Xin 2009-11-13 2 comments
SquareEnix have been hyping a big announcement for both the US and Europe on various outlets, most prominently on the European PlayStation Blog, where Yoshinori Kitase will be making a "Special Announcement" tomorrow at 10:30am EST. US fans shouldn't worry, as the announcement is said to concern both markets, and Sony is promising the debut of a brand new trailer...
kula shakerz 2009-11-12 1 comment
The official Final Fantasy XIV website has been updated again and this time it reveals two new character classes, the Gladiator and Pugilist. Gladiators are expert swordsmen, known for their battle prowess with blades of all designs; short and long, single and double-edged, straight and curved. They favor combat at close range, where they masterfully execute a deadly array of...
kula shakerz 2009-11-11 0 comments
Square Enix has announced that their Nintendo DS remake of Draon Quest VI will be released in Japan on January 28 2010. The game was originally released in Japan on the Super Nintendo back in December 1995. This DS remake will finally bring the game to North America and Europe.
kula shakerz 2009-11-04 2 comments
Square Enix has announced that they will be releasing the Final Fantasy soundtrack in Japan on January 27. There will also be a 5-disc limited edition that includes a bonus "drama CD" called FINAL FANTASY XIII Episode Zero -Promise- Story01 -ENCOUNTER written by FFXIII scenario writer Motomu Toriyama.
Xin 2009-10-15 7 comments
A new character has been revealed for Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep. But not just any character, this guy is... Hold on a second...I recognize that mustache... :{ Link >> KH:BBS Scan The character above is supposedly based on the founder of SquareSoft himself, Hironobu Sakaguchi. Though he has since moved on to form a new company (MistWalker), his ties...
kula shakerz 2009-10-10 1 comment
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days was released in Europe yesterday. This is the fifth title in the series, created for the Nintendo DS, set primarily between Chain of Memories and Kingdom Hearts II (but starts about 3/4 of the way through the first Kingdom Hearts), revolving around Roxas' time in Organization XIII and his motives for ultimately leaving the Organization to...
kula shakerz 2009-10-08 1 comment
Square Enix has updated the official Final Fantasy XIV: Online website with a new Bestiary section. A couple of the monsters such as the Morbol (usually known as Marlboro) and Cactuar will be familiar to most Final Fantasy fans and some of the other ones have made already an appearance in Final Fantasy XI: Online but they have been slightly...
kula shakerz 2009-09-29 2 comments
Square Enix released a brand Final Fantasy XIII trailer at this years Tokyo Game show. This seven minutes long trailer features both CG cutscenes and actual gameplay featuring a couple of the redesigned summons. Final Fantasy XIII is going to be released on December 17 in Japan while the rest of the world will have to wait until 2010. Watch...
kula shakerz 2009-09-24 10 comments
Square Enix has just released some pictures of the limited edition Final Fantasy XIII themed PlayStation 3. The console is white with a pink picture of "Lightning" on it. The system will also feature a 250GB HDD and it will be released in Japan on December 17 along with Final Fantasy XIII.
Xin 2009-09-24 6 comments
Just announced at Sony's TGS Press Conference, psOne classic Final Fantasy VIII is now available for purchase on the PlayStation Network for PlayStation 3 and PSP. Which is great news. The bad news? It's only available in Japan for the time being~
kula shakerz 2009-09-16 6 comments
Square Enix has announced that Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope is coming to North America on February 9, just 5 days after the Japanese release. As previously mentioned, the title includes both Japanese and English audio and Japanese, English, French, German and Spanish menus/subtitles. No European release date has been announced so far but its probably comming pretty soon...
kula shakerz 2009-09-15 10 comments
Square Enix has announced that Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope is heading for the PS3. This new version of the game will be named Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope International and will feature reworked menu screens and a tweaked battle system with auto-targeting. The game will also include both English and Japanese audio. The game will hit the...
Xin 2009-09-12 2 comments
With the Final Fantasy XIII Premiere Party is behind us and Tokyo Game Show is just around the corner, more of this role-playing epic's cast is beginning to come to light. Warning, Spoilers abound if you're trying to keep everything a secret. First we meet the adorable baby boy of Sazh Katzroy - his son, Dahj. He lost his mother...
kula shakerz 2009-09-10 0 comments
Symphonic Fantasies, a concert entirely dedicated to music from Square Enix, will take place in the Kölner Philharmonie this Saturday at 8 p.m. CET. The performance will include many new orchestral arrangements of compositions from popular series such as Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Mana and Kingdom Hearts. Jonne Valtonen, the main arranger of Symphonic Shades - Hülsbeck in Concert, will...
Xin 2009-09-07 3 comments
With SquareEnix holding a big Premiere Party for Final Fantasy XIII later today in Japan, many speculated a release date was, at long last, upon us. Luckily for us, Square seems to have the same plumbing as Sony, as the Japanese release date for the game has leaked via these neat little ads featured on YouTube. Did you click it?...