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FFX-2 Vocal Collection Announced

sifar    2003-06-21    0 comments

Square Enix has announced three Final Fantasy X-2 vocal collection singles, featuring performances by the voice actresses of Yuna, Rikku and Paine (Mayuko Aoki, Marika Matsumoto and Megumi Toyoguchi). Each single will ship with a DVD containing an interview, one song as well as a Final Fantasy X-2 special movie. Just like the Final Fantasy X-2 original soundtrack, the vocal...

Final Fantasy III Remake

sifar    2003-06-20    0 comments

In the current issue of Weekly Famitsu, Square Enix shed some light on the development status of the WonderSwan Color remake of Final Fantasy III. The project is apparently being continued, despite a steady streams of rumors suggesting it had been cancelled. However, Square Enix commented that it was currently dealing with storage-related problems, as the original Final Fantasy III...

Atari will publish U-SaGa in Europe

sifar    2003-06-20    0 comments

Atari (formerly Infogrames) will publish Square Enix's PlayStation 2 RPG Unlimited SaGa in Europe this fall. It seems the game will ship with the infamous trailer originally included in the Japanese version of Final Fantasy X International, Final Fantasy X Another Story. The trailer serves as a bridge between the story arcs of Final Fantasy X and its sequel Final...


New FF:CC Artwork revealed

sifar    2003-06-13    0 comments

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles release date closes nearer in Japan and Square reveals more artwork from the game. FFCC allows you to choose a character, its race, gender and more. The following artwork will allow you to see some of the options that you have in the game. Here are the images: Final Fantasy : CC Artwork 1 Final Fantasy...

Official US FFXI site opens

sifar    2003-06-12    0 comments

Even though Square Enix is not publishing their MMORPG Final Fantasy XI (Sony Computer Entertainment is doing it), they went ahead and opened up a website for the game. The site is said to have the latest news / screenshots / artwork and more. Here is the link: Official FFXI US site

FFCC + FFX-2 US Release dates

sifar    2003-06-12    0 comments

It has now been confirmed that both Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles and Final Fantasy X-2 will be released on November 8, 2003. However, new sources now say that FFCC's release date could be pushed up to November 3. Stay with Square Insider to find the latest on this happening.


FFCC: New Details on Gameplay + Price

sifar    2003-06-12    0 comments

Famitsu annouced a few days ago that Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles would be sold for 8800 yen, however, Square Enix has now confirmed that the game will be sold for 6800 Yen. The first Square Enix GC title will primarily be based on multiplayer gaming and the use of the GBA. Therefore, the game will be sold with a cable...

Square Enix announces N.G.W.H.F. line-up

kula shakerz    2003-06-09    0 comments

Square Enix has announced its exhibition plans for the upcoming 18th New Generation World Hobby Fair, taking place at Tokyo's Makuhari Messe on June 21st and 22nd. The company plans to show off three of its titles, scheduled for summer releases in Japan, amongst them are Hanjuku Hero VS 3D and Shinyaku Seiken Densetsu (Sword of Mana). There will be...

FF:CC's release is pushed to August

sifar    2003-06-02    0 comments

Square Enix announced today that it would push back the release of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles in Japan. The GameCube title was supposed to be released on July the 18th, however, due to there being a few bugs, Square Enix decided to push its release date back to August 8, 2003. This decision came about due to the bad experience...


Official Unlimited SaGa site launched

kula shakerz    2003-06-01    0 comments

Square Enix USA has launched the official website of it's PlayStation2 RPG Unlimited SaGa. There is a contest named "Hall of Valor" on the site, the contest will feature bi-monthly challenges. The challenges will require players to correctly answer questions. The participant who manages to correctly answer all questions presented in each such Challenge will become the Grand Prize winner,...

Square Enix strategy meeting report

kula shakerz    2003-05-30    0 comments

As previously reported, Square Enix held a strategy meeting in Tokyo on May the 19yh. During that meeting they confirmed that Dragon Quest VIII won't be released during this fiscal year (ends 31st March 2004). Square Enix hopes the series' eight instalment with its new look will appeal to Japanese and western audiences alike. Final Fantasy XII on the other...

Final Fantasy XII release is getting closer

kula shakerz    2003-05-28    0 comments

In a recent financial discussion, Square Enix mentioned that it plans to ship 11 million units of software worldwide during the 2003 fiscal year. Included in this figure was the sales for Final Fantasy XII, which Square Enix plans to release in Japan in the second half of this fiscal year. This would put FFXII's release sometime between October 1,...


Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles OST

kula shakerz    2003-05-25    0 comments

The original soundtrack of Square Enix's GameCube RPG Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles will be available in Japan on July 30th 2003. The two-disc album, which has been composed by Kumi Tanioka (known for working on Final Fantasy XI's OST alongside Nobuo Uematsu and Naoshi Mizuta) will cost 3,200 yen (27.39USD).

Square Enix presents financial results

kula shakerz    2003-05-23    0 comments

Today, Square Enix president Youichi Wada revealed that the company has shipped 12.59 million copies of software (Square shippped 10.47 million copies and Enix 2.12 million) during the last fiscal year. Looking into the future, the Square Enix president mentioned that Final Fantasy XII will indeed be released in Japan sometime during the current fiscal year (as it has been...

Final Fantasy XI beta testers picked

kula shakerz    2003-05-23    0 comments

Square Enix USA have picked the beta testers for Final Fantasy XI, the testers will play Final Fantasy XI and Tetra Master and look for eventual bugs. The beta testing kit should be sent to the accepted PlayStation 2 testers shortly. Here's what they said on the official site. QUOTE: Square Enix U.S.A. would like to thank all applicants for...