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!
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...