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- Enix America first casualty of Square-Enix merger
Enix America operations were halted and shut down yesterday as a result of the pending Square-Enix merger this April. Square will assume all Enix publishing duties in North America for the time being. Gamers.com - Nasdaq may kick Acclaim off the market
According to GamePro, Acclaim has been notified by Nasdaq that their position in the market - albeit a shitty and drab one - is in jeopardy. Nasdaq says that Acclaim stock has been trading for under a dollar in the past 30 trading days, a violation of minimum stock trading requirements. Nasdaq has given Acclaim a July ultimatum to get their stock above a dollar. - Final Fantasy XII on the GameCube? Worldview of PS2 fanboys may crumble to pieces
It is rumored that the February 7 issue of Famitsu will contain an interview with Yasumi Matsuno and Shigeru Miyamoto in which Matsuno "suggests" that Nintendo is collaborating with Square on Final Fantasy XII and Miyamoto laughs and Matsuno acts coy. In December, Matsuno "suggested" in a Dorimaga interview that gameplay elements in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance would also be used in FFXII. NewTechnix
- Today's Penny Arcade comic actually kind of funny
Penny Arcade has managed to produce a funny comic today after a drab two weeks of bile. Penny-Arcade.com - The AIAS announces 2003 nominees
The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences today revealed the nominees for the 2003 Interactive Achievement Awards. Finalists for Game of the Year include Animal Crossing, Battlefield 1942, Rachet & Clank, Metroid Prime, and the bastion of hype known as GTA: Vice City. Kingdom Hearts was nominated for console RPG of the year. Link
- Famitsu rates Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, and other miscellanea
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance received a 34/40 (8, 8, 9, 9) rating in the February 1 issue of Famitsu. (For comparison, the original Final Fantasy Tactics received a 33/40.) FFTA is scheduled for release February 19. Also, DigiCube released the official track list of the Final Fantasy Tactics Original Soundtrack, a translation of which can be found at the albums database. GameFront - Depressed roommate hitting the Gamecube pretty hard
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN?Despondent over a recent breakup with his longtime girlfriend, Purdue University graduate student Tim Mahaffey, 27, has been hitting the Nintendo GameCube "pretty hard," roommates reported Monday. TheOnion.com
- Square demonstrates utter lack of taste in field of romance
As Valentine's Day closes in, geeks worldwide consider what they're going to be getting for their honeys. Squaresoft thinks that they have the answer to complement their upcoming FFTA release, which is actually fairly large (the GBA bundle, multiple soundtracks, etc) - those loveydovey Japanese can get Final Fantasy Tactics Advance T-shirts along with a box of pralines! Gamefront
- Working Designs considering GBA development
Although Working Designs has previously dismissed development for any cartridge-based platform, president Vic Ireland has said that Gameboy Advance devlopment is being "seriously considered" and that German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is "really fucking sexy." gamesarefun.com
- Microsoft recalls Kokuto Chojin; an enraged Allah, crappiness cited as motives
According to Gamers.com, Microsoft pulled all copies of the Xbox fighting game Kakuto Chojin off the shelves Thursday, citing the cataclysmic fear of Allah and content that was potentially offensive to Muslims. Amazon is obvioulsy not wary of Allah's horrible wrath and, as such, is still carrying Kakuto Chojin. Gamers.com
- North America gets Origins after Europe; Rahul makes shameless fun
Square EA has set the release date for the Final Fantasy I-II PSOne remakes, known as Final Fantasy Origins in NA and Europe, for 8th April 2003. The same title will be released two weeks earlier in Europe, according to recent (unconfirmed) reports; both varieties can be picked up for around US$/Euro 30,-. Bahahahahaha! Gamefront
- Yuna's ass discovered on major album release
New job class "Action Cop" in Final Fantasy X-2 combined with the crazy singing action recently revealed leads us to believe Yuna will be suitably featured from the rear on the upcoming March 4th release of Hot Action Cop's "Debutt Album". Coincidence? No way! Hotpants Action Cop
- Dude, you got busted!
"Benjamin Curtis, better known as the "Dell Dude" from the computer company's television commercials, was arrested Sunday while he allegedly attempted to buy marijuana on Manhattan's Lower East Side." CNN.com
- SCE overestimates self-importance
Sony Computer Entertainment has put together this TV commercial thingy, where they kindly ask the world: "No war. Please." and scroll a bunch of "peaceful" images of the Getaway and GTA:VC. Makes games, not war! In other news, no one cares about a videogame publisher's perspective on the current Iraqi crisis. It was a nice thought, though. Gamers unite! Eurogamer - Square Enix to focus on PlayOnline?
At a shareholder's meeting today, Yoichi Wada indicated that Square Enix would be focusing on the role of the player community as an important aspect of gaming and that they plan to develop titles akin to Final Fantasy XI for release in 2005. There was no information given as to what platform(s) these games would be launched for, but speculation suggests the next generation of online-oriented consoles like PS3 and Xbox Next might be the targets. Gamefront
- From the publisher that brought you Grand Theft Auto and Mafia comes... Piglet's BIG Movie: The Game
Take-Two Interactive has recently struck a deal with Disney Interactive to develop the console adaptation of the upcoming animated film Piglet's BIG Movie. The title will be developed by Take-Two label Gotham Games and is scheduled for a March release for both PS2 and Gamecube. Gamers.com
- Crazy Japanese fans storm shops as FFTA and GBA SP sell out faster than speed of light
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance sold 1:1 with the Game Boy Advance SP today in Japan with Metroid Fusion coming a gentle second. Full Article
- Regarding the Sega/Sammy merger, investors want nothing to do with that shit
"The planned merger between Sega and Sammy met with a cold shoulder in the Japanese financial world on the first day of trading after the announcement. Sega shares dropped 8.4 percent to 825 yen, while Sammy's fell 7.7 percent to 2,280 yen." Gamers.com
- Ludicrous Chrono Break rumours back for more
"D'apr?s certaines rumeurs, Chrono Break sortirait sur Game Boy Advance et Chrono Trigger 2 sortirait sur GameCube cet ?t? au Japon. A confirmer. Merci ? NecFan pour l'info.", says Newtechnix.
- Biker betrayed; seeks make-up "cash"
It seems our poignant, beloved friend Dave Mirra wasn't too happy about having to pull out from being related to BMX XXX last year, so he's decided to sue the people that helped him up there in the first place. Ah, gaming politics. How nice! Mirra expects to receive somewhere in the vicinity of $21m in "refunds". Good luck with that. C&VG
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