and Ambuscade . Producer and director Yoji Fujito highlighted the fee...
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January 14, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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From late 1999 to 2000, Tetsuya Nomura contributed a column to Japanese magazine Game Walker chronicling his career at Square—from FFIV debugger to Kingdom Hearts director. Thanks to moku_moku131459 over on Twitter, we've now got the complete series. So without further ado, here's Vol. 1!
Tetsuya Nomura’s Super-Special Journey with Square, Vol. 1 A Graphic Designer Is Born: The Day Tetsuya Nomura Arrived at Square We’re kicking off a new column focusing on Tetsuya Nomura, of FFVIII fame. This auspicious first installment goes behind the scenes of his industry debut. Tetsuya Nomura - Profile A graphic designer on Square Co, Ltd.’s development team. Sprang into the spotlight after his popular FFVII main character designs. Likes to watch TV in his free time. Hails from Kōchi Prefecture. The Strange and Fateful Path That Led to Square The job I’m doing now [graphic design (i.e., drawing pictures)] is something I’ve wanted to do ever since I was little. I thought it’d be great if I could make a living off it some day, you know? But so after graduating technical school, I figured the time had come to find a place to work. I walked into a convenience store one day to look at some job listing magazines, and I suddenly caught sight of this picture by Yoshitaka Amano, who I’m a huge fan of… It kind of got my attention, and I was like, “Huh, maybe I’ll apply to this place.” And that place just so happened to be Square, the company I’m with now. I should add I wasn’t super into games back then. Like, I’d never even played an FF before [laughs]. All I really knew was that Amano did the illustrations for the series, and since I had no hope I’d ever make a living off my own art, I figured at least I should be drawing stuff by someone I like—and Amano’s work is great. So I went ahead and applied to Square. [Image caption:] Nomura’s first gig after joining the company: debugging FFIV. For the interview, I ended up talking to [then vice president of Square, Hironobu] Sakaguchi. Problem was, all I’d brought with me that day were pictures of female characters, and every last one of them had long hair. And so he kept being like, “Wow, you’re really into long hair, huh?” And then I remember him repeatedly asking why I applied to this company in particular… My response was something like, “Because it’s got more style than all the other game companies.” Doesn’t seem like a real persuasive answer, does it? It’s still a mystery to me how that all worked out [laughs]. A Surprise Debut Designing Monsters for FFV And so after this and that, I officially joined Square in April of ’91. But it’s not like they had me doing art right off the bat. When I joined up, FFIV was in the last stages of debugging, so I spent a bunch of days camped out in the office helping with that. And then as soon as that finished, it was on to developing FFV. I got a request to do a picture of a monster, and after that they had me drawing monsters nonstop. It was all pixel art, but still, I’d say that was my debut as a graphic designer. [Image caption:] Nomura’s graphic design debut: FFV. I preferred to draw people and animals and stuff, so designing monsters was a pretty sweet gig. Plus I got pretty free rein to draw what I wanted. Back then, it was just me and one other person in charge of monster design, which meant a ton of drawing work… Speaking of which, you know Gilgamesh from FFVIII? He’s a character I drew back during FFV, but at the time I really wasn’t sure what approach to take with his design. I basically just tried to make him look tough. There honestly wasn’t much more to it than that [laughs]. Monster design wasn’t all I did, though. I also contributed a bunch of ideas for the game…but they all got shot down [laughs]. I was still just a rookie at the company, so everyone was probably like, “The hell is this guy on about?” But I secretly swore I’d get my ideas used
January 13, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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'One-Winged Angel - Rebirth'
from: FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE Orchestra World Tour
via: Square Enix Music

Composer: Nobuo Uematsu
Orchestrator: Yasunori Nishiki
Conductor: Shimpei Sasaki
Orchestra: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
Filming & Editing: Noriyasu Kumada (DWANGO Co., Ltd.)
One-Winged Angel - Rebirth【FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE Orchestra World Tour】
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January 13, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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'Aerith's Theme'
from: FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE Orchestra World Tour
via: Square Enix Music

Composer: Nobuo Uematsu
Conductor: Shimpei Sasaki
Orchestra: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
Filming & Editing: Noriyasu Kumada (DWANGO Co., Ltd.)
Aerith's Theme【FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE Orchestra World Tour】
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January 12, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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'Mambo de Chocobo'
from: BRA★BRA FINAL FANTASY BRASS de BRAVO 2017 with Siena Wind Orchestra
via: Square Enix Music
♪マンボ de チョコボ「BRA★BRA FINAL FANTASY BRASS de BRAVO 2017 with Siena Wind Orchestra」
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January 12, 2026 at 5:56 AM
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Final Fantasy XIV's Free Login Campaign is running now through February 9, 2026. Play up to four consecutive days for service accounts that have been inactive for at least 30 days.

Details:
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Where to unlock content/features in Final Fantasy XIV 7.4:
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Today, the fourth major Final Fantasy XIV update to follow the Dawntrail expansion has arrived. Into the Mist will see the main scenario continue including a trip to the Mistwake expert dungeon and a ...
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January 11, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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We're currently at 75% sold out for ticket sales and 50% sold out of Goody Bags! And we've got even more Goody Bag updates coming soon!

So if you're wanting to avoid the fomo of missing out on unique loot or celebrating FanFest with the local XIV community and amazing artists, don't wait too long!
FanFest @ Home | Simpli Events
Didn't roll high enough to score Fan Festival tickets? Want to stay closer to home? How about some fandom shopping? Join the local community for a keynote watch party and full-on, home-grown event! Fe...
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January 11, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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'Main Theme of FFVII'
from: FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE Orchestra World Tour
via: Square Enix Music

Composer: Nobuo Uematsu
Orchestrator: Sachiko Miyano
Conductor: Shimpei Sasaki
Orchestra: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
Filming & Editing: Noriyasu Kumada (DWANGO Co., Ltd.)
Main Theme of FFVII【FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE Orchestra World Tour】
YouTube video by SQUARE ENIX MUSIC Channel
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January 11, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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🪸FISHERS OF LIGHT HEED MY CALL!

Join me Jan 25 for an all day stream benefiting the Coral Reef Alliance! #FFXIV Fish Trains, Fishing Indie Games, and more!

With special guests Kwistyy_ and @mcstronghuge.bsky.social !

Full schedule, donation incentives, and more info: fishersoflight.carrd.co
Against a varying colors of blue ocean wave background is the announcement: Fishers of Light Charity Event Jan 25 2026 7am to 8pm EST Join Fruity Snacks and Friends for an all day charity event benefiting the Coral Reef Alliance.
January 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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'The Arsenal'
from: FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE Orchestra World Tour
via: Square Enix Music

Composer: Nobuo Uematsu
Orchestrator: Natsumi Kameoka
Conductor: Shimpei Sasaki
Orchestra: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
Filming & Editing: Noriyasu Kumada (DWANGO Co., Ltd.)
The Arsenal【FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE Orchestra World Tour】
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January 10, 2026 at 4:10 PM