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Square Enix has released a new patch for the Steam, Android and iOS version of Final Fantasy IV. These version are ports of the Nintendo DS remake and have been released in 2012 on iOS, 2013 on Android and 2014 on Windows.

In the Steam version a brand new interface and full screen support up to 21:9 has been introduced. Here are the release notes:

• Completely new interface
  • Gamepad compatibility has been optimized.
  • Small adjustments to keyboard, mouse, and touch panel operations have also been made.
• Full-screen now available
  • Full-screen display now available until 21:9.
• The follow language settings are available:
  • Chinese (Simplified)
  • Chinese (Traditional)
  • Korean
  • Thai
  • Japanese
• Small bugs have been fixed.

The Android and iOS version also got an update to include the full opening movie, as well as big screen support.

Currently the Steam version is 50% off and the Android and iOS versions are 53% off.

During the special NieR series Tokyo Game Show 2020 Online stream the release date of NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... has been announced. In Japan the game will be released on 22 April 2021 and in North America and Europe on 23 April 2021. The game will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Steam.

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... invites players into a dark, apocalyptic world as they join a brother’s captivating quest to cure his sister of a deadly disease - a quest which will in turn make them question everything. The game will be developed in collaboration with Toylogic and brings back together an all-star team including acclaimed director Yoko Taro (Drakengard / NieR:Automata), composer Keiichi Okabe (Tekken / Drakengard / NieR:Automata), and producer Yosuke Saito (Dragon Quest X / NieR:Automata).

NieR Replicant was originally released on 22 April 2010 in Japan for PlayStation 3 together with NieR Gestalt. In the West NieR Gestalt was released as Nier. NieR Replicant has never been released in the West until now.

Next to the standard edition a special edition called the White Snow Edition will be available which can be pre-ordered at the Square Enix Store which contains the following:

• Grimoire Pin Set – Grimoire Weiss, Grimoire Noir, and Grimoire Rubrum pins which come presented in a specialized display case.
• Script Set – A set of seven books encompassing the spoken script of the game. Packaged in a special hard case, featuring covers art by character designer, Akihiko Yoshida.
• Special Soundtrack – A two-disc collection featuring newly-edited and arranged music for NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139..., presented in a premium Grimoire Weiss-inspired package.
• Steelbook Case – A metal case featuring stunning artwork by illustrator Koda Kazuma.
• Lunar Tear Collector’s Box.

Also a new trailer has been revealed which you can watch below.

Square Enix has also announced that NieR Re[in]carnation, the first mobile game in the NieR series, will make its way to North America and Europe.

GungHo Online Entertainment America has released patch 1.01.00 for Grandia HD Remaster and Grandia II Remaster for Steam and Nintendo Switch. The games are now available in Japan.

Here are the release notes:

Grandia HD Remaster

New Features

Full Japanese support has been added.

Bug Fixes

• Fix to screen flash before entering battle.
• Fixes to BGM and SFX on Pirate Island.
• Fix to language setting application when GRANDIA is launched.
• Fix to the train smoke appearing pixelated in the Parm Train Station.
• Fix to Justin’s portrait being displayed instead of Liete on the menu screen.
• Fix to text box graphic displaying items and moves in battle.
• Fix to missing subtitles in Leen’s dialogue while in the J Base.
• Fixes to translations in Japanese, French, and German.
• Fix to Justin’s pixelated sprite in Underground Ruins.
• Fix to purple bubble that appears when using Baobab Fruit, Ultra Potion, Golden Potion,
• Paralyze Mushroom, or Yellow Medicine in battle.
• Fix to NPC on screen after leaving the scene in Gumbo Village.
• Fix to visual effect for Resurrect Potion.
• Fixes to item and enemy sprites in Typhoon Tower and Mt. Typhoon.
• Fixes to Mio's sprite appearing pixelated in the Garlyle Base.
• Fix to language setting application when GRANDIA is launched.
• Other bugs fixes have been made.

Grandia II HD Remaster

New Features

Full Japanese support has been added.

Bug Fixes

• Fix tp an issue where the initiative bar disappeared after Poizn was cast.
• Fix to an issue where the ground appeared to be missing in the Black Forest, Garmia Tower, Mirumu Village, Baked Plains, and in the Heart of Valmar.
• Fix to an issue where players could not proceed when a scene between Millenia and Valmar caused a freeze.
• Fix to spell text that had been cut off in the menu for localized texts.
• Fix to scene not covering the entire screen in Ryudo's flashback in Cyrum Castle.
• Fix to background not covering entire screen in scene for Ryudo’s flashback story.
• Fix to the issue that caused the game to freeze when Valmar’s Claw in the Underground
  Plant.
• Fix to frame rate issues in Raul Hills.
• Fix to text showing up in English for localized text for the Walnut minigame.
• Fix to text showing up in English for localized text when fleeing battle.
• Fix to the scene of the 50/50 not covering the entire screen when traveling to Garland.
• Fix where the transition from dialogue to the arm wrestling mini-game in Cyrum did not cover the entire screen.
• Fix where an extra character was added during the battle rewards scene.
• Fix to issue where item and special move names were not displaying properly in localized translations.
• Fix to the world maps not completely covering the screen.
• Fix where the character portraits were replacing the textures of objects and scenery.
• Fix where the Initiative Bar disappeared after Elena used the special move White
  Apocalypse.
• Fix to glitches in Tio’s character model throughout the game.
• Fix to camera cutting into Ryudo’s model in Durham caves.
• Fix where audio was not in sync with dialogue in the opening scene between Skye and
  Ryudo.
• Fix to frame rate issues in St. Heim Papal State, the Witt Forest Path, and Liligue City.
• Fix to white square appearing on the ground when the special move “Burn!” is cast.
• Fix to trees blocking the characters' scenes in Garmia Tower and Mirumu Village.
• Other bugs fixes have been made.

Update 25-03-2020: GungHo Online Entertainment America has released patch 1.01.01 for Grandia HD Remaster which fixes a lock-up where using Japanese language with English audio which caused the game to freeze after using magic/move.

GungHo Online Entertainment America has announced that they will release a patch for the Nintendo Switch version of Grandia HD Collection on 12 November 2019 after feedback and comments of the fans.

Further information about what the patch will include will be provided at a later date. The Nintendo Switch version was released on 16 August 2019 and contains several graphical and sound issues.

This however also delays the release of Grandia HD Remaster and Grandia II HD Remaster on PC, which is now set on 15 October 2019.