Article archive

DQ5 Japanese TV Commercial is now online

sifar    2004-03-23    0 comments

Square Enix has made available a TV Spot for Dragon Quest V on its official Dragon Quest website. The video will be displayed in a new window and will require you to have Windows Media Player to view it. Link >> Dragon Quest V TV Spot

New DQ8 battle and character details revealed

sifar    2004-03-21    0 comments

With the release of Dragon Quest V (on March 25) will come a Dragon Quest VIII Premium Disc that will feature a trailer from the game. Six screenshots from the trailer have leaked out on the net and show some battle scenes for the very first time. The images indicate that maybe the characters will be shown in a dramatic...

Front Mission 4 US box cover has been unveiled

sifar    2004-03-21    0 comments

Square Enix has revealed the look of the US box cover for its upcoming PS2 strategy RPG titled Front Mission 4. The cover shows two of the game's main characters Daryl and Elsa in a blue background with a couple of Wanzers. Link >> FM4 US Box Cover


New Final Fantasy XI + PS2 hard drive images

sifar    2004-03-21    0 comments

IGN.com has made available seven images that show the PlayStation 2 hard drive + Final Fantasy XI bundle inside out. The images show the manuals of both the hard drive and of FFXI, they show the box from the front and the back, and much more. Link >> FFXI + hardrive article and images

Sword of Mana released in Europe

kula shakerz    2004-03-19    0 comments

Square Enix's GameBoy Advance RPG, Sword of Mana, the latest instalment in the celebrated has finally been released on the European market. The game has already been released in Japan and North America where it has become quite popular.

Square Enix has acquired 100% of UIEvolution

sifar    2004-03-19    0 comments

UIEvolution has now become a 100% subisidary company of Square Enix USA. In December, Square Enix invested $4 million dollars in UIEvolution and became its third largest shareholder. However, now it has acquired the company as a whole and is definitely looking to target the North American mobile market. Its cellphone based services have become very popular in Japan, and...


Sony's Multi-million dollar Ad campaign for FFXI

sifar    2004-03-19    0 comments

Sony is going to be launching a multi-million dollar marketing campaign to advertise its upcoming PlayStation 2 hard drive (includes Final Fantasy XI as the major attraction) on several forms of media including magazines, television networks (ESPN, Comedy Central, Fox Sports, MTV, USA, Spike TV, CBS, FOX, NBC, UPN, WB, and more), and many online websites. The ad campaign is...

Square Enix to sell Final Fantasy X-2 in Korea

sifar    2004-03-19    0 comments

It has been announced that Final Fantasy X-2 will be making its way to Korea on April 20, 2004. Electronic Arts has taken the responisibility of distributing the title. Final Fantasy X-2 sold over 2 million in Japan and over 1 million in North America. With its recent release in Europe and soon to be Korea, Final Fantasy X-2 has...

Square Enix to open FFXII PlayOnline Website

sifar    2004-03-18    0 comments

SquareNet was able to get a screenshot of Final Fantasy XII's PlayOnline website. What this means is yet to be unveiled, and will most probably be told in a couple of days when the next issue of V-Jump magazine is released in Japan. Link >> FFXII PlayOnline Website Image


Kingdom Hearts has sold over 4 million copies

sifar    2004-03-17    0 comments

Square Enix has announced that over 4 million copies of Kingdom Hearts (PS2, Action RPG) have been delivered worldwide up to date. The game sold 1.23 million copies in Japan (March, 2002), 820,000 copies in Europe (November, 2002), and about 2 million copies in North America (September, 2002). The new Kingdom Hearts franchise has become popular like Square Enix's Final...

Uematsu's Tour de Japon concerts have started

sifar    2004-03-16    0 comments

On March 12th and the 14th, two of Uematsu's six concerts took place in Yokohama and Tokyo (Shibuya Bunakmura Concert Hall). More than 11 tracks from the Final Fantasy series were played at the Tokyo event and were mostly conducted by Taizo Takemoto. The music arrangement was worked on by Shiro Hamaguchi, and some tracks at the event were conducted...

Sony launches US Final Fantasy XI site for PS2

sifar    2004-03-16    0 comments

Sony Entertainment America has just launced a website for the US version of Final Fantasy XI. The site gives information on FFXI's history, characters, gameplay, and much more. There is also a small video that can be viewed at the site which showcases the look of FFXI on the Playstation 2. Link >> FFXI PS2 Website FFXI can be purchased...


Drakengard's European release date confirmed

sifar    2004-03-15    0 comments

Square Enix has given company, Take Two, the rights to publish Drakengard in Europe and Australia. The Action RPG title is set to be released on May 21, 2004 as said by Gary Lewis (President of Take Two Europe).

First tour de Japon concert

kula shakerz    2004-03-14    0 comments

Last Friday (12th March) the first out of six concerts in Nobuo Uematsu's "Tour de Japon" was held in Yokohama. The concert was played by the Japanese Philharmonic orchestra under the direction of Taizo Takemoto. The following songs were played during the concert: Part #01: 1. Opening - Bombing Mission (FF7) 2. To Zanarkand (FF10) 3. Ronfaure (FF11) 4. Aeris...

FFVII: Advent Children at E3

kula shakerz    2004-03-13    0 comments

Square Enix character designer and director Tetsuya Nomura recently spoke about one of his current projects with the US edition of the Official PlayStation Magazine. In the interview, he confirmed that the movie sequel to his company's best selling PlayStation One title Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children will appear at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo E3 in...