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...
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...
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).
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...
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...
kula shakerz 2004-03-13 0 comments
Square Enix USA has announced that a new sampler disc, which includes a playable Front Mission 4 demo, is available through its website. The disc is available to the first 125,000 visitors who successfully register on the Square Enix USA website. Registration for the demo can be accessed by following the link below. Front Mission 4 will be released on...
kula shakerz 2004-03-07 0 comments
Square Enix's tactical RPG Game Boy Advance title Final Fantasy Tactics Advance won an award for handheld game of the year at the annual Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences award ceremony.
kula shakerz 2004-03-07 0 comments
Final Fantasy X-2 has won an award for the most outstanding female performance, by Tara Strong - voice of Rikku in Final Fanatsy X-2. The 7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards ceremony was held at the Palms Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada. Final Fantasy X-2 was also a finalist in Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction and Console Role Playing Game...
kula shakerz 2004-03-06 0 comments
The latest issue of Jump magazine has revealed 4 new characters from Square Enix's upcoming Dragon Quest title in addition to the game's hero who has been known for a while. They are: Jessica - A pony-tailed girl who uses a whip for a weapon. Kukule - A fencer. Torode - A fat lizard man. Yangus - A stocky fighter...
kula shakerz 2004-03-06 0 comments
According to The Magicbox, Square Enix may be developing a new PS2 action adventure game featuring Cloud as the lead character with gameplay similar to Devil May Cry. So far, this is just a rumour, and a highly unlikely one too. Recent media and press releases regarding Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children gave room to a lot of speculation concerning...
kula shakerz 2004-03-06 0 comments
Square Enix's latest PlayStation2 title, Drakengard, has been released in North America. The game sells a a suggested price of $39.99 USD. If you're stuck in the game then BradyGames has released a strategy guide, the guide costs $14.99 USD.
kula shakerz 2004-02-27 0 comments
The latest game in the popular Square Enix's Dragon Quest series, Dragon Quest VIII is close to completion according to Square Enix president Yoichi Wada. The game is fully playable and a final release date will soon be set for the Japanese market. Dragon Quest VIII is the first DQ game to be released under the Square Enix company name...
kula shakerz 2004-02-26 0 comments
Square Enix have announced that they have released a major update for Final Fantasy XI. The update includes new quests, new treasures, new monsters, four 'Dynamis' areas, and relic equipment. The update also made changes and addressed some issues, some involving spells and status effects. Link >> Official Final Fantasy XI ChangeLog
sifar 2004-02-24 0 comments
The makers of Front Mission (Square Enix's Production Team #6) have stated some ideas they have for the future of the series. They intend to update the websites of pervious Front Mission games and put up a message board from which customers can give their feedbacks and opinions. They also intend to add Wanzers from Front Mission 4 into their...
sifar 2004-02-23 0 comments
According to IGN.com, the "Director's Cut" version of Star Ocean III will make its way to North America on August 01, 2004. The game will not be referred to as "Director's Cut" but by its original title. The Director's Cut version fixes all the bugs of the original, adds two new characters (Mirages Coast and Adlai Lasbird), adds two new...