The Latest Breaking News from Hironobu Sakaguchi

After 20 years stuck on Xbox 360, Final Fantasy creator's underrated RPG with art from Dragon Ball inventor is free

re:Blue frees Hironobu Sakaguchi and Akira Toriyama's RPG from the Xbox 360

GamesRadar · Aug 31

25 Years Later, Final Fantasy’s Failed Experiment Proves An AI Gimmick Is Doomed

Pour one out for Aki Ross and 'Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.'

Inverse · Jul 11

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is "sort of the successor" to Final Fantasy creator's overlooked JRPG Lost Odyssey, lead says: "Truly one of the most powerful, emotional experiences of my life"

"It's one of the best games in the world," Guillaume Broche says

GamesRadar · Jul 4

Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi responds to the backlash after shouting out a Final Fantasy 6 AI mock-up that went viral for all the wrong reasons

As he animates Lost Odyssey concept art

GamesRadar · May 19

Final Fantasy 6 remake AI slop wows series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, fellow JRPG veteran tells him to stop but agrees the game deserves the Final Fantasy 7 treatment

The AI got another one

GamesRadar · May 18

Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined convinces Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi to do the unthinkable and drop FF14, at least for now: "Somehow I eventually cracked"

If he's keeping up his 12-hour-a-day FF14 habit, then he must be forgoing sleep

GamesRadar · Feb 18

In Clair Obscur's wake, Dragon Quest 7 finally has its chance to shine

Opinion | Once the black sheep of the Dragon Quest series, DQ7 is back to prove JRPGs never needed saving in the first place

GamesRadar · Feb 9

Final Fantasy 7's Materia almost had a very different name before series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi "had brilliant foresight" and realized it'd be "difficult to understand" for Japanese players

Spheres would have their day in Final Fantasy 10

GamesRadar · Jan 30

Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi shouts out Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 after its director said the JRPG icon "inspired me to become a game dev"

The JRPG-inspired game just swept up at The Game Awards 2025

GamesRadar · Dec 12, 2025

Final Fantasy creator finds plans for his first-ever game with Square while "decluttering," featuring detailed instructions like "give apple" to get a "kiss" and "kill lion with revolver"

Hironobu Sakaguchi has plenty of treasures in his declutter pile

GamesRadar · Dec 2, 2025