kula shakerz 2003-09-28 0 comments
Square Enix has released a new benchmark called Vana'diel Bench 2 to analyze how well players' computers are prepared for the Windows version of Final Fantasy XI. The download will also include a demo mode, high resolution visuals and a map from the expansion Rise of the Zilart for viewing. To download this new benchmark, follow the link provided below....
kula shakerz 2003-09-28 0 comments
Final Fantasy XI, the first online MMORPG from the Final Fantasy series, will be available on October 28 in North America retail stores. Currently, Gamestop.com is offering a free mouse pad and free shipping for customers who preorder the game. The first 30 days of gameplay are free, and monthly charges will occur after the trial period. The game is...
kula shakerz 2003-09-27 0 comments
Square Enix has announced Front Mission History at the Tokyo Game Show. This special compilation will include the PlayStation One remake of Front Mission as well as the two PlayStation One titles Front Mission 2 and Front Mission 3. The package will only be available as a limited edition and come with an original Vanzer figure inside a special box....
sifar 2003-09-26 0 comments
At a hotel near Chiba's Makuhari Messe, Square Enix has confirmed that just like Final Fantasy VII back then, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children is being developed by Yoshinori Kitase's production team 1. Advent Children will be a high-quality CG movie of about 60 minutes in length. Final Fantasy VII's returning protagonist Cloud Strife will face a new foe and...
sifar 2003-09-26 0 comments
Square Enix has announced that it will officially reveal Final Fantasy XII during a presentation in Roppongi Hills' Virgin Cinema on November 19th. Apart from the logo, characters and a movie, the event will also feature key note speeches from yet to be announced guests. Furthermore, the game's official website (link below) has gone live today. However, so far it...
sifar 2003-09-26 0 comments
At its strategy meeting today, Square Enix also talked about the future of its online service PlayOnline. Joining Final Fantasy XI as the company's newest additions to the service will be the two online titles Ambrosia Odyssey and Front Mission Online. Square Enix president Youichi Wada however also mentioned several future enhancements for Final Fantasy XI. Among them are a...
sifar 2003-09-25 0 comments
Square Enix has announced Kingdom Hearts 2 for PlayStation 2, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories for the Game Boy Advance as well as Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, pictured below, will be an entirely new DVD movie title, whose story will take place two years after the events of Final Fantasy VII and explore what...
sifar 2003-09-24 0 comments
Square Enix has made clear that it will be releasing two CD sets for Drakengard's OST. Volume 1 will focus on the game's original story and sell on October 22, 2003. Volume 2 will focus on the game's side story and sell on November 21, 2003. Both CD sets will cost Japanese gamers approx. 3000 JPY and are being composed...
sifar 2003-09-24 0 comments
Electronic Arts will publish Square Enix's PlayStation 2 title Final Fantasy X-2 in Europe sometime early next year. Previously, EA had already published Final Fantasy X International in the Asia - Pacific region. Until now, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has acted as publisher of all PlayStation and PlayStation 2 Final Fantasy titles in Europe. Final Fantasy X-2 will be available...
sifar 2003-09-19 0 comments
Square Enix has received 300,000 pre-orders for its TV toy Kenshin Dragon Quest, which will be released in Japan tomorrow. The game's development team featured Dragon Quest veterans Yuji Horii, Akira Toriyama and Kouichi Sugiyama. Kenshin Dragon Quest - Yomikaerishi Densetsu no Tsurugi will be available for 6,980 yen ($60.11 US).
sifar 2003-09-17 0 comments
During its third annual Gamers' Day event in San Francisco, Sony Computer Entertainment announced that the 40GB PlayStation 2 harddisk drive will be available in the US sometime in March 2004 carrying a price tag of $99 US. It will ship with Square Enix's MMORPG Final Fantasy XI pre-installed. The PlayStation 2 version of the game will be published by...
sifar 2003-09-16 0 comments
Square Enix has added its PlayStation 2 strategy title Front Mission 4 as well as the Racjin-developed manga-based action RPG Hagane no Renkinjutsushi (Full Metal Alchemist) to its Tokyo Game Show 2003 line-up. Apart from these additions the company will exhibit the recently released Drag-on Dragoon (Drakengard), Shinyaku Seiken Densetsu (Sword of Mana), the PlayStation One remake of Front Mission...
sifar 2003-09-13 0 comments
Square Enix's Cavia-developed action RPG Drag-on Dragoon (Drakengard) has sold 76,438 copies on the day of its release, yesterday. Thereby the PlayStation 2 title reached a sell-through rate of 55.5%. Drakengard will be available on this side of the Pacific in early 2004, courtesy of Square Enix USA.
sifar 2003-09-11 0 comments
Square Enix has announced the UNLIMITED:SaGa Collectors Box for release in North America and Europe. The re-release will come with a special DVD containing the infamous prelude to Final Fantasy X-2, Eien No Nagi-bushi (More widely known as Final Fantasy X: Another Story). The trailer which was originally released in Japan as part of Final Fantasy X International in January...
sifar 2003-09-11 0 comments
Square Enix has released new bits of information regarding its recently announced PlayStation 2 title Front Mission 4. The game, whose development is currently 75% complete, will shed some light into what happened after the disguise of the halfman in the second game. There will be ten times as many maps as in Front Mission 3 and a new battle...