sifar 2004-03-25 0 comments
Square Enix has just updated the official Japanese website for Final Fantasy XII. The main additions were a couple of screenshots and two wallpapers. None of the images on the site are new, but are of very high quality. Link >> Fran Wallpaper 800x600 Link >> Fran Wallpaper 1024x768 Link >> Balflear Wallpaper 800x600 Link >> Balflear Wallpaper 1024x768 Link...
sifar 2004-03-25 0 comments
1UP and IGN were able to meet up with Yasu Kurosawa (Producer of Final Fantasy XI) and Keiki Usui (Online Service Manager) at the San Francisco launch party for the PlayStation 2 version of FFXI (Discussed here in a previous news post). There they talked about the future patches and possible extensions for the MMORPG and much more. Link >>...
sifar 2004-03-25 0 comments
Square Enix released Dragon Quest V today and is being sold in stores throughout Japan. The original DQ5 was released in 1992 for the Super FamiCom and sold over 2.8 million copies. The PS2 remake has got great attention from fans as it has been in Famitsu's Top 5 most wanted games for several weeks now. In Shinjuku, a store...
sifar 2004-03-25 0 comments
Square Enix has announced that it plans to enter South Korea's cellphone market by releasing Tactical Quest in the nation this week. Korea Com2uS will be offering the strategy RPG game (starting March 26, 2004) to all of its users. Square Enix intends to expand its services in the region just as it has in Japan and North America.
sifar 2004-03-24 0 comments
Square Enix's PlayStation 2 remake of Dragon Quest V has recieved great reviews from three prominent Japanese gaming magazines. Dengeki PlayStation 2's editors gave the game 90/100, 90/100, 95/100, and 90/100. Dorimaga\'s editors gave the game 9/10, 9/10, 9/10, and 9/10. Finally, Famitsu Magazine's editors gave DQV 9/10, 8/10, 9/10, 8/10 giving it a total of 34/40. Dragon Quest V...
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
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...
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
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
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.
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...
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...
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...
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
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...