sifar 2005-11-07 0 comments
The first worldwide video game concert tour, "PLAY! A Videogame Symphony", was announced recently by the people at JMP Productions and Europe's Symphonic Game Music Concerts. PLAY! will start in North America sometime in 2006 and feature music from 20 or so games including Final Fantasy, Silent Hill, Battlefield: 1942, World of Warcraft, and The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. The...
sifar 2005-11-07 0 comments
Every week, Famitsu Magazine gets votes from its readers as to what they believe are the most wanted games in Japan. As usual, Square Enix games make their way into the charts and here are the week's standings. (01 / 01) Final Fantasy XII ... 2,798 (03 / 03) Kingdom Hearts 2 ... 1,495 (14 / 19) Final Fantasy III...
sifar 2005-11-06 0 comments
The people at IGN have made available a small video featuring footage of Final Fantasy IV Advance with English text. The video shows several battle sequences and how well the new sprites look in motion. The US box cover and small trailer can be found in the links below. Link >> FFIV Advance Trailer Link >> FFIV Advance Box Cover...
sifar 2005-11-05 0 comments
Nobuo Uemtasu will be performing "VOICES music from FINAL FANTASY" on February 18, 2005 at Pacifico Yokohama. On the guest list includes Angela Aki who is the singer/writer of the main theme song for Final Fantasy XII. No doubt, she will be singing the song "Kiss me Good-Bye" during the concert. Other guests include Emiko Shiratori (FFIX "Melodies of Life"),...
sifar 2005-11-05 0 comments
Square Enix has published the Japanese box cover image of Final Fantasy IV. The game will be released in Japan on December 15, 2005. Nintendo has revealed that FFIV will be released in the first quarter of 2006 in Europe. Link >> FFIV Box Cover Image In related news, RPGamer has posted the first English screenshots of the game which...
kula shakerz 2005-10-27 0 comments
Square Enix today opened the official website for its DS title Seiken Densetsu DS: Children of Mana. The game's character designs were drawn by Nao Ikeda who already acted as character designer of Seiken Densetsu: Legend of Mana and Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. The game's animation sequences are being created by Production I.G., the studio behind Ghost in the Shell:...
kula shakerz 2005-10-24 0 comments
Square Enix recently announced Voices: Music from Final Fantasy, the newest concert featuring songs from the company's flagship series of RPGs. The concert will take place in the Pacifico Yokohama on February 18th 2006. As the title suggests, this new concert will focus on vocal themes. Hence, songstresses Emiko Shiratori (Final Fantasy IX main theme "Melodiesof Life"), RIKKI (Final Fantasy...
kula shakerz 2005-10-18 0 comments
Square Enix will bundle its upcoming GameBoy Advance remake of Final Fantasy IV with Nintendo's recently released GameBoy Micro. The game's standard version and the bundle will go on sale simultaneously in mid-December. The newest remake of the classic Super Nintendo RPG will feature an improved system, enhanced visuals and various additional features, such as new events and an extra...
kula shakerz 2005-10-10 0 comments
Square Enix will release its recently announced GameBoy Advance remake of the Super Famicom classic Final Fantasy IV in Japan on December 15th. The newest remake of the game will carry a price tag of 4,800 yen ($42.19 US). Still no release date for North American or European versions.
sifar 2005-10-05 0 comments
During the Nintendo DS Conference! 2005, Square Enix announced that both Final Fantasy V and VI will be available for the Gameboy Advance system. Till now they had just announced Final Fantasy IV, more details on both games are yet to be released.
kula shakerz 2005-10-04 0 comments
Square Enix has launched the Japanese teaser site for Final Fantasy IV for the Game Boy Advance. The teaser site features a Game Boy micro faceplate with Amano art from FFIV. It's unknown if this faceplate will be seen outside of Japan when Final Fantasy IV GBA launches in North America on December 12th.
kula shakerz 2005-09-29 0 comments
Square Enix today announced the two newest additions to its longrunning Seiken Densetsu series: Seiken Densetsu DS: Children of Mana and Seiken Densetsu 4. The former will feature 2D visuals and be released for Nintendo's DS handheld platform, while latter will shine in complete 3D on an undisclosed platform. Seiken Densetsu DS: Children will be available in Japan sometime next...
kula shakerz 2005-09-15 0 comments
Nintendo announced yesterday that Final Fantasy IV is headed for a GBA release in the near future. The game will contain a few new features, such as dungeons that were not seen in the original release for the SNES. Square Enix has also announced Final Fantasy III for the DS, but the project has not been heard about in quite...
kula shakerz 2005-09-03 0 comments
Square Enix recently announced its preliminary line-up for this month's Tokyo Game Show 2005. Two notable absentees from the list released by the company today include Final Fantasy XII for PlayStation 2 and Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII for PlayStation Portable. It also seems like Tokyo Game Show will mark the debut of the Seiken Densetsu Project (The World of...
kula shakerz 2005-08-23 0 comments
Square Enix recelntly announced that they will buy at least 247,900 Taito shares worth 45.16 billion yen ($409.10 million USD), thereby making Taito a subsidiary. The Kyoto-based electronics maker Kyocera, which holds a 36.02% stake in Taito, has already approved Square Enix's takeover bid. Both companies want to profit from their existing overseas businesses: While Square Enix has a strong...