kula shakerz 2004-07-13 0 comments
Square Enix has confirmed that its PlayStation 2 title Star Ocean: Till the End of Time will be released in North America on August 31st for $49.99 US. The North American version of the tri-Ace developed RPG is not based on the original release, but on the enhanced director's cut version, which was released in Japan earlier this year. Both...
sifar 2004-07-13 0 comments
At this year's Sony PlayStation Awards, Dragon Quest V obtained the Platinum award for selling between 1 to 2 million units during 2004. The remake was very well recieved in Japan and sold over 700,000 copies in its first day of release. The title sold over 1.5 million copies within its first two weeks and has been the most successful...
sifar 2004-07-12 0 comments
According to Square Enix's magazine, Gangan, a movie is in the works for the anime Full Metal Alchemist. The film will be released in Japan during the Summer of 2005. It is still unclear as to whether the movie will be based on parts of the anime, the magna, the games, or have a whole new story of its own....
Ikuzo 2004-07-12 0 comments
According to United States Patent and Trademark Office website, Square Enix have registered a new trademark, "Radiata Stories", on 30th June. While the trademark was registered in the United States, Japan Patent Office database returned no results from their trademark database. The word "Radiata" is a fairly hard and broad subject to grasp (maybe not). A dictionary definition explains that...
sifar 2004-07-10 0 comments
The Official Japanese website of Final Fantasy XII has been updated once again with the addition of two new wallpapers. These wallpapers showcase the two recently revealed characters, Basch and Penelo. Link >> Wallpaper of Penelo Link >> Wallpaper of Basch In addition, Magazines such as Famitsu and Famitsu PS2 have given details on how some monsters detect the player...
kula shakerz 2004-07-10 0 comments
Square Enix Ltd has announced the launch of Square Enix Mobile in European territories. The first games to be launched are Aleste and Actraiser which will be available Europe-wide on Vodafone Live! and other services including Orange World, O2 Active and T-Mobile's T-zones in the coming weeks. A mobile version of Drakengard is planned for release this summer. All three...
kula shakerz 2004-07-10 0 comments
Square Enix has announced that the sequel to its popular action RPG FullMetal Alchemist (Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Akaki Elixir no Akuma) for PlayStation 2 will be released in Japan on August 27th. Accessory maker Hori is planning a simultaneous release of an original Hagane no Renkinjutsushi 2 memory card.
kula shakerz 2004-07-10 0 comments
Final Fantasy XI will be released in Europe on the global launch day of the Chains of Promathia update. Final Fantasy XI will be released for PC with the two expansions Rise of the Zilart and Chains of Promathia, which allow access to new jobs, areas, quests, items and more. No price is available at this point. Square Enix has...
kula shakerz 2004-07-10 0 comments
Square Enix has confirmed a new release date for their upcoming GameBoy Advance title, Final Fantasy I-II Advance. The game was indefinitely delayed a few days ago due to an unspecified problem but a new release date is now set. Final Fantasy I-II Advance will be available in Japan on July 29th for 5,800 yen ($52.99 US).
kula shakerz 2004-07-10 0 comments
Square Enix revealed new details regarding Dragon Quest VIII. During battles the main character will be able to perform special attacks using his sword. So far only one special attack has been confirmed, it's a fire.based move dealing massive damage to the enemies. Each character also has it's special role in the party. Yangus, the physicaly powefull character treats the...
kula shakerz 2004-07-04 0 comments
Square Enix recently announced that Final Fantasy I-II Advance for Nintendo's GameBoy Advance has been indefinitely delayed after the detection of an unspecified problem. The remake was set to be released in Japan on July 15th and a North American release was set for later this year or early next year.
kula shakerz 2004-07-04 0 comments
Michiro Sasaki Square Enix's director of corporate planning has mentioned that Square Enix is looking into supporting Microsoft's second console the Xbox 2. Xbox 2 is currenlt sceduled for a late 2005 release. He did not provide any details regarding the decision making progress. If Square Enix was to create games for Microsofts upcoming console then it would probably sell...
kula shakerz 2004-07-04 0 comments
Square Enix is hiring new developers for a new Seiken Densetu title. The company is specificaly hiring for art, character model and motion, background model and effect designers, battle and map designers as well as programmers. Since the game only is referred to as a Seiken Densetu project on the official site, no further information regarding the title is available...
kula shakerz 2004-07-01 0 comments
Square Enix have updated the official site of the long awaited Final Fantasy XII for the PlayStation2. The updated sections are the "Story" section and the "Movie Shots" section. In the movie shots section you'll find two versions, a low bandwith and a high bandwidth, of the trailer shown at this years E3. Link >> Story Section (In Japanese) Link...
kula shakerz 2004-06-29 0 comments
Square Enix have updated the site for their upcoming re-release of Final Fantasy I and Final Fantasy II for the GameBoy Advance. The updated sections are the "Soul of Rebirth" and "Minigame" pages. In the mini game section you will find playable flash based versions of the minigames that will be in the game and if you beat the record...