- Cid, Red XIII in Advent Children after all?
 After Nomura's musings last month that Red XIII and Cid may not make an appearance in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children for whatever reason, it appears from new scans of Jump magazine that they will show up at some point after all. Aeris was also shown in a magazine last week, and from these current scans, it also appears that Reno and Rude will be fighting against Loz, Kadaj, and Yazoo, presumably alongside Cloud et al.
- Square Enix shocker: Dragon Quest VIII to be released before the end of current millennium
 Square Enix has confirmed today that Dragon Quest VIII will not only be released this millennium, it may even be released this year. The title has been scheduled for a Japanese release of winter 2004, with some sources predicting a holiday release. Final Fantasy XII is scheduled to follow in spring, but could very well be pushed back to summer (or even later) while Kingdom Hearts II will follow sometime thereafter.
- Census of useless Final Fantasy XI data now available
Square Enix has published the Fourth Vanadiel Census, allowing users access to such impractical data as Job Level Distribution and whatnot. PlayOnline
- Bandai to publish Full Metal Alchemist: Dream Carnival
Alongside the announcement of the new PS2 action RPG Full Metal Alchemist: Demon of the Red Elixir (FMA2), Square Enix, sponsor and producer of the original manga and anime, also brought into the limelight the fact that Bandai, responsible for such important franchises as Gundam and Dragonball and in the news this week regarding its relationship with Nintendo, will be publishing Fullmetal Alchemist: Dream Carnival. The title is to be a 3d tag team beat'em up (???), but its target platform is unclear, as is the developer behind it.
- Fullmetal Alchemist 2 under development
In a recent issue of Famitsu, Square Enix announced the development of Fullmetal Alchemist 2 for Playstation2, using a celshaded graphics style. The game will presumably connect to the series like the first one did, but other than that, not much is known.
- Yet another piece of Final Fantasy merchandise you didn't know you wanted
 For addicts of Final Fantasy XI, Hori is bringing you an alarm clock that not only tells the real time and date, but also the time and date inside the world of Vana'diel. It will also offer four BGM tracks to set as the alarm. The clock will have a price of 4980 yen ($44.84) and will be available on June 24th in Japan. Hori
- Yet another Final Fantasy XII update
 Basshe, a new playable character, was recently unveiled. He is a popular general of Dalmaska who, unlike most of the other generals, worked his way up from being a commoner. It is not yet known if he will be a permanent member of the party or merely a guest. Gpara
- Square Enix @ World Hobby Fair 2004
 June 19 to June 27, Square Enix will be displaying some titles and other miscellaneous crap at the World Hobby Fair, including Chain of Memories. And uh, pens of ..I have no idea, to be honest. And Dragon Quest Monsters blobs. And other shit. Good stuff. SQEXWHF20
- New Final Fantasy XII details - romantic subplot, Green magic, city maps, and more
 Final Fantasy XII also gets the Japanese game magazine treatment. Full Article
- "Reunion" an important theme in Advent Children; no Cid or Red XIII; other details
 Dengeki has been busy, it would seem - more Advent Children info is also bubbling up. Full Article
- Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII information starts surfacing
 In recent issues of Japanese magazines, some more information on the upcoming Final Fantasy VII prequel was made available. Full Article
- Post-E3 Final Fantasy XII details from Famitsu and other magazines
 Even though western journalism covered E3 from head to toe, guess who got the exclusive information? Naturally. Full Article
- Release date set for Final Fantasy I & II Advance
 The GBA version of Final Fantasy I & II will reach the eager hands of Japanese gamers on July 15th. 10,000 lucky fans will receive a special edition strap, thanks to Club Nintendo. However, a US release has still not been confirmed. Namae No Nai Heya
- Flutist disses Uematsu tunes
Neither Mr. Guzelimian nor Mr. Moravec has heard the \"Final Fantasy\" music. Catherine Ransom Karoly, a flutist in her eighth year with the Philharmonic, has. After playing the music for the first time at a Saturday morning rehearsal, she said a few catchy passages did not outweigh her overall disappointment with it. \"It\'s almost on the level of Muzak and pretty much completely without integrity,\" she said. \"It\'s really, really cheesy.\" New York Times
- E3: Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children handout scan
 A scan of a flyer for Advent Children handed out by Square Enix at E3 has some details of the movie in English. Full Article
- Sprint and Square Enix team up for mobile services
 Square Enix Mobile and Sprint will be partnering to offer mobile gaming to subscribers of Sprint\'s PCS Vision wireless network. Titles include Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, and presumably the upcoming Beyond Crisis: Final Fantasy VII announced a few days ago, though the press release makes no mention of that.
- E3: Square Enix announces delay for upcoming Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, or Kingdom Hearts titles
 President Youchi Wada commented to the press yesterday that in order to maximize profitability of its three pillars Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and Kingdom Hearts, release of the latest episode in one of the series may be delayed until anywhere from April 1 2005 to March 2006. He also told Reuters that \"We\'re still finalising our plans, but we could finish developing the game and just push the launch date back.\" The company already delayed Final Fantasy XII from its August 2004 release window into early 2005.
- E3: Final Fantasy XII loses random battles
 Various impressions pouring in from people playing the Final Fantasy XII confirm that the game no longer uses random battles and a seperate battle screen in its battle system. Instead, Matsuno says that the team decided to combine the best aspects of MMORPG game design with traditional console RPG design, leading to a more freeform battle system along the lines of Vagrant Story - you control three characters onscreen and are able to issue commands to all of them. GameSpot impressions
- Chrono Trigger for PSP?
 IGN has a Chrono Trigger Revival entry in its new Playstation Portable games list. Eh?
- Square Enix Nintendo DS line-up revealed
 According to the Nintendo Developer Fact Sheet, Square Enix has several games in development for the Nintendo DS, which was unveiled earlier today. The document mentions two games as parts of already existing series: a new Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles game, and a new Dragon Quest Monsters title. A third game will be on display during E3: Egg Monster Heroes, which appears to be part of the Hanjuku Hero series of games. The fact sheet also has a short description of the title: \"In the first segment, players control a general and his troops. Flip them from behind to make them charge the opponents. Next, players enter into the ?Egg Monster Battle,? where players can touch their monsters? bodies to choose an attack method while aiming at opposing monsters? weak parks.\"
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