kula shakerz 2002-06-22 0 comments
Square has already announced that they will be release a DVD guide to the Final Fantasy series. Now they will release a revised edition of Final Fantasy Complete Works, the two-book set detailing the first six Final Fantasy games. The books was first released back in 1997, the second book included a PlayStation disc with an encyclopedia of FF enemies,...
kula shakerz 2002-06-20 0 comments
Square has just bought Quest, the company responsible for the Ogre Battle series. This comes as a little surprise following the earlier acquisition of the OB series rights by Square. The move represents a homecoming for the games creator Yasumi Matsuno was a former Square staff member. Matsuno wrote and directed the first two games in the series before leaving...
kula shakerz 2002-06-18 0 comments
As reported earlier the PC version of Final Fantasy is starting the beta testing. Square has released the system requirements you have to meet in order to be able to run Final Fantasy Xi on your PC. The system requirements are high so you should have a pretty new computer in order to fully enjoy the game. Final Fantasy XI...
kula shakerz 2002-06-18 0 comments
Below you'll see something that looks like the logo from square's upcoming game Final Fantasy XII. If this one is real then this would be the first image released from Final Fantasy XII. Final Fantasy XII is scheduled for release in 2003 for the PlayStation 2, late 2003. Some rumors suggest that it will either be released on two DVDs,...
kula shakerz 2002-06-17 0 comments
Square has announced that they will begin the beta testing if the PC version of Final Fantasy XI. This will be starting on Tuesday, June 18th. The beta testers will be playing on a different server from the PlayStation 2 gamers. The game will still have the mail, chat, and messanger services run through the PS2 servers. When the game...
kula shakerz 2002-06-16 0 comments
Gamefront has reported that certain PlayStation 2 models are incompatible with Final Fantasy XI. Final Fantasy XI has already had massive problems during its Japanese launch so this isnt what they had hoped for. The game refuses to play on certain PS2 models. Instead of booting, the system simply prints an error message and quits loading. If you're having this...
kula shakerz 2002-06-13 0 comments
Reported by Japanese journal site Mainichi Interactive, Square CEO Youichi Wada expressed retaliation against remarks made by Nintendo in their Analysts meeting on June 6th. On Nintendo's remarks that Final Fantasy XI did not sell well being an online game, Square president Youichi commented that the income structure and market size of online games are different, and cannot be compared...
kula shakerz 2002-06-11 0 comments
With Final Fantasy XI recently released in Japan and a PC version scheduled to follow this year, Square have now been moving forward in production to the next game in the acclaimed series, Final Fantasy XII. While no new information has surfaced on the details of the game, Square has stated that the game is expected to be released next...
kula shakerz 2002-06-11 0 comments
Last week was the first week in many that a Square game did not reside in the Top 10. Since the release of Kingdom Hearts, not a week had gone by without at least one Square game in the Top 10. However, a rush of new titles, and naturally declining demand, has forced Square games like Kingdom Hearts and Final...
kula shakerz 2002-06-09 0 comments
Satoru Iwata, Nintendo's new sitting president, recently intimated some harsh sentiments regarding Square's first foray into the realm of online RPGs with Final Fantasy XI. Iwata proclaimed the game an outright failure for being unable to attain the initial sales Square expected and criticized Square's management of its online servers. He pointedly commented that new Final Fantasy games have typically...
kula shakerz 2002-06-09 0 comments
After a large amount of time spent finally finishing the Playonline Japan site, Square gave details at E3 to its next site project coming this fall. "We never thought we'd make it this far." Yuichi Wada said at E3 in Los Angeles. "Playonline and Squaresoft together, will take us a long way. We now have plans for the next upcoming...
kula shakerz 2002-06-07 0 comments
In its annual earnings report, Square held nothing back and revealed its list of upcoming Japanese titles for 2003. Well, almost nothing. Two RPGs and an action game are on the way for the Playstation 2, and two Game Boy Advance titles, including the much-anticipated handheld version of Final Fantasy Tactics, are in development. These games have no specific titles...
kula shakerz 2002-06-06 0 comments
President of Nintendo Co. Hiroshi Yamauchi quoted in an analysts meeting on the 6th that the software being developed for their hardware by Square's subsidiary- "Final Fantasy", will be released as early as within the year, and that it will be "a ground breaking software to the Japanese game market." Further on, Yamauchi commented that this title which interweaves the...
kula shakerz 2002-06-06 0 comments
Square will release a DVD set named "Final Fantasy: The Adventure Bible" on July 25th in Japan for a price of 13,000 yen (euro 112/US $ 105). The set consists of 3 DVDs and supplies comprehensive background informations to all Fantasy Fantasy games released so far. DVD 1: Final Fantasy I, II, III, and XI DVD 2: Final Fantasy IV,...
kula shakerz 2002-06-06 0 comments
Mentioned over a year ago, the WonderSwan Color version of Front Mission has been all but shrouded in secrecy. The release date, however, is quickly approaching, and more details are sure to emerge as the weeks pass. Front Mission is scheduled to be released on July 12th, for 5200 yen. Enhancements over the Super Famicon version include improved graphics, a...