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Anniversary Edition out in Japan

kula shakerz    2007-04-19    1 comment

The Final Fantasy remake Final Fantsay Anniversary Edition for the Sony PlayStation Portable hit the shelves in Japan this morning. The game features a slight facelift, the extra dungeons from the Gameboy Advance versions, as well as the monster encyclopedia and music players. Final Fantasy Anniversary edition is also confirmed for North America on 26th June 2007 but there is...

North American anniversary releases announced

kula shakerz    2007-04-17    0 comments

Square Enix today announced the release dates of the Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II anniversary editions for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) in North America. The first game will hit the shelves on June 26th, 2007 while the second will ship to retailers on July 24th, 2007. There are still no confirmed release dates for Europe.

Square Enix announces new executive appointments

kula shakerz    2007-04-17    0 comments

Square Enix announced yesterday the appointment of Daishiro Okada, previously president and chief operating officer, to his new role as vice chairman of Square Enix, Inc. Replacing him in the role of president is John Yamamoto, currently head of Square Enix Ltd., the European subsidiary of Square Enix Co., Ltd. Yamamoto will be assuming the role of chief executive officer...


More Fabula Nova Crystallis details revealed

kula shakerz    2007-04-17    0 comments

Final Fantasy Director Motomu Toriyama recently revealed some more details regarding the Fabula Nova Crystallis project in an interview with the Playstation Magazine. He mentioned that the 3 previously announced games (Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy Versus XIII and Final Fantasy Agito XIII) are only the beginning of the series and that it will be a huge project. Although Square...

New Ring of Fates character revealed

kula shakerz    2007-04-16    0 comments

The latest issue of the Japanese magazine Weekly Shonen Jump reveals a new Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates character. All we know so far is that the new Character is a Selkie boy named Nasche. Check out the Shonen Jump scan here.

Possible August release for Crisis Core

kula shakerz    2007-04-14    0 comments

The prequel of one of the most popular games in the Final Fantasy series, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII might be released in Japan on August the 2nd this summer if the rumors prove to be true. Please note that the release date has yet to be confirmed. Update: The release date has been confirmed by Square Enix.


FFTA2 Website Opens

Brendan    2007-04-14    0 comments

A new website for Final Fantasy Tactics A2 has opened, giving viewers a good look at the game's logo and main characters, Luso and Adel. The site opened earlier today, and features a redone version of Hitoshi Sakimoto’s track “Companions That Surpassed Their Tribe.” To view the website, click here.

Summer release for Dragon Quest Swords

kula shakerz    2007-04-13    0 comments

Square Enix announced yesterday that their first Nintendo Wii title, Dragon Quest Sword: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors will hit the shelves in Japan on July 12th. The Genius Sonority-developed titled will carry a price tag of 6,800 yen ($57.05 US).

Website upgrades

kula shakerz    2007-04-13    0 comments

We are currently in the process of upgrading the Square Insider content management system backend to version two. If you get any weird errors then its probably due to that. Please post any error messages you might get and how you got them here. In related news here's one of the new features made possible with this upgrade: dynamic release...


Multi-Platform? Who's Asking?

Brendan    2007-04-09    0 comments

With intense speculation about Sony’s potential loss of Final Fantasy XIII exclusivity lessening in the past few weeks, Weekly Famitsu revived the debate with a poll to gauge cross-platform opinion. The Japanese magazine wanted to know which series readers thought should abandon the ranks of exclusivity, and while the speculation about Final Fantasy XIII’s fate had been rampant, the Final...

At a Farm Near You!

Brendan    2007-04-09    0 comments

Everybody’s favorite franchise mascot had its day, as Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales shipped to stores across North America last Tuesday, the 3rd, just in time for Easter. As Chocobo, players embark on an adventure to save friends and family from the picture book. Producer Yuuki Yokoyama had this to say: "I am thrilled that CHOCOBO TALES has gone on...

Final Fantasy remake is going to be a hit

kula shakerz    2007-04-08    0 comments

Over 100,000 copies of Square Enix' remake of Final Fantasy for the PlayStation Portable have been pre-ordered in Japan. This figure is sure to please Square Enix, as the company had previously stated that it would consider selling 150,000 copies of the game in Japan a success. With almost two weeks remaining until the game's release, it looks like this...


New SE & Disney Project is not Kingdom Hearts 3

Brendan    2007-04-03    0 comments

In an interview with Gemaga and Dengeki, Tetsuya Nomura issued a few precious details about the company’s newest venture with Disney. Stressing that this new project was a series independent of Kingdom Hearts, Nomura commented that the characters from Birth by Sleep, the secret ending to Final Mix, "…are people who have some relation to the new series. However the...

Lion War Box Art

Brendan    2007-04-03    0 comments

As the release date for the Lion War draws closer, Japanese and other fans from around the world can drool over the PSP box-art for this highly anticipated entry in the Ivalice Alliance series. Take a quick look, and see if you can pick out some of your favorite characters here! Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lion War is the PSP...

Official Crisis Core website opens

kula shakerz    2007-04-02    0 comments

Square Enix has opened the official Japanese Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII website. It consists of the usual official website content such as story information presented with both short video clips and text, character profiles, wallpaper downloads and credits. http://www.square-enix.co.jp/ccff7/ (in Japanese) There is no official release date yet but Tetsuya Nomura recently promised a announcement in a not too...