- 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
- The Pioneers: Masashi Hamauzu
 Masashi Hamauzu is a classically trained musician and vocalist. Inheriting the talents of his father, an opera singer, the composer lent his voice to the chorus of "One Winged Angel" in Final Fantasy VII, and years later was selected to compose music for the game's long-awaited sequel. Here, ten music samples highlight the composer's career thus far, from his interning position at Square on up to his preparations for Final Fantasy XIII. The Pioneers
- Square rakes in dough; may make bread
 Square Enix recently released their most recent fiscal results, accompanied by some rather interesting shipping figures and a new profit projection to boot. Should you care? Don't answer that! Just click on! Read More
- Not Afraid To Be Strong: A Conversation with Kari Wahlgren
 Kari Wahlgren gave voice to such anime characters as Haruka of Cartoon Network's FLCL and Robin of Witch Hunter Robin. This afternoon she is talking to Square Haven about some of her experiences portraying two of Square Enix's most memorable recent characters: Final Fantasy XII's Lady Ashe and Dirge of Cerberus's Shelke. Square Haven Interview
- Square Enix sweeps Playstation Awards
 Evil overlord and Sony Computer Entertainment president Ken Kutaragi presided over the tenth annual Playstation Awards yesterday, where Final Fantasy XII received the Double Platinum Award for breaking the two million sales mark since its release in March. Meanwhile, Kingdom Hearts II was graced with the Platinum Award and Dirge of Cerberus came away with a Gold Award alongside Namco's Tales of the Abyss and Banpresto's wonderfully named Daiji Super Robot Taisen Alpha: Shuuen no Ginga he. It looks like Squeenix is on a roll. A Picture
- IGN not weeping for Dirge of Cerberus
 Gaming website IGN.com recently received a domesticated preview copy of Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII and found that Square Enix has decided to make improvements to the title for its August U.S. launch. Will these be enough to drag the game out of its insessant poor reviews? Are we all out another coaster? The results may (slightly) shock you! Full Article
- 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
- An E3 2006 approaches. Command?
 Square Enix's lineup for this year has 14 HP and a lot of mana to spare. Oh, and there's a new title for Seiken Densetsu IV... Link
- 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
- Dirge of Cerberus online mode goes beta
 This monday will see the start of the Dirge of Cerberus Online beta test, where gamers will be able to playtest the online components announced earlier this week for inclusion in Dirge of Cerberus by way of the PlayOnline model. It's also possible to download some tools with nifty background pictures to test your connection. FFVII:DoC Beta
- 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
- Dirge of Cerberus is a "gun action rpg"
It has been revealed that Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII will surprisingly be a "gun action RPG". Cait Sith and "the mysterious girl from the trailers" play a significant role, and Vincent remains a badass. I'm sure no one saw that one coming.
- 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
- New Dirge of Cerberus details to further quell any suspicions of blatant Polymorphism™. Not.
Earlier this week The Magic Box had some new details on Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII, the upcoming PS2 action title starring Vincent Valentine: "It seems that the mysterious organization D.C. is doing a large scale man hunt, murdering people who they think were worthless. D.C. sends cyborgs and mechanical beasts to attack people. You control Vincent Valentine in a third person perspective, you can also switch to a first person perspective when using rifles. There are several weapons available, such as shotgun, machine gun and rifle." More on our gamepage. Dirge of Cerberus coverage
- Square Enix announces Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
The last trademark we didn''t know what to assign to has been followed through on by Square Enix: it''s the rumoured Final Fantasy VII spin-off starring Vincent, Dirge of Cerberus. Aside from a scan from Famitsu portraying him, the game logo, and some screenshots, nothing is known other than that it will be released for PS2 in 2005 and takes place one year after the events in Advent Children. This is the "sequel" we wanted. Or is it?
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