sifar 2004-01-12 0 comments
Electronic Arts has stated that the release date of Final Fantasy X-2 in Europe will be on February 20, 2004. This is the confirmed date, however, if anything unexpected were to happen, the release date could be postponed for a little longer. The first Final Fantasy sequel will offer English voice overs with subtitles from the different languages of Europe....
sifar 2004-01-12 0 comments
Sony's new portable, the PSP, is the only new gaming system coming out this year. Thus, Famitsu conducted a survery to find out what developers had to say of Sony's new portable. Most gamers in Japan are definitely interested in knowing whether Square Enix will have anything to do with the new system. Square Enix's CEO, Yoichi Wada, spoke briefly...
sifar 2004-01-11 0 comments
Dengeki conducted an interview with famous Final Fantasy Music Director, Nobuo Uematsu. In the interview, they discussed his upcoming "Tour de Japon" concerts, his current projects, and much more. Uematsu was very pleased with the idea of having concerts that take place in several cities throughout Japan. This was because many of his fans tend to come from all over...
sifar 2004-01-10 0 comments
Nintendo has opened up the North American website for its first Square Enix title on the GameCube, Final Fantasy Crsytal Chronicles. The site offers information on the storyline and the multiplayer system. It also provides some screenshots and a video trailer from the game. In addition, the site discusses how users who pre-order the title will recieve a FREE Nintendo...
sifar 2004-01-10 0 comments
Square Enix has let go of its trademark, Chrono Break, with the US Patent and Trademark Office. However, they are still holding on to their trademark, Chrono Brake, in Japan. It is still uncertain where this puts the popular series as no mention has been made by Square Enix in regards to a new Chrono game. It is known that...
sifar 2004-01-09 0 comments
Square Enix updated Dragon Quest V's official website with new images from the PS2 remake. The game will offer a complete 3D battle experience with up to four characters playable on the field. The screenshots show you some world map scenes, some battle scenes, and some cut scenes. They are available via the link below. Link >> Dragon Quest V...
sifar 2004-01-09 0 comments
Yesterday, information about the top 100 best selling games of 2003 were released in Japan. A total of 13 Square Enix games made the list including Final Fantasy X-2 at the number one spot. The list below will show each Square Enix game that made the top 100, and how many copies of the game were sold. Note that Kingdom...
sifar 2004-01-08 0 comments
Square Enix has aired a number of commercials for its first FF sequel, Final Fantasy X-2. The TV spots reveal the English versions of the tracks "real emotion" and "1000 words" sung by Jade from Sweetbox. Three of them have been made available for download via the links below. Download >> FFX-2 TV Spot #1 Download >> FFX-2 TV Spot...
sifar 2004-01-07 0 comments
Square Enix confirmed that by the end of 2003, they had a total of over 500,000 members using their PlayOnline services. It all began in May 2002 for Final Fantasy XI on the PS2 (Japan). The services then gathered more people when Square released FFXI for the PC in November 2002 (Japan). Soon enough, the company had gathered over 300,000...
Ikuzo 2004-01-04 0 comments
Final Fantasy X-2 took home the second place in the Game division of the Yahoo! Entertainment Awards 2003! Suprisingly, it was the only RPG to be in the top 5, which makes it a lot more appreciating for anyone who is a fan of FFX-2. Yahoo! Entertainment Awards is spreaded throughout 6 categories. Starting from Music to Movie, TV, Game,...
kula shakerz 2004-01-04 0 comments
New details regarding the upcoming Kingdom Hearts sequel, Kingdom Hearts II, have been released. The gameplay of the sequel will be similar to the one found in the original, although some parts like the summoning system have been modified to ease it's use. The Gummi ships (in a reworked version), Malificent and her army of Heartless will also be make...
sifar 2004-01-03 0 comments
G4TV, a channel dedicated to covering nothing but games, is going to have a 30 minute history lesson about the Final Fantasy series on its show titled "Icons". The video will air on January 15, 2004 at 10pm EST. It will also contain behind the scenes footage of Square Enix's new headquarters in Tokyo, and have brand new interviews with...
sifar 2004-01-03 0 comments
Square Enix has confirmed that it will be releasing an album that features vocals from the very first Final Fantasy to the eleventh installment. Many of the tracks will contain brand new vocals, while others will be rearranged. The album's composition and arrangement is being worked on by Nobuo Uematsu. Previous Final Fantasy based vocal albums included "Pray" and "Love...
kula shakerz 2004-01-02 0 comments
The official Final Fantasy XII site has been updated. The new coverage is in the character section where the "coming soon" placeholder from the last site update has been replaced by Fran's profile. For those of you that didn't know, Fran is as previously reported a female archer from the Vierra race. Update (4th January 2004): According to Square Enix...
sifar 2004-01-01 0 comments
Famitsu shed some light on the details of Final Fantasy X-2 International's Last Mission. It mentioned how the mission would last 20 hours long, consist of 80 floors, have a new battle system, and be the closing chapter of the Final Fantasy X series. It was also mentioned that there would be a new dress sphere hidden somewhere in the...