But now the Internal Revenue Service is cracking down on people who use IRAs as cash machines and miss that 60-day deadline. The agency had been letting many people miss deadlines because of errors like mail delays. But recently it denied the same grace to one jobless filer who lived on his IRA when he was unemployed and tried to pay it back, months later, after finding a job. He could end up paying taxes on the whole distribution as well as a 10 percent penalty....
Globally there are 1.7 billion adults who do not have a bank account. One in four U.S. households are either unbanked or underbanked. Access to finance, for both the rich and poor, is increasingly viewed as a human right because without it, it is almost impossible to improve one’s standard of living. By expanding central bank regulation and embracing a new generation of digital banks, wealth can be opened up to all....
Originally, Endwalker was supposed to release on November 23rd, but FFXIV director and producer Naoki Yoshida made the executive decision to delay it by two weeks to ensure last-minute fixes and polishing could be done before the big day. Because of this, the previously-established timeline of events also had to be adjusted accordingly. RELATED: Final Fantasy 14 Fans Make Adorable Checklist to Prepare Players for Endwalker Enter the Phookas–a helpful group of three Final Fantasy friends who make guides and infographics to help players old and new navigate the abundant systems of Final Fantasy 14....
During the celebration, players partake in short quests revolving around the chosen guardian for the year and earn appropriately themed gifts. Each of the major cities in Eorzea is also decked out with decorations to commemorate the event. While The Twelve pick a god to be honored for the year in Eorzea, an animal is chosen from a pantheon in the Far East. That year’s guardian animal is said to bring good luck and ward off evil from the lands....
Players have discovered while playing the action-adventure title that a furry companion keeps cropping up in photos. The rabbit-like creature, known as Carbuncle, has been photobombing players as they traverse the world of Final Fantasy 15. Prompto, one of Final Fantasy 15’s main characters, snaps photos of the group as the game progresses. Players can review those photos and the end of a mission to reminisce about their experience. But as they’ve done so, some players have discovered something that wasn’t there when they were taking the photos: Carbuncle sitting somewhere in the picture....
Director Hajime Tabata and marketing manager Matt Kishimoto took the stage to demo a battle called “The Trial of the Titan.“We are excited to show you the first ever demo of (Final Fantasy 15 on) Xbox One,” Tabata told the crowd. The demo features main protagonist Noctis and the rest of the gang going up against a truly massive enemy. “Noctis and his allies are being tested by a gigantic titan,” Kishimoto said....
Final Fantasy 15 story spoilers ahead… One of the most powerful characters to temporarily join the team is Aranea Highwind. Players who have finished the game know that Aranea is a sometimes friend who joins the crew for a short dungeon in the middle of the game. If players want to keep Aranea around longer than that, they can follow these steps and she will be stuck with the team permanently....
The video from Square Enix is short but sweet, and it features a man coming up against a massive baddie by the name of Ultros. Longtime Final Fantasy fans know that Ultros is a giant octopus/squid-like enemy who has appeared in multiple games throughout franchise history. Ultros is often presented as a character that makes witty or even corny jokes during battle and usually isn’t too difficult to dispatch....
Omen was made as part of a partnership between Square Enix and Digic Pictures, the studio responsible for the recently released Kingsglaive Final Fantasy 15 film. The four and a half minute movie/trailer is quite the experience. Here’s a short description to help frame the video: Despite being King Regis’ omen, the trailer focuses almost entirely on his son Noctis. Noctis goes on a sort of sojourn to save his fiance, only to realize that he himself is the danger to his love....
As seen below in the video covering all of the aforementioned Final Fantasy 15 features, the special panel was called “Prompto’s Facebook: How a Buddy-AI Auto-Snapshots Your Adventure in FFXV,” which is a mouthful to say the least. Nevertheless, Prasertvithyakarn manages to pack in a lot of interesting tidbits regarding the thought process behind the feature’s implementation, as well as the technical details involved in making it work within the game....
One of the chief concerns that fans have had about Final Fantasy XV and its Platinum Demo is in regards to the demo’s frame rate. According to Tabata, the demo used a dynamic resolution, which maxed out at 1080p. Having such a high resolution can sometimes cause frame rate issues in more demanding games, but Tabata has stressed that the demo’s technical specifications are not indicative of the final specs in the actual game....
RELATED: Final Fantasy 14: Every Expansion, Ranked Interestingly, some fans may also clamor for fan-favorite features from classic games to make a return to FF16. After all, there’s no better place to return a classic feature than in a game that throws back the good ol’ days of Final Fantasy, right? And some features from classic games just seem to fit the atmosphere FF16 plans to offer. 13 FF1: Character Archetypes Granted, other mainline Final Fantasy games have a more expansive version of the class system....
For those that may have missed it or that were unsure, Ifrit appears at the end of the Final Fantasy 16 trailer, and he is also featured prominently in the game’s logo doing battle with the summon Phoenix. Given that the main character seems to have some kind of connection with Phoenix, this is likely a symbolic representation of their battle. Much is still unknown about Ifrit’s role within the story of Final Fantasy 16, but his importance is undeniable and can be traced back through the last few Final Fantasy games as well....
For those that don’t keep up with the latest Final Fantasy news, many believe that the next main entry in the series, Final Fantasy 16, will launch alongside or shortly after the next generation of consoles this holiday season. Though a simultaneous launch would be amazing, a lot of launch titles have already been revealed, and given that nothing has been said about a Final Fantasy 16, it seems unlikely....
[HTML1] As many gamers will attest, Final Fantasy 7 is not only one of the top video game sequels to reinvent its franchise, but also an arguable contender for the best RPG of all time. Considering such notions, ever since Square Enix revealed the first trailer for the upcoming remake of Final Fantasy 7 during Sony’s press conference at E3 2015, fans have been ecstatic about the news, clamoring for any morsel of information regarding the upcoming title....
For the most part it is relatively easy to make it through all the matches, including Hard Mode. The only one who puts up a real challenge is the final fight with Chadley to earn the trophy Condor Queen. Follow the guide below to blow Chadley out of the water. Once one understands the strategy, the bout becomes simple. Reaching Chadley In order to unlock this fight, one must first beat every other competitor in Fort Condor on both Normal and Hard Mode....
The new ending cutscene in Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade features Zack Fair coming back to Midgar in search of Aerith. This is just one of many big changes made by Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade from the original Final Fantasy 7. In the original game, Zack Fair is killed early on, giving Cloud his iconic Buster Sword and leading to Cloud mixing up some of his memories with those of Zack....
The new character, named simply Roche, appears in one of the screenshots released yesterday, along with a short description to go with the new face. Adding new characters certainly does imply that Square Enix is making good on their claims that the Final Fantasy 7 Remake will have a brand new story, large enough to make the Midgar section into a full length game. RELATED: Final Fantasy 7 Remake Time Exclusivity Length Revealed by Cover...
It is possible to activate this technique during combat so long as both Yuffie and Sonon have at least one ATB charge, but the drawback is that ATB will regenerate at a slower rate while it is active. Alongside using Synergized versions of the Ninja Cannonball materia and Yuffie’s base abilities, players can also perform Synergized Limit Breaks. To do this, both characters must have a Limit Break ready, and Sonon will need to have his Marshalist’s Staff equipped with the perk Synergized Limit Breaks unlocked in the weapon upgrades menu....
For any who’ve played the original game, Zack Fair showing up in the first episode of Final Fantasy 7 Remake is vastly different from the time frame he’s revealed in the original game. Not only that, Zack’s reveal was a surprising plot twist with tons of build up to it prior. Now it seems the FF7 Remake will be hinting at this major revelation much earlier this time. RELATED: Final Fantasy 7 Remake Final Trailer Breakdown: Spoilers Abound...
