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Children of Mana Scans reveal new details

sifar    2005-11-11    0 comments

The Latest Jump magazine has coverage on yet another Square Enix title, this time its Children of Mana for the Nintendo DS. The scans show us some of the best graphics the game series has ever recieved. Link >> Seiken Densetsu DS Magazine Scan The images don't reveal too many locations in the game but give us an idea of...

New Final Fantasy IV Magazine Scan

sifar    2005-11-10    0 comments

Shonen Jump has information and images on yet another upcoming Square Enix game, this time its Final Fantasy IV Advance. The scans show how the graphics have been worked hard on to make it look great on the GameBoy Advance / Micro. Link >> Final Fantasy IV Magazine Scan The game is set to release in both North America and...

Final Fantasy XII Airship Magazine Scan

sifar    2005-11-10    0 comments

The latest issue of Shonen Jump magazine has some new information and images of Final Fantasy XII. The main coverage is on Balthier's airship which is now unofficially being titled Strahl. Also, images featuring Nono (Moogle from Final Fantasy Tactics Advance) helping operate the airship can be seen in the scan. Link >> Balthier's Airship Magazine Scan At the bottom...


New Official Dragon Quest VIII US Trailer

sifar    2005-11-10    0 comments

The people at RPGamer have made available the newest trailer for Dragon Quest VIII. The video gives us a chance to hear the voices of all the main characters in the game in English, and gives us a look at the different forms of the head villan, Dhoulmagus. Link >> The Rise of a Hero, DQ8 Trailer It also features...

Kingdom Hearts II scan reveals new world

sifar    2005-11-10    0 comments

The latest Jump magazine reveals the latest world of Kingdom Hearts 2 as being the 80s movie, Tron. The scan below shows Sora, Donald and Goofy all wearing cybernetic costumes to adapt themselves to this electronic world. Link >> Magazine Scan of KH2's Tron World Tron is a story about a world inside a computer, where man has never ventured....

New Front Mission 5 Character details + more

sifar    2005-11-10    0 comments

Square Enix has released new information on the characters of its upcoming strategy RPG, Front Mission 5: Scars of the War. Walter Fenn is a wanzer pilot in the US Military of the New Continent (USN). His commanding officer is a woman by the name of Lin Wainwright, who apparently has a long history with Walter and has developed feelings...


Romancing SaGa: A difficult journey

sifar    2005-11-09    0 comments

Romancing SaGa: Minstrel's Song was first released in 1992 for the SNES and was made exclusive to onry Japan. Ten years after, Square Enix decided to create a remake for the PlayStation2 with complete upgrades to every aspect of the game. Many are reluctant to try Romancing SaGa after the game maker's previous SaGa title, Unlimited SaGa which sold fairly...

New Mario Basket 3 on 3 images + details

sifar    2005-11-09    0 comments

Square Enix is working with Nintendo to release a new Mario game for the Nintendo DS titled, Mario Basket 3 on 3. The game will feature all of the popular franchise characters dribbling, dunking, collecting coins etc ... in fun environments including what looks like Browser's Castle in one of the screenshots below. Link >> Mario Basket 3 on 3...

New Dirge of Cerberus characters + details

sifar    2005-11-09    0 comments

Earlier this week, we showed you a magazine scan of Dirge of Cerberus from V-Jump magazine. There is finally a more clearer scan that has allowed some new information to be released. The article introduces us to Rosso (in red on the right), a member of the DG Elite SOLDIER group who is apparently a "killing machine" that shows no...


New Fantasy Earth images + details revealed

sifar    2005-11-08    0 comments

Square Enix has revealed new images and information on its upcoming MMORPG, Fantasy Earth: The ring of Dominion. The game's system will be based on conquest where players will try to invade other lands, while others will try to protect their lands and vice versa. There are also several monsters in the game that will help players evolve their characters....

Front Mission Online details + FM5 Box Shot

sifar    2005-11-08    0 comments

Square Enix has revealed the look of the JP Box Cover of its upcoming Strategy RPG title, Front Mission 5 - Scars of the War. The game is set to be released in Japan on December 12, 2005. Link >> Front Mission 5 JP Box Image In related news, the people at GameSpot were able to get a "Hands On"...

Dragon Quest VIII US TV Spot download

sifar    2005-11-08    0 comments

The people at IGN.com have made available the first North American TV Spot of Dragon Quest VIII. The commercial mentions how 4 million gamers in Japan have become obsessed with the game and that it is now making way to our shores to hopefully do the same heh. Link >> Dragon Quest VIII US TV Spot The game is set...


First Worldwide VG Concert Tour in the works

sifar    2005-11-07    0 comments

The first worldwide video game concert tour, "PLAY! A Videogame Symphony", was announced recently by the people at JMP Productions and Europe's Symphonic Game Music Concerts. PLAY! will start in North America sometime in 2006 and feature music from 20 or so games including Final Fantasy, Silent Hill, Battlefield: 1942, World of Warcraft, and The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. The...

New Slime Dragon Quest 2 details + images

sifar    2005-11-07    0 comments

Square Enix has revealed new images of its upcoming Nintendo DS title, Slime Dragon Quest 2. The images were showcased in Shonen Jump, V-Jump, and Nintendo Dream magazines. They can be viewed by following the link down below. Link >> New Slime Dragon Quest 2 images The Action-RPG title has you take control of giant combat machines with your slime...

Famitu's Most Wanted Game List (14/10 - 20/10)

sifar    2005-11-07    0 comments

Every week, Famitsu Magazine gets votes from its readers as to what they believe are the most wanted games in Japan. As usual, Square Enix games make their way into the charts and here are the week's standings. (01 / 01) Final Fantasy XII ... 2,798 (03 / 03) Kingdom Hearts 2 ... 1,495 (14 / 19) Final Fantasy III...