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Tokyo Gigante Numero Tres

Brendan    2006-09-23    0 comments

Hey, it just never ends for those Japanese folk in Tokyo, does it? Well, along with the flood of other information accompanying Crisis Core, Versus XIII, Revenant Wings, Agito XIII and It's A Wonderful World, Square Enix has announced a few other projects at their theater at the Tokyo Game Show. Chief among them, which I entire overlooked this morning,...

Tokyo Gigante Numero Dos

Brendan    2006-09-22    0 comments

Final Fantasy Versus XIII: The trailer shown reveals a blue haired man, a king of some sort, leaving his throne room and building to fight individuals that would steal the crystal from his home. A fight scene ensues, and the King apparently overwhelms them. The outside world is portrayed as heretical and chaotic, and the King-like individual easily beats his...

Tokyo Gigante Numero Uno

Brendan    2006-09-22    0 comments

It's A Wonderful World: Tetsuya Nomura is hard at work on this newest title for the Nintendo DS. Set in Modern day Japan, you play as Neku, a young boy who has the ability to read other people's hearts. Neku meets Tsuki, a young girl, and together the two must play a mysterious game. The game takes place primarily in...


More Revenant Wings Info

Brendan    2006-09-21    0 comments

Only days ahead of the Tokyo Game Show, Square Enix revealed more information on the Nintendo DS Final Fantasy XII installment Revenant Wings. According to sources, "story does not tie with or take place before the stories of Final Fantasy XII, the game simply shows Vaan (18) and Penelos (17) living in Luftpiraten . All the airships from FFXII will...

Matsuno At Work Elsewhere

Brendan    2006-09-20    0 comments

Many remember Yasumi Matsuno as the acclaimed director of Final Fantasy Tactics, Vagrant Story, and Final Fantasy XII. Unlike any other directors, Matsuno holds the extraordinary record of having directed two games (Vagrant Story, Final Fantasy XII) to be venerated and acclaimed with perfect scores by the hard-line Japanese magazine Famitsu. Having pioneered and directed a majority of FFXII, Matsuno...

Final Fantasy XII Times Square Kick-Off Party

Brendan    2006-09-20    0 comments

New York City earlier announced this week that October 11th, 2006 will be "Final Fantasy XII Day," a huge event to commemorate the release of one of the most eagerly anticipated Final Fantasy games in recent history. As well, organizers are holding a cosplay contest, where participants dress up as their favorite characters from the game with the chance of...


KH2 Gets European Release Date

Brendan    2006-09-20    0 comments

September 29th, 2006 marks the day that the massively successful Kingdom Hearts II will debut in European territories. The story picks up where Chain of Memories--the intermediary installment--ended, and follows Sora, Donald, and Goofy in their search for Riku. KHII sees the introduction of new characters to the PS2 format such as Roxas, Namine, DiZ, and countless other characters as...

RSS News Feed Added

kula shakerz    2006-09-19    0 comments

We have finally added a RSS (Really Simple Syndication) news feed to the website. The feed is a new feature of the upcoming Square Insider version 5.0 but you can start using it now. Link » http://www.squareinsider.com/feeds/news.xml. If you have any trouble using it make a post in the support forum.

6th VA Confirmed for FFXII

Brendan    2006-09-15    0 comments

As we close upon the 1-month marker until the release of Final Fantasy XII, a sixth voice actor has been announced within the titanic stylings of Final Fantasy XII. Joining Bobby Edner (Vaan), Kari Wahlgren (Ashe), Gideon Emery (Balthier) Steven Jay Blum (Ba'Gamnan) and Tara Strong (Penelo) will be April Stewart, best known for her work in the Final Fantasy...


'Tis the Season for Sequels

Brendan    2006-09-14    0 comments

Alongside Revenant Wings, it seems that Square Enix is also working on the Final Mix version of Kingdom Hearts II. The Final Mix is, we assume at this point, intended for an international release--though 'international' to Square Enix generally means re-release in Japan--featuring some sort of incorporation of card-based combat. The announcement came in the form of a magazine scan...

Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings

Brendan    2006-09-14    0 comments

Back in June, 1up was reporting that the semi-ambiguous ending of Final Fantasy XII (which had, at that time, been out for almost four months) had opened doors to a sequel that was being pursued. Well, not surprisingly, Square has decided to milk Final Fantasy XII as well, developing a prequel for the Nintendo DS known as Final Fantasy XII:...

Despite Woes, SE Moves Ahead

Brendan    2006-09-12    0 comments

Despite recent stress due to the Soft-World lawsuit, Square Enix has reason to be happy. Many players of casual internet games such as Bejeweled 2, Insaniquarium, Chuzzle and others can wistfully recall hours blown away like seconds while sitting in front of a computer somewhere playing the games in question. They've all in one way or another weasled themselves into...


Chocobo Racing To Debut in FFXI

Brendan    2006-09-08    0 comments

At the Final Fantasy XI Fan Festival this summer, the developers of Final Fantasy XI announced that they are in the beginning stages of a Chocobo Racing system, to compliment the growing complexity of the roles of Chocobos in the world of Vana'diel. The development team has been monitoring the discussion and debate about which direction this new system should...

Final Fantasy III Sales

Brendan    2006-09-08    0 comments

In its first week of sales in Japan, the Nintendo DS revamp of Final Fantasy III sold 503,051 units, an estimated 91% of the initial shipment. In its second week of sales, the new release sold 45,949 copies; numbers that will undoubtedly inspire high hopes for the North American and European release of the game. Nobuo Uematsu, famed veteran FF...

Full Square TGS Lineup

Brendan    2006-09-06    0 comments

So I'm a little late? Anyways, as stated earlier, both FNC games will be showcased in video format at the highly anticipated, around the corner Japanese E3 (before it was trashed) equivalent: The Tokyo Game Show. But, in addition, there will be several other games to be played and viewed, as developed by square Enix. The titles to be shown...