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Final Fantasy IX News
The latest news and rumors about Final Fantasy IX for today and 2026. Here you will find all the news about FF9 updates, learn the release date for PC, when the game will be available on other platforms, and other announcements. We will also write about the system requirements of FF9 for PC, about pirate cracks, and the appearance of the game on torrents, where it can be downloaded for free.
Final Fantasy IX Animated Series Surfaces Online — Titled 'Black Mages Legacy' and Already in Production
The animated series based on Final Fantasy IX, originally announced back in 2021, has finally moved forward. French studio EuroVisual has listed the project on its official website with the status “in production” — the first official confirmation in years that the series is still alive.
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March 19, 2026
“I’m a Medieval Otaku After All”: Final Fantasy Composer Calls the Ninth Game’s Soundtrack One of His Best
Composer Nobuo Uematsu has said that the music of Final Fantasy IX holds a special place in his career and ranks among his best works — despite the fact that, according to him, both the game and its soundtrack received greater recognition outside Japan.
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January 6, 2026
Creator of Final Fantasy’s “Storybook” Art Style Leaves Square Enix
Artist Toshiyuki Itahana, best known for his work on Final Fantasy IX, has announced his departure from Square Enix. He shared the news personally, posting a farewell message on social media.
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January 6, 2026
Readers of Japan's Famitsu Magazine Select the Top 30 Greatest PlayStation Games of All Time
In celebration of PlayStation's 30th anniversary, Japanese magazine Famitsu conducted a survey among gamers (with over 4,000 participants) to vote for the top 30 games across all Sony platforms. The results of this poll were recently revealed.
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December 9, 2024
Possible traces of Red Dead Redemption, The Last of Us: Part 2, and other games found in the Epic Games Store database
Last night, a Redditor with the nickname MixV2 talked about EpicDB — a proprietary service in the spirit of SteamDB that allows studying the Epic Games Store database. Network users immediately found traces of unannounced games.
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June 12, 2024