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    1UP Editor In Final Fantasy Nerd Engagement Extravaganza

    If you've ever read a copy of EGM or popped over to 1UP, you'll know the name James Mielke. Guy's been with Ziff Davis for a while now, and is currently Editor-in-Chief over at 1UP.com. Anyway, he recently proposed to his girlfriend. But didn't just do the bended-knee thing. He went all video game nerd, roping in a couple of "friends" to help him make things special. Those friends? None other than composer Nobuo Uematsu and designer Yoshitaka Amano, both most famous for their work on the Final Fantasy series. Amano designed the ring (pictured), Uematsu a melody that Mielke had playing when he proposed. Girlfriend said yes, mission accomplished, thousands of FInal Fantasy nerds the world over find themselves getting all misty-eyed. More »
    11/21/08
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    Comment by duckmouth: Anyone else think a 10 year old could have designed a better looking ring than this? 8 Responses | Other threads

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    Yoshitaka Amano Headlines New York Anime Festival

    I know I am not alone when I say that nothing represents the Final Fantasy franchise more succinctly for me than the artwork of Yoshitaka Amano. From the logos to the concept art that we never actually see in the game, his work captures the feelings one gets while playing through a Final Fantasy game, if that makes any sense at all. He's the one person working in the game industry that I would completely fall into a bubbling fanboy puddle upon meeting, which is why I probably shouldn't attend the New York Anime Festival, which has just announced Amano as a Guest of Honor. More »
    06/24/08
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    Comment by Comicbebe99: I absolutely love Yoshitaka Amano. I just met him at Comic Con and he is amazing. I got him to... more » | Other threads

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    Sakaguchi to Reunite with Final Fantasy Designer "Sometime"

    You can take the Gooch out of the Final Fantasy, but you cannot take the Final Fantasy out of the Gooch. FF series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi has confirmed that renowned character designer Yoshitaka Amano and he are keen on working together. Amano cut his teeth, creating conceptual design for the original Final Fantasy games. Amano moved on to freelance illustration and art, while the Gooch left Square Enix and eventually founded Mistwalker. So will these two get back together? More »
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    Comment by rojo: i didnt like amano creations... they're kinda bizarre more » | Other threads

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