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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).

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IGN
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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.

Video
- 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.

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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.

Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary Ultimate Box

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Andriasang
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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.

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Final Fantasy Versus XIII still in development

Posted by Zidane007nl on 24 July 2012, 09:46 - 1 comment

Yoichi Wada, head of Square Enix, has denied the rumors of Final Fantasy Versus XIII been canceled on Twitter. He said that this rumor is a hoax and that he just has returned from a staff meeting about the progress of the game and that fans will be surprised how the game is shaping up; he specifically mentioned the city setting.

Hopefully new information will be revealed at the Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary event taking place on 1 September where the future of the Fabula Nova Crystallis project will be revealed.

Source: 
VG247
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Hiromichi Tanaka leaving Square Enix

Posted by Zidane007nl on 24 June 2012, 22:49 - 0 comments

Big news on the second day of VanaFest: Hiromichi Tanaka, the current producer of Final Fantasy XI, is stepping down and will leave Square Enix mostly due to health problems.

Hiromichi Tanaka started his work at Square in 1983 and was one of the earliest members and eventually headed up  Square Enix's 3rd development division. Later he became Corporate Executive Online Business.

At Square he worked on games like Final Fantasy, II and III, Secret of Mana, Xenogears and Chrono Cross. Besides producer of Final Fantasy XI he was also producer of Final Fantasy XIV till December 2010 (which was badly received by the fans causing him to step down).

Akihiko Matsui will take over his spot as producer of Final Fantasy XI.

Hiromichi Tanaka

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Andriasang
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Next-gen Final Fantasy realtime tech demo showed

Posted by Zidane007nl on 6 June 2012, 10:40 - 0 comments

After the closure of the E3 show floor last night for that day, Square Enix has shared an impressive over three-minute Final Fantasy realtime tech demo of Luminous Studio, their new game engine for the next generation. 

The trailer that you've just seen, which is called Agni’s Philosophy, is all in realtime, no pre-rendered footage. Yoshihisa Hashimoto, chief technology officer for Square Enix proved that by manipulating scenes in the trailer and showing it again.

This trailer is very impressive and makes me excited what's in store for the Final Fantasy series in the future. Time will tell.

Source: 
GameInformer
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Square Enix opens teaser site for new secret title

Posted by Zidane007nl on 23 March 2012, 22:06 - 0 comments

Square Enix has opened a mysterious teaser website for a new secret title that they will announce in 153 hours from now (Friday 30 March).

New Secret Title

On the teaser website you can see a trailer with artwork of the new game and Masaki Hirooka and Yusuke Naora are credited as the illustrators. Also some keywords (like crystal and summons) are showed.

Edit: Seems to be hours and not days.

Update: The game is called Crystal Conquest and will be a real-time battle strategy browser game for Yahoo! Games in Japan.

Source: 
Andriasang.com

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