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Final Fantasy XIII Still On Track For Winter 2009 Release…

…in Japan. Square Enix announced that eagerly awaited role-playing-game Final Fantasy XIII would be on the Xbox 360 next spring. The game still looks poised for a late 2009 release in Japan. The company’s Japanese language E3 line-up announce lists the PS3 version (it’s not announced for Xbox 360 in Japan) for “Winter 2009” —…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 2, 2009

The Nintendo Download: Final Fantasy IV Continues

Thanks so much, Nintendo. You decide to release the sequel to Final Fantasy IV on WiiWare while we’re all stuck at E3? Boulder Dash! In a move that is completely not fair to me in particular, Nintendo has chosen today to release Square Enix’s Final Fantasy IV: The After Years on WiiWare today, while I…

By Mike Fahey Published June 1, 2009

Square Enix’ NIER Unveiled

Square Enix had decided to jump on the pre-E3 game announcement bandwagon, making live their site for their recently announced game, NIER. Looking over the screens and the college art film trailer, it looks like the game will be Square’s answer to Bayonetta, which in turn was Platinum’s answer to Devil May Cry. The game…

By Brian Crecente Published May 30, 2009

Square Enix Announces NIER, Front Mission Evolved For E3

E3 2009 is getting a massive dose of Square Enix next week. The company is bringing along a few games you might expect—Final Fantasy XIII, Dissidia Final Fantasy—and some brand new games. That includes the newly announced NIER, a PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 action adventure from developer cavia. According to official Square Enix word,…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 29, 2009

Answer Some Pre-Release Questions About Dragon Quest 9

Japanese publisher Enterbrain doesn’t only publish magazines like Famitsu, but also does probing research. Earlier this week, Famitsu polled folks with a “Dragon Quest 9 Pre-Launch Awareness Survey”. It was mostly multiple choice with a few free response questions. Oddly, for the multiple choice question “Do you plan on buying Dragon Quest 9?”, there isn’t…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2009

What’s Square Enix’s Plan For Future Growth? Making You Happy

Some people say that the demand from video games has leveled off says Square Enix honcho Yoichi Wada. What to do, what to do. The reason for this, he continues, is that the customer base has been increasing. “I think some people say it’s leveled off,” Wada explains, “because they believe this growth has almost…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2009

Robots We Love: Chrono Trigger’s Robo

Chrono Trigger is a great game with a great robot. Yes, that’s right, Robo! Knocked out of commission in 1999 and brought back to life in 2300, the existentialist ‘bot faces some tough moral choices in the game — way before moral choices were in vogue. And if that wasn’t enough, Robo will Rick Roll…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2009

How’s Final Fantasy Versus XIII Coming Along?

With the Final Fantasy XIII hype machine in full gear, we haven’t heard about that other Final Fantasy PS3 game, Final Fantasy Versus XIII. In the latest issue of Japanese magazine Dengeki, Tetsuya Nomura provides an update. “The progress of developing Final Fantasy Versus XIII is going well,” he says. Nomura is surrounded with much…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 27, 2009

Now Square Enix Will Milk Eidos Properties To Death, Too!

Square Enix are notorious for bleeding their intellectual properties dry. You like Final Fantasy? Here’s 119 Final fantasy games, etc etc. And now that Square owns Eidos, things are only going to get worse. Addressing shareholders following Square’s purchase of Eidos, Square Enix boss Yoichi “Imperial Hot” Wada told of the company’s success in creating…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2009

How Square Enix Sees Its Future Sales

The build-up has been immense. These games have been years in the making. That’s right, Dragon Quest IX and Final Fantasy XIII But we’re expecting Dragon Quest IX this summer in Japan and later this year in North America. We’re expecting FFXIII in Japan this winter and in America next year. What is Square Enix…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 25, 2009

Signs of Snow in Downtown L.A.

Last year this building – around the block from E3 – was plastered with Robert Downey Jr. in blackface for “Tropic Thunder.” Now it sports the visage of Bret Michaels Snow from Final Fantasy XIII. Pulling back (at bottom) we see Snow getting his Rock of Love on with Vanille and Lightning. As you can…

By Owen Good Published May 24, 2009

Next Week On Live Arcade: Wallace, Gromit, and Yosumin Live

It’s Memorial Day weekend, so Microsoft has gone ahead and revealed next week’s Xbox Live Arcade titles so they can completely devote Monday to memorializing. Sure it’s been out for two months on the PC, but how many of us actually own computers? Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures finally hit Xbox Live Arcade next week,…

By Mike Fahey Published May 22, 2009

Blood of Bahamut Dated For Japan

Square Enix‘s latest effort to expand its role-playing-game horizons Blood of Bahamut has a release date. That is August 6. Blood of Bahamut is an action RPG set in a city constructed on the back of a giant creature called Gigant. Featuring 2D sprites fighting in a 3D environment, the game sees protagonists Ibuki and…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 22, 2009

Square Enix Restricts E3 Travel Over Swine Flu

Joining the likes of Koei and Capcom, Square Enix is the latest Japanese developer to restrict employee travel to E3 because of Swine Flu. “Due to the recent worldwide spread of H1N1 flu, a limited number of executives and development team members from Square Enix’s headquarters in Japan will be attending E3 this year,” Sonia…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 22, 2009

So, What Were Square Enix’s Biggest Games For 2008?

Japan’s fiscal year reporting season draws to a close, and one of the last companies to report their data was Square Enix. Contained within that data was a colourful graph showing their 2008 game sales. As you can see, it was sort of an “off” year (the fiscal year running from April 1, 2008 to…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 21, 2009

Square Enix Totally Loses It, Releases 20-Disc Soundtrack [Update]

Look, we all know that Square Enix like to milk the merchandising teet dry, but this, this is something else. Does the world really need a 20-disc soundtrack for, of all things, the SaGa series? Square certainly think so, because to celebrate the series’ 20th birthday this year, they’ll be releasing just that. A mighty…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 20, 2009

Square Enix on Final Fantasy XIII Release: “Lord knows… That’s Not True.”

Square Enix has still only provided a rough release date for Final Fantasy XIII: Winter 2009. At the company’s financial briefing, it was asked about the Final Fantasy XIII release. Company honcho Yoichi Wada did stress that FFXIII sales were implied in the Square Enix financial forecasts. According to Japanese site Inside Games, when Wada…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 20, 2009

Square Enix Seems Optimistic About This Year

With the announcement of its 2009 fiscal financials, Square Enix stock prices jumped to the highest they have been since 2003. Thank you Eidos acquisition. Eidos titles like Batman and Kane and Lynch 2 are expected to be million sellers. Overseas sales are expected increase significantly as well. Taito, another Square Enix possession, will see…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 19, 2009

Grasshopper Working With Square Enix

Japanese game designer Goichi Suda has a “video game brand” called Grasshopper Manufacture. That company has made games for lots of companies, but did you know that Square Enix was a client? Via website Siliconera, here’s a breakdown of companies that Grasshopper has worked with, and the titles that were produced. Companies such as D3…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 18, 2009

New Dragon Quest Game WiiWare Bound

This June, Square Enix is bringing a new Dragon Quest title to Nintendo’s DSiWare titled Dragon Quest Wars. The title has players select DQ monsters to duke it out on an anyone-can-play strategy board game. Intelligent Systems, best known for WarioWare and Fire Emblem, handled development duties. Dragon Quest Wars is priced at 500 DS…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 18, 2009