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Various Final Fantasy games 50% off on American PSN

Posted by Zidane007nl on 9 February 2013, 15:31 - 0 comments

While the sale for European fans ended previous Wednesday, the sale for North American fans has begon one day earlier. As part of the 25th anniversary of the Final Fantasy series the following Final Fantasy games in the North American PlayStation Store are 50% off till 19 February.

Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary

  • Dissidia: Final Fantasy (PSP)
  • Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy – Prologus (PSP)
  • Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy (PSP)
  • Final Fantasy (PSone)
  • Final Fantasy II (PSone)
  • Final Fantasy IV: Complete Collection (PSP)
  • Final Fantasy V (PSone)
  • Final Fantasy VI (PSone)
  • Final Fantasy VII (PSone)
  • Final Fantasy VIII (PSone)
  • Final Fantasy IX (PSone)
  • Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions (PSP)

It seems that Final Fantasy III (PSP) is not part of this sale. Crisis Core is still not available in the store.

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Final Fantasy All The Bravest for iOS announced

Posted by Zidane007nl on 16 January 2013, 23:10 - 0 comments

Update: Don't buy this crap. It has nothing to do with Final Fantasy. Maybe one of the worst spinoffs ever. 25/100 on Metacritic.

Today Square Enix has announced (another) new Final Fantasy spinoff for iOS: Final Fantasy All The Bravest. This game makes use of the Active Time Battle (ATB) system that is used in Final Fantasy IV till IX.

Final Fantasy All The Bravest

Every character possesses an ATB gauge that displays the time remaining until that character can execute an action. When the gauge is full, simply tap or drag your finger over the character to attack. Touch multiple characters in quick succession to experience exhilarating and fast-paced battle unlike anything you’ve ever played before!
Once every three hours, the Fever option will appear. Once activated, you will be able to attack without waiting for ATB gauges to refill as long as the chocobo-themed music is playing. Deal as much damage as you can before the battle fever ends!

You can unlock up to 20 classic jobs like warrior and black mage, encounter classic enemies like Behemoth and Garland and listen to 30 songs from previous Final Fantasy games.

The game is now available on Apple iTunes for $3,99 USD. The in-game shop let you purchase 35 additional characters for $0.99 USD each (at random) and new worlds are $3,99 USD each. Total cost is a full retail game!

More information about the game on the official website.

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Happy 25th Anniversary Final Fantasy!

Posted by Zidane007nl on 18 December 2012, 22:16 - 0 comments

Today, 25 years ago on 18 December 1987, the first game in the Final Fantasy series was released on the Nintendo Famicom in Japan. What maybe was the last game for the, at that tiime, small developer Square before they went bankrupt, became one of the best selling game franchises.

Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of the Final Fantasy series, took his inspiration from Dragon Quest (their big rival back then), The Legend of Zelda and Ultima to create a new fantasy RPG. Should it not have sold well, he would have quit the gaming industries and return to university.

Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary

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New footage Luminous Studio engine

Posted by Zidane007nl on 17 December 2012, 23:01 - 0 comments

Remember the (beautiful) tech demo Agni’s Philosophy that was shown during E3? Well, Square Enix released two new teasers with footage of the Luminous Studio engine when real-time editing a character. It seems Square Enix is aiming for photo realistic character creation.

 

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Countdown site is for Star Galaxy

Posted by Zidane007nl on 12 December 2012, 09:10 - 0 comments

Sorry for the fans that were thinking that a new Star Ocean game is coming, whiich is (sadly) not the case. The teaser site is for Star Galaxy, a massively multiplayer simulation browser game set in outer space. Up to 2,000 people can fight on one gigantic battlefield. Players act as a planet’s commander in chief by managing resources, infrastructure, and power sources. You can develop your base by adding buildings and secure resources by taking over other planets. A navigator character will help during the simulation parts and battles use cards that represent units. Cards can level up and gain new skills.

The closed beta of Star Galaxy will start on 20 December.

Source: 
Siliconera
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Countdown new Star Ocean game?

Posted by Zidane007nl on 9 December 2012, 18:25 - 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.

Star Ocean 5?

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Vote for the first Final Fantasy super fan!

Posted by Zidane007nl on 26 November 2012, 16:40 - 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?

Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary

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.

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Square Enix merger 'a complete failure'

Posted by Zidane007nl on 8 November 2012, 23:10 - 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.

Source: 
Develop
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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).

Source: 
IGN
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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.

Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix logo

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

Source: 
Famitsu

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