- Hey, let's publish some news about Square Enix Party 2005
 So apparently there's some new news regarding the upcoming Square Enix Party 2005, which is set to occur July 30-31 somewhere in Japan. Final Fantasy XII will be there. That fact alone virtually warrants coverage! The details
- Code Age decoded
 With a recent update to its official Code Age Commanders website, Square Enix has revealed several details concerning two of the game's characters. The first of these, Kilroy, is detailed as being an assistant builder to the Ark, whose destruction by the Central Code drove him to become a Warhead in order to protect his people. Meme, his companion and also Warhead, has a past shrouded in mystery; which really isn't very helpful. A release date for Code Age Commanders (or its localization outside of Japan) has not yet been determined. Official site
- "Ultimate Hits" wallops Japan
 Square Enix recently announced the creation of its own Japanese budget series, called "Ultimate Hits", which will feature the re-release of some the Playstation 2 best-sellers, including Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy X-2, Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix, and a fantastic boxed set of the former two titles. Individually priced at 2,800 yen ($25.25 USD), the line will be available come September 8th. Famitsu
- Advent Children's Japanese UMD
 For fans of the PSP in Japan, good news has come their way from Square Enix. With little word up until recently about the UMD release of its upcoming FFVII movie, Advent Children, Square Enix has finally announced a release date, and it's the same as the DVD; September 14th of this year. It will cost the same as the DVD, but there are no plans on a limited edition version. However, the UMD will include battle themes from the soundtrack to Advent Children. Game Spot
- Veritable shit currently the butress of the Japanese gaming industry
 Square Enix's Drag-on Dragoon 2, the sequel to the abysmal Drakengard, has been released in Japan and is currently blowing away the competition as the #1 title on the charts. 125,000 units were reportedly sold, making it the first hit on the Japanese charts in weeks. GamesIndustry.biz
- Sounds of Grandia unveiled
 According to Square Enix, the theme song to Grandia III, entitled "In the Sky", will be sung by female artist "Miz" in what is essentially a re-recording into Japanese.
In addition, a number of voice actors have been confirmed for the upcoming action-RPG: Masaya Matsukaze (Yuuki), Haruka Kinami (Alfina), Takeru Shibaki (Ull), Sayaka Yoshino (Dahna), Ayaka Maeda, Takashi Hagino (Emelious), Shinji Kasahara, Chieko Baishou (Holy Beast), Shingo Katsurayama (Alonso) and Mayumi Wakamura (Miranda).
Grandia III releases August 4th in Japan. Famitsu
- Advent Children package details; length confirmed; Last Order: Final Fantasy VII revealed
 New details have surfaced on the release packages for Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, which will be available in standard and Limited Edition releases. The Last Order trademark that Square Enix registered several weeks ago has also been revealed to be a short OVA (Original Video Animation) that will be included in the limited edition. Details
- Grandia details announced; airship!
 The humble deities at Square Enix have blessed their equally-deferential following with some new details on upcoming Playstation 2 RPG, Grandia III. It is not surprising to see that in addition to the presence of many aircraft in the game, the player will be able to control one of these flying marvels to move around the map. Not only this, but the use of a on-board telescope provides countless hours of first-person zooming fun! Following in the footsteps of such classic titles as Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy, this is a move sure to seize audiences for the game's August 4th Japanese release. Famitsu
- Grandia sets out on pre-order campaign
 Square Enix has announced that those lucky multitudes who pre-order their upcoming Grandia III will receive a "History of Grandia: Sound Adventure Box". This magical box will include not only the game itself (astonishingly) but also a special soundtrack with tracks from various titles in the series, sure to fetch a pretty imported American penny. Grandia III is set to release on August 4th, priced at 7,980 yen ($74.21 USD). Famitsu
- Final Fantasy XII will be playable at Square Enix Party 2005
Square Enix has announced that the Square Enix Party 2005 event, which Wada said would show off the revamped Final Fantasy XII in playable form, will be held from July 30-31 in Makuhari Hall, Tokyo. The company will also show other new games, which will probably primarily consist of the new Compilation of Final Fantasy VII and Code Age titles. But we don't care about that shit.
- More Kingdom Hearts II worlds revealed in controversial Disney leak
 Although it has been pulled offline now, Disney's official website for Kingdom Hearts II was caught red-handed displaying the text "Features all the worlds from the original game, plus 6 exciting new worlds:
Steamboat Willie , The Lion King, Mulan, Beauty and The Beast, Pirates of the Caribbean (based on film)". Square Enix laid down the smack, and now all we get to see is "This site is currently being updated due to content corrections. We apologize for any inconvenience." Whoops! Disney's screw-up
- E3: Youchi Wada Q/A
 A Q&A session between members of the press and Wada & Hashimoto unveiled some (fairly obvious) details concerning topics like Xbox 360, PlayOnline, Before Crisis, Advent Children and World of Mana. Full Article
- E3: Valkyrie Profile sequel under development?
 In an interview with Yoshinori Yamagishi, producer of Radiata Stories, Yamagishi's response when asked about referring to Valkyrie Profile as a series was cryptic and vague, as if he had something to say that he wasn't ready to discuss. Go speculation and conjecture! Gamespy interview
- E3: Romancing SaGa will actually be Romancing SaGa
 According to Square-Enix, action-RPG Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song will drop its subtitle en route to its US release, becoming only "Romancing SaGa". The reasoning behind this, is, of course, that American audiences never saw the release of the original SaGa games for the Super Famicom, so don't know any better. This is reminiscent of the move to make Final Fantasy VI into Final Fantasy III for its US release, a move whose ultimate result was the confusion of small children and the frustration of adults. No US release date has been given, but among new features for this installment of the SaGa series include an alleged lack of repetitive gameplay and a combo system. Because we all love combo systems. RPGFan
- E3: Allard hints at next-gen Square Enix project
 An interview with Xbox exec J Allard on Eurogamer had him suggesting -- though he declined to be specific -- that there would be future projects available for Xbox 360 by Square Enix besides the abysmally irrelevant port of Final Fantasy XI, which was announced earlier this week. He refrained from going into detail, however, instead claiming that the interviewers should contact Square Enix themselves if they wanted to know if anything was happening, but did point out that the "tech demo" displayed during the Microsoft conference may not just be that. interview
- E3: Final Fantasy XI on Xbox 360 to look like shit
 Well, relatively speaking. Final Fantasy XI will look exactly the goddamn same, causing raging speculation as to whether Square Enix is just screwing around with MS for some extra $$$. Also revealed today was the fact that FFXI was originally under development for Xbox, but MS' stubborn vapidity prevented any kind of useful deal from being made. Looks like they puckered up this time around, though. GI.biz
- E3: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles announced for Revolution
 The Nintendo press conference just came to a close, bearing with it several new announcements, one of which was the confirmation that Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles is under development for Nintendo's next-gen Revolution console. It's unknown whether the previous DS FFCC project has been moved to Revolution, or whether there are now two new games underway.
- E3: Playstation 3 demo of Final Fantasy VII intro sequence raises eyebrows
 During the Playstation 3 unveiling at E3, Square Enix showed a realtime demo of a remade Final Fantasy VII intro sequence (with the overview of Midgar and Cloud somersaulting off the train) running in-game (supposedly), and visually styled like Advent Children. This obviously leads to speculation that there may be a Final Fantasy VII remake in the works for PS3, as fans have eagerly demanded for the past several years. Don't expect any confirmation at this point though.
- E3: Crisis Core is a prequel?
 According to news from the show, a short trailer for Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII mainly features Zack and the events in Nibelheim 5 years before Final Fantasy VII. This obviously suggests that the game is not a sequel set two years after Dirge of Cerberus, but in fact another prequel along the lines of Before Crisis. That is, unless freaky shit is going on with Zack.
- E3: Square Enix and Final Fantasy support planned for Playstation 3
 "Square Enix is extremely honored to have had the chance to provide you with this technical demonstration of what the Cell processor can bring to the PLAYSTATION 3 and the world of gaming. We are committed to fully backing SCEI's new computer entertainment system and plans to bring the FINAL FANTASY series to the PS3 are just beyond the horizon." Now I'm going to bed.
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