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Two FFX-2 Albums to be released

sifar    2003-03-30    0 comments

Tommorow, two albums dedicated to Final Fantasy X-2 will be released. The first is the Original FFX-2 soundtrack which will feature illustartions by none other than Tetsuya Nomura and music arranged and composed by Noriko Matsueda and Takahito Eguchi. The album will consist of 2 CDs and 55 tracks. The music has been considered a lot more modern than that...

FF:CC US release date?

sifar    2003-03-30    0 comments

American Gaming website, IGN.com, has reported that EB (Electronique Boutique) determined Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles' North American release date to be on November 3, 2003. It is known that EB gets their release dates from trusted sources. However, with several months to that date it is assumed that changes could be made. As for Europe, Nintendo continues to state that...

Sales Update from Japan

kula shakerz    2003-03-29    0 comments

Final Fantasy X-2 is still the top selling game in Japan, selling an additional 213,987 copies to bring its total to an impressive 1,757,481 copies since it's release. Square's strategy RPG Final Fantasy Tactics Advance for the GBA fell from spot 6 to 10. The game has sold 18,213 copies this week and 384,149 copies since its February 14th release....


More Final Fantasy XI Updates

kula shakerz    2003-03-28    0 comments

Square Japan released yesterday more details about the upcoming Final Fantasy XI expansion pack Vision of Ziraat. In the announcement, the company unveiled the final character class that will make an appearance in addition to some environmental details concerning the different regions in the add-on. The new job class is the long awaited Dragon Knight (Dragoon), and is complete with...

Second FF:TA Drama CD Announced

kula shakerz    2003-03-27    0 comments

Square has announced a second volume of its Final Fantasy Tactics Advance drama CD, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Radio Edition - Complete Version. The album will be published by DigiCube and it will be released today for 2,800 yen ($23.31USD).

FF:TA Will Be Released In North America

kula shakerz    2003-03-26    0 comments

Gamefront has reported that Final Fantasy Tactics Advance will be released in North America. This was confirmed by Yasumi Matsuno who is the current director of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. He has also worked on projects such as Final Fantasy Tactics (PSOne) and Vagrant Story (PSOne). There isn't any definitive release date for North America, but at least we know...


Final Fantasy X-3?

kula shakerz    2003-03-25    0 comments

A English gaming magazine claims that Final Fantasy X-3 is due to begin production because of the massive success of Final Fantasy X-2. Square officially denies this and says that they are under no pressure to produce any Final Fantasy related product other than finishing Tactics Advance, FF-X2's English translation, and final work on FFXII. QUOTE: There's no mention of...

Hanjuku Hero VS 3D Details

kula shakerz    2003-03-23    0 comments

Square has updated the official site for their upcoming PlayStation®2 RPG, Hanjuku Hero VS 3D. The game's main character is the young, but incapabale king of the peaceful 2D kingdom of Almamoon. He is being supported by his adviser Sebastian and a female only referred to as "atashi" (me in Japanese). And our spriteful hero needs all the help he...

Square Is Back On Track

kula shakerz    2003-03-21    0 comments

Square is back on track, they have reported better than expected financial results for the current fiscal year ending on March 31st. While the earlier projections estimated a profit of 4.8 billion yen (39.85 million USD), the company now expects a profit of 11.5 billion yen (95.47 million USD). This is great compared to a loss of 16.6 billion yen...


Final Fantasy X-2 Is A Huge Success

kula shakerz    2003-03-21    0 comments

Final Fantasy X-2 is a huge success so far. It has sold over 1,543,494 copies since its March 13th release, thereby easily topping this week's sales charts in Japan. Other Square games are on this weeks top 100 sales list too, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance sold 19.725 copies, Fantasy X sold 10.398 copies, and Kingdom Hearts Final Mix sold 3,195...

Hanjuku Hero Soundtrack Details

kula shakerz    2003-03-19    0 comments

The soundtrack of one of Square's upcoming PlayStation 2 RPGs, Hanjuku Hero VS 3D is being composed by the well known and popular Nobuo Uematsu, the same guy who has composed most of the songs for the Final Fantasy games. The game's main themes will be performed by Sao Sasaki, both have been recorded ("Tatakae! Hanjuku Eiyuu" and "Kimi Nashi...

Final Fantasy: CC Release Date (Jap)

kula shakerz    2003-03-19    0 comments

Square has confirmed the release date of its first GameCube RPG, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. After programming troubles that delayed the original release of Spring 2003, a new date is set for release in Japan on July 18 2003. Square will also come with an important announcement during the game's unveiling, that will take place at this years E3. Still...


New Final Fantasy XI Servers Added

kula shakerz    2003-03-18    0 comments

Square has recently added to new servers named Seraph (#24) and Lakshmi (#25) to the Final Fantasy XI server network. The news servers was needed because the number of subscriptions for Final Fantasy XI has reached over 200,000 and it's inceasing. The game will be released in USA sometime this year, it's still not known if it will be on...

Final Fantasy XI All-In-One Bundle

kula shakerz    2003-03-16    0 comments

The Japanese ISP Biglobe will be offering a special Final Fantasy XI limited edition set. The all-in-one bundle will include the game, the PlayStation®2 BB Unit, a Logical NetPlay Controller, the Final Fantasy XI add-on disc Vision of Ziraat, and the Final Fantasy XI Vana'diel World Report Version 021002. There will only be 400 of these sets and they will...

Chrono Sequel In 2004?

kula shakerz    2003-03-16    0 comments

According to IGN's "Big Games of 2003" list, there will finally be a sequel to the popular Chrono games (Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross). The game is developed by Square Enix and will probably be released in 2004 (in Japan). Nothing has been confirmed by Square so hold your breath and hope for the best.