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Asia Gets Limited Edition FFXIII PS3 Controller

kula shakerz    2010-04-25    0 comments

Need a controller that matches the limited edition Final Fantasy XIII 250GB PlayStation 3 you imported from Japan? All you have to do is jump on a plane to Hong Kong or Taiwan and buy yourself a Final Fantasy XIII special edition DualShock 3 controller.

Nier Gestalt Character Walkthrough

kula shakerz    2010-04-02    3 comments

Square Enix has released a character walkthrough for their upcoming PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360 action RPG Nier Gestalt. A separate Nier game is also in production exclusively for the PlayStation 3 known as Nier Replicant. The game will be based in the same world but will only be different in regards to Nier's appearance and his relationship with the...

Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep Website Launches

kula shakerz    2010-03-19    1 comment

Square Enix has opened the official website Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep website. The game is the highly anticipated fifth installment in the beloved RPG series that has shipped over 14 million copies worldwide. The game also introduces Disney worlds and characters that have never been seen in previous Kingdom Hearts titles, including Sleeping Beauty's Enchanted Dominion, the Dwarf Woodlands...


Final Fantasy XIII-2 On The Way?

kula shakerz    2010-03-14    3 comments

Final Fantasy XIII creators Yoshinori Kitase and Motomu Toriyama have stated that they'd be very interested in creating a direct sequel to Final Fantasy XIII, though they're waiting to see how well Final Fantasy XIII sells in the West. "In the past three years we worked both on the world and on the various systems," says Kitase. "Creating these systems...

Register FFXIII, Get A Chance At FFXIV On PS3

Xin    2010-03-09    5 comments

Final Fantasy XIII is less than three hours away from it's release here in the US (LOL, West Coast), and with it will come a chance to beta test the next entry in the venerable series. Registering your copy of FFXIII at the SQEX Members Site gives you a chance to be part of the Final Fantasy XIV PS3 Beta....

More Final Fantasy XI Expansions

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...


Not Going Anywhere Yet

Brendan    2010-02-18    1 comment

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...

Star Ocean 4 For The PS3 Is Out In North America

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...

Vinyl Fantasy VII - FFVII/Hip-Hop Mashup Album

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...


What FFXIII Looked Like On The PS2

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...

Final Fantasy I & II Coming To The iPhone

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.

Thirteenth Means Trailer

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...


Everyone Bought Final Fantasy XIII

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...

Final Fantasy VIII Available on US PSN

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...

Final Fantasy XIII Released In Japan

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...