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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 -
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete Trailer Completely In English
Video Games – E3 2009 – Video Game Trailers Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete will be released in America on June 2. Have a look at the English language trailer. Rather, have a listen. Re-recorded with the original voice cast that includes Rachel Leigh Cook and Mena Suvari, Blu-ray movie Advent Children Complete includes…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 15, 2009 -
Sega Releasing New tri-Ace RPG For Western Markets
It’s just been announced that upcoming JRPG End of Eternity – due in Japan at the end of the year – will be getting a Western release, courtesy of Sega. It’ll be out in the spring of 2010. The title will hit Western shores with a new name (Resonance of Fate), and if the Western…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2009 -
Your Last Hope For Star Ocean 4 Toys
This month, Square Enix is releasing a pair of Star Ocean 4 posable toys from famed figure maker Kotobukiya. Check out hero Edge Maverick and heroine Reimi Saionji. The childhood friends are both around 8 inches tall and come in window box — each with their own weapons*. Those interested in picking them up can…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2009 -
Square Enix’s Vanguard Storm Brings More Crystal Defense To iPhones
Square Enix‘s iPhone endeavors expand today with the release of Crystal Defenders: Vanguard Storm on the iTunes App Store, a “defensive simulation” that follows in the footsteps of the previous Crystal Defenders touchscreen controlled game. Vanguard Storm may not look like your standard “tower defense” title, with a battlefield and multi-tiered plane system that looks…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 13, 2009 -
These Final Fantasy IX Toys Are Not Very Good
Final Fantasy games are prime fodder for figurines. A good chunk of those are high quality — good stuff. Then, there are these. Based on the game art, these are official Square Enix Final Fantasy IX figures of hero Zidane Tribal and heroine Garnet Til Alexandros XVII scheduled for August release. They are priced at…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 13, 2009 -
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete Dated For America
Already on sale in Japan, Blu-ray flick Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete has a U.S. release date. It is June 2, 2009, and the movie is priced at US $38.96. Re-recorded with the original voice cast that includes Rachel Leigh Cook and Mena Suvari, Advent Children Complete includes 26 minutes of bonus footage and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 12, 2009 -
Japanese Voices On Xbox 360 Final Fantasy XIII, Who Needs ‘Em?
Hey, did you hear? In the West, FFXIII is coming to the PS3 and the Xbox 360. The PS3 has Blu-ray. The Xbox 360 does not. So when it comes to things like adding extra voice tracks, that might be difficult for the Xbox 360 version. According to Final Fantasy XIII producer Yoshinori Kitase, “Obviously,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 12, 2009 -
Square Enix Putting The Squeeze On Chrono Trigger Fan Projects?
If you were looking forward to the fan-created Chrono Trigger: Crimson Echoes, look forward no more. The creators of that ROM-hacked project claim that Square Enix has threatened legal action against them. The five-year-long project, based on the original Chrono Trigger Super Nintendo ROM was due to be released later this month. But according to…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 11, 2009 -
Please Send This To The Square Enix Boss
We get email. We get lots and lots of email. Here, have a peek into our mail bag. Lucky you. No, lucky us. Know: The brackets and capitalized words have been added by us. The email was original sent in Japanese and English where noted. from SOME DUDE to kotaku subject [in English] Please send…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 8, 2009 -
Square Enix Has “No Plans” For English FFXIII Blu-ray Demo
Just because the Final Fantasy XIII Blu-ray demo powered Japanese PS3 sales, don’t expect the same for the West. Heck, don’t expect a Blu-ray demo for the time being. When Final Fantasy XIII producer Yoshinori Kitase was asked by website VideoGamer.com whether there will be a Blu-ray FFXIII demo, the producer replied, “The type of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 6, 2009 -
So, How Long Until Final Fantasy XIII Is Out In Europe?
As we’ve pointed out with numbers, few Japanese publishers are as tardy with their European releases as Square Enix. So how’s the Final Fantasy XIII localisation coming along, then? In a statement that’s not exactly encouraging for European fans, Square Enix’s Yoshinori Kitase has told Videogamer: Obviously we would like to release [in Europe] as…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 5, 2009 -
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life As A Dark Lord Trailer Is Not Dark
Square Enix‘s Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life As A Dark Lord is coming to WiiWare, the sequel to Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life As A King. It’s surprisingly pink. While My Life As A Dark Lord may imply that players will delve into the dark heart of the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles universe,…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 1, 2009 -
Update On Final Fantasy XIII And Final Fantasy Versus XIII
In a recent Famitsu article on Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete, Square Enix designer Tetsuya Nomura talks FFVII: ACC. We know about that, tell us about those unreleased Final Fantasy games! Nomura told Famitsu that the voice recording for FFXIII is in its final stages. Versus-wise, Nomura says that the game’s costume designer has…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 1, 2009 -
Square Enix Teases Unannounced “NEW GAME”
Sirens. Breaking glass. Gun shots. Square Enix has launched a new website for a “NEW GAME”. It features a cityscape, a cacophony of sound and a quote from John Kennedy. The Kennedy quote reads: “The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 30, 2009 -
Eidos President For Life
In the wake of British game company Eidos being acquired by Japan’s Square Enix, Order of the British Empire honoree Ian Livingstone has been awarded a new title. Livingstone will oversee the Tomb Raider and Hitman franchises as “Life President of Eidos”. Says Livingstone, “I’m delighted with new role of life president as it gives…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 29, 2009 -
Square Enix Boss: Japanese Industry Is “Old People Doing Same Old Job”
Continuing his interview with British trade site GI.biz, Square Enix boss Yoichi “Imperial Hot” Wada has chipped in with his two cents on what’s wrong with the Japanese development scene. “From the developer side, the Japanese games industry became so successful that we didn’t recruit new people” he says. “So today, if you look at…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 28, 2009