AlterGenesis-X 2005-08-13 0 comments
Recent comments from Square Enix president Yoichi Wada suggest that his company's two prized series could be taking a multiplatform route in the next generation. Wada explained, "The market for next generation game machines will be split into high-end and low-end according to the type of user. Rather than one hardware dominating, the various machines will carve out their own...
Xin 2005-08-10 0 comments
The Official US Site for Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King has been launched by Square-Enix. While the site features very little at the moment, the first English Language Trailer of the game is available for streaming, alongside the featured tagline "4 Million People Have Become Obsessed". Link >> Dragon Quest VIII Official Site Dragon Quest VIII: Journey...
Xin 2005-08-10 0 comments
Daishiro Okada, an executive within Square-Enix, has been reappointed to be the new Chief Operating Officer of the North American branch of Square-Enix. Company President Yoichi Wada stated that this move was made to expand throughout the territory, and that former US COO and President Ichiro Otobe has been transferred to a position in Tokyo.
Xin 2005-08-08 0 comments
Square-Enix has updated the Official Site of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, giving the site a slight redesign and adding a new song that will undoubetdly appear in the final version of the film. The Info section of the site now contains Information and Pricing info on all three versions of the film; Advent Pieces: Limited, Reguar Edition, and UMD...
Xin 2005-08-08 0 comments
Square-Enix has opened the US Site for their upcoming release Radiata Stories. For the time, not much is available, just the featured splash page, a glimpse of the game's cover art, and an option to preorder the game for yourself online. Also available is the first english language trailer of the game. Link >> Radiata Stories US Site Radiata Stories...
Xin 2005-08-03 0 comments
August 5th will bring about a new project for Square-Enix. The company will launch Square-Enix Mail Magazine, an online information magazine with info that won't be available anywhere else. Interviews with developers and creators, details on upcoming releases and other exclusive features will be found within the magazine. Perhaps best of all, Subscription is free, but be warned, it is...
Xin 2005-08-03 0 comments
It's been quite some time since Square-Enix made that Major Announcement earlier in the year, officially unveiling Grandia III. We've seen the websites, met the characters and heard the music. Now, lucky PS2 owners in Japan finally get the chance to play the game, as Grandia III was released ealrier today across Japan. While a US release has yet to...
Xin 2005-08-01 0 comments
Yasumi Matsuno, head of the Square-Enix Fourth Development Team and Producer/Director of Final Fantasy XII has stepped down from his position with the game due to an ongoing health issue that he has been fighting with for some period of time now. Square-Enix released the following statement regarding Matsuno-san and the future of FFXII: "Final Fantasy XII's development producer Yasumi...
Xin 2005-07-31 0 comments
Square-Enix have announced that Kingdom Hearts II will see a release in December in Japan. A specific date was not announced, and neither was a release date for the US. That said, all is not lost for US fans of the Kingdom Hearts series. Square-Enix reportedly is very hard at work trying to bring the game to the US at...
Xin 2005-07-30 0 comments
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children appears to be heading to theaters after all. Square-Enix plans to premier the movie on September 8th in select Japanese Theaters, a mere six days before the DVD & UMD releases. There are also plans to unveil the film nationally on Septmber 10th. It appears this is just a limited Film Premier Engagement, and that...
Xin 2005-07-30 0 comments
Square-Enix Party is still rocking the house in Japan, and a ton of info has leaked regarding the Square-Enix/Disney project Kingdom Hearts II. Now we could just be rude and not share it with you, but that's just not how we do things. So let's get an overview of the info together for everyone to enjoy. First and foremost, Two...
Xin 2005-07-30 0 comments
Square-Enix Party 2005 is well underway in Japan, and the news is beginning to shift to our shores quickly. As promised, a Big Announcement regarding Final Fantasy XII has been made. The highly anticipated next chapter in the Final Fantasy series will release in Japan on March 16th, 2006. While a US Release was not announced, general localization timetables would...
Xin 2005-07-30 0 comments
Square-Enix has launched they PlayOnline site for Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII. The site makes mention of the upcoming Beta Testing for the online portion of the game as well as a few other odds and ends. It should be noted that Dirge of Cerberus is not an online only title, and will be playable offline as well. Link...
Xin 2005-07-28 0 comments
Toshiba-EMI recording artist Utada Hikaru has confirmed that she will again be lending her talents to the Kingdom Hearts series. Hikki will perform the main theme of Kingdom Hearts II, "Passion", as she did for the original game in 2002 with "Hikari". A release date for the new single or the game itself have yet to be announced, but one...
Xin 2005-07-28 0 comments
The current issue of Shounen JUMP has revealed a few new pieces of info and images on Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus for PlayStation 2. First and foremost are revelations on some of our cast. Reeve, the mind behind Cait Sith in FFVII, is now the leader of the WRO, a group who's sole ambition is the rebuilding of...