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Radiata Stores Pre-Order Campaign details

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...

KH:CoM release date has been confirmed

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.

FFXI Cyber Cafe Promotions in Europe

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...


Official US KH:CoM website goes online

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...

Nobuo Uematsu leaves Square Enix

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...

Hori Reveals PS2 Dragon Quest controller

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...


Yet another Final Fantasy VII game

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...

New Front Mission details

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...

Hanjuku Eiyuu contest results

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...


Dragon Quest VIII OST details

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).

Star Ocean 3 released in Europe

kula shakerz    2004-10-18    0 comments

Star Ocean 3: Til the End of Times was released on October 1st in Europe with a limited edition DVD including exclusive interviews with the development team, artwork from the game, excerpts from the soundtrack composed by Motoi Sakuraba and trailers of upcoming titles, including Final Fantasy XII.

Intel Corporation and Square Enix collaborate

kula shakerz    2004-10-18    0 comments

Intel Corporation and Square Enix recently announced that FINAL FANTASY XI for Windows can now be played on mainstream consumer PCs with the Intel 915G Express chipset which is supported by an integrated graphics technology. In the past, additions of costly external graphics card were required to play FINAL FANTASY XI on a PC due to its advanced graphics. The...


New Dragon Quest VIII details

kula shakerz    2004-10-16    0 comments

Square Enix has revealed some new details regarding the upcoming Dragon Quest VIII: Sora to Umi to Daichi to Norowareshi Himegimi. The Level 5-developed PlayStation 2 title will feature a so-called alchemic kettle. This practical grey utility will allow players to create new items, by throwing in two items from their inventory. The kettle will even allow for the creation...

First Final Fantasy III DS details revealed

kula shakerz    2004-10-14    0 comments

Square Enix recently released the first details regarding the newly announced Nintendo DS remake of its Famicom (Nintendo) classic Final Fantasy III. The game's look will be comparable to the visuals of Final Fantasy I and II's Game Boy Advance versions. The DS' upper screen will display the actual game, while the lower touch-enabled screen will show the game's maps....

Chain of Memories to support two player mode

Ikuzo    2004-10-09    0 comments

11th November is the day of release for the Gameboy Advance game, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, and Amazon Japan have published the cover boxart for the game, which informs of a "1~2 player" in the bottom left corner. The October issue of Square Enix Press had some details for the the Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories package which consists...