Part two in the planned trilogy of Final Fantasy 7 games is set for release soon. Let’s take a look at the release date and exact time that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth comes out in each region, as well as whether it can be played early.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth PlayStation 5 Release Date And Time
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth releases on 29 February 2024, on an ultra rare leap year date. The game is set for a local midnight release worldwide, meaning that players will be able to play the game starting at 12 AM based on the timezone of the region set up in their purchasing PSN store account.
Players that purchased the game using a New Zealand account, even if they aren’t physically in that country, can potentially play the game several hours earlier than their local timezone would be able to normally.
Four years in the making, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is finally ready for release, and players who have pre-ordered the game on PlayStation 5 can preload it early. Here’s all the details on preload start date and time, file size, and settings to get it done correctly on PlayStation 5.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth PlayStation 5 Preload Date
Preloading is available to all players that have pre-ordered the game digitally, starting from February 27, 2024 at your local midnight time. Owners of the two-disc physical pre-order do not have access to this option.
On PlayStation 5, the preload download file size is reported to be 146 GB. This makes the game just over 1.5 times the size of the previous game in the planned trilogy, Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade, which clocked in at 90 GB.
How To Preload Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth On PlayStation 5
After successfully purchasing Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on the digital store, return to its product page and select preload.
Once on the screen titled “Pre-Ordered Game | FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH”, checkmark the “Select All” box, to ensure you also preload any pre-order bonus DLC that may be available to your particular purchase.
This will ensure that the game preloads automatically as soon as it becomes available to download.
TORONTO — Layoffs in the game industry have quickly become an all too common theme. Developers who worked on a successful game often face mass layoffs without warning. Well, one game development company is putting an end to that by having layoffs on their game’s seasonal roadmap.
Rongo Studios has decided enough is enough with out of nowhere layoffs. They decided it was only fair to put it right in the schedule. CEO & Founder Hunter Bishop explained the decision during the announcement.
“It is always really disheartening to see good devs get blindsided by layoffs. People say it’s part of the business, but it doesn’t have to be. I’ve decided to be the change I wanted to see in this world and put our layoffs right in the seasonal roadmap for our game so our employees know exactly what to expect,” he said.
The studio’s upcoming game, Scorchers, is a live service rogue-like PVPVE looter shooter with battle royal elements. While no release date has been announced, they have revealed the roadmap for the first three seasons, and true to Bishop’s word, layoffs are on there.
“As you can see layoffs, will happen during week 3 of our second season which will come 2 weeks after the launch of our first raid and 1 week before we announce the game is the most profitable in our studio’s history,” said Bishop.
“The raid launch will come with huge server and balance issues which we believe will soften the community on the layoffs when they happen.”
Employees at Rongo are happy they have a boss who seems to care about their feelings.
“Layoffs are an unavoidable part of being a game dev but to work at a place that cares enough about us to be upfront with when they’re gonna happen is really nice,” said environment designer Bob Benson. “I now get to plan ahead of time what I’m gonna do in my unemployment and scout out the next place I’ll be laid off from.”
Game industry analyst Tammy Campbell thinks this will revolutionize the industry.
“To let your employees know ahead of time when layoffs will happen is unheard of in this industry. So many developers nowadays don’t care about their employees at all, and it’s heartwarming to see companies stepping up to do what’s right,” explained Campbell. “If this experiment works, I have no doubt other studios will follow suit.”
As of press time, Bishop plans on adding being acquired and then shut down by Embracer Group on the next roadmap.
LOS ANGELES – Amid several allegations of grooming, plagiarizing, and using aimbot, Duncan Gilroy, known as SquirrelyMcDuck on YouTube, has released an ill advised apology video sponsored by a ball shaving company.
“Thank you so much to MANSCAPED® for sponsoring this apology” Duncan said, beginning the two hour video with a big sigh. “This is a follow up to the screenshot of my Notes App apology I posted on my story. Some of you didn’t think that was ‘sincere’ so me and my friends at MANSCAPED® have teamed up to set the record straight.”
The YouTuber with 27 million subscribers then begins to explain his wrongdoings in an incoherent mess of interpretive dance, questionable impressions, and a long monologue eerily similar to Michelle Obama’s speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
“I am ashamed of what I’ve done, and now know that the only grooming a guy like me should be doing is with the new and improved Lawn Mower® 4.0 with skin safe technology and controllable LED lights.” Duncan then demonstrates how waterproof the titanium testicle trimmer is with the tears of his remorse.
At this point in the feature length presentation, Duncan picks up his dog, Ocho, to deflect any real criticism onto an adorably helpless puppy. “Man’s best friend can get you through some dark times, but man’s second best friend is the new Weed Whacker® 2.0 that can tackle both ear and nose hair.”
As the video concludes, Duncan had successfully cried twice and plugged MANSCAPED® over sixty times.
“I’m going to take a break from the vlog, maybe take a trip with MANSCAPED® Perfect Platinum 5.0 Luxury Package, and reconnect to who I was before all of this. I’ll be gone for a while, but not as long as the battery life of the Lawn Mower® 4.0.”
At press time, using discount code ‘FORGIVEN’ at check out will get you 15% off your next purchase of $100 or more at MANSCAPED.com.
Wordle can be an unforgiving puzzle sometimes, and you can often come so close to ending a long winning streak. So, for your convenience, here are some hints as well as the answer for the Wordle today Feb 27.
We present Wordle clues here in a variety of ways to gently help you along, but if you just want the answer straight, spoilers be damned, then scroll all the way down to the section titled Today’s Wordle Answer.
As a noun, any of the five faculties through which stimuli from the external world are received and perceived: sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch.
Wordle Hint Today Fifth Letter
The fifth letter for the Wordle answer today is:
“E”
Wordle Hint Today Fourth Letter
The fourth letter for the Wordle answer today is:
“S”
Wordle Hint Today Third Letter
The third letter for the Wordle answer today is:
“N”
Wordle Hint Today Second Letter
The second letter for the Wordle answer today is:
“E”
Wordle Hint Today First Letter
The first letter for the Wordle answer today is:
“S”
Today’s Wordle Answer
And finally, here is the Wordle answer today. While this is your last chance to turn back, don’t feel bad about having to look it up.
Sometimes you have just one last chance to solve the puzzle, but three different letters that could viably fit into that last remaining square. At other times the word is so obscure, you just would not have gotten it without having in-depth knowledge about some oddly specific subject.
That’s no reason to lose a streak you have kept going for 589 days straight! So here goes nothing:
A person who works with skill and craftsmanship in the creation of various objects.
Wordle #980 For February 24, 2024
“PIPER“
A musician who plays the bagpipes, a traditional wind instrument.
Wordle #979 For February 23, 2024
“APART“
Separate or detached from something else; not connected or joined together.
Wordle #978 For February 22, 2024
“HEAVY“
Used as an adjective to indicate having great weight; difficult to lift, move, or carry due to mass or density.
Wordle #977 For February 21, 2024
“BUILD“
Used as a verb most commonly: to construct, assemble, or create something, such as a structure, or object.
Wordle #976 For February 20, 2024
“MATCH“
To be equal or corresponding to something else in quality, quantity, or significance.
Wordle #975 For February 19, 2024
“PRICE“
The amount of money or value that must be paid or exchanged to acquire goods or services.
Wordle #974 For February 18, 2024
“RIDGE“
A long, narrow, elevated area of land that forms a crest or a continuous line along the top of a mountain, or hill.
Wordle #973 For February 17, 2024
“PSALM“
A sacred song or hymn, typically from a specific titular Biblical book, which is a collection of religious poems and prayers found in the Old Testament of the Bible.
Wordle #972 For February 16, 2024
“STASH“
As a noun: a secret or hidden supply of something, typically valuable or desirable items.
As a verb: to hide or store something away, often for future use or for safekeeping.
Wordle #971 For February 15, 2024
“ASCOT“
A type of necktie or cravat that is typically worn with formal attire. It consists of a narrow strip of fabric that is folded over and tied in a manner similar to a scarf, with the ends tucked into the collar of a shirt.
Wordle #970 For February 14, 2024
“TALON“
A sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or a predatory animal, particularly one used for seizing and grasping prey.
Wordle #969 For February 13, 2024
“SCRAM“
An informal or colloquial verb that means to leave or go away quickly, often in a hurried or abrupt manner.
Wordle #968 For February 12, 2024
“PASTA“
A type of Italian food made from a dough typically consisting of wheat flour, water, and sometimes eggs, which is formed into various shapes and then cooked by boiling or baking.
Wordle #967 For February 11, 2024
“NEVER“
An adverb that indicates the absence of something happening or occurring at any time in the past, present, or future.
Wordle #966 For February 10, 2024
“FRIED“
An adjective that describes food that has been cooked in oil or fat until it becomes crispy and golden brown on the outside.
Wordle #965 For February 9, 2024
“STIFF“
An adjective that means inflexible, or not easily bent.
Wordle #964 For February 8, 2024
“PLACE“
A specific point or area in space, indicating where something is situated or located.
Wordle #963 For February 7, 2024
“AFTER“
A preposition that denotes the period following a certain moment or event.
Wordle #962 For February 6, 2024
“WHICH“
A pronoun, as well as an interrogative word that is used to introduce a clause that provides additional information about a noun.
Wordle #961 For February 5, 2024
“REPEL“
A verb that means to push away or drive back forcefully, or to cause strong dislike or aversion.
Wordle #960 For February 4, 2024
“VERGE“
A point at which something is about to happen or undergo a change.
Wordle #959 For February 3, 2024
“MICRO“
A prefix meaning small used in scientific, technical, and everyday language to denote something tiny in size or on a miniature scale.
Wordle #958 For February 2, 2024
“CLEFT“
An adjective that describes something that is split or divided, often into two parts.
Wordle #957 For February 1, 2024
“ALIVE“
An adjective that is characterized by the presence of vital signs, such as respiration, heartbeat, and consciousness.
Wordle #956 For January 31, 2024
“BULKY“
An adjective used to describe something that is large, heavy, and takes up a lot of space.
LOS ANGELES — Conservative news media outlets are in talks to revitalize an old fan-favorite scapegoat across their programming platforms. At a press conference today, Real American News, or RAN, announced plans to roll out an upcoming remake of their old “Video Games Cause Gun Violence” talking points.
“The past decade has been absolutely wild for us. Between ‘Fake News’ and QAnon, we’ve hardly had to argue against true, hard facts in order to fear monger. We’ve been able to just make stuff up and say whatever we want, with almost no pushback,” said news anchor Scott Flannery. “We’ve decided that it’s time to bring back some of our older, simpler talking points because it’s become too tough to keep all the misinformation straight.”
Many executives are hoping that an appeal to nostalgia will bring any lapsed viewers back into the fray.
“Everybody does remakes, so why shouldn’t we? They redid Ghostbusters twice already,” said head of programming Laurie Pepper. “Coming up with new things to scare our viewers costs money. People don’t like new. New is confusing, new requires learning. How many people do you know that just rewatch episodes of Friends that they’ve already seen a hundred times?
“We’re giving the people what they want, something they already know. Blaming gun violence on mental health hasn’t been working for us; there’s too much nuance. Blaming it on video games is easy: you shoot people in the game, so you do it for real, we send our thoughts and prayers and call it a day,” Pepper said while circling names on a list of interns she plans to harass today.
Real American News superfans in attendance were excited by this nostalgic return to form.
“It’s bringing me back to my childhood! I was in elementary school when RAN blamed Virginia Tech on Counter-Strike. Things were so much simpler then,” said obsessive news watcher Kyle Davis. “So many things are so complicated and scary now, it’ll be really nice to just have one thing to direct all my anger and hatred at, aside from minorities. The nostalgia is hype—oh, I hope they bring that lawyer, Jack Thompson, back!”
At press time, the Grand Theft Auto VI trailer was still being discussed on every conservative news station every sixty minutes since it was revealed online.
The Gone Fishin’ update for LEGO Fortnite introduces over a dozen types of fishes to the ecosystem, across species and sub-species. One of the rarest of them all is the Vendetta Flopper which can be found in Epic rarity, as well as a Legendary variant for mounting as a trophy. This LEGO Fortnite guide is all about the location of the Vendetta Flopper and the best methods to guarantee catching it as often as possible.
LEGO Fortnite Vendetta Flopper Location
The Epic Vendetta Flopper is the only base Epic rarity species of fish in LEGO Fortnite. While most other fish can be found in multiple locations, the Vendetta Flopper is exclusively found in the small pools located inside of Caves in the Grasslands biome, as well as even more rarely in the Caves in the Frostlands biome.
Bear in mind that not all Caves even have pools, so don’t give up. It might help to have a Survival Compass in your Equipment to help with locating Caves. Make sure you bring along two Fishing Rods in case of breakage, but also for glitching as mentioned below, as well as Bait Buckets of Epic or Rare quality.
Neither time of day nor weather has any effect on Vendetta Flopper spawn rates.
The Vendetta Flopper shares its loot table with two other fish at its Cavepool location: the ultra common Orange Flopper, and the Blue Slurp Fish. In order to maximize your chances of getting the Vendetta Flopper over the other two, make use of an Epic Fishing Rod, or at the very least a Rare Fishing Rod.
If nothing else, rod selection helps with durability while fishing, as well as speed of the fishing animations, which is especially useful when you’re farming for fish. There are some helpful tips and glitches listed below in their own section as well.
As far as bait goes, while you can use blue Rare Bait Buckets, you should save any and all purple or Epic Bait Buckets for these Cave pools, as it is the only place where using it makes any sense: there are no other Epic fish species, nor places where they can be fished. Every Epic Bait Bucket can give you up to 15 fishes to catch. That’s 15 opportunities to catch an Epic or Legendary fish.
Once you run out of purple Bait Buckets, you can fall back on the blue Bait Buckets for similar results. Rare Bait Buckets can give you between 8-12 fishes to catch, or an average of 10 each bucket.
The last two bucket rarities are potentially a waste of time, as the chances of catching an Epic Vendetta Flopper with them, dwindle significantly.
In a pinch, you can absolutely catch the Vendetta Flopper without either the best rod or even any bait at all, but having them both vastly improves your odds.
Catching your first Vendetta Flopper automatically unlocks the Rare Reflection Charm recipe back at the Crafting Bench.
The Legendary Vendetta Flopper is even more rare than the base Epic variant. As mentioned above, weigh the odds in your favor by both using an Epic Fishing Rod and tossing in an Epic Bait Bucket.
You can recognize that a catch is Legendary as the pool swirls around much wider as you begin to reel in the fish. The chime at the end is unique as well.
While fishing, let the rod hook something, reel it in, and as soon as the ‘Reel!’ prompt fades away on screen, quickly switch to another tool such as the sword, then switch back to the Fishing Rod to continue fishing with it. Your catch, whatever it may be, will be on the surface of the water for collection whenever you want it. But you will also have skipped the entire animation of reeling in your prize, looking at it, and putting it away, before being able to cast the line again. As long as you make the switch at some point during the animation, this will shave several seconds of precious time while fishing. This works anywhere, in any biome.
Sometimes your Bait Bucket will not deploy properly and just bounces off of the water and remains on the surface for you to pick up. This is because the water is too shallow. Try aiming and throwing it at slightly different spots till it gets in there, or try an entirely different pool nearby.
Shallow water doesn’t prevent your from fishing normally, without the Bait Bucket fishing hole.
If the Cave pool you have found is both tiny and already has a natural fishing hole, but it’s the wrong rarity, you can do a couple of things about it:
Fish it out completely. Just keep fishing the bait area until it is exhausted of fish.
Attempt to aim and throw a Bait Bucket at different pinpoints till it gets in the pool and cancels out the pre-baited fishing hole. Difficult to accomplish, but doesn’t hurt to try.
Throw the Bait Bucket dead center of the existing baited fishing hole. This can also cancel it out, but can very rarely glitch and lose you your Bait Bucket completely.
HOLLYWOOD — It’s an exciting time to be a Fortnite player, with global pop sensation The Weeknd announcing he’ll be a part of the virtual world until we’re literally all dead.
“Oh yeah we’re gonna keep the Battle Bus rocking forever and ever” exclaimed Abel Tesfaye, who goes by his stage name The Weeknd. “I’m incredibly excited to make one million dollars every week because of this new partnership.”
The world-renowned singer and artist made his Fortnite debut back in December, forever changing the way kids crank the 90s and yell about hackers. For months, The Weeknd could be seen sitting in the virtual store, practically begging five-year-olds to purchase him with their parent’s credit card. This new, unprecedented collaboration with Epic Games means that The Weeknd will be available via the item shop forever.
Many gamers wondered just how long The Weeknd would be staying in the shop, with a big component of Fortnite being its timed exclusivity. Other skins like Black Widow, Deadpool and the infamous Renegade Raider skins have not been rereleased in the shop for quite a long time, giving them legendary status. However, with the news of a permanent residency in the shop, players no longer need to worry, as they have an infinite amount of time to purchase and play as him.
As part of the deal, The Weeknd also announced that he is working on a new album that will be exclusive to Fortnite. Players will need to purchase the next battle pass and reach level 850 in order to unlock the album, which will delete itself after one listen in order to maintain its exclusivity.
“It’s got drums, it’s got piano, it’s got a triangle, should be real goated on the sticks or whatever. It’s gonna be unlike anything you’ve ever heard,” Tesfaye said while lighting a cigarette with a lit 100 dollar bill.
The Weeknd is far from the first real-life celebrity to be added to the game, with past updates bringing rappers like Travis Scott and world-renowned sandworm enjoyer Zendaya to players’ lockers. All of these skins come at a price, but it’s a small price to pay for your very own tiny version of The Weeknd.
Although the Weeknd seems to be feigning excitement for this partnership, close friends of his revealed he’s just happy to have people stop talking about the debacle that was The Idol on Max.
So you wanna live in Hyrule. You can find lots of articles online telling you how to fight scary monsters and cook tasty dishes, but nobody ever wants to talk about what’s really important: Tedious financial data. If that’s what you want, you’ve come to the right place.
10. Goron City
This so-called “city” is barely even a town, is basically inside a volcano, and you can hardly walk down the street without bursting into flames. What’s the big draw here? The delicious and trendy food! What’s the food? Rocks.
Hold on. I need to call my dentist real quick… Hi, Dr. Rossi? … Can I cancel my upcoming appointment and, if possible, all future appointments? … No, I’m not switching to a new dentist. I’m moving to a town where all the food is rocks… Exactly, no more teeth. Thanks! Bye!
Goron City is at the bottom of this list because I don’t even care what it costs to live there. I’m not moving!
N/A rupees per month.
9. Korok Forest
It’s the woods.
0 rupees per month.
8. Lurelin Village
Lurelin Village has a problem with pirates. And I’m not talking about the kind who illegally downloads movies. I’m talking about real pirates. The scary kind. The sexy kind.
But I’ll be damned if it isn’t affordable. If you get the pirates out of town and help the Lurelians (Lurelinians?) rebuild, you’ll find that a salt spa (the equivalent of which costs up to 50 rupees in other villages) costs only five grains of salt. You heard me right. Five. Grains. Of salt. You can’t get a deal like that anywhere else, folks.
1 salt shaker per lifetime.
7. Tarrey Town
This simple neighborhood of prefab homes makes me think of the 1950s. It’s like a Levittown without the racial segregation. In fact, all races live in harmony in Tarrey Town, and the only people excluded are the vast majority of us whose names don’t end in “-son.” I don’t know if that’s a violation of the Fair Housing Act, but it’s definitely a dubious business model.
A house in Tarrey Town costs a modest 1,500 rupees. For reference, an apple costs 12 rupees. I didn’t do the math to figure out what number of apples cost the same as an entire house in Tarrey Town, but I’m sure that number is absurd, and if I put it here you would find it hilarious.
300 rupees per month.
6. Kakariko Village
Kakariko is just an ordinary village with farms, birds, and a flute constantly being played in the background. Sure, it rains every goddamn day, but it’s home.
Enjoy the low prices while they last. You see that highly-educated Zonai Survey Team? You see those tourists hungering for a peek at the Ring Ruins? These are the warning signs of gentrification. It won’t be long before there’s a line around the block for overpriced hearty truffles and you overhear some hipster Hylians bragging about how many times they’ve been to Kakariko Village and how “raining all the time is, like, its big thing.”
430 rupees per month… for now.
5. Rito Village
I’ve been trying to keep this article professional but I’m gonna level with you. I just don’t like these bird guys. Everyone is so charmed by their pretty music and their la-di-da spiral staircase city. Well I don’t wanna live in a six-story walk-up! Also, is anyone else bothered that the Swallow’s Roost offers a “Rito-down bed”? Does that mean they’re plucking their own feathers out of their own skin and asking me to sleep in it? That ain’t right. This village… is for the birds!
Hahaha! Get it? It’s inhabited by birds, but also “for the birds” means worthless, so “for the birds” has two meanings here. I’m saying it’s full of bird people but also it sucks. Did the explanation help you to get the joke? Are you laughing yet?
520 rupees per month (but not recommended).
4. Gerudo Town
Real estate value is all about demand. Gerudo Town may be miles into the desert, but it boasts a rare luxury: No men. People come from far and wide for this commodity—even some men, ironically—so the prices here are higher than a Goron chowing down on Marbled Rock Roast.
640 rupees per month.
3. Hateno Village
Hateno Village is the closest thing post-apocalyptic Hyrule has to a bustling metropolis. One of the biggest factors for cost of living is school quality, and this village is home to the best, nay, the ONLY school in Hyrule which covers topics other than how to talk to men.
Remember we said that a house is 1,500 rupees in Tarrey Town? Well, a house costs 3,000 rupees here! And that was in Breath of the Wild, so who knows how much that would be adjusted for inflation!
780 rupees per month.
2. Zora’s Domain
Beautiful, historic architecture, and every inch of it with a waterfront view? This place is like Venice on crack. They had a water problem and somebody cleared it up in, like, a day. Why is it that they always fix the problems in expensive areas first? Why can’t Link do this in Flint, Michigan?
1,430 rupees per month.
1. Lookout Landing
Lookout Landing is less a village and more a research outpost and military base. Though it’s technically free to live as personnel on a military base, the cost of living is the constant, looming threat of death, whether it be tomorrow in battle or 40 years from now due to long-term health conditions contracted while drinking contaminated water. Ever heard of Camp Lejeune? Well I have. Rest in peace, Dad.
If you or a loved one lived or worked at Lookout Landing, you may be eligible for compensation.
