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New Jobs In Upcoming FFXI Add-on

sifar    2003-02-28    0 comments

The new add-on titled Jirat no Genei will be released on April 17, 2003 in Japan. Dengeki has made available new information about two new jobs in the add-on disc. They include that of a ninja and that of a samurai. In related news, it seems that Squaresoft is selling its FFXI add-on in a bundle pack where it will...

FFT Advance Ranks 2nd In Sales

sifar    2003-02-28    0 comments

Dengeki Online released the sales of single videogame titles in the Japanese market. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance ranked second in sales. The GameBoy Advance that was also released on the same day was the most sold console/platform for the week of February 16 - 23, 2003. Below you can find a list of the top 10 games. Shin Megami Tensei...

Real Emotion Video With Koda Kumi

sifar    2003-02-25    0 comments

FFX2.com has released the music video of Koda Kumi's "real emotion" which is the main theme song of Final Fantasy X-2. The video contains several new FMV scenes. I have witnessed the beautiful scenes and have to say that this video is worth a look. It shows Yuna doing the exact dance moves as Koda Kumi and shows how motion...


Unlimited SaGa Will Be Released In US

sifar    2003-02-25    0 comments

Squaresoft has reported to Gamespot.com that Unlimited SaGa will hit the shores of North America. The game which was released in Japan this past December was criticized for its weak battle system. Despite this, Square has planned to release the game here. Unlimited SaGa hosts a reel system which was supposedly fairly complicated to use. The game will most probably...

Official Seiken Densetsu Site Opens

sifar    2003-02-25    0 comments

Squaresoft finally opened Shinyaku Seiken Densetsu's official site to the world. The site has been featured on PlayOnline.com and offers a host of new information and a large amount of screenshots. The site tells us that you have the option of either playing the game with the hero or the heroine. Thus making the replay value of the game even...

FFX-2 Dress Sphere System

sifar    2003-02-24    0 comments

Famitsu released some information about Final Fantasy X-2's dress sphere system. It looks like there will be a pyramid of nodes on a golden plate. Some of these nodes will be dented while other will not be. There must be a certain way of denting the others. But anyway, a dress sphere can be placed in each dent of the...


FFX-2's Official Site Updated

sifar    2003-02-21    0 comments

Towards the end of each month Squaresoft updates its Final Fantasy X-2 official page. The first change came in the flash intro which is now a lot longer than it was before. This time around it contains several new artworks that are a treat to look at. Also included in this new intro are quotations from the three new male...

FFX-2 Still Most Wanted Game In Japan

sifar    2003-02-21    0 comments

Every week, Famitsu releases the most wanted games in Japan. The rating is developed by the fans who send in their votes/submissions each week. These are then collected and based on them, it is decided what the most wanted games are currently in Japan. Final Fantasy X-2 rules the chart for yet another week. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles creeps up...

New FF : CC Title Tong

sifar    2003-02-20    0 comments

Some information about the upcoming GameCube title Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. The main theme song is "Kazenone" and is being sung by singer "yae". More information about her career in the world of singing can be found on her website. The lyrics or the genre of the song is yet to be revealed. But it is assumed that it'll be...


New FFX-2 Mini Game

sifar    2003-02-20    0 comments

It is reported that in the recent Famitsu magazine, Square released some information about a mini-game from Final Fantasy X-2. The game will be given the title "Sphere BREAK". The game is supposedly created by the NPC Rin (Al Bhed store owner in Final Fantasy X). The game involves become rich fast through the use of some employment. More details...

FFT Advance Sells 225,000 In Week 1

sifar    2003-02-20    0 comments

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance was released this past Valentine's day and has sold over 225,000 units in only its first week. This has been reported to us by the Weekly Famitsu magazine which hits stores tommorow. It has been reported by retailers that FFT Advance sold at a ratio of almost 1 to 1 with the GameBoy Advance SP which...

Square + EA Split Up

sifar    2003-02-19    0 comments

Squaresoft and Electronic Arts have cancelled their joint venture, and now Square EA will become a 100% subsidiary of EA alone. There was a contract between the two firms which had expired not too long ago and Square's merging with Enix has led to this event. EA plans to modify the 'Square EA' name by March 31, 2003 into Electronic...


"The Black Mages" Sale Commemoration Concert

sifar    2003-02-19    0 comments

The Black mages is a battle arrangement album created by none other than Nobuo Uematsu. The tracks span the battle themes of Final Fantasy I - X. The CD set will seem to consist of 2 sections. The first being the sounds released on Uematsu's Internet radio and the second section regards the live version. The concert will take place...

New FF : CC Details From VJump

sifar    2003-02-17    0 comments

The news post before this one contained new magazine scans from VJump Magazine. Some details of the information provided by the scan have now become available. Firstly, Moogles (Mogli in Japan) have returned and seem to be wearing multi-coloured trousers. Similar to Final Fantasy IX, the moogles will take the job of delivering messages of the inhabitants in the land....

Square Enix Joint Productions

sifar    2003-02-16    0 comments

At a temporary general meeting of shareholders, a discussion brewed about which games would be considered as being made by both firms. It seems that the add-ons for FFXI and some other wireless software will be the first to grace the SquareEnix name. But in general it is estimated that titles from 2005-06 will be considered as those made by...