Ikuzo 2004-01-18 0 comments
While other news make a great long article, these two news aren't so detailed and somewhat unknown. But it may interest a few of you who considers themselves as a hard core Square Enix fan. There's been a rumor going around that the former Enix title, Actraiser, will make a return on Gameboy Advance! The rumor was leaked by test...
Ikuzo 2004-01-18 0 comments
Much of the details regarding the contents of the latest CD by Nobuo Uematsu has already been reported awhile back by sifar. In addition to his article, here's a brief overview of what this FF Song Book CD is all about. The CD is a collection of songs from the first FF title to the latest, FFXI. Selected from over...
sifar 2004-01-16 0 comments
Square Enix USA, a 100% subsidiary company of Square Enix, has just become the 3rd biggest shareholder of a firm by the name of UIEvolution. This firm develops software that enables customers to turn their multimedia content into wireless applications that work across any device (cellphone, PDAs, etc ... ), operating system or communications network. The company can be hired...
sifar 2004-01-14 0 comments
Square Enix Vice President, Shinji Hashimoto, commented in Dorimaga magazine that Square Enix would have a very large line-up of games for this year's E3. He continued on by stating that fans would definitely be suprised in every regard and new titles would also be announced at the event. Hashimoto talked about how Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories will use...
sifar 2004-01-12 0 comments
Sony's new portable, the PSP, is the only new gaming system coming out this year. Thus, Famitsu conducted a survery to find out what developers had to say of Sony's new portable. Most gamers in Japan are definitely interested in knowing whether Square Enix will have anything to do with the new system. Square Enix's CEO, Yoichi Wada, spoke briefly...
sifar 2004-01-11 0 comments
Dengeki conducted an interview with famous Final Fantasy Music Director, Nobuo Uematsu. In the interview, they discussed his upcoming "Tour de Japon" concerts, his current projects, and much more. Uematsu was very pleased with the idea of having concerts that take place in several cities throughout Japan. This was because many of his fans tend to come from all over...
sifar 2004-01-09 0 comments
Yesterday, information about the top 100 best selling games of 2003 were released in Japan. A total of 13 Square Enix games made the list including Final Fantasy X-2 at the number one spot. The list below will show each Square Enix game that made the top 100, and how many copies of the game were sold. Note that Kingdom...
sifar 2004-01-07 0 comments
Square Enix confirmed that by the end of 2003, they had a total of over 500,000 members using their PlayOnline services. It all began in May 2002 for Final Fantasy XI on the PS2 (Japan). The services then gathered more people when Square released FFXI for the PC in November 2002 (Japan). Soon enough, the company had gathered over 300,000...
sifar 2004-01-03 0 comments
G4TV, a channel dedicated to covering nothing but games, is going to have a 30 minute history lesson about the Final Fantasy series on its show titled "Icons". The video will air on January 15, 2004 at 10pm EST. It will also contain behind the scenes footage of Square Enix's new headquarters in Tokyo, and have brand new interviews with...
sifar 2004-01-03 0 comments
Square Enix has confirmed that it will be releasing an album that features vocals from the very first Final Fantasy to the eleventh installment. Many of the tracks will contain brand new vocals, while others will be rearranged. The album's composition and arrangement is being worked on by Nobuo Uematsu. Previous Final Fantasy based vocal albums included "Pray" and "Love...
Ikuzo 2003-12-26 0 comments
Industrial Property Digital Library (IPDL) run by the Japan Patent Office shows that Square Enix has applied four trademarks in the month of October. Everything seems to be new except for Depth Fantasia. 20 October: Chou Kakutou Slave 16 October: Depth Fantasia 10 October: Pocket Action 10 October: Pocket Puzzle
Ikuzo 2003-12-20 0 comments
Thanks again to Quiter, a Japanese gaming news site, for uploading movies of the latest footages of Final Fantasy XII and Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. The footages were shown at Jump Festa 2004 yesterday. Final Fantasy XII footage was roughly about seven minutes long, containing scenes of the new and the old. The highlight of the footage was Balflear's...
kula shakerz 2003-11-08 0 comments
Square Enix has announced that they will go into the action figure making business. In the "Final Fantasy Trading Arts: Volume 1", seven different action figures representing characters from Final Fantasy VII through X will be released in sealed packages that will be sold at the price of 500 yen ($4.50). The system works similar to trading cards, since the...
sifar 2003-11-04 0 comments
Square Enix has announced four new Greatest Hits titles that will make their way to North America this Winter. The titles include Xenogears, Final Fantasy Chronicles (Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy IV), Final Fantasy Anthology (Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VI), and Vagrant Story. Each title will be available for $29.99 CDN and $19.99 USD.
kula shakerz 2003-11-01 0 comments
Square Enix Europe has updated their site. The new section named "Fan Zone" features forums, competitions, downloads (wallpapers, screensavers, movies and extras), surveys and the latest news regarding European releases of Square Enix Games. Link >> Square Enix Europe Link >> Square Enix Europe FanZone