- The other Miyamoto bitches about conditions of Square-Enix merger
Masafumi Miyamoto, Square's founder and owner of 40% of the company, has voiced discontent about the conditions of the merger between Square and Enix. A dispute over the exchange ratio of shares (100 of Square shares for 81 of Enix) threatens the merger, according to Enix chairman Yasuhiro Fukushima, who has called a special shareholder's meeting to vote on going ahead with the merger under the current plan. Gamers.com
- Final Fantasy Origins announced
 Square EA has announced that Final Fantasy Origins, a compilation of the PlayStation remakes of NES games Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II, will be released in North America sometime in April. Details about the remakes were revealed last August.
- Square soundtracks announced for early 2003
 The year's Square-related album list starts with the original soundtrack to Unlimited SaGa, followed by a Nobuo Uematsu arranged album and two Final Fantasy Tactics Advance albums. Full Article
- Final Fantasy XII poster, staff members revealed
Square revealed a teaser image and various Final Fantasy XII staff members in the form of an advertisement in the Japanese magazine Dorimaga. Jun Akiyama (FF VII) will be the production supervisor while Akihiko Yoshida (FF Tactics, Vagrant Story) has been chosen as character designer and Hideo Minaba (FF Tactics, FF IX) as art director. Link
- Square confirms Jump Festa 2003 lineup
 Square has announced its game lineup for Jump Festa 2003 at its official website. Aside from the requisite promotional stuff, Square will showcase three GameBoy Advance titles (Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Chocobo Land and Shinyaku Seiken Densetsu), three PlayStation 2 games (Hanjuku Hero VS 3D, Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix, and Final Fantasy X-2), and its lone GameCube project, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles.
- Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles information released
 The latest info on Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles was revealed in a magazine spread headlined by this curious statement: "Crystals and mana interweave." Its plot is based on a quest to purify the world's crystals by using rare "mana water." The GameCube action RPG gives you the choice of choosing among four main characters each corresponding to a different race. Up to four characters can play Chronicles simultaneously, and the game also interfaces with the GameBoy Advance, which displays status info and field position for a character. Quiter
- GBA Seiken Densetsu details released
 Square has revealed more information on Shinyaku Seiken Densetsu (roughly interpreted as "Seiken Densetsu New Testament"), which appears to be patterned after Legend of Mana. As in LoM, one may choose between two main protagonists (a male "gladiator" and female heorine). Rabites (a familiar enemy in the SD series) and even Lil Cactuar, (a character from LoM) appear in the action RPG. Shinyaku is being developed by Nintendo second party Brownie Brown. Quiter
- Final Fantasy XI no longer bleeding money
 Square has reached the 190,000 Final Fantasy XI subscriber mark, and expects to hit 200,000 by the end of the week. With 200,000 subscribers killing and maiming their way across the virtual world of Vana'diel, Square will finally break even on the $16 million investment made on the game's development and maintenance.
- Nobuo Uematsu makes ears happy
 A new, arranged Final Fantasy album, titled The Black Mages, has recently been announced on Nobuo Uematsu's PlayOnline site. According to the site, The Black Mages is scheduled for a February 2003 release. Website visitors can also download a preview version of Gilgamesh's battle theme from Final Fantasy V. Link
- New FFX-2 character, other details revealed
 Please refrain from thinking the terms "dominatrix," "butch," "s&m chick," "grrl power" ... Full Article
- Square, Enix may collaborate together for online Dragon Quest title
Square and Enix are presently "researching the possibilities" of collaborating together for an online Dragon Quest title, says The Magic Box. That is all.
- Parasite Eve remake rumored to be first Square Enix project
 The first project under the belt of Square Enix will reportedly be a Gamecube/PS2 release of Parasite Eve: Rebirth, an updated remake of the original Parasite Eve. Rebirth will apparently feature an "enhanced combat system" and other new "elements," whatever the fuck that means. The-Magicbox.com ?
- Final Fantasy Tactics Advance info trickles out
 Fourteen of the forty normal classes purported to be in FFTA have been revealed, along with six minor characters and some gameplay details. Full Article
- Square and Enix merge to form massive GAMING CONGLOMERATE OF DOOM!
 Former industry rivals decide to hop into bed with each other for the money. In other irrelevant news, flying pigs were sighted somewhere and spurious comments about RPG crossovers were made. Full Article
- Square makes money
 Since Square actually expects to sell more games in Europe than in North America, that means we stupid Americans should stop bitching about every damn trivial thing you don't like about Final Fantasy Tactics Advance or Final Fantasy X-2, you myopic, self-absorbed idiots! (Point of view shift intended.) Full Article
- Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix: Platinum Edition announced. Square dares gamers to say that three times fast.
 Square has announced that Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix will feature all of the additions seen in the English version of the game... and more. In other news, reports claim that Sharleen Hii was sighted modding her PS2 and screaming incoherently. Full Article
- Gaming sites indiscriminately copy FFTA non-article
 For no particular reason other than to be perceived as on top of shit, several gaming sites have posted non-articles, fluffed up with irrelevant opinion, on non-information about Final Fantasy Tactics Advance - something about 300 missions and 40 jobs from a 30-word blurb at Gamefront. It is expected that heel-dragging Square sites will sluttily rehash the non-contents of whatever sources they stumble upon, irrelevant opinion and all. Except this one.
- 'Slutty white girl from rap video' trend persists in FFX-2
 Rikku gives eager-beaver fanboys two more reasons to look forward to Final Fantasy X-2. (We obviously are referring to her dazzling green eyes.) Full Article
- Final Fantasy I & II, Unlimited SaGa coming to North America
According to GamePro, Square is planning to release the PlayStation versions of Final Fantasy I & II as well as Unlimited SaGa in North America this coming spring. Final Fantasy I & II will reportedly be sold together in a single package.
- Square considering Final Fantasy VII sequel
 According to Japanese site Quiter and the upcoming issue of Famitsu, Final Fantasy producer Yoshinori Kitase is interested in making a direct sequel to Final Fantasy VII, which is often cited as the most popular installment of the series. Tetsuya Nomura also expresses such interests. Although there are no plans yet and the title is still under consideration, Final Fantasy VII-2 could very well become a reality in light of Final Fantasy X-2.
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