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• E3 2006: the Square Enix press conference
  3 FINAL FANTASY XIII games, 2 Crystal Chronicles games for Nintendo consoles, 1 Dragon Quest Swords game for Wii, and a whole shitload of mobile ports and spinoffs. Click for the juice! Link
  08 May 2006 by Rahul ↑ 19 ↓ discusss permalink
• Fabula Nova Crystallis: FINAL FANTASY XIII unveiled at E3
  Final Fantasy XIII has been revealed, but it's not like we thought it would be. It's a polymorphic franchise comparable to Compilation of Final Fantasy VII titled Fabula Nova Crystallis and comes in three parts: two for Playstation 3 and one for mobile phones. Each game will feature different characters, locations, and world settings, but share a similar universe and thematic elements. Final Fantasy XIII, in brief, is developed by the Final Fantasy X-2 team, directed by Motomu Toriyama and composed by Masashi Hamauzu. Featuring a female protagonist, the game will feature the "most advanced videogame population to date". Final Fantasy Versus XIII is directed by Tetsuya Nomura and developed by the Kingdom Hearts II team and may relate to KH2's XIII Organisation. Music by Yoko Shimomura. Finally, Final Fantasy Agito XIII is an online RPG for mobile phones from the team behind Before Crisis Final Fantasy VII. Phew. So what do you think?
  08 May 2006 by Rahul ↑ -29 ↓ discusss permalink
• Nintendo's Animal Crossing to hit the big screen.
  The popular Nintendo franchise Animal Crossing (Oide yo! Doubutsu no Mori) is slated for a move to the big screen in Japan. No plot details have been released yet, but it has been said that many familiar characters from the game series will be returning for the big screen adaption. This full-length animated feature film does not have a firm release date, but it is planned to be released some time in December. Via Akadot
  16 May 2006 by gbrunner ↑ -32 ↓ discusss permalink
• Project G - Life imitates Nomura
  As the first of the 2006 Square Haven Editorial Prose of Doom series, affiliate homeboy duckroll's expos? muses on Japanese rockpimpstar Gackt's "contribution" to Compilation of Final Fantasy VII. Note: Dirge of Cerberus spoilers abound Read it and cringe
  19 May 2006 by duckroll ↑ -20 ↓ discusss permalink
• Famitsu extrapolates FFXIII details
  In a recent issue of Famitsu (scans here), the Japanese gaming magazine took a look at Final Fantasy XIII's battle system. Viewing the latest battle screens, a bar that reads "ATB Cost" and drains with each command floats next to character HP. In the upper right-hand corner, a gauge fills to allow for an "Overclock" status, where enemies are slowed to allow for turn-based bullet time. Finally, one can make out "Lightning" to the left of ATB Cost. Could this be our beauty's name? It seems like the natural progression after years of Clouds and Squalls. Har! Famitsu
  21 May 2006 by Ziyad ↑ -7 ↓ discusss permalink
• Wada suggests compounding Polymorphism™ in future after disappointing game sales
  As reported by gamesindustry.biz after an interview with Square Enix President Yoichi Wada surfaced in a Japanese business magazine, the company is looking at moving into other markets than videogames. Current areas on the list for potential inclusion are Taito's expertise with the arcade games market as well as a more involved media strategy not unlike its recent foray into animation through Advent Children or past successes with popular anime series Fullmetal Alchemist. Does this mean that innovative games like Chrono Trigger are a thing of the past, and the only publications we can expect in the future will be part of the major pillars (FF, DQ and KH)? What is Wada doing to this company, anyway? Gi.biz
  25 May 2006 by Rahul ↑ 13 ↓ discusss permalink
• More Final Fantasy VII remake blab
  The editors at EGM magazine (June 2006, issue 204) have taken it upon themselves to confirm the existence of a Final Fantasy VII remake, due exclusively for the PS3 next year. This is in light of Yoshinori Kitasi's commments, explicitly to EGM mind you, that a remake would take five years to complete, as well as a direct assertion from Square Enix that "there will be no Final Fantasy VII remake".
  25 May 2006 by Matt ↑ 7 ↓ discusss permalink
• Super Monkey Ball "saves lives"
  "Surgeons who warmed up by playing video games like "Super Monkey Ball" for 20 minutes immediately prior to performing surgical drills were faster and made fewer errors than those who did not, said Dr. James "Butch" Rosser, lead investigator on the study slated for release Wednesday." CNN
  31 May 2006 by Rahul ↑ -46 ↓ discusss permalink