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Chrono Break is official!

sifar    2003-04-01    0 comments

Square Enix released some suprising information on its official site. They mentioned that Chrono Break was to appear in Japan by the end of 2003. The game is being made for the PlayStation 2 and was being worked on alongside the time Unlimited SaGa was being worked on. The project is around 40% complete and is moving fast towards its...

Square Enix is online!

sifar    2003-03-31    0 comments

Square Enix's official site together has finally opened and can be viewed at http://www.square-enix.co.jp. The site is similar to PlayOnline.com, but has its differences. The site has two major links which lead to the FF games and to the Dragon Quest games respectively. The site is still in Japanese and so it may be hard for you to understand, but...

Square Enix logo revealed

sifar    2003-03-31    0 comments

Squaresoft and Enix will finally merge tommorow and they just revealed their new logo. The merger was announced on November 26, 2002 after several disagreements were finally resolved. They say the new company will continue its creativity and progressive attitude. Also, the red in the logo is said to combine the two companies. And their official website will be at...


Pre-order KH2 on Amazon.co.jp

sifar    2003-03-30    0 comments

The Japanese online store, Amazon.co.jp, has shown Kingdom Hearts 2 available for advance booking. There still hasn't been any official announcement by Square or Disney, however, this happening can make us more certain of Kingdom Hearts 2's production taking place.

Unlimited SaGa part 2 planned?

sifar    2003-03-30    0 comments

A book related to Unlimited SaGa seemed to have been released in Japan this past Friday and it held some interesting information. It showed the usual info on the characters, the battle system, the items, the monsters and so on and so forth. It also held some interviews with the staff involved in the project. Producer, Akitoshi Kawazu, made an...

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...