sifar 2003-07-26 0 comments
In an announcement made today out of Square Enix Japan, the voice actors for the upcoming Action RPG Drakengard (known as Drag-On Dragoon in Nippon) were officially announced. Sporting eight actors in all, the amount of vocal interaction is expected to be pretty heavy, and by the time the game sees a Japanese release this September it's possible that it...
sifar 2003-07-24 0 comments
Nintendo recently made available a list of release dates for games headed towards North America. In the list, it mentioned how Square Enix's action RPG title, Sword of Mana, would make its way on December 1, 2003.
sifar 2003-07-23 0 comments
Nintendo published some new release dates for its games coming to North America. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles which was supposed to be released alongside Final Fantasy X-2, will now be released on February 9, 2004. The reason for the three month delay is unknown but hopefully is for a good reason.
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...
sifar 2003-07-21 0 comments
This past week, Square Enix released the Final Fantasy X-2 Vocal Collection soundtrack onto the Japanese Market. On each of the singles you can find photographs of Mayuko Aoki (Yuna), Marika Matsumoto (Rikku), and Megumi Toyoguchi (Paine). A DVD was also included with each single. It contained an interview with one of the stars, a special film and a song....
sifar 2003-07-20 0 comments
Square has updated its PlayOnline Website with some fun news for owners of Final Fantasy XI. The company will be making special fireworks items available for sale within the game for those interested in throwing in-game celebrations. Between 7/18 and 7/27, four types of fireworks will be available to those who make the trip down to San D'oria Harbor, Bastok...
sifar 2003-07-20 0 comments
Square Enix has released some new information regarding its 2004 title Dragon Quest VIII via Japanese publication V-JUMP. The Level 5-developed PlayStation 2 title will not only feature 3D environments and characters, but battles will also be fought entirely in 3D. Apart from the usual treasure chest hunting, it will be possible to lift barrels. As you progress through the...
sifar 2003-07-20 0 comments
Square Enix is currently negotiating with an unnamed Korean game publisher to release its online games service (PlayOnline) and also the MMORPG, Final Fantasy XI, in that country. Executives from Square Enix have been visiting Korea with hopes on sealing the deal sometimes in the near future. Going into the Korean market, MMORPGs have been extremely popular. Square Enix's move...
sifar 2003-07-17 0 comments
Japanese Magazine, Dengeki, formed a group of four editors / reviewers who were asked to evaluate a list of upcoming games. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles was one of those games. The four gave FFCC a 7 / 8 / 9 / 9. In related news, Nintendo informally announced that it plans to release a 100,000 copies of Final Fantasy Crystal...
sifar 2003-07-15 0 comments
A new Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Commercial has been released on the net. The video gives us a sneak peak into how the main theme song of the game sounds. Singer Yae did a very good job to bring that fantasy feel to the track. The commercial is in very high quality and can downloaded by going to the site...
sifar 2003-07-05 0 comments
Square Enix told the Asashi Shimbun today that they intend on releasing a new television device called Kenshin Dragon Quest: Yomigaerishi Densetsu no Ken this September. We use the phrase "television device" because it won't be for any current console, but Kenshin Dragon Quest will connect directly to a TV. The game includes a mini sword, a shield, and a...
sifar 2003-07-03 0 comments
Square Enix USA and Nintendo America finally revealed the final release date for Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. The game is set to come out on September 7, 2003. The US box cover was also revealed, however, it is not too different from the original Japanese cover. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance is set to release in Europe by October, however no...
sifar 2003-07-03 0 comments
Square Enix has released additional information regarding its Cavia-developed action RPG Drag-on Dragoon (Drakengard) for the PlayStation 2. Weapons and magic will be upgraded after you have killed a certain amount of enemies. Each weapon in the game can be upgraded four times, with both its power and form possibly changing in the process. By upgrading the weapons, it will...
sifar 2003-07-03 0 comments
Square Enix has announced that they will hold a series of business meetings in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka next week. Apart from upcoming titles like Drag-on Dragoon (Drakengard) and Shinyaku Seiken Densetsu (Sword of Mana), the company will for the first time show off a yet to be announced title since the merger. The three events will take place on...
sifar 2003-07-02 0 comments
On April 14th, Square Enix apparently applied for registration of the trademark Front Mission History at Japan's Patent Office. Previously, the company had already registered Front Mission as a trademark in the US. Since joining Yoshinori Kitase's development team as Final Fantasy X's battle director, things have been silent around Front Mission mastermind Toshirou Tsuchida. Whether the registration of the...