Square Enix
Countdown new Star Ocean game?
Posted by Zidane007nl on 9 December 2012, 19:25 - 0 comments
Square Enix has launched a new countdown page for a new title that will be revealed on 12-12-2012. On the page you see an image of space with two planets and the words "star", "border", "war", "galaxy", "divide" and "ambition" (every day one word is being revealed). Under the countdown there's a Twitter feed which shows the tweets with #sqex121212.
Many fans on Twitter say this is a new game in the Star Ocean series. Let's hope they're right.
Vote for the first Final Fantasy super fan!
Posted by Zidane007nl on 26 November 2012, 17:40 - 0 comments
After the competition for the first Final Fantasy super fan has closed its doors the expert panel of judges has choosen 25 finalists and now it's up to you Final Fantasy fans. Who will be crowned to the first Final Fantasy super fan?
Voting is simple: go to superfan.ff25th-anniversary.com and vote for the fan who you think that has it all to become the first Final Fantasy super fan! But don't wait to long! You can vote till 7 December.
Square Enix merger 'a complete failure'
Posted by Zidane007nl on 9 November 2012, 00:10 - 0 comments
The former president of Square Enix, Hisashi Suzuki, said on Twitter that the merge of Square and Enix in 2003 was a complete failure. He also said that the company has no vision for the future.
He replies on a press release from Square Enix stating that the company has lost 5.5 billion yen ($59 million USD / € 54 million) in the last quarter due to disappointment console sales.
Hisashi Suzuki was president of Square Enix from 2003 to 2005 and currently is director at Sega.
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Develop Square Enix licenses Unreal Engine 4
Posted by Zidane007nl on 24 October 2012, 22:13 - 0 comments
Square Enix has signed a new deal with Epic Games for use of the Unreal Engine 3 and the upcoming Unreal Engine 4. This will make it possible for Square Enix to release multiple games running on this engine.
Taka Kawasaki, Epic Games Japan
Epic has a strong relationship with Square Enix, and it’s an honor to provide their creative and technical talent with the best game technology available for licensing. We look forward to supporting their developers with world-class tools for years to come.
Games that Square Enix has developed in the past with the Unreal Engine 3 are The Last Remnant back in 2008 (Xbox 360 and PC) and Demon’s Score this year (Android and iOS).
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IGN Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD ReMIX announced!
Posted by Zidane007nl on 20 September 2012, 20:48 - 0 comments
During the opening of Square Enix's Tokyo Game Show booth the company has announced Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD ReMIX for PlayStation 3 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Kingdom Hearts series.
This HD collection will consist of three games: Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix (released in 2002 on PlayStation 2), Kingdom Hearts: Re:Chain of Memories (released in 2007 on PlayStation 2) and Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (released on Nintendo DS in 2009), which will NOT be the full game, only the cutscenes. Next to the HD upscaling, the collection will also feature trophy support.
The collection will be released somewhere in 2013 in Japan. No word about a western release.
Additionally to this Square Enix has also announced an online browser game with the work title Kingdom Hearts for PC browser.
Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD ReMIX official website
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Famitsu Tokyo Game Show 2012 lineup
Posted by Zidane007nl on 3 September 2012, 21:18 - 1 comment
Square Enix has launched their website and announced its line-up for the Tokyo Game Show 2012 that will be taking place from 20 till 23 September. A lot of games listed are Japanese only and only three games are playable.
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- Bravely Default: Flying Fairy (Nintendo 3DS)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC)
- Chosoku Henkei Gyrozetter (Arcade)
- Demons' Score (Android, iOS)
- Emperors SaGa (GREE)
- Final Fantasy III (PlayStation Portable)
- Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (PC, PlayStation 3)
- Galaxy Dungeon (GREE)
- It's a Wonderful World Solo Remix (iOS)
- Hitman Absolution (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC)
- Otome Break! (Android, iOS)
- Sleeping Dogs (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC)
- Symphonica Grand Maestro (iOS)
Playable
- Chosoku Henkei Gyrozetter (Arcade)
- Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest 3: Daikaizoku to Shippodan (Nintendo 3DS)
- Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry no Wonderland 3D (Nintendo 3DS)
And again no Final Fantasy Versus XIII this year. On the Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary event, that took place last weekend, Shinji Hashimoto said that this year there won't be anything new regarding this game.
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII announced
Posted by Zidane007nl on 1 September 2012, 11:48 - 0 comments
During the first presentation on the Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary event a new game has been announced by director Motomu Toriyama: Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. This game marks the conclusion of Lightning's saga and will be released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2013.
The game takes place 13 days before the end of the world on Novus Partus, which consists of 4 islands that are connected with a monorail. Lightning will return as a playable character who has to plan carefully what her actions should be, since they will have effect on the doomsday clock. Players will be able to be able to customise Lightning's looks, actions and abilities with a large range of different outfits and weapons.
A key element of the game is that it will be "World Driven". There will be day and nights effects and maybe even have the four different seasons we experience ourselves. The game will also have interactions with Facebook.
More details of the game will be revealed on 4 September. You can watch the presentation and three artwork images of the game below.
Official websites: Japan, North Amerca, Europe, Facebook
FF 25th Anniversary Ultimate Box announced
Posted by Zidane007nl on 31 August 2012, 23:37 - 0 comments
At the start of the Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary event that is being held in Tokyo this weekend, Square Enix has announced the Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary Ultimate Box that will contain the games from the Final Fantasy main series.
Next to the special anniversary video disc, art collection, a music selection CD, a mini replica and an item code for Mogu Mogu Earring in Final Fantasy XIV, the following games will be contained in the box:
- Final Fantasy (PlayStation)
- Final Fantasy II (PlayStation)
- Final Fantasy III (PlayStation Portable)
- Final Fantasy IV (PlayStation)
- Final Fantasy V (PlayStation)
- Final Fantasy VI (PlayStation)
- Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation)
- Final Fantasy VIII (PlayStation)
- Final Fantasy IX (PlayStation)
- Final Fantasy X (PlayStation 2)
- Final Fantasy XI (PlayStation 2)
- Final Fantasy XII (PlayStation 2)
- Final Fantasy XIII (PlayStation 3)
The box will cost 35,000 yen (€ 360 / $ 445) and will be exclusively available at Square Enix's e-Shop on 18 December.
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Andriasang Square Enix's gamescom 2012 line-up
Posted by Zidane007nl on 31 July 2012, 23:17 - 0 comments
Square Enix has announced their line-up for this years gamescom taking place from 15 till 19 August in Cologne (Germany). This four-day-event is like the E3 in Los Angeles, only larger and is the world's largest games event.
- Final Fantasy VII (PC)
- Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (PC)
- Final Fantasy Dimensions (iOS)
- Gameglobe (Browser)
- Hitman: Absolution (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC)
- Koozac (iOS, Android)
- Mensa Academy(iOS, Android)
- Motley Blocks (iOS, Android)
- Quantum Conundrum (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
- Qwirkle (iOS, Android)
- Sleeping Dogs (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC)
- SolaRola(iOS, Android)
- Tomb Raider (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC)
Notice that the majority of the games are mobile games and that the 3 Final Fantasy titles are from Square Enix.
Final Fantasy III out now on Android
Posted by Zidane007nl on 2 July 2012, 23:15 - 0 comments
While recently the PSP version of Final Fantasy III was announced, Square Enix has released Final Fantasy III for Android devices. This version is a port from the iOS version (which was ported from the Nintendo DS version).
The Android version requires Android 2.2 at least and can be bought on the Google Play Store for €12.99 / £10.99 / $15.99.
