kula shakerz 2010-03-01 0 comments
At Vanafest 2010 in Tokyo, Hiromichi Tanaka, the lead developer of Final Fantasy XI, announced that game will get three new high level battle area additions this year: Vision of Abyssea, Scars of Abyssea, and Heroes of Abyssea. Vision of Abyssea will be the first release, this summer. The other two are not yet dated. All will cost $9.99 and...
On our own boards, as well as across the web, users a reported that a personal blog of an HR employee at Square Enix posted: "I think some amongst you will know, but FF11 started in 2002 … Well, this year it’ll end and the stage will shift to FF14." Nobody likes that idea—not least of all are the players...
kula shakerz 2010-02-10 9 comments
Star Ocean (4): The Last Hope International was released in North America yesterday. This PlayStation 3 exclusive version of the game comes on a single blu-ray disk and contain new additional exclusive content for the PlayStation 3 such as dual voices (Japanese and English), Japanese, English, Spanish, French, German and Italian subtitles. The game is coming out in Europe this...
Xin 2010-02-01 5 comments
It's boring out there. No SQEX news at all. So in our boredom, we gaze the blogosphere. And what do we find but something that's no less than amazing. Vinyl Fantasy VII, a mashup of various Hip-Hop artists and the Original Soundtrack to Final Fantasy VII, is brought to you by the talent over at Team Teamwork. Even if you're...
Xin 2010-01-30 2 comments
The Scenario and Battle Ultimania books for Final Fantasy XIII are out in Japan, and among other various things, a few interesting scans have popped up. Most notably, screens featuring the PS2 version of the game. It looks that it may have been an entirely different setting to the game we'll be receiving in March. Link >> Ultimania Scans And...
kula shakerz 2010-01-21 3 comments
Square Enix announced yesterday that they are going to release Final Fantasy I and Final Fantasy II on the iPhone and iPod Touch. They seem to have ported last year's PSP re-releases of the two games. No price or release date has been announced so far.
Brendan 2010-01-13 7 comments
If you haven't already heard Square is up to shenanigans in the San Francisco area where they're using their twitter account to dispense clues as to the location of a bus where gamers can play Final Fantasy XIII. But for everyone else across North America and Europe—we get a great new trailer featuring Leona Lewis' single 'My Hands'. Regardless of...
Xin 2009-12-24 2 comments
It comes as little surprise that, in one day, Final Fantasy XIII sold just over one million copies. And in the three days that followed, it quickly became the new king of the PS3. Going over the numbers a little closer, in four days, FFXIII has sold 1.5+ million units of it's initial 1.8 million shipment, making it Japan's top...
Xin 2009-12-18 8 comments
We may have three more months until Final Fantasy XIII makes its way to our shores, but SquareEnix is attempting to ease the pain with a blast from the past. Final Fantasy VIII is available for download on the PlayStation Network at a price of $9.99USD, just a few months past it's Tenth Anniversary here in the US. A European...
Xin 2009-12-17 4 comments
It's been three years since it's initial reveal, and probably much longer in development, but Final Fantasy XIII has, at long last, been released in Japan. The wait begins now for the rest of the world, as March 09th, 2010 is closer than any other FF title has been released out of Japan, but still seems so far away. Someone...
Xin 2009-12-16 4 comments
It's been known for a few months now that the initial printings of Final Fantasy XIII, releasing tomorrow in Japan, would contain a voucher code for an in-game item in 2010's Final Fantasy XIV: Online. What we didn't know was this: The voucher contains a second code, which gives you a chance to enter the Final Fantasy XIV PS3 Beta...
kula shakerz 2009-12-16 1 comment
Square Enix has released the second trailer for the PS3 version of Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope. The game is coming to North America on February 9, only 5 days after the Japanese release. The European release date has been confirmed to be on February 12. As previously mentioned, the title includes both Japanese and English audio and Japanese,...
Xin 2009-11-25 3 comments
SquareEnix has released the last trailer (as far as Japan goes) for Final Fantasy XIII, scheduled to release across the Pacific in just about three weeks time, on December 17th. To be completely honest, the first half of the trailer is a mix of old and new scenes. After that, prepare to be smacked in the face by new characters,...
kula shakerz 2009-11-17 2 comments
Sony has revealed a new customized PSP bundle for the Japanese market. It includes a silver Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep styled PSP and obviously a copy of the game. The bundle will go on sale on January 9, 2010 and will probably not be available outside of Japan.
Xin 2009-11-13 3 comments
Final Fantasy XIII has been in the works for a long time. Since it's announcement at the 2006 Electronics Entertainment Expo, fans have waited for the day they could call the game their own. At long last, the US and European markets have a date to circle on their calendars: March 09th, 2010. And really, there's not much else to...