kula shakerz 2002-11-16 0 comments
Japan seems to have been seized by the hype surrounding FFX-2, with new images and information being divulged almost daily. Adding to the speculation that the Rikku and Yuna side stories have been combined into this one game, the three main characters will be Yuna, Rikku and one more, who is as yet unannounced. The airship is back in FFX-2,...
kula shakerz 2002-11-14 0 comments
Square has released financial data and projections for the current fiscal year. Compared to the previous period, the consolidated ordinary profit is set to rise by 72% to 7 billion yen (58.52 million USD) up from earlier estimates of 4.4 billion yen (36.79 million USD). Yuri Teramoto, from Square President Youichi Wada's office, said that overseas operations are going well,...
kula shakerz 2002-11-12 0 comments
The remakes for Final Fantasy I and II which were recently released in Japan for the Sony Playstation have made the top 50 sales chart! The sales are strong in their launch week, and sitting pretty at #3 and #4 are Final Fantasy I and Final Fantasy II respectively. The Premium Pack which pakages both games and some extras also...
kula shakerz 2002-11-09 0 comments
Digicube has announced Final Fantasy X Vocal Album, a mini drama disc featuring the voice actors of Square's highly successful first PlayStation 2 RPG. Among others, Tidus, Yuna, Rikku, Lulu, Wakka, Auron and Kimari are all set to be heard on the disc. The mini drama will tell an episode, which didn't appear in the original game. Scenario writer Kazushige...
kula shakerz 2002-11-07 0 comments
According to GamePro, Square is planning to release the PlayStation versions of Final Fantasy I & II as well as Unlimited SaGa in North America this coming spring. Final Fantasy I & II will reportedly be sold together in a single package. Still no news about a european release.
kula shakerz 2002-11-07 0 comments
The first official wedding has taken place in Final Fantasy XI. The lucky couple is known under the characters "Otoku" and "Jar". There was a huge ceremony with many guests and Square made some new items for this event; conffetti and a wedding ring. Good luck to them
kula shakerz 2002-11-07 0 comments
According to Japanese gaming site Quiter and the upcoming issue of Famitsu, Final Fantasy producer Yoshinori Kitase is interested in making a direct sequel to Final Fantasy VII, which is often cited as the most popular installment of the series. Tetsuya Nomura also expresses such interests. Although there are no plans yet and the title is still under consideration. It...
kula shakerz 2002-11-03 0 comments
Want to know if your Computer is powerful enough to run Final Fantasy XI? The answer is here! Square has just released a program called "Final Fantasy XI Official BenchMark" which is an application to test whether your PC is good enough to run the first Online Final Fantasy Series, Final Fantasy XI. Here is the full instruction on how...
kula shakerz 2002-11-01 0 comments
Square continued its string of announcements during this week's company conference by releasing more details on Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicle. Four GBAs can be connected at a time, one for each player, enabling simultaneous play. The GBAs will display health information for the player's character and only for that character, as status info will not be visible on the main...
kula shakerz 2002-10-30 0 comments
In an recent interview with the well known Japanese videogame magazine Famitsu, SquareSoft president Yoichi Wada announced that Final Fantasy XII is scheduled for a 2003 release in Japan, the exact date is still unknown. He also talked about the future of Final Fantasy, particularly the next instalment in the series, Final Fantasy XIII, he said that the Square team...
kula shakerz 2002-10-28 0 comments
Square has just opened the official site for the upcoming game Final Fantasy X-2. The game is the sequel to Final Fantasy X and its starring Yuna as the main character. The story of the game takes place after they killed Sin (Final Fantasy X).
kula shakerz 2002-10-23 0 comments
The annual SquareSoft meeting is over, it was held in Tokyo on Tuesday 22nd October. During the meeting Square presented the upcoming games: Final Fantasy X-2 (PS2), Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (GC, GBA), the remakes of Final Fantasy I&II (PSOne), Final Fantasy XI (PC), Chocobo Land: A Game Of Dice (GBA), Unlimited SaGa (PS2), Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix (PS2), Final...
kula shakerz 2002-10-19 0 comments
Eelecom has announced that they will release a special USB gamepad for Square's Final Fantasy XI for Windows. The JC-U1112V, which supports USB1.1 under Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, features a digital and analog mode as well as two analog sticks, one digital control pad and eight buttons. The JC-U1112V will be available on the same day as Final Fantasy XI for Windows...
kula shakerz 2002-10-19 0 comments
After weeks of speculation and just four days before Square's analysts' meeting on the 22nd, the first screenshots and details of the sequel to Final Fantasy X have surfaced. We saw the first images from the game durig the Tokyo Game Show but Square made us thake it down. The game is combining the Yuna and Rikku scenarios, rather than...
kula shakerz 2002-10-18 0 comments
SquareSoft has revealed the release date for its upcoming Game Boy Advance title, Chocobo Land: A Game of Dice. The game will be a board/dice game. The game was originaly ment for the WonderSwan Color but was finaly released on the GBA. The game will support multiplayer with up to 4 players. The game will be released on December 13,...
kula shakerz 2002-10-17 0 comments
In the newest issue of Famitsu, the preview for next issue indicates that it will debut the first information about a new "well-known" role-playing game from Square. When we read "well-known" we can hope that its related to Final Fantasy XII! We previously revealed that Square will be holding a share holders' meeting later this month, on the 22nd, which...
kula shakerz 2002-10-17 0 comments
Square has revealed some new characters for its Unlimited SaGa. The new characters are: a blonde without a name, Judy and Cash. The story of the game is about a person (the main character) who is going on a adventure to find the seven wonders of the world. If the seven wonders are brought together, then the Gods are supposed...
kula shakerz 2002-10-15 0 comments
According to RPG Zone, Square President, Mr. Youichi Wada has announced his plans to develop a new Online/Multiplayer rpg for the Playstation 2 and the PC. The game will be similiar to Square's own Final Fantasy XI. No details has been released about this title, and this may well be just a rumor. The title is scheduled for an early...
kula shakerz 2002-10-14 0 comments
In an effort to promote Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Square will release a special card which will contain 500 points. The points can be used to pay on the web for Final Fantasy XI and other PlayOnline games. Only 500 cards will be produced, so this is a collector's item. The card will retail for ¥1410.
kula shakerz 2002-10-13 0 comments
Square officially unveiled the complete PC version of online-only PS2 RPG Final Fantasy XI at a press conference in Tokyo today. The fact that it exists (and is coming out November 7 in Japan) isn't exactly news—what is news is president Yoichi Wada's announcement that a U.S. version is definitely in the works. Officially titled Final Fantasy XI for Windows,...