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- Dragon Quest coming to US/Europe?
Apparently, Square Enix is considering bringing Enix's huge Dragon Quest (Warrior) franchise over to the west. Previously, only Dragon Warrior 7 was released for the PlayStation, but Shinji Hashimoto (vice president) has apparently now said that they're looking into bringing over future instalments (and possibly previous episodes). The company is currently working on a Dragon Quest V remake, as well as the upcoming Dragon Quest VIII. MCVOnline (German) - "New Grand Theft Auto!" facefaults Rahul
"Rockstar Games, the world-renowned publishing division of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., is pleased to announce Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the next iteration in the globally successful Grand Theft Auto franchise." GTA San Andreas - Drakengard out in North America
Square Enix shipped Drakengard throughout North America today. Too bad most critics are saying it's crap. Drakengard - Square Enix reiterates importance of European market; mentions interesting detail about Advent Children
In the newest edition of German gaming news magazine MCV, Square Enix underlined its plans for making its European operation larger than its Japanese one. Full Article
- Final Fantasy orchestral concert tickets on sale tomorrow
Square Enix announced today that tickets for the the Final Fantasy orchestral concert on May 10 in LA will go on sale tomorrow for $40 each and can be purchased via Ticketmaster by calling their ticket hotline at (323) 850-2000, or in person at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Gamespot - Dragon Quest VIII subtitle revealed
According to Gamefront, the recent scans of Dragon Quest VIII Jump magazine stuff show it to bear the subtitle "The Sky, the Sea, the Earth and the Cursed Princess" (loose translation). Five characters' names have also been fixed - Hero, Jessica, Torode, Kukule and Yangus. Eh!?
- Hideous three-headed mutant frog discovered in UK
"The creature - which has six legs - has stunned BBC wildlife experts who warned it could be an early warning of environmental problems. [...] The mystery amphibian is currently the subject of a frog-hunt after it hopped away and disappeared as staff at the nursery showed it to curious parents." BBC News
- First Dragon Quest VIII video shown
Squenix's Dragon Quest 2004 Spring Meeting gave gamers a chance to take a look at the upcoming Dragon Quest V remake, Dragon Quest VIII, and more enticing Dragon Quest cellphone titles (yay). The company also announced that it is researching a potential online Dragon Quest title. Dragon Quest VIII will be released before March 2006. Gamefront
- Square Enix offering free Front Mission 4 demo disks in exchange for personal information
Square Enix is sending free Front Mission 4 demo discs to the first 125,000 users who register for an account at Square-Enix-USA.com. The game itself is scheduled for a June release in North America. Square-Enix-USA.com
- Georgia woman tries to buy Drakengard with one million dollar bill; not informed that there is no such thing, or that Drakengard sucks
"Alice Regina Pike, 35, was arrested when she tried to use the bill to purchase $1,675 worth of merchandise at Wal-Mart in Covington, GA... She faces forgery charges. The U.S. Treasury does not make $1 million bills, but similar-looking currency is sold in some souvenir shops." Yahoo! News
- Take-Two to publish Drakengard in Europe and Australia
Take-Two Interactive has announced that it will publish Drakengard in PAL territories on May 21. "We are optimistic about the opportunity to distribute, market, and support Square Enix titles in Europe and Australia." stated Gary Lewis, President, Take-Two Europe. When told that the title will be Drakengard, however, Lewis remarked "Well fuck, my optimism just went down the shitter."
- Final Fantasy XII and Dragon Quest VIII switching places?
Game Labo's latest issue has an entry in its rumors section that speculates on Final Fantasy XII's delay to the point that Dragon Quest VIII would end up being released earlier (since releasing both at the same time would have them competing with each other). Final Fantasy XII is currently scheduled for release in Japan this Summer, while Dragon Quest VIII's release date is set at a rather vague "before April 2005". Gamefront - More Final Fantasy on Gamecube?
CubeEurope's Q&A section has some speculation on a possible new Final Fantasy title for Gamecube, which connects to Nintendo Official Magazine UK's earlier suggestion that a new title would be revealed at E3: "Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles was the first of Square and Nintendo being back on good terms. Their next game on Cube will remain a mystery until E3 but we've heard a brilliant rumour. Specifically that the new game will bring Nintendo gamers up to speed in the Final Fantasy universe, taking story elements from the seventh, eighth and ninth in the series, previously only seen on Playstation". Cube Europe
- Kingdom Hearts breaks 4 million
Squenix announced that dodgy Disney/Final Fantasy mix-up Kingdom Hearts has sold over 4 million copies worldwide, 2 million of which in North America, 1.2 in Japan and 800k in Europe. This puts the title among the bestselling games the company has published, not to mention one of the bestselling games on PS2. Kingdom Hearts will be receiving a sequel later this year in the form of Kingdom Hearts 2, as well as a GBA incarnation, Chain of Memories, both of which will be further unveiled at E3 this May.
- Nintendo Espana debuts Girly Boy
"La primera consola pensada para las chicas" will make its hilarious and embarrassing debut in Spain on April 1. Nintendogirls.com
- Very large girl attacking Japan on PS2 this spring
"Check out The Daibijin (giant beautiful woman) from D3 publisher. Seems a 17 year old girl named Riho Futaba has grown to a height of 48 meters, and is attacking japan in her bikini. Slow her down with tanks, helicopters, planes, all the while taking pictures in order to analyze how she came upon this condition. Completely ridiculous (but developed by HuneX!). Release is may 20th, for a Simple 2000 yen." D3 Publisher
- Final Fantasy XI out on PS2 today
Final Fantasy XI was released today in North America for Playstation2 in the form of a bundle containing the 40GB Playstation2 HDD with the game preinstalled on it. The official Sony website is also up, containing the usual propaganda crap and a pretty sweet commercial that, while cheesy, does a pretty good job of explaining the MMORPG concept. Official FFXI PS2 site
- More Front Mission 4 demo details
According to Square Enix, the recently announced demo for Front Mission 4 will include a gameplay tutorial, four playable stages, multiple unlockable bonus stages, and a save feature to save your progress for the actual release of the game. You can get the demo by being one of the first 100,000 people to register at the official site. Front Mission 4 is scheduled for a June release. Link
- Dragon Quest V out in Japan; 1.3 million copies shipped
Released in Japan yesterday, the Dragon Quest V remake for PlayStation2 has reportedly sold 700k copies so far from a shipment of 1.3 million units. Maybe this will convince Squenix that a Final Fantasy VII remake is relevant?
- Yet another new SP model makes Nintendo talk like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Nintendo is bringing the Famicom Mini series and accompanying Famicom GBA SP over to North America as the Classic NES series and Classic GBA SP. But they seem to have hired a press release writer from that time period as well... Full press release
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