Brendan 2008-01-30 8 comments
Supposed game-play screen shots of Final Fantasy VersusXIII are making their way around the internet. Actually, there are only two: the well known defender of the crystal, who is casting magic of some sort, and a previously revealed mystery girl, also casting magic of her own. Check them out below to see if you can spot the difference yourself. Personally,...
Brendan 2008-01-28 2 comments
Everyone's favorite Japanese developer and Square Enix love-child Tetsuya Nomura recently commented that they hope to get a demo out since 2008 will be the year--but, apparently, not in terms of a full release. Oh well. Nomura: "2008 will be the year. There will be tons of news bits, info on characters and summons, and an unexpected connection between the...
kula shakerz 2008-01-22 1 comment
Yes another website opening! The official European Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings website has been opened. The site features the usual stuff like trailers, wallpapers, character info etc and a few nice touches like the ability to download the trailers for iPod and a fan site kit. Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings is hitting European shelves in less than a...
kula shakerz 2008-01-22 0 comments
The official website for the Black Mages' third album named Darkness and Starlight has been opened. You can find a trailer and a sample of "Bombing Mission" from Final Fantasy VII. The album is set for a Japanese release date on the 19th March 2008. Official Black Mages III website.
kula shakerz 2008-01-21 2 comments
Last week we reported that Square Enix had registered the trademark "Crystal Guardians". This week they announced that the name will be used for a tower defense style game for cellphones. The goal of the game will be to defend a crystal from monsters (hence the name Crystal Guardians). The game will feature the different races seen in the hugely...
kula shakerz 2008-01-18 4 comments
Square Enix has updated the official English Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core website with a new trailer named "Episode 1: Zack and Angeal". Episode two "Genesis and Sephiroth" will be available sometime in February. Check out the trailer here: www.crisiscore.com Crisis Core is set to release on the 25th March 2008 in North America and sometime during "spring 2008" in...
Brendan 2008-01-18 3 comments
Despite ambiguous Spring releases for a few upcoming games, Square's buckling down and committing to a March 21 2008 release for its Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates game for the DS. For all you North American players out there, the game drops on March 11, 2008, so be sure to pick one up if you find yourself drawn to the...
Brendan 2008-01-17 4 comments
Shonen Weekly Jump has a some new images from the FF13 and FFv13 duo of games, each more tantalizing than anything else we've seen recently. In the FF13 scan is our protagonist Lightning, as well as some unidentified characters, possibly summons? Meanwhile, two men and a lass who looks an awful lot like Lucrecia Crescent join our leather clad hero.
kula shakerz 2008-01-17 2 comments
It was revealed earlier this week that Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core is coming to Europe in spring 2008. No exact date has been given yet but the North American release of the Final Fantasy VII prequel is on the 25th March so dont expect to see it in the shelves before that. The game was released in Japan last...
Brendan 2008-01-16 2 comments
Remember all those months ago when Square Enix registered Lord of Vermilion? And then, even before that, when they registered Revenant Wings? Well, Square's at it again, this time registering the phrase Crystal Guardians for their own use. Though, a quick Google search links out to several Pokemon sites. Pokemon and Final Fantasy crossover? Final Fantasy Poke Balls: Crystal Guardians?...
Brendan 2008-01-16 3 comments
Square recently showed off more of it's upcoming Crystal Chronicles game for the Wii. The Litte King and the Promised Land takes place in the same world as the original title, where the king has lost his land due to the miasma. Using the power of "Architecture" given to him by the crystal, the little king begins to rebuild his...
kula shakerz 2008-01-14 3 comments
The Final Fantasy XIII and Versus XIII trailers we posted back in December are now available in Full HD (well not really but they have been upscaled to 1080p). You'll need DivX installed on your computer to play them or the latest PlayStation 3 firmware if you plan to use your PS3. Final Fantasy XIII Trailer Final Fantasy Versus XIII...
kula shakerz 2008-01-12 0 comments
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker for the Nintendo DS is the first game in the Dragon Quest Monsters series to be in 3D and its hitting European shelves on the 14th March 2008. The game features cel-shaded graphics similar to those seen in Dragon Quest VIII on the Sony PlayStation 2. The battle system is very similar to previous Dragon Quest...
kula shakerz 2008-01-10 4 comments
Not a lot of interesting news from Square Enix at the moment but here's a scan from the latest issue of Dengeki Playstation's January issue featuring Squall and Ultimecia from Final Fantasy VIII. Dissidia is a Action/Fighting game for the Sony PSP and it will include characters from a whole bunch of Final Fantasy titles.
kula shakerz 2008-01-09 2 comments
The latest issue of the Official Playstation Magazine UK includes an article that summarizes of most of the details that have been revealed by Square Enix over the last 12 or so months. Page One Page Two Page Three Page Four
kula shakerz 2008-01-08 0 comments
Gameindustry.biz recently interviewed Square Enix president Yoichi Wada during one of his business trips to London. They talked about how Square Enix will adapt to the new trends of casual gaming, the differences between the European and Japanese makets. They also asked about his view of the present and future of the gaming market in general. Read part one of...
kula shakerz 2008-01-06 7 comments
Square Insider is finally up and running on our brand new content management system (Mako). Although the site might look pretty much the same this move is a huge upgrade that has been in the works for a few months. Everything now runs of the same module based backend written in Object Oriented PHP thus making it far easier to...
Brendan 2008-01-06 2 comments
Kotaku's got some yummy new Dissidia screens up for anyone who finds themselves salivating over the idea of a Final Fantasy combat game. Screens for Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, are also modestly sprinkled in there too, but there aren't too many and it's nothing much. But the Dissidia screens introduce Squall (FFVIII), Ultimecia (FFVIII), and Firion (FFII) to the...
Brendan 2008-01-06 5 comments
Well, this'll be the beginning of a series of amazingly late news articles by me. But why not start with something sharp and good looking? Star Ocean 4, the next in the venerated series by Square Enix and Tri Ace debuted at the Jump Festa 2008 conference. Although the trailer itself is still hot as ice, almost no new information...
Brendan 2007-12-25 4 comments
Merry Christmas guys! Have a safe one; enjoy all the games, consoles, bedding, clothes, and unrelated loot that you beat your friends and family into getting for you! Be safe and enjoy the last few days of 2007!