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Update On FFX-2 Titles

kula shakerz    2002-09-18    0 comments

Squaresoft has announced the names of the Final Fantasy X Spin-off for the Playstation 2. The two spin-off's titles were confirmed to be Final Fantasy X - Another Lord, and Final Fantasy X - The Lord Of The Future. All that is known currently is that Rikku will star as the main character in one of them and Yuna in...

Kingdom Hearts European Release Date

kula shakerz    2002-09-18    0 comments

The next Square game to be released in Europe is no longer far away! Square announced that the PAL release date for their PS2 rpg, Kingdom Hearts is going to be on 20.11.02 and that the game will retail for 59€. Kingdom Hearts was released in USA yesterday.

Hanjuku Eiyuu's Official Website Opened!

kula shakerz    2002-09-18    0 comments

Squaresoft opened the official website for their upcoming Playstation 2 rpg called Hanjuku Eiyuu 3D. The game uses a mixture of 2D/3D graphics. Other details are scarce about the title at the moment. More details about this game will appear in the November issue of V-Jump, a Japanese videogame magazine. A little funny detail is that they have "ripped" the...


Kingdom Hearts Released In USA

kula shakerz    2002-09-17    0 comments

This is a big day for all SquareSoft and Disney fans in USA. Kingdom Hearts is released today 6 months after the Japanese release. The game retails at 49 at amazon.com , its probably the same price as in other stores too but I cant guarantee that since I dont live in the USA. The ESRB rating is E (Everyone,...

Chocobo De Dice Release Cancelled?

Ikuzo    2002-09-17    0 comments

As it was reported earlier, Chocobo Land is being developed for Gameboy Advanced. The game is exactly the same as Chocobo De Dice and we were wondering what the Square's move will be upon these two games. From the recent update of GameSpot Japan's release date list, Chocobo De Dice was removed from the list for an unknown reason. It...

KH Final Mix Gets A Release Date

kula shakerz    2002-09-15    0 comments

Squaresoft has announced the Japanese release date for Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix. The game will be released on December 26th, 2002. The game will contain additional bosses which will include Sephiroth. This version will have all the enhancements which will be included in the North American versions. The game will have English dubbing with Japanese subtitles, and an English version...


FFTactics Advance.com Open!

Ikuzo    2002-09-13    0 comments

Playonline has opened the the FFTA site. But it is still on coming soon and at the moment, there is a big counter that is counting down for the launch of the site. www.fft-a.com is the address to this newly opened site. It is going to be launched on the day Tokyo Gaming Show is open.

Hanjyuku Hero!

Ikuzo    2002-09-12    0 comments

Hanjyuku Hero has been revealed by Weekly Jump and V Jump. It looks like Hanjyuku hero is a PlayStation 2 game. It goes under the category, real time simulation, and it does look a little interesting. What is Hanjyuku Hero? It all started from 1988 on NES. It was the mother of the "Summon System" which we all know from...

Kingdom Hearts Final Mix Official Site

Ikuzo    2002-09-12    0 comments

PlayOnline has launced their Kingdom Hearts Final Mix Official site. It contains information on the Final Mix version as well as English Voice clips, added characters and events that never happened in the Original Version. Here's the link to the official site: KH Final Mix.


FFXI Update Info

Ikuzo    2002-09-12    0 comments

PlayOnline has put up a section regarding the recent update they did for the Final Fantasy XI servers. Although the downloading of the update took at least 1 hour on 56k, it seems like the users are enjoying it. Changes/updates/features: - Title Screen background was changed. Level Cap streched to Lv.55 Before the update, the level cap was Lv.50. To...

FFXI Online Live Manga

Ikuzo    2002-09-11    0 comments

PlayOnline launched their FFXI Online Live Managa on September 9th 2002. This Volume.1 of the Live Manga is titled "Got Friends?" The Managa is about the author, Miso Suzuki and her experience in playing Final Fantasy XI. However, this Manga is mostly comedy, for example, Miso meets Ito from Square and gets questioned about the Managa Section being 3 months...

Square Develops Hanjuku Eiyuu

kula shakerz    2002-09-09    0 comments

Japanese magazine Weekly Jump reported that Squaresoft is developing a new rpg for Game Boy Advance called Hanjuku Eiyuu which translates to "Help Done Hero". The game was published on the WonderSwan Color on February 14, 2002. It is not yet confirmed if the game will be a port of the WSC version. Details are scarce about this title at...


2nd Vana'diel Survey

Ikuzo    2002-09-06    0 comments

According to the Playonline.com servey done on 16/8/02 11:00, the following data were the results for the percentages players are using for their jobs. Warrior looks like winning the popularity contest. Warrior - 27% Monk - 13% White Mage - 16& Black Mage - 12% Red Mage - 12% Theif - 10% For the extra job, Beastmaster had 0.2% against...

Nobiyo's Tale

Ikuzo    2002-09-05    0 comments

Playonline.com has been continuing their "This is Uematsu!" section for quite a long time now. They have the main content "Uematsu Radio" which is now on it's 9th series, as well as Uematsu's diary and news section. But there was one section that was blocked out. It was the Fan Club section of Nobuo Uematsu. Uematsu himself had talked about...

FF: Crystal Chronicle Release Date

kula shakerz    2002-09-05    0 comments

Square announced the release date for its upcoming GameCube rpg, Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicle. Square said that the game should be on Japanese shelves during Spring 2003. FF: Crystal Chronicle will focus on an action-oriented gameplay system rather than the traditional role-playing system featured in its predecessors. Other details are scarce about this title, but we will keep you updated...