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Square Enix = Sellout?

kula shakerz    2008-06-10    9 comments

During a press conference that was held today in Japan Square Enix announced their plans to support Xbox 360 with at least one exclusive, and two timed exclusives for Microsoft's current generation platform. Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope (Xbox's last hope in Japan?) will be a Xbox 360 exclusive. It will probably only be timed exclusive though as they...

Getting All Shiny and Fancy

Brendan    2008-06-10    2 comments

Patient gamers native to Europe who, by some stroke of loyalty, have not hooked themselves up with a copy of Crisis Core may want to consider grabbing themselves a Crisis Core PSP bundle when the game launches on the 20th of this month. Otherwise gamers can still buy the standalone version or the collector's edition that comes with the art...

New Trailer From The Game With No Name

kula shakerz    2008-06-08    0 comments

Square Enix has recently updated the website of their upcoming survival horror game for the Nintendo DS with a new trailer. To check out the trailer head over the the official website and click the second link from the right. You will then be able to see the two trailers that have been released so far. Official The Game With...


New Dragon Quest V DS Scans

kula shakerz    2008-06-03    0 comments

Not a lot of news at the moment so here are some Dragon Quest V DS scans from Famitsu for you to look at while we're waiting for something more exciting. The game is set for a release in Japan on the 17th July and there are currently no confirmed releases for North America or Europe.

Has Agito been Cancelled?

Brendan    2008-05-27    7 comments

With the press getting all riled up over Square Enix's financial numbers, rumors are hitting the web about about cancellations, shake up threats, and all manner of corporate drama. Whether or not you think the sky is falling in on Square, there is a piece of news to be heard. According to Kotaku, the RPG maker has sent off a...

Financial Results Are In

Brendan    2008-05-27    0 comments

Square's ticket sales are in the for the 2007 fiscal year and it did well, but not as hot as last year. Overall, profits were down 20% from last year, without sales of super-mega blockbusters like Final Fantasy XII to bolster the ranks. Across the board, except for Europe, numbers were down: Square sold 3.79 million games in 2007 (down...


Site Update

Brendan    2008-05-25    2 comments

Final Fantasy IV's website got an update this week, with a new trailer and character information to top it all off. Pretty modest given some of Square's more extravagant websites, but fun to check out nonetheless. Check here and enjoy!

Infinite Undiscovery Gets A Release Date

kula shakerz    2008-05-22    4 comments

The Xbox 360 exclusive Infinite Undiscovery has gotten a release date. The game is set to release worldwide on the 2nd of September 2008. Square Enix is still in need of some geography lessons though, since Europe is still not a part of the "worldwide" release. But don't worry! This time Europeans will only have to wait 3 days as...

Square Launches The Accused Ones Website

kula shakerz    2008-05-22    0 comments

Square has opened the official site for their upcoming Nintendo DS RPG Valkyrie Profile: The Accused Ones. The site contains the normal content like character information, story, screenshots and a promo trailer. Check it out here: www.valkyrieprofile.com/vpds/


North American Tactics A2 Boxart Revealed

kula shakerz    2008-05-18    1 comment

Square Enix has revealed the boxart of the North American version of Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift. The game will hit North American shelves on June the 24th. Check out the boxart below:

European Crisis Core Release Date

kula shakerz    2008-05-18    0 comments

Square Enix recently announced that the official European release date for Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core will be on the 20th June. Crisis Core sold 350,000 copies in Japan on its release date, including the 77,777 Limited Edition PSP/Crisis Core bundles.Square Enix recently announced that Crisis Core was its best-selling game across all regions from April through September with 710,000...

My Life as a King Coming to Europe

kula shakerz    2008-05-14    0 comments

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King will be available in Europe on May the 20th. The game will only be available through the Nintendo Wii online service, WiiWare, and it will cost 1,500 Wii points (about 10 Euro). The game was released in North America on Monday and it has been getting positive reviews.


Remake Still Not in the Works

Brendan    2008-05-07    8 comments

Final Fantasy VII's director Yoshinori Kitase recently chatted it up about the potential of a remake, that illusive little beast who continues to escape Square Enix's endless remake stages. Why, you ask? He has a good answer: "My feelings are that if a remake were to work well then all the core members of the original team must be reassembled,...

Buy A Game And Get Free Booze

kula shakerz    2008-05-04    2 comments

Square Enix has launched a new campaign to sell more copies of their wine tasting game, Wine no Hajimekata DS. The campaign runs until the 31st of May and 20 lucky winners will get a bottle of Chilean wine Casillero del Diablo. Note that you have to be 20 years or older to be able to win as thats the...

Final Fantasy XI Bundle Announced

kula shakerz    2008-05-01    0 comments

A Final Fantasy XI bundle containing all four expansion packs, Rise of the Zilart (2004), Chains of Promathia (2004), Treasures of Aht Urghan (2006) and finally Wings of the Goddess (2007) will be released in Europe on the 23rd of May.