sifar 2005-11-10 0 comments
The latest issue of Shonen Jump magazine has some new information and images of Final Fantasy XII. The main coverage is on Balthier's airship which is now unofficially being titled Strahl. Also, images featuring Nono (Moogle from Final Fantasy Tactics Advance) helping operate the airship can be seen in the scan. Link >> Balthier's Airship Magazine Scan At the bottom...
sifar 2005-10-05 0 comments
Final Fantasy XII's theme song, Kiss Me Good-Bye, is scheduled to release in Japan during 2006. It has also been confirmed that the track will have an international release in both North America and Europe. The song's lyrics have been written by singer, Angel Aki, and the music will be composed by Nobuo Uematsu. Angel Aki's website features some sample...
AlterGenesis-X 2005-08-28 0 comments
After the Final Fantasy XII demo was available at Square-Enix party over a month ago, we have finally have some screenshots to go with what was shown at the event. There are 15 in total. You can view them here. Screenshot One Screenshot Two Screenshot Three Screenshot Four Screenshot Five Screenshot Six Screenshot Seven Screenshot Eight Screenshot Nine Screenshot Ten...
Xin 2005-08-01 0 comments
Yasumi Matsuno, head of the Square-Enix Fourth Development Team and Producer/Director of Final Fantasy XII has stepped down from his position with the game due to an ongoing health issue that he has been fighting with for some period of time now. Square-Enix released the following statement regarding Matsuno-san and the future of FFXII: "Final Fantasy XII's development producer Yasumi...
Xin 2005-07-30 0 comments
Square-Enix Party 2005 is well underway in Japan, and the news is beginning to shift to our shores quickly. As promised, a Big Announcement regarding Final Fantasy XII has been made. The highly anticipated next chapter in the Final Fantasy series will release in Japan on March 16th, 2006. While a US Release was not announced, general localization timetables would...
Xin 2005-07-21 0 comments
Yesterday, new scans appeared of the newest character introduced to the world of Final Fantasy XII. Today we bring you a bit more information on this mysterious young man. His full name is Vayne Kaldas Soridor, and he is Crown Prince and heir to the Archadian Empire. It also confirmed that Vayne is the leader of the Judges. Despite all...
Xin 2005-07-20 0 comments
Final Fantasy XII is back in the media, this time with two new scans appearing the current issue of Famitsu. The new scans feature prominently on the new character Vayne, a 27 year old young knight, previously seen in the E3 2005 trailer addressing the people of Ranbanastre. He is seen accompanied by Basch in one shot, and addressing other...
Xin 2005-05-19 0 comments
At their E3 Conference held yesterday, Square-Enix announced they did not see a feasible timetable in which Final Fantasy XII would be released in the US before April 1, 2006, which marks the beginning of Fiscal Year 2006. This hints at a possible Late Fall to Winter 2005 Japanese Release Date for the title. In other news, a very high...
Xin 2005-05-11 0 comments
New scans of Final Fantasy XII will be making an appearance in the May 16th issue of JUMP Magazine. This comes as a bit of a surprise, as Square-Enix did not announce FFXII would be appearing in this issue as they did with Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII. As of now, only a...
kula shakerz 2004-11-22 0 comments
Square Enix president Yoichi Wada said in an interview with a newspaper named Asahi Shimbun that Final Fantasy XII will not be released this business year in Japan. The current business year ends on March 31st, 2005, making an effective publication of the title before April impossible. This will no doubt mean a large dip in projected profits for the...
kula shakerz 2004-10-05 0 comments
Square Enix recently updated the Final Fantasy XII release date from a vague Fall 2004-Spring 2005 to a more clear Spring 2005. Square Enix is expecting Dragon Quest VIII to sell a sufficient amount of copies by the time Final Fantasy XII is released. Final Fantasy XII is expected to be released during fall 2005 in North America and a...
kula shakerz 2004-09-29 0 comments
Square Enix has updated the official Final Fantasy XII website with the Tokyo Game Show trailer. The trailer lasts for a little over two minutes and according to several people who have seen it at the Tokyo Game Show, the characters appear to have changed slightly from the previous footage we have seen. Ashe and Vaan's faces have been "tweaked"...
kula shakerz 2004-09-03 0 comments
Square Enix has updated the official Final Fantays XII site again. This time they added some content about the Moogles, Bangaas and Seeq's in the "those who live in Ivalice" sub-section of the "about Ivalice" page. Media >> Bangaa picture #01 Media >> Bangaa picture #02 Media >> Moogle picture #01 Media >> Seeq picture #01 Final Fantasy XII is...
kula shakerz 2004-08-21 0 comments
The official Final Fantasy XII site has been updated, this time they have added a subsection to the "About Ivalice" section named "Those who live in Ivalice". The new section features information and concept art of the Hume and Viera race, the section will also have information regarding Moogles, Bangaas and Seegs. Humans known as humes in Final Fantasy XII...
kula shakerz 2004-07-24 0 comments
Square Enix has once again updated the official Final Fantasy XII site, this time they have redesigned the entire site using a mix of HTML and Flash instead of having a 100% flash based site. The updated version has more than just a new design, there are also some new sections such as the "About Ivalice", "Download", "System" pages. The...
sifar 2004-07-10 0 comments
The Official Japanese website of Final Fantasy XII has been updated once again with the addition of two new wallpapers. These wallpapers showcase the two recently revealed characters, Basch and Penelo. Link >> Wallpaper of Penelo Link >> Wallpaper of Basch In addition, Magazines such as Famitsu and Famitsu PS2 have given details on how some monsters detect the player...
kula shakerz 2004-07-01 0 comments
Square Enix have updated the official site of the long awaited Final Fantasy XII for the PlayStation2. The updated sections are the "Story" section and the "Movie Shots" section. In the movie shots section you'll find two versions, a low bandwith and a high bandwidth, of the trailer shown at this years E3. Link >> Story Section (In Japanese) Link...
kula shakerz 2004-06-25 0 comments
The DVD that comes with the next issue of the well known Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu (PlayStation2 Edition) will include some Final Fantasy XII footage. The footage will consist of the four minute E3 trailer, E3 behind the scene reports, and a few images. In related news, Square Enix has also updated the official site and added a section named...
kula shakerz 2004-05-17 0 comments
The latest issue of the Japanese gaming magazine, V-Jump, reveals the sixth playable Final Fantasy XII character. The new character is a 36 year old human that goes by the name Basch. Basch used to be a general of Dalmaska but he turned on his own and killing his superiors including his king, labelled him as a traitor. Why he...
kula shakerz 2004-05-15 0 comments
Square Enix have shown several movies of Final Fantasy XII at the E3 show floor. The demos are showing the new active dimension battle system that allow seamless transitions between battles and field exploration. Here are three movies from IGN.com (Windows Media Format): Link >> IGN Movie #1 (4.03mb .wmv) Link >> IGN Movie #2 (3.73mb .wmv) Link >> IGN...