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- Chrono Cross Promo Goods
Square offers promotional goods to North American gamers who purchase Chrono Cross. Full Article - Final Fantasy IX Reviewed
It's tearing up the charts in Japan, but is it any good? GameSpot has composed an import review of Final Fantasy IX. VideoGames.com Link - Square Selling Shares
According to Core Magazine, Square will be making a percentage of stock in the company publicly available on the Tokyo Stock Extchange as of August 2nd. No word on the price or number of available shares. Other publically traded game companies include Nintendo, Konami, Enix, and Koei. - Chrono Cross Release Pushed Back
Despite previous accusations, Chrono Cross will arrive in stores on August 15, two weeks the later to recent belief. The word comes officially from SquareSoft headquarters. - NTV Tokyo Interviews Hironobu Sakaguchi
NTV Tokyo recently interviewed the man behind the the Final Fantasy games, Hironobu Sakaguchi. Read a transcript of the interview here. Full Article - New Sounds Available From Official Square Site
Square's new official site now offers a Final Fantasy Sounds section in the Japanese language area of the site. Serveral MP3s samples are available in the new section, including clips from Final Fantasy IX's battle theme and Melodies of Life. Link - Final Fantasy IX Translation Tidbit
It was revealed in a recent IGN preview that Zidane Triball will be Zidane Tribal in the English version, as Vivi Ornitier will become Vivi Orunitia. - The Bouncer Delayed, Given Bilingual Development
According to Core Magazine, Square's PS2 action title, The Bouncer will be delayed until this winter in order to receive fully bilingual development. This means that all text, voices, and even signs within the game will be created in both languages. Core Magazine also quoted director Takashi Tokita as saying that the game will ship in Japan with both languages on a single DVD. - Gekikuukan Pro Baseball Delayed
Square has announced that it will release it's PS2 baseball title Gekikuukan Baseball on September 7th in Japan. The game had been delayed in Japan due to the fact that Square used characters and images belonging to the Japanese Professional Baseball League without permisision. Square has now reached a settlement with Konami, which held exclusive rights to the JPB league's license. - Hidden Minigame Found in Final Fantasy IX
No story spoilers inside, but purists may prefer to discover the code themselves Full Article - Chrono Cross Tops Sales Charts
EBWorld shows that consumers are already drooling for Chrono Cross. Full Article - Final Fantasy on Wonderswan
Final Fantasy I, II, and III to return in portable form Full Article - Final Fantasy IX Interview
PSM recently held an interview with Hironobu Sakaguchi and Shinji Hashimoto, two important members of the Final Fantasy IX development team. Full Article - Chrono Cross Ships Today
Chrono Cross has shipped and should be available in most retail stores by tomorrow. More information about Chrono Cross is available from our Chrono Cross coverage. - Square announces European tour
Square to show Final Fantasy 9, The Bouncer in London. Plus: Daily Radar UK giving away tickets Full Article - Square Pictures plans three new movies
Better hope the Final Fantasy Movie is as good as it looks, because we're in for three more. Full Article - Square and Nintendo make sweet, sweet love once again
Once an inseparable powerhouse team, the two are now further apart than ever. But are Square and Nintendo in cahoots with Nintendo's GameCube? Are the two to reunite once again? Full Article - People apparently buying Chrono Cross
Chrono Cross tops PlayStation sales charts for the week of August 13. Disgruntled hick asks "How long will that daggon thing stay up thar?? - Final Fantasy VIII joins Greatest Hits line
Final Fantasy VIII will soon be available for $19.99 under Sony's Greatest Hits titles, a selection of titles under $20 that have sold more than 1 million copies. - Square plans Nasdaq listing
A major planned increase of funds from the upcoming Final Fantasy movie has Square USA aiming for a fall 2001 listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Square's expansion into Hollywood should create bigger recognition for the company.
18 July 2000 by 
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