kula shakerz 2004-08-08 0 comments
Square Enix has announced an egg monster drawing competition for its upcoming Nintendo DS title Egg Monster Heroes. The contest is similar to the one they held before the release of Hanjuku Eiyuu Tai 3D (Half-boiled Hero VS 3D) for PlayStation 2. Fans can submit a drawing of their creation, along with a short description of its characteristics and skills...
sifar 2004-08-06 0 comments
Square Enix has confirmed that the Final Fantasy XI Add-on, Chain of Promathia, has passed all internal testing and obtained the "Gold Master" status. The development team is working on a version update that will become available a week before the Add-on's release to the world market. The version update is expected to be large as it will come in...
kula shakerz 2004-08-05 0 comments
Square Enix has recently updated the screenshot sections of the official Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories website. You'll find the new screenshots in the "Field", "Battle" and "Event" sections of the site (Link #3, #4, #5 from the top of the menu). You can also see the two E3 trailers by clicking on link #6 in the main menu and...
kula shakerz 2004-08-04 0 comments
Square Enix has recently opened the official site for their upcoming cell-phone-based title, Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII. So far eight characters have been confirmed to make an appearance; President Shinra, his son Rufus, Tseng, Reno, Rude, Veld and two unnamed playable characters. On the official site you can see two familiar characters; Cloud and Sephiroth so there's a chance...
kula shakerz 2004-08-03 0 comments
Square Enix has revealed that the company will show a special preview edition of its upcoming CGI movie Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children during the Venice International Film Festival that takes place from September 1st to September 11th. The trailer of the 70-minute long sequel to Square Enix's best selling PlayStation One title Final Fantasy VII will be part of...
kula shakerz 2004-08-03 0 comments
Square Enix recently released their financial results for the first quarter of the current fiscal year. Sales were up 47.5% compared to the first quarter of the previous fiscal year, reaching $107.82 million USD (12.04 billion yen). Their net profit is also significantly higher with $16.39 million USD (1.83 billion yen). We can only guess but it looks like Square...
sifar 2004-08-01 0 comments
According to certain game dealers, Square Enix should be releasing the next installment of the Dragon Quest series in Japanese stores on November 25, 2004. This date is yet to be confirmed by Square Enix but matches the, Winter 2004, release date set by the company. On a related note, Dragon Quest VIII and Final Fantasy XII are still the...
kula shakerz 2004-07-28 0 comments
Square Enix's latest GameBoy Advance game, Final Fantasy I-II, will be released in a few hours when the game stores open in Japan. Along with the game which is a remake compilation of the NES games Final Fantasy I and Final Fantasy II buyers will get a questionnaire asking which game to be remade and later released on the Nintendo...
kula shakerz 2004-07-27 0 comments
Square Enix has released more details regarding their new cell phone plans. Final Fantasy VII: Before Crisis will be an online multiplayer action rpg where the goal is to assemble a team of players and clear various missions. Square Enix is also planing a Final Fantasy XI viewer where users will be able to stay in touch with Vana'diel 24/7.
sifar 2004-07-26 0 comments
Mist Walker is a brand new company that was created by none other than the inventor of the Final Fantasy series, Hironobu Sakaguchi. This happening was first told to the public via Famitsu Magazine in Japan. The Vice President of the company has now been announced as being Kensuke Tanaka. The VP has previously worked on the anime Final Fantasy...
kula shakerz 2004-07-25 0 comments
Weekly Jump magazine has released some new Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children screenshots. You'll notice that Yuffie makes her first appearance as she sails down the sky using something that looks like a paraglider. The magazine scan also includes a few shots of Cid, Red XII, Reno and Rude. Final Fantasy Advent Children is heading for a fall release date...
kula shakerz 2004-07-24 0 comments
The beta test of Square Enix's next massive multiplayer online game, Front Mission Online will start sometime this fall in Japan. Fans that are interested in taking part in the beta test can submit their applications from July 23rd to August 6th. This beta test will be followed by two others, before the release of the final product. Front Mission...
kula shakerz 2004-07-24 0 comments
Square Enix has once again updated the official Final Fantasy XII site, this time they have redesigned the entire site using a mix of HTML and Flash instead of having a 100% flash based site. The updated version has more than just a new design, there are also some new sections such as the "About Ivalice", "Download", "System" pages. The...
sifar 2004-07-22 0 comments
The Official Final Fantasy XI site has revealed some new information in regards to some of the enemies we will see in the upcoming expansion, Chains of Promathia. The first enemy shown was the Wanderer who is from the species called Empty. They have the appearance of brains and prey on those that are relatively small. Within the same species...
sifar 2004-07-21 0 comments
The current issue of V-JUMP has revealed Square Enix's development of a third Final Fantasy VII (FFVII) related title. The article discusses how this product will be the next in the Final Fantasy VII line-up of games which already include FFVII: Advent Children and Before Crisis: FFVII. The magazine also shows the silhouette of a character (most probably Vincent) who...