kula shakerz 2006-11-30 0 comments
Square has opened a Jump Festa website for the Final Fantasy XIII compilation, Fabula Nova Crystallis (and for all the other games they'll be presenting too). There's not much to look at there apart from the game logos and 3 screenshots plus some information regarding the 3 titles. Take a look here (in Japanese). For the rest of the games...
Brendan 2006-11-29 0 comments
Release dates for one of the best entries in the Final Fantasy series were revealed earlier this week. Final Fantasy VI Advance, the GBA port of the SNES game, will debut to to store near you on November 30th in Japan, and February 5th in North America. Enhanced music, graphics, dungeons, and espers will be incorporated into the release of...
kula shakerz 2006-11-27 0 comments
Square Enix revealed its line-up for next month's JUMP Festa 2007 on their official website. Among the booth's highlights will be new trailers of the Final Fantasy XIII games as well as playable versions of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (finally!) and Dragon Quest Swords. See below for the complete list of titles they are bringing to JUMP Festa. This...
kula shakerz 2006-11-26 0 comments
Square released the trailer of their upcoming Nintendo DS adventure game, Chocobo and the Magic Picture Book a while ago and here it is (a bit late). The game seems to be aimed mainly at the younger generation of the Final Fantasy fans but might be fun for the older ones too. Check out the trailer: Visit the official site...
kula shakerz 2006-11-24 0 comments
Square Enix recently reported the termination of multiple accounts held by players involved in the usage of third-party tools or cheats, or engaged in RMT (Real Money Trading) activities. In relation to the severity of the violation, over 2,500 accounts were temporarily suspended, while over 9,000 accounts were permanently banned. Details of the violations are as follows: Usage of tools...
kula shakerz 2006-11-22 0 comments
Many new features, as well as improvements to existing game mechanics, are planned for the upcoming Final Fantasy version update. Along with the introduction of a new battle system "Salvage," the previously restricted access to the Ruins of Alza'daal will be lifted, allowing players free reign to explore the entire region. Also, several unreachable sections of both the Bhaflau Thickets...
Brendan 2006-11-21 0 comments
On Friday, Square Enix posted its sales figures for the end of the recent fiscal quarter, and the results were a bag of mixed goodies. Topping out the list for Japanese territories is the mega-hit NDS revamp Final Fantasy III, with an estimated total of 840,000 units. In Europe, Kingdom Hearts II was off to an impressive start with 540,000...
kula shakerz 2006-11-20 0 comments
It was announced today that the next Final Fantasy XI version update is schedule for release in mid-December. In this update, players can look forward to the introduction of a large-scale battle system called "Salvage", access to new areas within the Ruins of Alza'daal, new chocobo raising features, job adjustments, and much, much more. More details regarding the content of...
kula shakerz 2006-11-20 0 comments
Square Enix recently announced that there will be a pre-order campaign for their upcoming Playstation 2 RPG Seiken Densetsu 4: Dawn of Mana. Those who pre-order the newest installment will be treated to a free audio CD containing five songs ("Breath of Mana", "Prologue: Mana to Daichi to Seirei to", "Wasureenu Omoi", "Burning Spirits", and a piano solo version of...
kula shakerz 2006-11-19 0 comments
The latest game in the Final Fantasy VII series, Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus is finally out in Europe. The story takes place after the events of Final Fantasy VII and the mysterious and enigmatic Vincent Valentine takes center stage in as the World Regenesis Organization works to rebuild the planet, a year after the conclusion of Advent Children....
Hello members of Square Insider! In celebration of our upcoming sixth birthday at the turn of the year, Gideon Emery, voice actor for Balthier in Final Fantasy XII (FFXII), has taken a moment to “sit down” and chat with me about his experiences in voice acting; working with Square Enix; and being apart of the mania that surrounds a Final...
Brendan 2006-11-16 0 comments
Square announced today that they're bumping up their numbers for the six-month fiscal period that terminated on September 30, 2006. They expect their total earnings to tally up at about $27.9 million USD. The company attributes this primarily to the unexpected success of Advent Children, and some complicated tax-policy shift in the accounting department. Go figure. Square Enix can just...
Brendan 2006-11-16 0 comments
If you* aren't still recovering from Final Fantasy XII CE, then head on out and get yourself a copy of Final Fantasy III DS. For those of us without money, or a Nintendo DS, we'll sit over here in our corner and grumble about how we prefer Final Fantasy XII anyways... This all new game sports too many features to...
Brendan 2006-11-14 0 comments
In last week's issue of Dengeki Playstation magazine, it was reported that Disney--with one of the most lucrative and cherished RPG franchises of all time at their finger tips--has been mounting ever more pressure upon Tetsuya Nomura and the Kingdom Hearts team. Nomura, however, expressed that developing KH3 is not on his agenda at the moment, and left it at...
Brendan 2006-11-14 0 comments
In a recent issue of Dengeki, FFXIII director Motomu Toriyama and FF Versus XIII director Tetsuya Nomura popped a squat to talk about the ongoing development of the two games respectively. Among other things, both directors commented on the hurdle that transitioning from PS2 to PS3 has been. Reportedly, the gap that they had to bridge was wider than that...