kula shakerz 2003-10-25 0 comments
Square Enix has just made available a four minute trailer of Front Mission One. The video can be downloaded using the link below. The game went on sale today all over Japan, and is expected to sell fairly well. No information about a North American or European release has been announced at this time. Some Characters from Front Mission One...
kula shakerz 2003-10-19 0 comments
Square Enix has applied for registration of four new trademarks at the Japan Patent Office in August. Among them are PlayOnline Plus, Friend List Plus, Character Name Address as well as Choubukyou Taisen. While the first three are obviously related to the company's internet service platform PlayOnline, Choubukyou Taisen is a MMORPG which has already been released in mainland China....
kula shakerz 2003-10-19 0 comments
Square Enix composer Nobuo Uematsu has announced on his personal website that his rock band The Black Mages will be giving a 30 minute concert during the Kanagawa University Festival 2003. The gig will take place on November 3rd from 16:00 until 16:30 JST
kula shakerz 2003-10-05 0 comments
Square Enix has announced that two of its most famous games, Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, are coming to cellular phones. Final Fantasy will be a port of the WonderSwan Color version, while Dragon Quest will feature a port of the Super Famicom version. The games will be made available on cell phones through the iMode and DoCoMo service plans....
sifar 2003-10-03 0 comments
After the 20020220 concert, more Final Fantasy music concerts are announced for next year, as previously mentioned. This new series of concerts, named Tour de Japon: Music from Final Fantasy (which should be Tour du Japon in correct French, actually), will be held in Spring 2004 around Japan, like the name suggests. The schedule is as follows: 2004/03/12: Yokohama /...
kula shakerz 2003-09-27 0 comments
Square Enix has announced Front Mission History at the Tokyo Game Show. This special compilation will include the PlayStation One remake of Front Mission as well as the two PlayStation One titles Front Mission 2 and Front Mission 3. The package will only be available as a limited edition and come with an original Vanzer figure inside a special box....
sifar 2003-09-26 0 comments
At its strategy meeting today, Square Enix also talked about the future of its online service PlayOnline. Joining Final Fantasy XI as the company's newest additions to the service will be the two online titles Ambrosia Odyssey and Front Mission Online. Square Enix president Youichi Wada however also mentioned several future enhancements for Final Fantasy XI. Among them are a...
sifar 2003-09-25 0 comments
Square Enix has announced Kingdom Hearts 2 for PlayStation 2, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories for the Game Boy Advance as well as Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, pictured below, will be an entirely new DVD movie title, whose story will take place two years after the events of Final Fantasy VII and explore what...
sifar 2003-09-19 0 comments
Square Enix has received 300,000 pre-orders for its TV toy Kenshin Dragon Quest, which will be released in Japan tomorrow. The game's development team featured Dragon Quest veterans Yuji Horii, Akira Toriyama and Kouichi Sugiyama. Kenshin Dragon Quest - Yomikaerishi Densetsu no Tsurugi will be available for 6,980 yen ($60.11 US).
sifar 2003-09-08 0 comments
Square Enix has announced its lineup for this month's Tokyo Game Show 2003 in Chiba's Makuhari Messe. The company will display the following titles, all of which have either already been released or announced in Japan. Final Fantasy XI (PS2/PC) Drag-on Dragoon (PS2) Front Mission 1st (PSOne) Shinyaku Seiken Densetsu (GBA) Kenshin Dragon Quest Whether Kingdom Hearts 2 or Final...
sifar 2003-08-24 0 comments
Square Enix announced that its latest PlayStation One title, the remake of the Super Famicom classic Front Mission 1st will be available in Japan on October 23rd. The title will also be on display at next month's Tokyo Game Show.
sifar 2003-08-08 0 comments
Square Enix has just released a chart that shows all the games that it has created (including those of Squaresoft and Enix) with worldwide shipments reaching over the 1 million mark. The chart shows how many copies of a game were shipped to Japan and Abroad. Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII dominated the charts with over 7 -...
sifar 2003-08-05 0 comments
Square Enix has announced plans to release Front Mission 1st for the PlayStation One. The new game will be a remake of the original Super Famicom title featuring an additional scenario. Front Mission 1st will be available in Japan sometime in October, carrying a retail price of 3,800 yen ($31.64 US).
sifar 2003-07-31 0 comments
Square Enix has reported its financial results for the first quarter of the current fiscal year. The company has posted consolidated sales of 8.2 billion yen (68.38 million USD) and a net profit of 150 million yen (1.25 million USD). Square Enix has only released the Final Fantasy XI expansion disc Rise of Zilart and Hanjuku Eiyuu Tai 3D (Hanjuku...
sifar 2003-07-23 0 comments
Square Enix has announced that starting today that its new headquarters located in Tokyo's Shibuya district has officially began its operations. Until the two companies' merger on April 1st, Square's headquarters were located in the Arco Tower (Meguro-ku), whereas Enix's headquarters have always been in close proximity to the new one. The new office can be found in the Shinjuku...