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Hanjuku Eiyuu contest results

kula shakerz    2004-10-21    0 comments

Square Enix has announced, that they will reveal the eggmonster designs submitted by fans to be used in its PlayStation 2 title Hanjuku Eiyuu: 4 - 7 Hito no Hanjuku Eiyuu on October 22nd. The web-based event will be moderated by director and producer Takashi Tokita and another member of the development team. Hanjuku Eiyuu: 4-7 Hito no Hanjuku Eiyuu...

Intel Corporation and Square Enix collaborate

kula shakerz    2004-10-18    0 comments

Intel Corporation and Square Enix recently announced that FINAL FANTASY XI for Windows can now be played on mainstream consumer PCs with the Intel 915G Express chipset which is supported by an integrated graphics technology. In the past, additions of costly external graphics card were required to play FINAL FANTASY XI on a PC due to its advanced graphics. The...

Second Black Mages album announced

kula shakerz    2004-10-02    0 comments

Nobuo Uematsu's band Black Mages is currently working on their second album named Black Mages II: The Skies Above. The album will once again contain rock versions of well known Final Fantasy songs. There is currently no release date for the album but its expected to hit the shelves in the near future. Here are some previews from the upcoming...


Square Enix, Namco, Sega and Taito join forces in China

kula shakerz    2004-09-29    0 comments

Square Enix, Namco, Sega and Taito has announced that they will join forces to offer cellphone-based content to Chinese costumers. To that aim, the content of all four companies will be licensed to Beijing-based Square Enix Webstar Network Technology, a subsidary of Square Enix in China, which in turn will sublicense said content to BeiJing Mobit Infomation Technology for distribution...

Square Enix announces Front Mission Mobile

kula shakerz    2004-09-26    0 comments

Square Enix announced a new Front Mission game at the Tokyo Game Show. The new game titleled Front Mission Mobile is being developped for NTT DoCoMo's FOMA 900i series cellphones. The story will take place at the border region between O.C.U. and U.S.N. territory, just before the second Halfman War and follow an original story line. In addition to Front...

Complete Square Enix TGS line-up

kula shakerz    2004-09-24    0 comments

Square Enix has revealed their complete line-up for the 2004 Tokyo Game Show. As expected Final Fantasy XII and Dragon Quest VIII the two biggest titles to be released in the near future were added to the list. Romancing Saga: Minstrel Song (PS2) Radiata Stories (PS2) Dragon Quest VIII (PS2) Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Special (PS2)...


Square Enix and friends in China for the mobile contents

Ikuzo    2004-09-21    0 comments

Yesterday on 21st September, Square Enix Co., Ltd, Namco Co., Ltd, Sega Co., Ltd and Taito Co., Ltd came upon an agreement for supporting business in providing mobile contents in China. Square Enix have already established a company called Square Enix Webstar Network Technology (Bejin) Co., Ltd (SEW) in Bejin, and the four companies agreed upon licensing their mobile contents...

Square Enix registers new trademarks

kula shakerz    2004-09-10    0 comments

Square Enix recently registered four new trademarks at the United States patent and trademark office. The four trademarks are: Code Age, Code Age Commanders, Code Age Brawls and Code Age Archives. As usual its virtually impossible to guess what this will be by reading the trademark description. We'll bring you more information as soon as new details become available.

Updated Tokyo Game Show line-up

kula shakerz    2004-09-08    0 comments

Square Enix has added two new titles to its Tokyo Game Show 2004 line-up. The first one is a sequel to Hanjuku Eiyuu Tai 3D (Half-boiled Hero VS 3D) named Hanjuku Eiyuu: 4-7 Hito no Hanjuku Eiyuu for the PlayStation2. The game is the second instalment of Takechi Tokita's comic RPG series and the story will take place on a...


Square Enix to present new title at TGS?

kula shakerz    2004-09-07    0 comments

In an recent interview with the Japanese gaming website Gpara, Akitoshi Kawazu, leader of Square Enix's production team 2 and the man behind the popular SaGa series has mentioned that his newest project would be revealed during this month's Tokyo Game Show 2004. The new game is unlikely to be a title for Nintendo's new handheld DS, but rather for...

Square-Enix announces Tokyo Game Show line-up

kula shakerz    2004-09-03    0 comments

Square Enix has revealed some of the titles that they are going to exhibit at this year's Tokyo Game Show, held at the Makuhari Messe (Nippon Convention Center). Tokyo Game Show opens for the press on Friday 24th September and to the public on Saturday 25th and stays open until Sunday the 26th. Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia (Windows/PlayStation2)...

Square Enix registers a new trademark

kula shakerz    2004-08-16    0 comments

Square Enix has registered yet another trademark at the United States patent and trademark office. This time they registered "Dirge of Cerberus" and as usual its virtually impossible to guess what this will be by reading the trademark description. We'll post more as soon as new details become available.


New Square Enix USA president appointed

kula shakerz    2004-08-13    0 comments

Square Enix has announced that Ichirou Otobe has succeeded Jun Iwasaki as president and chief operating officer of its North American subsidiary, Square Enix, Inc. Otobe previously shared the role of chief operating officer in North America with Iwasaki, after moving from a position as Square Enix's general manager of global business.

Square Enix registers new trademark

kula shakerz    2004-08-09    0 comments

Square Enix registered a new trademark with the United States patent and trademark office on July 26th 2004. The new trademark Dawn of Souls may be a completely new console title, yet another Final Fantasy XI expansion, a manga or anime or even a new cell phone title. The trademark description covers anything from video games to mouse pads so...

Square Enix Announces Egg Monster Competition

kula shakerz    2004-08-08    0 comments

Square Enix has announced an egg monster drawing competition for its upcoming Nintendo DS title Egg Monster Heroes. The contest is similar to the one they held before the release of Hanjuku Eiyuu Tai 3D (Half-boiled Hero VS 3D) for PlayStation 2. Fans can submit a drawing of their creation, along with a short description of its characteristics and skills...