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Front Mission One trailer

kula shakerz    2003-10-25    0 comments

Square Enix has just made available a four minute trailer of Front Mission One. The video can be downloaded using the link below. The game went on sale today all over Japan, and is expected to sell fairly well. No information about a North American or European release has been announced at this time. Some Characters from Front Mission One...

FF:TA sells well in the U.S.

kula shakerz    2003-10-25    0 comments

The North American videogame sales figures for September were released by NPD TRSTS. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance took the #2 spot selling a total of 203,088 copies in its first month. The title has sold a total of over 600,000 copies worldwide, and that number will definitely increase as the title is brought over to Europe.

Final Fantasy XII press conference

kula shakerz    2003-10-25    0 comments

GameOnline has just recently been informed that Square Enix plans to have a 100 spaces available for fans who want to be a part of the upcoming Final Fantasy 12 press conference. The event will take place at Roppongi Hills at 5:00pm. To apply, one must send the following: Name, Age, Sex, Address, and Telephone # Their favourite Final Fantasy...


Final Fantasy XI website remodeled

sifar    2003-10-22    0 comments

One week left to the North American release of Final Fantasy XI (PC), and Square Enix decides to revamp the game's official website with a new layout and new content. The same changes have also been made to the Japanese version of the site. The new layout is much more easier to navigate and loads much more quickly. The site...

FFX-2 demo in US OPSM

kula shakerz    2003-10-19    0 comments

This months issue of Official US PlayStation Magazine has an English trailer of Final Fantasy X-2 and an interview with Square Enix USA's Product Co-ordinator from E3. Not much new is shown in both videos but is nice to see FFX-2 on the TV set. In related news, OPM has promised to have several FFX-2 goodies in next month's issue...

Square Enix registers four new trademarks

kula shakerz    2003-10-19    0 comments

Square Enix has applied for registration of four new trademarks at the Japan Patent Office in August. Among them are PlayOnline Plus, Friend List Plus, Character Name Address as well as Choubukyou Taisen. While the first three are obviously related to the company's internet service platform PlayOnline, Choubukyou Taisen is a MMORPG which has already been released in mainland China....


The Black Mages will perform live

kula shakerz    2003-10-19    0 comments

Square Enix composer Nobuo Uematsu has announced on his personal website that his rock band The Black Mages will be giving a 30 minute concert during the Kanagawa University Festival 2003. The gig will take place on November 3rd from 16:00 until 16:30 JST

FF7AC for Sony's new portable?

sifar    2003-10-12    0 comments

PS2 IGN has stated that Final Fantasy VII Advent Children could make its way on Sony's PSP. However, this is still a rumour and the title will most probably make its way for the PlayStation 2 in the form of a DVD. This rumour developed because of Square Enix showing PS2 styled graphics on the GBA (SQEX showed Kingdom Hearts:...

Final Fantasy XI server maintenance

kula shakerz    2003-10-11    0 comments

Square Enix has just made an announcement that Final Fantasy XI's servers will be unavailable on October 14, 2003 for an estimated time of 2 hours. This is due to the server maintenance that will take place at that time.


FFVII:AC official Japaneses site opens

kula shakerz    2003-10-11    0 comments

Square Enix has just made available the link to its Official Japanese Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children website. The site is still in the "coming soon" stage. No date has been mentioned as to when the site will actually open. The site's link can be found down below. Link >> Official Final Fantasy VII: AC site

Official Kingdom Hearts sites goes online

kula shakerz    2003-10-10    0 comments

Disney Japan has just opened the official websites for the two newly-announced Kingdom Hearts titles: Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. A wallpaper is available from at the official site (here). Additionally, Square Enix has opened a page announcing its upcoming official site. Link >> Kingdom Hearts II site (Disney) Link >> Kingdom Hearts: COM (Disney) Link...

Square Enix games on your cell phone

kula shakerz    2003-10-05    0 comments

Square Enix has announced that two of its most famous games, Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, are coming to cellular phones. Final Fantasy will be a port of the WonderSwan Color version, while Dragon Quest will feature a port of the Super Famicom version. The games will be made available on cell phones through the iMode and DoCoMo service plans....


More KH II and KH: Chains of Memories news

kula shakerz    2003-10-05    0 comments

Square Enix has recently released some details about their two upcoming Kingdom Heart sequels. Kingdom Hearts II will be similar to it's predecessor, keeping the same battle system. Among the changes are new characters; original creations and a higher number of Final Fantasy characters. A darker-dressing Sora will once again take the lead role. There will also be an increased...

New Final Fantasy Concert Tour Announced

sifar    2003-10-03    0 comments

After the 20020220 concert, more Final Fantasy music concerts are announced for next year, as previously mentioned. This new series of concerts, named Tour de Japon: Music from Final Fantasy (which should be Tour du Japon in correct French, actually), will be held in Spring 2004 around Japan, like the name suggests. The schedule is as follows: 2004/03/12: Yokohama /...

Kingdom Hearts II Details

kula shakerz    2003-09-28    0 comments

The story of Kingdom Hearts II will take place several years after the end of Kingdom Hearts I. Sora, Donald, and Goofy are joined by a Jedi-cloaked Mickey Mouse as they continue their adventure into other worlds to fight the evil. Whether or not Mickey will be a part of the playable characters, remains to be seen as the footage...