- Voices of the Lifestream; 4 discs of remix goodness
 If you ever thought the track "Heart of Anxiety" needed vocals or just wanted a coherent collection of Final Fantasy VII remixes, then OC Remix has answered your prayers. Final Fantasy VII: Voices of the Lifesteam is a four disc collection of some of the best VGM remixers on the web paying tribute to the FFVII soundtrack. Nearly half of the original soundtrack is featured on this monster of an album, including fan favorites such as "Opening - Bombing Mission", "Tifa's Theme", and the ever popular "One-Winged Angel." The release is available as a free download from their website as both a torrent (including WAV and MP3) or as individual tracks. The discs themselves are named for the spin-off titles centered around FFVII, namely "Crisis", "Dirge", "Advent", and "Order." Since the album is being distributed for free, there should be no excuse for not at least giving it a try. Download the Album
- Final Fantasy potion in collectible tin can form
About a year and a half ago, Square Enix graced us with the Final Fantasy Potion, a mixture of fantastic chemicals all summing to a reportedly horrendous taste. The bottle itself was nothing to gawk at, either. Now Square Enix has different ideas: as part of its Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary celebration, beverage maker Suntory will once again join hands with our favorite Final Fantasy overlords to produce...the same exact thing. Only this time the delicious drink has found its way into collectible tin cans featuring Final Fantasy VII character artwork and others bundled with TRADING ARTS mini figures and minutely different art. Do you want to own a piece of history? Behold
- Spiral out: Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Gallery
 Final Fantasy VII's 10th anniversary made for some eye-bulging bonuses, as you may remember from some weeks ago. Evidently, these nifty extras weren't enough presents for ten-year-old Final Fantasy VII - a game that is perhaps Square's most popular entry into their staple series. Thus, in addition to the aforementioned extras, Square Enix has plans to roll out a Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Gallery in Spiral (a cornerstone of Tokyo's Aoyama district). Running from August 31 to September 2, the gallery is slated to boast a range of artwork from each Compilation of Final Fantasy VII denizen. In addition to classic artwork in the vein of Tetsuya Nomura's (in)famous character designs, never-before-seen art will also line the gallery, ensuring a visual feast for fanatics. Have your eyes popped out of their sockets? If so, you'll want to start reserving those flight tickets to Tokyo; this gallery certainly isn't traveling to the West. Kotaku
- E3 2007 - Square Enix to bring online store stateside
 In addition to its E3 lineup announcement, Square Enix has revealed its scheme to open a North American online store. Square Enix, as a self-described "premiere [maker] of high end-collectibles" plans to stock a multitude of "popular and hard-to-find items" including Master Arms, Play Arts, and Mechanical Arts spanning various series, from Final Fantasy to Kingdom Hearts. Clearly, Square Enix has seen that someone, somewhere is making money selling its products. The immediate consequence will likely find many third-party vendors competing for profits with Square Enix itself. The Online Store
- American Anime Award goes to computers/clones
 The first annual American Anime Awards gala took place last night in New York City at the New York Comic Con. Over 43,000 fans cast their votes online, resulting in the award for Best Animated Feature going to Square's hour-long computer-generated FMV sequence Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. The glorified cut-scene beat out anachronistically nominated Akira and Square-related Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa. Alchemist did however manage to pick up an award for best DVD packaging. No joke. The event will be broadcast on the Anime Network on March 23rd. anime_anime.jp
- Date set for Advent Children: Less Shitty Edition
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will be releasing a limited edition "Collector's Set" of the movie Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children on DVD in North America. Due out February 6th and selling for $49.95, the DVD package promises to be far less shitty than the original feature. Extras.
- Square Enix announces Jump Festa Lineup
 This year's Jump Festa will take place across the 16th and 17th of December. Click on for a full listing of titles to show. But beware: in doing so, one in a thousand readers may suffer cardiac arrest. Full List
- Project G - Life imitates Nomura
 As the first of the 2006 Square Haven Editorial Prose of Doom series, affiliate homeboy duckroll's expos? muses on Japanese rockpimpstar Gackt's "contribution" to Compilation of Final Fantasy VII. Note: Dirge of Cerberus spoilers abound Read it and cringe
- Square Enix forces pirate to walk plank
 In a recent press release, Square Enix announced their settlement in a piracy case involving Final Fantasy VII:Advent Children and declared their intentions toward increased anti-piracy efforts. On April 17, the company reached a "confidential settlement" with a copyright infringer who uploaded Advent Children in its entirety to Google Video, only to be swiftly discovered and forced into an admission of guilt by Square Enix's persistent legal department. Though it is arguable this poor soul was only attempting to provide a service to parts of the world plagued by the company's long localization times, Square Enix sees things differently. "In connection with [...] Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children," said Yasuhiko Hasegawa, Square Enix's General Manager of Legal Affairs, "we are actively pursuing those who commit intellectual property infringement against our company." Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children releases legally in Europe and North America on April 24 and 25, respectively. Square Enix
- Advent Children receives North American screening
 To celebrate the April 25th North American release of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Square Enix is hosting a special screening at Los Angeles' Cinerama Dome on the evening of April 3rd. Tickets will be given out at noon of that same day to 800 lucky people who manage to find transportation to this historic marquee. "Key production staff and cast" are also noted to appear, so don't miss this chance to get "up close and personal" with animator number fifteen. Squre Enix
- Advent Children date, voice actors revealed for North American release
After a bitter age of civil strife and earth-shattering war, Sony has finally made an announcement finalizing the arrival date of Advent Children to American shores. Will it be everything you've dreamed? The answer may shock you! Read More
- Jessica Alba's boobs. Er, I mean, Advent Children dated for Europe!
 So says Eurogamer. The DVD & UMD will arrive on April 24th at 30 euros a pop and oh yeah, there are some confirmed voice actors: Mandy Moore will return to give Aeris chords as she did in Kingdom Hearts, some guy called Steve Burton is in for Cloud for the same reason, and they magicked Jessica Alba's tush out of B-rated movie land just for Barret. Well, probably Tifa. But Barret would be all kinds of funny! Eurogamer
- Advent Children actually being released in North America eventually
 Square Enix has cemented the publication of a North American version of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children with a recent array of advertisements in gaming publications, including EGM. The advent (bahaha!) of this revelation is perhaps a shock to the gaming community, which undoubtedly believed that the movie would never see international release, considering the 30-month timeframe since its announcement and 19 month lag in initially proposed release. When, precisely the title will see a release has been a debatable topic. Some retailers claim a March, 2006 release, but Amazon.com is most likely the most accurate, citing January 1, 2010 to be the day when lucky Americans and Canadians alike will be able to obtain a legal copy of this most coveted gaming occasion.
- Advent Children sits atop a throne of 700,000
 After the widely-known flop that was the first fully-animated film known as Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, Square Enix proved that such a fate wasn't destined for their second movie endevour, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. Though both share the Final Fantasy tag, Advent Children has reached that heralded mark of 700,000 sales in Japan. This figure includes sales of the DVD, UMD, and expensive limited edition. Unfortunately, even with the obvious success of the movie, there has still been no official word on an American or European release after Square Enix broke their original set date. GameSpot
- Advent Children US package details and release date?
 According to a forum poster with access to the relevant details, Final Fantasy VII Advent Children should be appearing on DVD in the US on November 28th -- with a special 2 disc edition containing a feature disc (feature film, "reminiscence of FFVII") and bonus disc (The Distance: Making Of Featurette, FFVII AC: Venice Film Festival Footage, Sneak Peak of upcoming FFVII games, FFVII:AC trailers). Legitimacy is up in the air but I guess the photo is pretty substantial (?). Gallery
- Sales of Advent Children reportedly pass 220k in first week
Gamefront reports that Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, which went on sale in Japan last week, sold around 220.000 copies on DVD in the first week. UMD sales haven't been accounted for, and given the popularity of UMD so far, it's safe to say it probably accounts for a fair chunk of the total as well. So I guess we can go ahead and say Advent Children is a success, right? Aside from the 2.5 million people around the world who already downloaded the rip for free and watched it. That means you! *cough* Gamefront
- Preposterous 79th consecutive Advent Children delay cited
 The latest issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly hints at further delay for the North American release of Final Fantasy VII Advent Children. The solid September 13 release date previously cited officially by Square Enix has now been annulled for a "holiday" release according to an article in the magazine about Compilation of Final Fantasy VII. Square Enix, however, has yet to officially delay the release. 1UP
- Advent Children soundtrack prepped for release
As recently announced by Square Enix, the two-disc original soundtrack for upcoming DVD/UMD movie Advent Children will find a Japanese release for sale and import on September 28. Following several days after Advent Children's September 13/14 release date, the album will be priced 3000 yen ($27.39 USD). Samples are available as background music on the movie's official websites. Listen
- Square Enix Party 2005 Overview
 It's been one busy weekend, and a lot to keep straight, so the Haven offers you this less-than-interactive guide to Square Enix Party 2005. Full Article
- Advent Children set to appear on Japanese silver screen
 That's right. The news emerged just recently after the Square Enix Party trailer of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, when Square Enix announced that the movie would be set to appear in theaters across Japan on September 10th, just a few days before its scheduled September 14th DVD and UMD release. Naturally, no such plans have been announced with consideration to North American screenings, probably because of this. Our American readers may now commence pouting.
- Hey, let's publish some news about Square Enix Party 2005
 So apparently there's some new news regarding the upcoming Square Enix Party 2005, which is set to occur July 30-31 somewhere in Japan. Final Fantasy XII will be there. That fact alone virtually warrants coverage! The details
- Advent Children's Japanese UMD
 For fans of the PSP in Japan, good news has come their way from Square Enix. With little word up until recently about the UMD release of its upcoming FFVII movie, Advent Children, Square Enix has finally announced a release date, and it's the same as the DVD; September 14th of this year. It will cost the same as the DVD, but there are no plans on a limited edition version. However, the UMD will include battle themes from the soundtrack to Advent Children. Game Spot
- Advent Children package details; length confirmed; Last Order: Final Fantasy VII revealed
New details have surfaced on the release packages for Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, which will be available in standard and Limited Edition releases. The Last Order trademark that Square Enix registered several weeks ago has also been revealed to be a short OVA (Original Video Animation) that will be included in the limited edition. Details
- E3: Youchi Wada Q/A
 A Q&A session between members of the press and Wada & Hashimoto unveiled some (fairly obvious) details concerning topics like Xbox 360, PlayOnline, Before Crisis, Advent Children and World of Mana. Full Article
- E3: Advent Children will release simultaneously in US and Japan; Square Enix to pursue networked games
 A new trailer for Advent Children has been made available (warning: spoilers) which shows just how much crazy action is in this title, which is due out on September 13 in the US and September 14 in Japan on DVD. The trailer is underpinned by a new piece of music: a rock version of One Winged Angel, which sounds similar to the guitar work prevalent in the Black Mages albums recently produced by Uematsu. Additionally, Wada has come forth to state that his desire is for the company to pursue networked gaming, which further underlines the importance of PlayOnline and obviously the suggestions of last week that there may be more to reveal between Square Enix and Nintendo. IGN: Advent Children Trailer
- Official Final Fantasy VII Advent Children release date confirmed
 Advent Children is to be released September 14th on DVD, as was already known earlier, but here are relevant excerpts from the official press release just in case you care. Full Article
- Dark things stir in Squenix corporate HQ; additionally, Advent Children has a release date! Holy chocomog stew, Batman!
Apparently, Square Enix has updated its Advent Children community website with a release date and price for Final Fantasy VII Advent Children. The title will ship on September 14 in two versions, of which the standard one will come at 4800 yen. The "Special" version currently has no price, but may refer to an expanded UMD release on PSP. Additionally, expect new screens in next week's Weekly Jump magazine, of which we'll obviously have scans faster than a speeding bullet (how's that for two superhero references in one article!). Shinra
- E3 2005: Squenix vaunts Polymorphism in full swing; still can't provide Final Fantasy XII release date; Kingdom Hearts II voice actors confirmed
 "Square Enix, Inc. to Unveil Massive Lineup at The Electronic Entertainment Expo," states the press release furiously. But the list is unimpressive: there's nothing new save for the odd mobile phone title, and the release dates we're so fanboyishly begging for fail to appear as well. Nevertheless, here's the full list
- Another Advent Children site update
The official site for Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children has received yet another update with new character profiles including Marlene Wallace,
Cid Highwind, Yuffie Kisaragi, Reno, Rude, Zack, and.....Denzel. This comes as the latest in a set of updates crawling towards the movie's Spring 2005 Japanese release. Official Site
- Advent Children site updated once again
 This time, the official website for Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children has been updated with a third trailer, which premiered earlier this year at the Tokyo Game Show. Have a look. Official site
- Advent Children coming sometime next year probably
Although those with a more pragmatic concept of time would have assumed such long ago, Square Enix has finally confirmed that Final Fantasy VII Advent Children will not be coming out this year. Exactly when in 2005 the movie might see release remains an open question. However, Square Enix's commitment to publish Advent Children on Sony's UMD format (for playback using its upcoming PSP handheld) suggests that it might come sooner rather than later, to back up the PSP's spring release in North America and Europe. 1UP
- Nomura: "Don't look at me, Kitase did it!"
Japanese magazine Dorimaga took the opportunity to interview popular game and character designer Tetsuya Nomura, who's pretty heavily involved in the upcoming Compilation of Final Fantasy VII and obviously working on the upcoming Kingdom Hearts II. Full Article
- Advent Children taking forever and a day
According to The Magicbox, Square Enix has recently commented on the completion of Advent Children. They state that the current 60% rate is due to the alleged intent to preserve best the Final Fantasy VII world existant in the minds of fans without, say, throwing another continent in the middle. The CG DVD movie is scheduled to release in Japan and America come 2005; yet all is quiet about a prospective European release. The Magicbox
- Advent Children voice actors announced
Onimusha 3 and Final Fantasy VII Advent Children are amongst games industry titles appearing at today's Tokyo International CG Image Festival. Besides new footage of the upcoming movie, Square Enix also announced voice actors for the movie, but since I'm not interested in having it all spoiled, you can go read it yourself. Gamefront coverage (spoilers)
- Japanese release for Advent Children slips to 2005
Sources in Japan are claiming Square Enix' confirmation of a release for Advent Children being delayed to Spring 2005 in the country. The news follows the showing on Sunday of a 24 minute cut from the upcoming DVD/UMD movie at the Venice Film Festival. Softbank games
- Tokyo Games Show line-up gives little away in the form of surprises
 Square Enix has released its list of titles to be shown at the Tokyo Games Show at the end of the month. But will we be faced with a shocker unveiling as we were with Final Fantasy VII Advent Children last year? Full Article
- Cloud shows off mad phone-calling skillz in FOMA commercial
 Japanese television is currently airing a commercial for the upcoming FOMA P900iV, which you may recognise as the phone that Cloud and Tifa use in the upcoming DVD/UMD movie Advent Children. No doubt Cloud's explicit sporting of the unit will increase its popularity among Japanese teens, though considering its high price one should wonder whether it'll make that much of a difference. commercial download
- More Advent Children scans unveiled; ugly thing detected
 New Famitsu PS2 scans of Advent Children include scenes from Aeris' Church, a wallpaper-inducing photo of the Turks, and something describable only as possessing severe aesthetic deficiencies.
- Square Enix explores possibility of theatrical release for Advent Children
Square Enix president Yoichi Wada recently revealed that, in addition to the Venice Film Festival, other outlets are being considered for the release of Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, including digital downloads and theatrical releases. 1UP
- Killer Shrimps to be shown at Venice's 61st International Film Festival this September
 Piero Golia's upcoming KILLER SHRIMPS has been confirmed to appear on the list of digital content that will be shown at the upcoming film festival in Venice in September alongside Square Enix' FINAL FANTASY VII: ADVENT CHILDREN. Compared to the former's impressive eighty minute showing, Advent Children's meagre 30 minute expanded trailer seems infinitessimally irrelevant. Perhaps it is made on polymorphic film which expands during showing. Link
- Kitase, Japanese magazines elusively hint at further implementation of milking, er, polymorphism? with the Final Fantasy VII brand
 Yoshinori Kitase (FF6, FF7), producer of Advent Children, commented some more on the possibility of a Final Fantasy VII sequel in game form, but didn't reveal any actual details. Yet, the fact that they are even considering it, as he says, should be worth noting - there may be another surprise yet to be added to the upcoming Compilation of Final Fantasy VII. Additionally, Japanese game mag V-Jump seems to know more, printing a silhouette of Vincent alongside text stating that we could expect an upcoming title involving him that may or may not involve gunslinging action. Errrr.
- Cid, Red XIII in Advent Children after all?
After Nomura's musings last month that Red XIII and Cid may not make an appearance in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children for whatever reason, it appears from new scans of Jump magazine that they will show up at some point after all. Aeris was also shown in a magazine last week, and from these current scans, it also appears that Reno and Rude will be fighting against Loz, Kadaj, and Yazoo, presumably alongside Cloud et al.
- "Reunion" an important theme in Advent Children; no Cid or Red XIII; other details
Dengeki has been busy, it would seem - more Advent Children info is also bubbling up. Full Article
- E3: Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children handout scan
A scan of a flyer for Advent Children handed out by Square Enix at E3 has some details of the movie in English. Full Article
- E3: Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII unveiled
 Square Enix has revealed the upcoming cellphone title Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII, a game set 6 years before the events of Final Fantasy VII and featuring the Turks as main characters. Full Article
- More Advent Children info shows up in Japanese magazines
These new photos of Jump magazine confirm the presence of Tifa, Vincent, and Turks Reno and Rude in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. The magazine also names the three silver-haired enemies shown previously as Rods, Kaddish, and Yazoo (tentative translations), and mentions the presence of Barret\'s daughter Marlene in the movie. SquareNet
- It\'s that time of year again: An E3 approaches! What games do you show?!? Press L+R to run.
Square Enix has confirmed its the line-up for what it says will be its biggest E3 yet. What\'s up with that? Full Article
- Square Enix strategy meeting this week?
Gamefront is reporting that there are rumors of a strategy meeting being held later this week in which the release date for Final Fantasy XII will be discussed, as well as the future of PlayOnline, information on Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children's release media, alpha tests for Ambrosia Odyssey, and a new project from Star Ocean 3 developers tri-Ace, which could possibly be a new Valkyrie Profile title. Gamefront emphasises that this news is unconfirmed, however, so don't get your hopes up. Gamefront
- Square Enix confirms E3 titles
Square Enix has revealed what titles will be shown at E3 next month - most notably Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, pretty much locking a North American release. Also to be shown are Front Mission 4, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts II, Star Ocean: Till the End of Time.
- Square Enix reiterates importance of European market; mentions interesting detail about Advent Children
 In the newest edition of German gaming news magazine MCV, Square Enix underlined its plans for making its European operation larger than its Japanese one. Full Article
- Our favourite fanboy-pleasing company to yet be working on a Final Fantasy VII-2?
 EGM's rumor mill mentioned a Devil May Cry-style action game featuring Final Fantasy VII's Cloud may be appearing for PS2 later this year. Gamefront
- "At E3, we will rock your face," says Square Enix
Shinjii Hashimoto, vice president of Square Enix, has told Japanese magazine Dorimaga that the company will be revealing more games at this year's E3 than any company ever before. And that's a good thing: "It will surprise everyone." Hashimoto also went on to comment on the upcoming Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories for the GBA, saying that it will "push the handheld harder than it has ever been pushed before". Other games you can expect to see at the expo are Final Fantasy XII, Dragon Quest V, Ambrosia Odyssey, and Kingdom Hearts II, as well as the DVD movie Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.
- "New" characters and "new" scenarios for Advent Children unveiled
 "New" as in "old". Let's get speculating! Full Article
- X-2 International+Last Mission has children
 Square Enix confirmed that Final Fantasy X-2 International+Last Mission, to be released in Japan on February 19 next year, will include a movie of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. Now you actually have a reason to import it! Whether the upcoming PAL release of the game will include the video too is unknown, but probably not. Gamefront
- More Advent Children details
Square Enix revealed the top staff behind Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, as well as a projected release date. Full Article
- More Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children details
To rid you of any confusion, Square Enix announced that the previously announced DVD movie Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children will have a running time of around one hour and be released in summer 2004. Speculation that the movie would be a trailer for an upcoming game seems less likely in light of the movie's length.
- You bastards were right; Square Enix reveals Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Kingdom Hearts II, and Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Quiter is all over the latest issue of Shonen Jump, in which Squenix unveiled a |
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