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Square To Develop New Online RPG

kula shakerz    2002-10-15    0 comments

According to RPG Zone, Square President, Mr. Youichi Wada has announced his plans to develop a new Online/Multiplayer rpg for the Playstation 2 and the PC. The game will be similiar to Square's own Final Fantasy XI. No details has been released about this title, and this may well be just a rumor. The title is scheduled for an early...

Square Tops Gaming Polls

kula shakerz    2002-10-06    0 comments

Media Works, a japanese polling company held a survey to find out what game and game company was held in highest esteem by students who have aspirations of joining the gaming industry in the future. 300 students were polled and asked to name their favorite game series, designer and company. Square sits pretty atop all 3 categories. The poll was...

Jang Ootori Tower

kula shakerz    2002-10-03    0 comments

On October 7th at noon Square plans to launch a new service on PlayOnline - Jang Ootori Tower. This mahjong game will only be available for the Playstation 2 version of PlayOnline, along with Final Fantasy XI and Tetra Master. It will bear an additional monthly fee of 300 yen, and odds are it won't be carried over to North...


Squaresoft to Organize Strategic Meeting

kula shakerz    2002-10-02    0 comments

According to Daily Yomiuri, Squaresoft will organize a strategic meeting with its investors and shareholders. The meeting will take place on October 22nd. In the meeting Square may reveal their new and upcoming projects. Rumors are that they will reveal the release dates of Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicle and Final Fantasy Tactics Advance at the meeting. We will keep you...

Official Chocobo Land Site Is Open

kula shakerz    2002-09-28    0 comments

Square has opened the official site for Chocobo Land. The game will be released on the GameBoy Advance. Chocobo Land is a dice game and was previously known as Chocobo De Dice and will support multiplayer with up to 4 players. So far there isnt much you can do on the site there's just a short flash intro and a...

Final Fantasy: Unlimited After

kula shakerz    2002-09-26    0 comments

Squaresoft is making a new game based on the Japanese Final Fantasy TV series. The game will be on the cell phone, and is the sequel to Final Fantasy: Unlimited. The game is going to be known as Final Fantasy: Unlimited After. The game is a side story featuring the characters from the TV show. Final Fantasy: Unlimited After is...


TGS: Final Fantasy I&II Details

kula shakerz    2002-09-25    0 comments

Square showed off its latest Final Fantasy compilation in its booth at the Tokyo Game Show. The latest compilation for the PlayStation will include both Final Fantasy I and II. Both games will also be available seperately. Like Square's previous conversions to the PlayStation, the games will feature enhancements over the NES originals. Like Square's previous PlayStation compilations of its...

Nintendo Japan Launches Promotional DVD

kula shakerz    2002-09-24    0 comments

Nintendo Japan has decided to release a promotional DVD in Japan. Along with other GameCube games, the DVD will feature: a video of The Legend of Zelda presented by Shigeru Miyamoto, Game Designer Studio presentation of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles, a trailer of Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II and videos of Zelda GBA,...

Updated Navigator For PS2 BB Unit

kula shakerz    2002-09-24    0 comments

PlayOnline Japan recently announced that an update for their Navigator software has been released in Japan. The Navigator software is a connection utility for Square's first Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG). This update supposedly fixes minor bugs that the old version had, along with giving access to different connection options.


TGS: Chocobo Land For The GBA

kula shakerz    2002-09-23    0 comments

More news from Square from the Tokyo Game Show, this time new screenshots and artwork from the upcoming GameBoy Advance title Chocobo Land previously known as Chocobo De Dice on the Woderswan Colour. The game will allow multiplayer support of up to four players and it's tentatively release date is set somewhere at the end of this year.

Square & Dell Japan Teamed Up

kula shakerz    2002-09-22    0 comments

Dell Japan has decided to release two versions of their PCs packaged with Final Fantasy XI. Dell Japan will release the Dimension 8200 and Dimension 4500 with the PC version of Final Fantasy XI. Both PCs will come equipped with an Intel Pentium 4 1.8Ghz processor and a GeForce4 Ti4200 64MB DDR video card. So if you live in Japan...

Square Confirms TGS Line-Up

kula shakerz    2002-09-20    0 comments

Square has finaly officially announced the titles they plans to exhibit at the show, better late than never. Below is a run-down of the games you can expect to see presented and be able to play at Square's booth: -Unlimited SaGa, PlayStation 2, December 19th 2002 -Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, PlayStation 2, Winter 2002 -Hanjuku Hero Tai 3D, PlayStation 2,...


Hanjuku Eiyuu's Official Website Opened!

kula shakerz    2002-09-18    0 comments

Squaresoft opened the official website for their upcoming Playstation 2 rpg called Hanjuku Eiyuu 3D. The game uses a mixture of 2D/3D graphics. Other details are scarce about the title at the moment. More details about this game will appear in the November issue of V-Jump, a Japanese videogame magazine. A little funny detail is that they have "ripped" the...

Chocobo De Dice Release Cancelled?

Ikuzo    2002-09-17    0 comments

As it was reported earlier, Chocobo Land is being developed for Gameboy Advanced. The game is exactly the same as Chocobo De Dice and we were wondering what the Square's move will be upon these two games. From the recent update of GameSpot Japan's release date list, Chocobo De Dice was removed from the list for an unknown reason. It...

Hanjyuku Hero!

Ikuzo    2002-09-12    0 comments

Hanjyuku Hero has been revealed by Weekly Jump and V Jump. It looks like Hanjyuku hero is a PlayStation 2 game. It goes under the category, real time simulation, and it does look a little interesting. What is Hanjyuku Hero? It all started from 1988 on NES. It was the mother of the "Summon System" which we all know from...


Square Develops Hanjuku Eiyuu

kula shakerz    2002-09-09    0 comments

Japanese magazine Weekly Jump reported that Squaresoft is developing a new rpg for Game Boy Advance called Hanjuku Eiyuu which translates to "Help Done Hero". The game was published on the WonderSwan Color on February 14, 2002. It is not yet confirmed if the game will be a port of the WSC version. Details are scarce about this title at...

Nobiyo's Tale

Ikuzo    2002-09-05    0 comments

Playonline.com has been continuing their "This is Uematsu!" section for quite a long time now. They have the main content "Uematsu Radio" which is now on it's 9th series, as well as Uematsu's diary and news section. But there was one section that was blocked out. It was the Fan Club section of Nobuo Uematsu. Uematsu himself had talked about...

FF Themes Available For Cellphones

kula shakerz    2002-09-03    0 comments

Namco has announced that starting this week, it will offer six Final Fantasy themes for the three major Japanese cellphone services i-mode, J-Sky and EZweb. Below the first six track available through the service are listed... Final Fantasy I - Opening Theme Final Fantasy I - Main Theme Final Fantasy II - Main Theme Final Fantasy II - Battle Theme...


Tokyo Game Show Game List

kula shakerz    2002-08-26    0 comments

Tokyo Game Show is now set to debut a number of highly-anticipated and long-rumored titles. SquareSoft will present 11 games at the Tokyo Game Show, one of them will be Final Fantasy XII! Tokyo Game Show 2002 takes place September 20-22. Here's the complete list of games that Square will present: Final Fantasy XII Final Fantasy X 2: Rikku Final...

Final Fantasy I&II Soundtrack

kula shakerz    2002-08-23    0 comments

Japanese music publisher Digicube has acquired the rights to publish the Final Fantasy I&II soundtrack in Japan. The two soundtracks will be released on one CD for 2,800 yen. Digicube previously brought the Chrono Trigger OST to America when the game was remade on the PSX, so slight hope can be held out for a similar release for Final Fantasy...