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Final Fantasy XIII to Strike Internationally Sooner Than Expected

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:40:30 +0000

When Final Fantasy XIII was announced in 2006, millions of fans around the globe began anticipating the title. This year, Square Enix stated that the title would hit North America and Europe sometime in 2010. On the other hand, the official release date for Final Fantasy XIII in Japan is ...

RichAllen posted 10 hours ago from playstationlifestyle.net

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Final Fantasy XIII Announcement on November 13

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 03:02:50 +0000

Square Enix of North America released a puzzle on their site today. A Henchmen Inventor Tent Unto. is all they would give to the public. What does that mean? Well, after rearranging the letters around, you should get “Announcement Nov Thirteenth”. So November 13th could be the day Final Fantasy ...

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Final Fantasy XIII Showcases Breathtaking Environments

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:07:21 +0000

RPG giant Final Fantasy XIII is nearing its release date and with that in mind here are some great in-game shots of the various locales found in the game. Publication GameWatch have published the screenshots and while most of them have been seen before in the trailers but it is still ...

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Industry needs new IPs to survive, Sony says

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 05:00:39 +0000

Coming up with new content and unique gaming experiences isn’t easy. But, according to Sony senior vice president Michael Denny, original intellectual properties are essential for the gaming industry’s continued success. Speaking at Develop Liverpool , Denny said, “For me ...

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News: Sony: Industry needs new IP to survive

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:44:41 +0000

Sony's senior vice president of Worldwide Studios Europe, Michael Denny, has said that new intellectual property is essential for the games industry to grow and survive. Speaking at Develop Liverpool today, the exec responsible for ...

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Square Enix Fire Some People [Disturbance In The Workforce]

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 05:43:23 +0000

It's already been announced that the severance payouts to Taito employees has drained money from parent company Square Enix . Those were the only cuts Square Enix has made post Eidos-buyout. "There's an ongoing process of reshuffling people, but that's not something we do just because of ...

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Maybe, Just Maybe, Final Fantasy XIII Will Ship Overseas Before March 31, 2010

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 02:46:17 +0000

At a financial briefing Yoichi Wada, Square Enix’s CEO, touched on Final Fantasy XIII’s international release.

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Four Warriors of Light, Old-School in the Oddest Ways

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 04:43:19 +0000

Final Fantasy Gaiden: Four Warriors of Light is billed as a role-playing game from the old school. And it is — but not in the way you’d expect. Released on October 29 in Japan, this Nintendo DS game is created by Matrix, the development house that did the 3-D remakes of Final ...

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Crystal Bearers Shot Through The Heart, Famitsu's to Blame

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:02:59 +0000

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers -- a Wii game that we thought "truly [stood] out both on its choice of platform and within its series" back at TGS in September -- may instead be following in the ...

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Space Invaders Extreme 2 Review: Like Shooting Fish In A Barrel

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:51:11 +0000

In recent years two of video games’ longest standing arcade franchises have made attempts to completely reinvent themselves. While other games have tried with XBLA and PSN rereleases of slightly updated versions of games that have been around for 20 plus years, “Pac-Man” and “Space ...

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Buy all Final Fantasy XI add-ons and start teleporting

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 23:43:30 +0000

The last of Final Fantasy XI 's add-on scenarios is coming out in just about a week, but that's not all that's coming with it. Players who have purchased all three of the mini-expansions ( A Crystalline Prophecy , A Moogle Kupo d'Etat , and A Shantotto Ascension , all of which have small ...

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Square Enix files trademark for Fantasy Earth Zero

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 20:20:10 +0000

Superannuation is the best in the biz when it comes to finding game-related gems amidst the sea of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office filings. And this time, they’ve got some Square Enix- related news for us. Apparently, the Japanese publisher has plans to bring an MMO called Fantasy ...

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[PC/360] Final Fantasy XI: A Shantotto Ascension Trailer

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 02:51:40 +0000

Square Enix has passed along the latest trailer for "A Shantotto Ascension - The Legend Torn, Her Empire Born." Shantotto is the latest update and add-on available for Final Fantasy XI . More details on Shantotto Ascension can be found right here . The expansion will go for just $9.99.

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Interview: Yoichi Wada - Part One

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 08:11:53 +0000

A few months on from the Square Enix acquisition of Eidos and the new company is heading into the Christmas period with some successes already - notably Batman: Arkham Asylum. To find out how the integration was progressing, GamesIndustry.biz caught up with global president of Square Enix ...

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News: Square Enix: Global headcount reduction around 10%

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 04:20:00 +0000

Square Enix global president, Yoichi Wada, has revealed to GamesIndustry.biz that the company has now reduced its headcount globally by about 10 per cent as a result of ongoing business reshuffling. That number takes in staff from ...

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Tue, 3 Nov 2009 21:40:00 +0000

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Nintendo Confirms It Will Co-Market Dragon Quest IX Overseas

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 02:39:16 +0000

Nintendo will be putting the full force of its marketing efforts behind Dragon Quest IX when the role-playing game is released in America and Europe, the company has said. At a Q&A session last week following the company’s financial results briefing, Nintendo exec Shinji Hatano ...

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Final Fantasy Tactics Concert To Feature Nearly Every Track From The Game

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:30:00 +0000

That’s right, not only will there be a live concert featuring the music from Final Fantasy Tactics on November 22, 2009 in Japan, but arrangements of 61 songs will be performed in medley form, just ten songs short of the entire soundtrack. It seems that small productions like this are ...

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Is The U.S. Final Fantasy XIII Release Announcement Coming Soon? [Square Enix]

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:27:18 +0000

Calling all English speakers! Commercial ad agency Liz Paulson Casting is looking for a script reader to present developer commentary and "an exclusive never before seen look at Final Fantasy XIII ". In the ad, the game's U.S. release date is revealed. Below is the from the casting call. ...

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Nobuo Uematsu's Third Story: The Chef Who Used His Noodle

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 23:29:40 +0000

Celebrated video game soundtrack composer Nobuo Uematsu ( Final Fantasy ) released "The Chef Who Used His Noodle", the third single from his playful 10 Stories album comprised of songs originally written by the artist in junior high school. The four-minute track has an even more Asian tone to ...

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