- 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
- Nintendo whoring out Pokémon for profits
 Suffice to say that these Pokémon have been around anyway, but now Nintendo's Pokémon Company has struck an agreement with Square Enix to develop Pokémate, a chat and mail application doused with Pokémon media and soon to be made available on Foma 900i series phones in Japan. A wise decision, especially considering Square Enix's success in mobile exploits such as Before Crisis. Though releasing this summer for a paltry 200 yen ($1.74 USD) per month, Pok?mate will likely not see a stateside release, seeing as how the franchise's popularity in the US has taken a swift kick to the groin in recent times. IGN
- 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 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
- 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
- Before Crisis sells 200k
 As if it wasn't obvious when the game was first announced, Final Fantasy VII: Before Crisis has become the top selling cellphone game ever with 200,000 users registered on the first day alone.
- Before Crisis beta test sees unexpected popularity (because who would want to play a Final Fantasy VII prequel)
Square-Enix disclosed some problems that have arisen with the beta testing of Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII. Namely, people can't stop playing it, to the point that the servers are frequently overloaded. According to Square-Enix, there have been over 1.6 million accesses since August 31st. At most, there are around 16,000 users in an hour. Quiter
- 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
- Before Crisis website launches
The website for Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII has opened, revealing some more basic details about the title, including more about what Square Enix seems to presume will revitalise mobile phone online gaming: multiplayer cooperation. You can choose from a generic Turk character, male or female, who has just joined the group, and then go off completing missions with up to 3 other human allies. Details regarding materia usage and spellcasting are still unknown, however, but for a cellphone title it's starting to look pretty neat. Before Crisis official website
- Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII information starts surfacing
 In recent issues of Japanese magazines, some more information on the upcoming Final Fantasy VII prequel was made available. 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
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