kula shakerz 2004-11-25 0 comments
Square Enix has planned to ship 2.8 million copies of Dragon Quest VIII for the game's saturday release in Japan. Dragon Quest VIII will probably become the best selling PlayStation 2 game beating titles such as Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2. There is no release date for North America or Europe but Square Enix president Youichi Wada said...
kula shakerz 2004-11-22 0 comments
Square Enix president Yoichi Wada said in an interview with a newspaper named Asahi Shimbun that Final Fantasy XII will not be released this business year in Japan. The current business year ends on March 31st, 2005, making an effective publication of the title before April impossible. This will no doubt mean a large dip in projected profits for the...
kula shakerz 2004-11-19 0 comments
Square Enix has released some new information on its newest PlayOnline title, Fantasy Earth: Ring of Dominion. As previously revealed, the PC-based title will be a genre mix, incorporating three different popular genres: MMORPG, 3D action RPG and realtime strategy game. The MMORPG portion will let players team up with fellow users and fight monsters, while the 3D action RPG...
kula shakerz 2004-11-18 0 comments
Square Enix has revealed that Nami Tamaki will perform the main theme for their upcoming PlayStation 2 RPG Radiata Stories. The 16-year old artist, who gave her debut with Believe, the opening theme of Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED, will contribute her newest single Fortune to the tri-Ace-developed action RPG. Furthermore, she will lend her voice to an mysterious artist, who...
kula shakerz 2004-11-15 0 comments
Two weeks prior the release of the highly anticipated PlayStation 2 title Dragon Quest VIII: Sora to Umi to Daichi to Norewareshi Himegimi, Square Enix has released some new information on the eight installment of its flagship series. Players will be able to travel on the back of a big cat, a boat and a bird. To decrease the amount...
sifar 2004-11-13 0 comments
A Pre-Order Campagin for tri-Ace's upcoming Action RPG, Radiata Stories, was announced by Square Enix recently. Gamers who pre-order the title will recieve a special CD titled tri-Ace Battle Sound Collection for free. The soundtrack will feature a total of 12 tracks from the Star Ocean series, Valkyrie Profile, and the much anticipated Radiata Stories. In addition, Square Enix released...
sifar 2004-11-11 0 comments
On the official North American website, Square Enix confirmed that its upcoming Action RPG, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, for the GBA would be released on December 7, 2004. The game will sell for $34.99 USD at most retailers. No mention was made on the official site of the special KH:CoM GameBoy Advance that was released in Japan today.
sifar 2004-11-07 0 comments
Square Enix has announced that it will be running a two month Final Fantasy XI campaign in the United Kingdom and France. The Campaign in the UK starts on November 8, 2004 and takes place in 50 cafes of the region. France will have the campaign start on November 1, 2004 and go all the way through till the end...
sifar 2004-11-03 0 comments
Square Enix has opened an official website for its upcoming GameBoy Advance RPG, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. The site only offers an opening introduction that gives us highlights of the game's plot line and mentions how more information will be added to the site in the upcoming weeks/months. The website can be accessed by visiting the link below. Link...
kula shakerz 2004-11-02 0 comments
Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu has left Square Enix and is set to found his own company. Reflecting on his busy recent schedule, which included a Final Fantasy concert tour throughout Japan this year, activities related to his rock band The Black Mages as well as composer duties for last year's Hanjuku Eiyuu Tai 3D and the upcoming Final Fantasy...
kula shakerz 2004-10-28 0 comments
Hori has revealed the newest addition to its line-up of PlayStation 2 accessories. The light blue-colored Dragon Quest Slime Controller is designed like the mascot of Square Enix's flagship series. If the controller is not connected to a PlayStation 2 unit, its cable can be removed and once turned upside down, the controller looks like a Slime figure. Bundled with...
kula shakerz 2004-10-27 0 comments
Crisis Core-Final Fantasy VII will be an Action RPG, and is currently slated to a PSP (PlayStation Portable) release in early 2006. The game will be produced by Yoshinori Kitase, who directed the original 1997 game. Tabata Hajime, who directed Before Crisis-Final Fantasy VII, the Compilation's mobile phone game, will direct Crisis Core. Character designs will again be the work...
kula shakerz 2004-10-27 0 comments
Square Enix's production team 6 recently commented on the development of Front Mission 5. The development team behind Front Mission 4 will be complemented by new members for this new project, which will be more dramatic in presentation than its predecessor. As far as Front Mission Mobile is concerned, it will be developed by the team behind the PlayStation One...
kula shakerz 2004-10-21 0 comments
Square Enix has announced, that they will reveal the eggmonster designs submitted by fans to be used in its PlayStation 2 title Hanjuku Eiyuu: 4 - 7 Hito no Hanjuku Eiyuu on October 22nd. The web-based event will be moderated by director and producer Takashi Tokita and another member of the development team. Hanjuku Eiyuu: 4-7 Hito no Hanjuku Eiyuu...
kula shakerz 2004-10-21 0 comments
The Dragon Quest VIII soundtrack containing 38 tracks will be published by Sony Music Distribution in late December. The first print of the two-disc album will come in a special box, containing a super picture label. The Dragon Quest VIII soundtrack will be available in Japan on December 22nd for 2,900 yen ($26.50 US).