Brendan 2007-01-19 0 comments
Square Enix will be presenting the opening speech to the Serious Games Summit, the E3 of real-world practical training games. Serious games are games that are “generally held to be games used for training, advertising, simulation, or education that are designed to run on personal computers (such as a PC running Microsoft Windows or Linux) or video game consoles (such...
kula shakerz 2007-01-19 0 comments
According to the latest issue of the Japanese magazine Dengeki , Square Enix confirmed that they are going to release a playable demo of Final Fantasy XIII sometime this year. While they they don't want to give a definite date, the Square Enix development team stated that they "are hoping to have a playable demo ready for E3 in 2007."...
Brendan 2007-01-19 0 comments
RPGamer is reporting that Square Enix and Microsoft have decided that the next installment of the Ogre Battle franchise, from the creative team behind Final Fantasy XII and Tactics, will go to the Xbox 360. Unlike the Final Fantasy series, the Ogre Battle games have made their ways around the consoles from the "Playstation, Nintendo 64, and Game Boy Advance"...
kula shakerz 2007-01-18 0 comments
Square Enix has revealed a new character class for their upcoming Final Fantasy Tactics remake for the PSP. The new job class is the Dark Knight so lets hope they don't end up emo and useless like the ones in Final Fantasy XI. Furthermore, Final Fantasy XII's Balflear is set to make an appearance in the game. However he won't...
kula shakerz 2007-01-17 0 comments
To celebrate Final Fantasy's 20 year anniversary Square Enix is going to release anniversary editions of both Final Fantasy I and Final Fantasy II for the PlayStation Portable. Final Fantasy I and II are not only getting a remake but also a slight facelift and more content than the original versions. The additional content includes the extra dungeons from the...
Brendan 2007-01-15 0 comments
In an interesting tidbit of news, Final Fantasy turns twenty this year, and on December 18! Square, never the ones to pass up a party, have announced a special ... uhm ... announcement around that time to celebrate! Playable form of Final Fantasy XIII? Another Final Fantasy VII spin-off? Square Enix appointing presidential candidates in every major country across the...
Brendan 2007-01-13 0 comments
Here are some new tidbits of information gathered from scan translations regarding the three known entrants in the Fabula Nova Crystallis. The part about Shiva turning into a bike made me think they're reinventing elements like Advent Children's Fenrir, but see for yourself below. Final Fantasy XIII: * The new male character's name is related to weather, but not related...
Brendan 2007-01-13 0 comments
I've found one game category that needs a name change! Oh well, Chocobo and the Magic Picture Book is on its way to North America beneath a different title: Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales. North America can expect the title to release to sometime in April of 2007. Chocobo Tales follows a single Chocobo as he tries to save his...
Brendan 2007-01-10 0 comments
Nintendo may be leaning on Square Enix a little more than any one else thought. Fresh reports from developers indicate that the RPG makers are looking upon the Wii with some hesitance. Apparently, the Wiildo is posing more of a conundrum for programmers of Japan’s favorite genre than expected. The makers of the Wii are apparently putting their RPG-eggs in...
Brendan 2007-01-10 0 comments
European media study group The Independent in London concluded a report that listed the most successful, best-selling franchises of all time. Six games were made in the United States, eleven in Japan, with the rest sprinkled about the globe. Our very own beloved Final Fantasy series came in at number three with an estimated 68 million units worldwide. Appropriately, Nintendo’s...
Brendan 2007-01-10 0 comments
Square Enix has announced that Seiken Densetsu: Heroes of Mana will release on March 8, 2007 in Japan. The USD equivalent of the Japanese price—5,040.00 Yen—will be roughly $42.1248. Heroes of Mana is a prequel to Seiken Densetsu 3, and takes place 19 previous. There was no word on a North American or European release date, but with the success...
Brendan 2007-01-06 0 comments
Now available online is a new trailer for Dragon Quest Swords, at the game's official Japanese site. A majority of the trailer is what was showcased at Jump Festa and subsequently captured by a cell-phone. However, the official trailer shows off an ornately designed CG mask for the first few seconds. Click here to view the trailer. Happy viewing!
Brendan 2007-01-05 0 comments
Oh my...they're already running FFXIII PS3 ads in Japan, despite reports that the game is still in early stages of development thanks in no small part to the White Engine. It's being widely interpreted as a counter to Microsoft's trumpeting of Halo 3, which is still a few months away. Character Designer Tetsuya Nomura has stated that he hopes to...
Brendan 2007-01-05 0 comments
In the heat of the holiday season, the Japanese release of Dawn of Mana was overshadowed by the clash of the platform titans, as well as a flurry of holiday title releases in Japan. That aside, though, you can check out the newest Japanese TV spots for the game here, and then clicking the trailer button. Enjoy the light melodies,...
Brendan 2007-01-05 0 comments
GameStop and EB Games reported this weekend that Final Fantasy XII was one of the five top-selling games this holiday season. The other four included Microsoft's Gears of War (which I contributed to by one unit), Nintendo's Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Activision's Guitar Hero 2 and WWE SMACKDOWN vs. RAW 2007 from THQ.