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• Front Mission 4 confirmed for June release
  Square Enix has confirmed Front Mission 4 for a June release in North America. That is all. RPGFan
  06 Feb 2004 by Matt ↑ 56 ↓ discusss permalink
• Square Enix sheds light on new Final Fantasy XI expansion with cheesy teaser page
  Avid Square Haven reader Stephen Wilson revealed today that Final Fantasy XI's upcoming expansion, The Chains of Promathia, now has its own page on the official FFXI website. The "veil" will apparently soon be "lifted" from "the Shrouded Land". We can't wait. Limbo
  09 Feb 2004 by Rahul ↑ 30 ↓ discusss permalink
• Barbie and Ken break up - Rachel dismayed
  The couple's business manager, Russell Arons, vice president of marketing at Mattel, said that Barbie and Ken "feel it's time to spend some quality time - apart". So much for 43 years of romance
  12 Feb 2004 by Rahul ↑ 30 ↓ discusss permalink
• Squenix bringing US gamers a new Legend
  In January, Square-Enix USA registered the title 'Samurai Legend' with the US Patent Office. Currently there is no other information as to what Samurai Legend might be, but it's this reporter's guess that it might have something to do with Samurai. US Patent Office
  15 Feb 2004 by Rachel ↑ 30 ↓ discusss permalink
• Final Fantasy XI addition this month as download rather than official expansion
  The new area "Dynamis", which will shortly be added to Final Fantasy XI's game world of Vana'diel, is coming sooner than previously thought. Full Article
  16 Feb 2004 by Rahul ↑ -27 ↓ discusss permalink
• Final Fantasy Concert in LA this May
  "On May 10, the week of this year's E3, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and Los Angeles Master Chorale will perform "Dear Friends: Music from Final Fantasy," a two-hour selection of music from the popular RPG series arranged by composer Nobuo Uematsu." 1UP
  18 Feb 2004 by Rahul ↑ 43 ↓ discusss permalink
• Our favourite fanboy-pleasing company to yet be working on a Final Fantasy VII-2?
  EGM's rumor mill mentioned a Devil May Cry-style action game featuring Final Fantasy VII's Cloud may be appearing for PS2 later this year. Gamefront
  22 Feb 2004 by Rahul ↑ 57 ↓ discusss permalink
• Final Fantasy X-2 out in Europe; International+Last Mission in Japan
  Last Thursday, as Rachel sadly failed to report, marked the release of Final Fantasy X-2 in Europe and the subsequent release of the reported pseudo FFX-3, which has now been said to feature over 20 hours of additional gameplay and sold 128k copies over the weekend.
  22 Feb 2004 by Rahul ↑ 74 ↓ discusss permalink
• Square-Enix finally explains Star Ocean 3 delay, and proves me right.
  Star Ocean: Till The End of Time, which was supposed to have been released this month, had been set back for an August release, and until now fans have been left in the dark as to why. Now, Square-Enix has confirmed that the US version will be the same as the Directors' Cut, which contains extra playable characters, costumes, a versus mode, and extra dungeons. RPGFan
  23 Feb 2004 by Rachel ↑ -133 ↓ discusss permalink
• Youichi Wada gives a little more insight into Final Fantasy XII and Dragon Quest VIII
  Youichi Wada, president of Square Enix, recently commented on the development of FFXII. He talked about how the development team had grown tired of the typical RPG formula of walking around, watching events, and dungeon crawls filled with random battles and item collecting. The development team headed up by Yasumi Matsuno, is trying for a more interactive experience this time around, and plans to use it with other FF titles in the future. Mr. Wada also remarked on the status of Dragon Quest VIII, stating that it is now playable and unlike the FF series, the Dragon Quest games are going to see less change, focusing more on retaining the traditional feel of the series. Mainichi Interactive
  27 Feb 2004 by Rachel ↑ 10 ↓ discusss permalink