Xin 2010-09-08 3 comments
SquareEnix have seemingly decided to punish Japan by finally releasing Final Fantasy XIII for the Xbox 360 in the region. Now, the far east shall know the horrors of Vanille's voice actor. Officially titled Final Fantasy XIII Ultimate Hits International, the 3 disc set will feature the English vocal track as well as text in English, Japanese and European languages....
Xin 2010-09-08 5 comments
Tokyo Game show is becoming a little more interesting, with today's announcement in Shonen Jump that Dissidia: Final Fantasy is indeed getting a sequel. Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy, with the '012' part pronounced as 'Duodecim', is already in development for PSP and scheduled for release in 2011. The game is so far along that it will already be playable at...
Xin 2010-09-01 0 comments
It appears those critical bugs weren't nearly as critical as previously claimed, as the open beta phase for Final Fantasy XIV will start at 10pm EST tonight. If I'm understanding instructions correctly, which is a long shot, all you have to do is enter you SquareEnix Members information at THIS SITE, at the appropriate time, and you should have a...
Xin 2010-08-31 4 comments
SquareEnix have disclosed a new yet secretive project at a place not normally known for such announcements, the CESA Developer's Conference in Yokohama. Yosuke Shokawa (Director, Dissidia: Final Fantasy) and Yuki Matsuzawa (Concept Artist, Final Fantasy XIII) will fulfill the same roles on this new project, which is being developed at an unnamed American studio. Both men discussed how important...
Xin 2010-08-31 0 comments
Final Fantasy XIV's Open Beta phase is scheduled to kick off in less than 24 hours, and today we bring you good news of...what? Oh....Wait, not good news, BAD news! FFXIV's Open Beta has been indefinitely delayed due to the discovery of "critical bugs" within the game. SquareEnix have also stopped releasing the registration codes needed to play in the...
Xin 2010-08-30 2 comments
Tokyo Game Show is just over two weeks away, and for SquareEnix fans that aren't able to attend, this usually means one things - the return of the Closed Mega Theater. Your plight seems to be on Tetsuya Nomura's mind, however, as he mentioned earlier this week that they do plan on releasing trailers on the internet soon after the...
Xin 2010-08-29 0 comments
SquareEnix are ready to open Final Fantasy XIV to the world with the game's Public Beta set to begin this Wednesday, September 01st. To celebrate, they've also released a new trailer. Watch the Trailer: Walk Free, Walk Free Love the song, love the visuals, hate that I'll have to wait for the PlayStation 3 version in March. Someone buy me...
kula shakerz 2010-08-21 0 comments
Square Enix recently revealed a trio of bonuses for players that subscribe to both Final Fantasy XI and Final Fantasy XIV. The bonuses announced in the press release only apply to the Windows version. Bonuses for the PlayStation 3 version will be announced at a later time. Bonus 1: Save up to €5.95 on the base FINAL FANTASY XI Monthly...
Xin 2010-07-29 3 comments
With Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep a little over a month away from release, SquareEnix has announced that a special edition of the game will be released in Europe. You'll pick up a nice 48pg artbook, two art prints, and a nifty box to keep all that AND the game itself in. The best part? It's only £35, a mere...
Xin 2010-07-21 0 comments
In news absolutely no one expected, SquareEnix are working on a PSP reboot of Tactics Ogre, subtitled Wheel of Fate. Which is great news in itself...but then they told us a little more. The original team for the SNES classic is being reunited, including Vagrant Story, Final Fantasy Tactics & Final Fantasy XII Director Yasumi Matsuno, who left the company...
Xin 2010-06-30 0 comments
At last year's e3, SquareEnix promised that Final Fantasy XIV will release in 2010. As it stands, they were half right. The PC Edition of FFXIV will be available in two versions, and on two different dates: Sept. 23rd for the Collector's Edition and Sept. 30th for the Standard Edition. The game's monthly fee will be the same as FFXI,...
Xin 2010-06-25 3 comments
According to both SquareEnix President Yoichi Wada and Game Director Hiromichi Tanaka, Final Fantasy XIV is unlikely to appear on Xbox 360 due to the "closed" nature of Xbox Live. "The main reason why we couldn't go with Xbox 360 was the Xbox Live system," stated Tanaka. "Microsoft has a different point of view: they want to have a closed...
Xin 2010-06-23 6 comments
It's been a long time. In fact, I don't think we've had a look at anything new from Final Fantasy Versus XIII in well over a year. So let's end that drought today. Game Director Tetsuya Nomura was interviewed by Famitsu for this weeks issue, explaining some of the key details of vsXIII. Let's go over the bullet points: Open...
Xin 2010-06-18 3 comments
If you were wondering what exactly THIS post was about, today is you're lucky day. Turns out it is the latest in a string of collaborations between SquareEnix and feelplus, known as Mindjack Set in the year 2031, the governments of the world are collapsing and the world is being taken over by a mysterious group known as the Mindjackers;...
If you're a fan of SquareEnix, then e3 was a terrible time for you. Other than a passing glimpse of Final Fantasy XIV at the Sony press event, the company has shown very little. But speaking of FFXIV, if you head over to the official site, you can pick up the game's PC Benchmark Test, and determine just how smoothly...