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To be fair, the downloadable content for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Dark Lord came out the same day the game was released on WiiWare, and Square Enix waited a whole two days before releasing paid DLC for Gyromancer, but much of it is every bit as ridiculous.
With PSP games and PS3 games selling well, sometimes better than their Nintendo DS and Wii rivals, it's not much of a surprise to see Sony's current generation platforms reaping the benefits of a larger install base. With Final Fantasy XIII due to hit the PS3 in Japan in less than a month, exp...
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I was introduced to Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers last week, discovering quickly that this was not the kind of Crystal Chronicles game I had expected. It is, you see, a single-player game, the first in a splinter line of Final Fantasy games made for Wii platforms a...
I count myself among the drooling masses at this point, though more from the gameplay angle. I'm a tattooed and true FF fan, but I felt pretty left down by numbers XI and XII. So far XIII is looking to return to a play style I'm more familiar with, allowing me to focus on enjoying the story instead...
Yesterday
Final Fantasy XIII is coming out in Japan soon! But before it does, magazine Shonen Jump has a look at FFXIII's Cactuar and what looks like his lady friend. That Jumbo Cactuar, huge! Shonen Jump: New Final Fantasy XIII Scans [Final Fantasy-XIII.net]
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Examiner.com, Xbox 360, qj/ps3 (Feedburner), multiplayerblog.mtv.com
A pair of Square-Enix representatives was in New York to show the company's holiday lineup and tease some of 2010's. That tease included a playthrough by them — no touching, journalist — of the E3 build of Final Fantasy XIII. That's the build our Luke Plunkett would have seen more of had a Play...
Tuesday, Nov 17
Square Enix are known for two things: Final Fantasy, and massive delays for games released in the West. The former isn't going to be changing anytime soon, but the latter just might be! A flat world: Ars interviews Square-Enix CEO Yoichi Wada [Ars Technica]
This article also contains excerpts from
blogbookmark.com, arstechnica.com, activatedmedia.com
Monday, Nov 16
Sure, some of those games were always going to be released then. Final Fantasy XIII, for example. But many of those are Modern Warfare 2 refugees, titles that were originally planned for release in late 2009, then moved to avoid being crushed underfoot by Activision's money-printing jugg...
Saturday, Nov 14
Top Stories The Story and Gameplay of Final Fantasy XIII Modern Warfare 2 Sells Nearly Five Million Copies In A Day Rumor: EA's Cuts Include C&C Team, Pandemic, Maxis & More Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Review: This Means War
Friday, Nov 13
When Square Enix finally announced a release date for Final Fantasy XIII in North America earlier today, they also quietly slipped a European date out the door as well. And you know what? It's not as bad as you're thinking. Which, when you think about the way the world spins, means Europe gets...
Good, because Microsoft and Square Enix are giving away something Final Fantasy XIII related if you're willing to re-Tweet something on their behalf. What is it? Not a fifth DVD containing extra FF XIII content, unfortunately, but something mysterious, something that can only be obtai...
A Few Discs: I met with Square-Enix people today to check out their holiday and early 2010 line-up. It was interesting to be with their U.S. PR reps just minutes after the release-date announcement trailer went live. One rep was happily refreshing GameTrailers, marveling at the rise in traff...
We know that our fans have been eagerly awaiting the next installation of the franchise – FINAL FANTASY XIII will exceed all expectations," said John Yamamoto, president and chief executive officer of Square Enix, Inc. "Coming simultaneously to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 for the first t...
Final Fantasy XIII hits the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 on March 9, 2010, introducing both sets of platform owners to the sky city of Cocoon. The game, which hits in Japan on Dec. 17, will include a new battle system, a "dramatic story" focused on the emotions of the character and will feature a L...
Thursday, Nov 12
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Wednesday, Nov 11
Obviously, something Final Fantasy XIII is going down this Friday because even PlayStation Home is getting some love from Square Enix in the form of a "special, never-before-seen" video for the epically developed role-playing game.
Final Fantasy XI stalwarts hotly anticipating starting the grind all over again in Square Enix's newest MMO, Final Fantasy XIV, have two more character class updates to pore over, the Gladiator and Pugilist. The FF XIV official site also has details on some of the MMO's weapons, all of whi...
Tuesday, Nov 10
Japan gets Final Fantasy XIII this year. Lucky sods. Western fans have to suck it up, wait it out. How long? Maybe not that long, if comments from his Imperial Hotness, Yoichi Wada, are anything to go by. Square Enix hoping for "long platform cycle" [GI.biz]
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Qj.net, EL33TONLINE, PSU.com, Megatokyo News
How good is Vagrant Story? At a time when Square was releasing Final Fantasy VII through Final Fantasy IX, Vagrant Story was the only original PlayStation game to receive a perfect score from Japanese video game magazine Famitsu. That's how good it is.
Monday, Nov 9
This Friday, North American Final Fantasy fans will want to pay close attention to Square Enix, as the company promises "a FINAL FANTASY XIII announcement you won't want to miss!" While a North American release date is exciting, it's nothing if Square Enix fails to bring soft pink Final F...
Saturday, Nov 7
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Thursday, Nov 5
At a recent financial briefing in which Square Enix announced that sales were up 33.2 percent and profits dropped 55.7 percent, Square Enix Yoichi Wada stated "progress is good" on the international version of FFXIII. Currently, it is possible to get the multi-platform game out this finan...
It was the PlayStation 3 version of Bayonetta, responsible for 135,000 of those copies sold in Japan, that secured the top spot on Media Create's list. It beat new DS release Hikari no 4 Senshi: Final Fantasy Gaiden by more than a hair, forcing Square Enix's latest outing to settle for secon...
Wednesday, Oct 21
Not everything they play gets reviewed FAQ written about it. ChaosDemon, who put out a Batman: Arkham Asylum FAQ between summer school and the fall semester, wants to take his time with Uncharted 2. Williams, down in Australia, adores Japanese RPGs but won't touch them for FAQs. "I love thos...
Tuesday, Oct 20
How so? Well, that quartet of 10s awarded by the Famitsu editorial staff is only for the Xbox 360 version. The PlayStation 3 port handled by SEGA, clearly lagging behind its more perfect sibling, was granted a 38 out of 40 from Famitsu. That's obviously still quite good, if you put any weight i...
Monday, Oct 19
Gamers can play BioWare's next epic as if it was an action-role-playing game, an MMO, like Kingdom Hearts or like Final Fantasy XII, a company rep recently explained to Kotaku. The game will be released on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 next month.
Friday, Oct 16
Final Fantasy XI: Vana'diel Collection 2 is getting released in Japan on three platforms (Xbox 360, PC and PS2), but it will only be out on the Xbox 360 and PC in North America. Square Enix's Final PlayStation 2 Game // Siliconera [Siliconera]
Friday, Oct 9
Our time with the Nobody Roxas in Kingdom Hearts II was far too short. Square Enix rectifies this oversight with Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days for the Nintendo DS. It's the first Kingdom Hearts title for the Nintendo DS, and the first Kingdom Hearts title with multiplayer, but is it a game worthy...
Thursday, Sep 24
It just wouldn't be TGS without a new Final Fantasy trailer now, would it? Here's one for Final Fantasy XIV. thanks GameVideos]
Monday, Sep 21
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Thursday, Sep 17
Another "solid" update this week for the North American PlayStation Store, with demos and retro games available to satisfy all but the most discerning of tastes. Games & Demos Interpol: The Trail Of Dr. Chaos ($9.99) Switchball ($9.99) Final Fantasy Tactics ($9.99)
This article also contains excerpts from
GayGamer.net
Friday, Sep 11
Apple Takes Swipe At Nintendo DS, PSP In Portable Game War Comment by: Innis Nominated by: Curse lily Apple is competing with the NDS and the PSP? Tokyo Game Show Final Fantasy XIII Demo Impressions Comment by: Commenter 2415A5Q-66A Nominated by: Showmeyomoves!
Thursday, Sep 10
01. Madden NFL 10 (Xbox 360) - 928,000 03. Madden NFL 10 (PS3) - 665,000 04. Batman: Arkham Asylum (Xbox 360) - 303,000 06. Madden NFL 10 (PS2) - 160,000 07. Dissidia: Final Fantasy (PSP) - 130,000 08. Wii Fit (Wii) - 128,000 09. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 120,000 10. Fossil Fighters (DS) - 92,000
Tuesday, Sep 8
The word nostalgia seldom goes with the word passion. At best, it inspires lukewarm, fuzzy feelings of half-remembered happy things. And for me, that just about sums this game up: I was never passionate about random encounters, but I get a little misty-eyed at the mention of turn-based com...
What Is It? Final Fantasy XIII is Square Enix's latest entry in the Final Fantasy franchise. The eagerly anticipated role-playing-game is a PS3 exclusive in Japan (the demo was running off of PS3 Slims), but is a multi-platform release abroad.
The climax of tonight's Final Fantasy XIII party was the game's brand new trailer. It will be shown at this year's Tokyo Game Show, so all attending will be able to check it out. Tonight, however, only a hundred or so individuals were able to see it. The trailer is so new that many Square Enix staf...
Saturday, Sep 5
The Nintendo booth at PAX is showcasing a few DS games, including this month's Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, a portable adventure set between the two major console Kingdom Hearts games. I didn't mind that the man demoing the game said that Square-Enix doesn't want to reveal much of the story. I...
Monday, Aug 31
Yeah, this one is easy. So easy that Kotakuite Goldenhearted already had the image above created before I even saved this article in my text editor. If Disney characters plus Final Fantasy character equals an awesome video game, just imagine what would happen if you thrown in Wolverine and...
Monday, Aug 24
Final Fantasy XIII looked spectacular during our hands-off demo at Gamescom. Toriyama said that the subtitles and voice over work are almost complete, which hopefully means that Square Enix will make its dates of Q4 2009 in Japan and Q2 2010 elsewhere.
Friday, Aug 21
Games & Demos Colin McRae DiRT 2 (demo) WET (demo) Mini Ninjas (demo) IL2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey (demo) Wild Arms XF PSP (£13.99/€17.99) Riviera PSP (£13.99/€17.99) Warriors Orochi PSP (£13.99/€17.99) Colin McRae Rally 2005 PSP (£7.99/€9.99) Dissidia Final Fantasy PSP (Demo)
This article also contains excerpts from
GayGamer.net
Saturday, Aug 8
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Friday, Aug 7
While there are new games, free games and PSP games on offer as part of this week's PAL PlayStation Store update, most of you will probably head straight for one thing: the Batman: Arkham Asylum demo. Wallpapers Topatoi x3 Wallpapers PSP STORE Dissidia Final Fantasy Theme 6
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Wednesday, Aug 5
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life As A Darklord was developed and published by Square-Enix for the Nintendo Wii's WiWare service on July 20. Retails for $10 USD. Played through 48 quest levels — way too many of minimal variety.)
We've also heard that Square Enix will be showing off Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dissidia Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIV, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Mini Ninjas and Order of War. The biggest news coming from Square for the show is that Supreme Commander 2 will be playabl...
Friday, Jul 31
Games I Didn't Touch: I saw the fall line-ups for a trio of publishers in New York this past week. Majesco, Sony and Ubisoft were showing more than 30 games between them. Maybe even 50. I didn't count. There were a lot. I'm still in the process of getting at least 10 posts out of them. When you go to thes...
Thursday, Jul 23
Active Turn Based?: I love turn-based roleplaying games. It's only been over the past few years that I've really begun to appreciate a good team-based action RPG. What I am still having trouble with is attempts to combine the two formats into some sort of hybrid. I wasn't all that fond of the Fi...
Monday, Jul 20
Of course it also has "Crystal Chronicles" in it, which tends to make many a Final Fantasy fan cringe, but we won't hold that against Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord for WiiWare (1,000 points). It's a different kind of tower defense game, in which the player places mo...
Tuesday, Jun 30
The Xbox 360 version is not scheduled for release in Japan. 10. The Last Remnant (PS3) 9. Pokémon Heart Gold (DS) 8. Tales of Vesperia (PS3) 7. Ni no Kuni (DS) 6. Final Fantasy Versus XIII (PS3) 5. Dragon Quest VI (DS) 4. Dragon Quest X 3. Monster Hunter 3 2. Dragon Quest IX (DS) 1. Final Fantasy XIII (PS3)
Thursday, Jun 4
Nintendo Has No New Colors To Announce For America Final Fantasy XIII On Xbox 360 Looks Like This Sony: PSP Go Priced Right, Games "Shipping" On Street Dates E3's Unmentionables: What Microsoft, Nintendo & Sony Forgot To Say Xbox 360 Will Have Ten Year Life Span
Wednesday, Jun 3
I was lucky enough to get the chance to check out Final Fantasy XIII in action on the PS3 yesterday, as well as speak with director Motomu Toriyama & producer Yoshinori Kitase. And her transformation showed Square Enix have lost none of their flair for the flamboyant.
Monday, Jun 1
In a move that is completely not fair to me in particular, Nintendo has chosen today to release Square Enix's Final Fantasy IV: The After Years on WiiWare today, while I am sitting in a hotel room a continent away from my Wii. I would have gladly spent the 800 Wii point asking price for the game,...
Sunday, May 31
Final Fantasy 13 - Square-Enix's role-playing game. Perhaps you've heard of it? (PS3, Xbox 360) Dissidia Final Fantasy - It's a Final Fantasy mash-up! (PSP, Import review here. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days - Square-Enix's first Disney-Final-Fantasy mash-up for the DS. (Nintendo DS, Trail...
Monday, Dec 29
Dissidia: Final Fantasy was developed and published by Square-Enix, released in Japan on Dec. 18, 2008 for the Sony PSP. Retails for 5,980 yen. Played story mode to completion, played local multiplayer with random strangers on a train.
Tuesday, Nov 4
London (4th November 2008) – Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, announces the grand opening of its first SQUARE ENIX OFFICIAL ONLINE MERCHANDISE STORE in Europe today.
Friday, Aug 1
Square Enix's Private Party Currently In Full Swing. The cleverly named DKΣ3713 event is currently blowin' up in Shinjuku right now, giving Square Enix Members a chance to check out the publisher's latest wares. And, yes, we are well aware of all that REMAKE7 nonsense that will probably ju...
Thursday, Jul 24
Yes, yes, we know. While some just seem to be figuring this out, Final Fantasy XIII is coming to the Xbox 360 *and* the PC. Square Enix announced this way back at its E3 press conference. Probably going lost in the jaw-dropping Xbox 360 announcement. To review, here's how the FFXIII development...
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Kotaku Australia
Thursday, Jul 10
But Sony has far more than that to squeeze into its presentation, including what's coming for the PlayStation Network, PSP and PlayStation 2. While not guaranteed to make an appearance, there are a handful of "safe bets" that may come up during its E3 keynote.
Wednesday, Apr 2
Square Enix's attempt to capitalize on the popularity of Final Fantasy VII with their Compilation of Final Fantasy VII series of games hasn't been going too well so far, especially in North America. The Vincent Valentine vehicle Dirge of Cerberus for the PlayStation 2 was mediocre at bes...
Moneybags who didn't flinch about shelling out US $15 for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles can buy all the downloadable content for a mere $13. Still, not that pricey, considering how all the DLC for THE iDOLM@STER on Xbox 360 is easily over a few hundred bucks. According to Wired's Chris Ko...
Wednesday, Mar 26
Scores of Final Fantasy fans queued up for the official Square Enix launch party for Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, but we're a bit disappointed in the lack of ill-fitting costumes and obscenely sized swords present at the event. Flynn's report on GayGamer of the launch festivities may b...
Monday, Mar 3
Is Square Enix finally bringing its Itadaki Street series to North America? We've got a hunch it is. The latest entry, known as Itadaki Street DS in Japan, features a guest appearance in the long-running board game series from the Mario universe cast, including Peach, Bowser, Wario and Yo...
Wednesday, Feb 13
While Microsoft snagging Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi may not have set the Japanese market on fire, we're still interested to see the games that he's creating for the platform. Lost Odyssey is his studio Mistwalker's latest attempt to make the Xbox 360 an RPG system as classi...
Thursday, Jan 24
Picking Your Image One form of video game art that transfers extremely well into cross-stitch is the classic sprite-type image. If this is your first time cross-stitching, some iconic pixilated image may be just the ticket (they're also easy to chart by hand).
Monday, Dec 17
FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES: Ring of Fates Developer: Square Enix Co., Ltd. Publisher: Square Enix, Inc. Platform: Nintendo DS Genre: Action-RPG CRISIS CORE -FINAL FANTASY VII- Developer: Square Enix Co., Ltd. Publisher: Square Enix, Inc. Genre: Action-RPG ESRB: T (Teen)
Monday, Oct 22
I'd say that Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness is the best strategy RPG available on the PSP, for the simple fact that there are activities you can perform that take only minutes, as opposed to a game like Final Fantasy Tactics or Jeanne D'Arc, where gameplay consists mainly of long battles. S...
Friday, Sep 28
Jewelry lover and Final Fantasy designer Tetsuya Nomura believes in the PS3. That, and good hair gel! In an interview with Japanese magazine Famitsu, Nomura mentions the TGS 2007 FFXIII trailers which had "For PLAYSTATION 3 ONLY" on it. Nomura believes that having one team focused on one p...
Thursday, Aug 16
All the Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and Kingdom Hearts you could ever want. And buy. On August 20th at 6pm PST, the Official Square Enix Online Merchandise Store opens its doors to sell, well, Square Enix merchandise. Feature products include Final Fantasy XII Play Arts Judge Magister Gabr...
Monday, Jun 18
The sheer amount of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest crap one can purchase in Japan is simply astounding. From weapons replicas to jewelry to flatware to toys, there's little that Square-Enix won't churn out for their flagship franchises. In desperate need of a Dirge of Cerberus lighter? Ju...
Friday, Jun 8
Doesn't that make you feel better, Xbox 360 devotees? If Square-Enix changes its mind, you could easily be immersed in the world of Final Fantasy XIII on your 360 by, say, 2010? Maybe 2009? There's always Mistwalker! It's all the same, anyway. Michael McWhertor
Monday, Mar 26
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (PSP)Dragon Quest Monster Battle Road (Arcade)Dragon Quest Monster Joker (DS)Dragon Quest Swords (Wii)Final Fantasy XII Revenant Wings (DS)Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lion War (PSP)Itadaki Street DS (DS)It's A Wonderful World (DS)Final Fantasy Cry...
Thursday, Mar 1
It's been two years since the last Square Enix party. At the last one in 2005, the company announced Final Fantasy XII's release date. Square Enix Party 2007 should hold similar announcements, hand-ons and people in funny costumes with hair gel. Lots of hair gel. This year's event will be at Ch...
Wednesday, Feb 7
The recent issue of Nintendo Dream has a buncha images for the upcoming Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings for the DS. There's no release date announced yet, but here's what we know: It's a pared down sequel to Final Fantasy XII. The game will feature a much more straightforward combat system...
Wednesday, Sep 13
To celebrate the Halloween launch of FFXII in America, New York City (yes, New York fuckin' City) has declared October 11th as "Final Fantasy XII Gamer's Day." Playable English versions will be on display at New York's DigitalLife's Gaming Pavilion. Taking a page from the Japanese PR hand...
Thursday, May 11
Sometimes we wish someone with come up with a universal phonetic notation system to transcribe musical sounds, so we could type out the Final Fantasy victory theme here and your minds would immediately grok it up as a jubilant refrain synthesizing in your heads. That would be our musical p...
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