kula shakerz 2007-12-21 4 comments
The North American release date of Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core has been set to the 25th March 2007. The game was very successful in Japan and Square Enix has announced that Crisis Core was its best-selling game across all regions from April through September with 710,000 copies sold in Japan. There is still no release date for Europe but...
Brendan 2007-12-15 9 comments
We've been starved of all things Final Fantasy XIII, but thanks to a few individuals who have sold themselves into the dark underworld of Japanese gaming male prostitution (I'm looking at you, Xin), the world will sleep a little easier tonight. We've got two, count 'em, two new trailers for the masses this afternoon. One from the centerpiece Final Fantasy...
Brendan 2007-12-13 2 comments
Square Enix announced a sequel to Final Fantasy IV entitled Final Fantasy IV: The After -- Return to the Moon. The After is going to be for mobile phones, specifically Square's adopted-bastard cell phone son, the NTT DoCoMo model FOMA 903i and up. Theodore, a descendant of Cecil, will be the protagonist. Yay. It's the Parasite Eve 3 Announcement with...
Brendan 2007-12-11 2 comments
Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and The Tower of Mirrors will release to North American Nintendo Wii consoles on February 26, 2008. If I'm not mistaken, this will be Square's first real venture on the Wii, but don't quote me, because I'm an idiot. We get all sorts of new bonuses, play modes, and boss fights too.
Brendan 2007-12-10 5 comments
Square Enix filed a plagiarism suit back in March against Fantom Entertainment, which produced a music video that was visually similar to--hell, it was the church sequence transformed into a dance number, catchy beat and all. Fantom Entertainment and two directors were fined millions of won, and the Square Enix legal pooch growled threateningly at South Koreans as it left...
Brendan 2007-12-10 2 comments
Hi guys, I know we haven't talked in a while but it's cause I have finals and stuff--so I'm sorry, so sorry, for neglecting you all. Anyways, for once there's been a bit of action on the Eastern front in recent days, most noticeable among is that Square is prepped up to drop The World Ends with You in Europe,...
kula shakerz 2007-12-06 4 comments
Square Enix recently announced their lineup for this years Jump Festa anime and manga exposition. The following titles will be available: Chocobo Dungeon: Labyrinth of Forgotten Time (Wii) Dissidia: Final Fantasy (PSP) Dragon Quest IV (DS) Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Small King and the Promised Country (Wii) Final Fantasy IV (DS) Final Fantasy XIII (PS3) Final Fantasy Versus XIII...
Were you all expecting Square Enix's Dragon Quest IV for the DS to be a super-mega-grande success? Silly kids, of course it is! Dragon Quest IV is on a rampage in Japan: 597,000 units were sold in the release week alone. In other news, Godzilla phoned in sick last week, sparing Tokyo his horrible rage. No word from the employment...
Brendan 2007-11-22 7 comments
The first signs of Lord of Vermilion, the recently trademarked name by Square Enix, are making their way across the internet today. Initial translations of the Dengeki PlayStation interview with Square Enix big-wigs Kitase and Nomura indicate a card battle game for the PS3. Here's some artwork: And here's a link to the official site: Link to Vermilion
Brendan 2007-11-20 5 comments
The Nintendo DS Sequel to Final Fantasy XII is out on the market in the USA today. Or, it should be, unless Square Enix has pulled another shoddy street-date-is-actually-the-ship-date release like they did with the War of the Lions. Any-who, it's getting pretty average scores on the internet, but someone give it a try and then let us know all...
kula shakerz 2007-11-15 1 comment
Not exactly breaking news but a couple of weeks ago a new job was confirmed for the new Final Fantasy XI expansion pack, Wings of the Goddess. The new job is named "Scholar". During the Crystal Wars these military tacticians often served as high-ranking officers in allied forces across Vana'diel. They have extensive knowledge of ancient martial theory giving them...
kula shakerz 2007-11-06 0 comments
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker hit the North American shelves today. The game is a role playing game published by Square Enix for the Nintendo DS, and its the latest installment of the Dragon Quest Monsters series. In Japan the title sold 593,994 copies in the first four days after its release, and in the first 4 weeks it reached 1...
kula shakerz 2007-11-05 0 comments
Not a lot of Square Enix news at the moment but here's a interview with video game music composer Hitoshi Sakimoto. He has recently completed soundtracks for Square Enix's Final Fantasy XII as well as the MMORPG Fantasy Earth: ZERO. Check out the interview here.
Brendan 2007-11-01 4 comments
For all you North American folks celebrating Halloween, Final Fantasy XII is officially one year old. If you're too old or too disinterested to hit your neighbors up for some free candy, pull out the dusty copy and head on over to yesteryear, when we anxiously brought almost four years of impatient waiting to an end. By coincidence, this also...
Brendan 2007-10-28 0 comments
Final Fantasy Tactics A2, officially re-dubbed the Grimoire of the Rift for North America, hit store shelves in Japan this week. As per Square releases, it is dominating the sales charts. Tactics A2 scored 34/40 from Famitsu. The magazine cited camera issues and a poorly developed story as detractors, but praised the many jobs and customization options. No word on...
Can you completely tell it's a slow week for news? I thought so. Square's pumping out another FFVII Potion in Japan. Judging from the pictures Kotaku's posted, it looks to be like watered down Mountain Dew, but looks can be deceiving. Sadly, this is just another Square Enix product you won't see outside of Japan. Check the source link for...
kula shakerz 2007-10-18 0 comments
Square Enix has revealed a few more details about their upcoming remake of the Super Nintendo classic Star Ocean. The new game titled Star Ocean: First Departure will feature Star Ocean Second Story's "super skills". In addition to that they also revealed that Houko Kuwashima will lend her voice to Marvel Frozen, while Yukari Tamura will voice Perisie. The game...
kula shakerz 2007-10-16 1 comment
Square Enix registered the "Lord of Vermillion" trademark with the Japanese patent office on the 27th September. Is it a spin-off of an existing IP, a new IP? Only time will tell as everything at this point is speculation.
Brendan 2007-10-11 2 comments
Nintendo's Wii is soon to play host to yet another Crystal Chronicles title in the Final Fantasy franchise. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Little King and the Promised Land/Country of Promise will debut as a title on Wii Ware, the download service for the console. You can check out the trailer here!
kula shakerz 2007-10-05 6 comments
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions for the Sony PSP hit European shelves this morning! This is the first time Final Fantasy Tactics has been released in Europe (the game is a remake of the PlayStation 1 classic with the same name) so make sure to pick up a copy if you didn't import the North American or...