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We weren't too surprised when we learned that Final Fantasy 15 is coming to PC, but the news that came after was definitely unexpected: it will be moddable and have Steam Workshop support. I don't typically expect big, console-focused games to even address the question of moddability, never mind endorse modding. Recently, game director Hajime Tabata did express some hesitation, though. While Final Fantasy 15 modding won't be restricted, nude mods, or presumably anything deemed salacious, are a worry of the developers. Tabata said he doesn't think such mods are "a good thing," but doesn't want to restrict the modding...

Video games are hard — unless they're Square Enix mobile releases with built-in cheats that let you focus on the story. Such is the case with Final Fantasy VII, which comes to iOS with some new features in place for those that would prefer to eliminate any challenge from the game. First is the ability to turn off the game's random encounters, meaning you can wander the world without worry and focus only on the major, story-linked battles. Eliminating random encounters breaks the game; you need to fight smaller stuff so that you can level up and take on the...

Get the Stupid CrossbowGo into the elevator and open up the top-hatch. Climb up to the top of the elevator, then climb up the side of the shaft. At the very top of the elevator shaft will be some machinery and atop that will be a crossbow. This crossbow is the greatest weapon in the entire freaking game. It makes the Lightning Gun look like a nerf-rifle. Again, it doesn't matter if you're in the year 3030 AD; apparently, even in the far future, the crossbow remains the most balls-out deadly-accurate weapon in the history of warfare. ... The Part...