Square Enix finally gave Final Fantasy fans an updated look at the long-awaited Final Fantasy 7 Remake today with a new trailer for the PlayStation 4 game. The new trailer includes brand-new footage of Cloud, Aerith, and Barret in action, both in cutscenes and battle scenarios. It’s a brief teaser but it ends with the promise of more information coming in June. While Sony won’t be attending E3 2019 officially, it sounds like the company will have some announcements to share alongside the show. The Final Fantasy 7 Remake was officially announced way back in 2015 at Sony’s E3 press conference. Since then, it’s undergone some changes — including a switch in developers — and a long period of silence from Square Enix. Game director Tetsuya Nomura said at one point that the remake was announced a bit too early, but it sounds like we’ll hear about some progress soon. On Twitter, Nomura offered some vague language about the game’s release date, saying “Most of the plans are already in place in the run up to launch, so please bear with us a little longer until we can release more information next month.” Check out some new stills from the trailer in the gallery below.<doc-sep>When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Sign up forfor the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks FINAL FANTASY 7 REMAKE - UPDATE ONE: The first Final Fantasy 7 Remake trailer in three and a half years has been revealed today. As rumoured, the Final Fantasy 7 Remake was re-revealed during today's State of Play PS4 Direct-style broadcast. The brief Final Fantasy 7 Remake teaser showcased new gameplay footage as well as the first look at beloved flower girl Aeris and a glimpse of uber-baddie Sephiroth. It was also promised that more FF7 information was coming in June, which surely is a sign that the Final Fantasy 7 Remake will headline Square Enix's E3 2019 event. If you missed State of Play then you can watch the latest Final Fantasy 7 Remake trailer below. Following the big Final Fantasy 7 Remake reveal the official Final Fantasy Twitter account posted a message from the game's director Tetsuya Nomura. And fans will be delighted to hear the launch window for the FF7 Remake is already being spoken about. Nomura-san said: “Most of the plans are already in place in the run up to launch, so please bear with us a little longer until we can release more information next month”. The Final Fantasy 7 Remake doesn't have a confirmed release date yet, but hopefully fans will be finding out when it'll launch during E3 2019.<doc-sep>Square Enix Square Enix has been talking about the Final Fantasy 7 remake for what feels like decades. During Sony's State of Play presentation on Thursday, a trailer finally offered another glimpse at the long-in-development title. The trailer, embedded below, is only a very fleeting glimpse of what's to come. The gameplay is looking mighty slick. Cloud's hair is looking incredibly full of hairspray. And that's really all we know right now. As sister site GameSpot points out, it appears that most of the trailer revolves around the first bombing mission but in glorious high definition and without the blocky bodies of the original. There's a brief encounter with the Guard Scorpion -- the game's first boss -- and fleeting images of Aeris/Aerith handing Cloud a flower. "It was quite short, but hopefully you enjoyed seeing Cloud and Aerith brought back to life with such realistic graphics. And oh my god! Did you notice he was there too...?" producer Yoshinori Kitase said Thursday in a blog post, alluding to stylish villain Sephiroth's brief appearance. The Final Fantasy 7 remake was first announced at E3 2015, but Square Enix have been relatively hush about it since. There's still no word on whether this new version will include the famous bath scene. We didn't see it at E3 last year, to our dismay. But it looks like Square Enix will give us a little more in 2019. "Most of the plans are already in place in the run-up to launch, so please bear with us a little longer until we can release more information next month," director Tetsuya Nomura said in a note tweeted by the official Final Fantasy account. Now playing: Watch this: PlayStation Classic first look: Exactly what you think... He's presumably referring to the publisher's E3 press conference, which is scheduled for June 10 at 6 p.m. PT, since Sony is skipping the show this year. Sony also announced a remake of the cult classic MediEvil along with a handful of other games. You can read all about it at GameSpot. For everything you need to know about one of Square Enix's most anticipated titles, head to CNET's handy guide. Originally published May 9 at 3:35 p.m PT Update, May 10 at 4:21 a.m.: Adds Kitase and Nomura notes, E3 speculation.<doc-sep>
After a lengthy disappearance from the public eye, Square Enix showed off a brand-new trailer for the Final Fantasy VII remake during PlayStation’s State of Play stream this afternoon. It shows us a whole lot of new stuff, including much closer looks at much of the game’s core cast, and some quick glimpses of combat and other bits of general gameplay. Folks like Cloud, Aerith, and Barret all play prominent roles in the trailer, and there’s even a fair amount of English voice acting on display – which might give us some hope that the release isn’t too far off. The combat looks to be pretty similar to the action-oriented battles of Final Fantasy XV, though it looks like you’ll have much more prominent control over multiple party members. The trailer ends the only way an FF7 teaser can – with a quick hint of Sepiroth’s appearance. The video promises “more to come in June,” which likely means we’ll get a much better look at the FF7 remake at E3 – which, incidentally, Sony will not be attending. So far, the new FF7 has only been confirmed for PlayStation 4, and it remains to be seen whether it will come to other platforms. Like most third-party publishers, Square Enix has been increasingly focused on multi-platform releases, and with Sony out of E3, that would be the time to announce which – if any – non-PlayStation platforms the game will come to. Check out the trailer for yourself above. Related: Check out all the biggest upcoming PC games In a Twitter message from the official account, Tetsuya Nomura says “most of the plans are already in place in the run up to launch, so please bear with us a little longer until we can release more information next month.”