Mitsuda is a Chrono loyalist According to Yasunori Mitsuda's official website, Procyon Studio, the former Chrono series composer wouldn't mind being involved in a 3rd Chrono game's soundtrack. But Squenix hasn't mentioned anything, so beyond interest, this information is still not helping you Chrono geeks out there. Just thought we'd mention it. Procyon Studio
PS2 and PSOne games compatible with PS3 "In an interview with the Japanese Newspaper Asahi Shimbun, Ken Kutaragi, head of Sony Computer Entertainment, officially confirmed that the successor to the PlayStation 2 would be backward compatible with not only PlayStation 2 games, but also original PlayStation games." Gamesarefun.com
Front Mission 4 cometh Hot on the burning heels of Front Mission 1st comes Front Mission 4 for PS2, which Squenix apparently just announced in one of those spiffy Japanese gaming magazines. Here's something to look at. The story will take place between Front Mission 1 and 2 and concern main characters Elsa and Darryl, with a release date of Winter 2003. Oh, and this is Square Haven's 600th news post. Yay! Gamefront
Atari starts to kick ass in Europe Atari, the European publisher of Squenix titles, has announced that it will be releasing Unlimited Saga: Collector's Edition because the game obviously got so slammed by critics that no one will want to buy it unless they release it with the specified Bonus Disc containing the Final Fantasy X Eternal Calm movie (retitled as "Final Fantasy X-2 Prologue"). Eternal Calm is a 14 minute long movie that was previously available on the Japanese version of FFX International. The contents of the disc have been remastered and are in English with five different languages available in subtitles. Gamefront
Squenix reveals Final Fantasy X-2 International and Last Mission Unfortunately for Americans, Final Fantasy X-2 is on the horizon, yet Square Enix is already developing the oh-so-unexpected "international" version of the game which will sport an extra dungeon and job class. It will also presumably be released in Europe, further contributing to the major asskicking the company seems to want to do on the continent. Haha to you. Gamefront
Capcom still doesn't get it Our favourite Japanese franchise-milking company revealed Haipaa Stuureeet Faitaaah II Eekksuuu this weekend, proving that even 12 years after the first version of the game was released, they still can't get over it. Or maybe it's just one big injoke now. Hyper Street Fighter II X is coming to Japan in December 2003. Ignore it. We know we will. Gamefront
Free preview disc with Mario Kart Double Dash!! preorder Nintendo will promote Mario Kart Double Dash!! by offering a free Gamecube preview disc upon preorder. There was no mention as to the contents of the disc, but you know when you go to the movies to see Lilo and Stitch or some shit, all you get are previews for Spirit Stallion of the Simiron and the Lizzie McGuire movie. Gamespot
Final Fantasy XI, PS2 hard drive in March Sony has announced that the PS2 version of Final Fantasy XI will be packaged and preinstalled with the PS2 HDD hard drive as well as various exciting PS2 demos. The package will be released in March and will retail for $99. Online service is of course extra - you can play Final Fantasy XI for $12 a month. Gamers.com
EXCLUSIVE!!! Final Fantasy VII-2 confirmed for PSP Square Haven user BattleMax has confirmed that Final Fantasy VII-2, the long-rumored sequel to Final Fantasy VII, is indeed in development for the PlayStation Pocket. Sadly, BattleMax did not reveal a release date or any in-game details about the title, however. In related news, Hurricane Isabel has transformed into a gargantuan 300 mile-wide cloud of love that rains nickels and does your Precalculus homework.
Coming Soon to a Spring near You: Uematsu Our good pal Nobuo will be reportedly doing another shift of Final Fantasy-injected orchestral concerts at some point next year, in a variety of locations within Japan. Whoopee! Polygonmag report
Stubborn Final Fantasy VII-2 buzz persists As reported earlier today, Square Enix has removed from their website all links leading to their old decrepit Final Fantasy VII coverage; some would say to make way for revamped coverage in anticipation for a sequel (form your own assumptions?). In addition, Gamers.com has published an article with a picture depicting a Tokyo Games Show goodie bag with a silhouetted group of The Turks on it, hereby spurring more rumors of a Final Fantasy VII-2 surprise at TGS.