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In July, Eidos got swallowed by the Final Fantasy mania-spreader, in hopes that the Japanese developer and publisher would be closer to the European market in this way. But the British company wasn't really devoured as much as it was assimilated, in less of a Bork-like manner and more of a natural symbiosis type... |
17 November 2009
03:48 GMT |
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Back at the Tokyo Game Show in September, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers got everybody riled up, as it announced itself as a game that "truly [stood] out both on its choice of platform and within its series." But, in hoping to overcome the lesser game that Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echo... |
5 November 2009
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The first Xbox wasn't such a big hit in Japan when it was first released. In fact, it never really managed to catch their eye at all. So when Microsoft prepared to launch the Xbox 360 they decided to take some extra steps to ensure the console would do better. Their plan consisted in developing a new game that m... |
30 October 2009
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Installing games on their PlayStation 3 has become a natural thing for gamers, as they've begun to leave the “cartridge” fashion of the old consoles more and more and brush shoulders with the PC tradition. But, it seems, at least one major release will stay true to the console and is designed as an i... |
23 October 2009
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Final Fantasy XIV is getting ready to roll out, but that doesn't mean that Square Enix is quite ready to give up its previous massively multiplayer online role playing game. Final Fantasy XI might still have some life into it so there's no point in letting it go to waste. And if they don't really care ... |
15 October 2009
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Sony Computer Entertainment didn't have any big announcements for the 2009 Tokyo Games Show. But Sony Europe did have some big news for the UK market, in the form of the three 250GB bundles and the UK exclusive PSP Go Rewards free-game download program. CEO Kaz Hirai couldn't be outshined by the colonials, ... |
28 September 2009
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Fans saw a mixture of Final Fantasy and Bejeweled when they dove inside Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords. And they liked what they saw. The game was developed by Infinite Interactive and published by D3 Publisher and was greatly rewarded by fans and critics. It even won MTV Networks' GameTrailers title of... |
25 September 2009
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After a spectacular series of releases in just 12 months, Swedish game developer GRIN slums over its unborn favorite child. Bionic Commando Rearmed, Wanted: Weapons of Fate, and Terminator Salvation were the titles that the company hurried and released in an attempt to save the company, after an almost disastrous fin... |
22 September 2009
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Square Enix is by far one of the most well-known Japanese video game developers and publishers out there, owning franchises like Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest, which have made JRPGs popular all around the world, not only in its native Japan. One of the most popular titles, even though it is quite old, was Final Fant... |
27 August 2009
02:20 GMT |
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Square Enix is one of the most respected Japanese game developers of all time, owning what might be the most successful and well-known franchise coming from the Land of the Rising Sun, Final Fantasy. The series made the JRPG genre famous and took Western markets by storm thanks to a few popular iterations. But with ... |
26 August 2009
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Square Enix seems to never get tired of announcing new projects. The publisher has just released Dragon Quest IX in Japan, with the JRPG proving to be a success with players, as sales sky rocketed.Final Fantasy XIII, the next iteration in the long running franchise, is set to arrive in late 2009 in Japan, exclusively... |
3 August 2009
05:33 GMT |
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Square Enix is keen on keeping lovers of the Final Fantasy franchise satisfied as it works on the upcoming release of the next big game in the series, Final Fantasy XIII, which will be out in Japan this winter and in the rest of the world early in 2010.So, the Japanese publisher is announcing that on Friday, July 17,... |
16 July 2009
14:41 GMT |
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Online games are among the most profitable genres of videogames on the market as they can squeeze profit from their loyal fans by using a big number of ways, from subscription fees to unique content or items.That is why when Square Enix revealed a few years ago Final Fantasy XI Online, the first MMO take on a Final F... |
3 June 2009
04:28 GMT |
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We live in a very advanced world where transport and localization for different products can happen in the blink of an eye. This is especially true with video games, which appear on the same day or with a few days between launches all around the world. But one company doesn't seem to follow that trend, namely S... |
11 May 2009
13:11 GMT |
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For any remotely hardcore gamer, when you say Square Enix, he or she immediately thinks of the hugely successful and very long Final Fantasy franchise of J-RPGs (Japanese Role Playing Games). The series has shaped its specific genre in the country and ever since the release of the first game, other developers have be... |
7 May 2009
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Japan has been one of the central points on the world map in terms of technology for the last few decades. This has also been true in terms of video games, as a lot of consoles and titles have appeared from the Land of the Rising Sun and have gone on to gain critical acclaim across the whole wide world. But, lately,... |
5 May 2009
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Eidos is one of the most important European video game publishers and the owner of IPs such as Tomb Raider, Hitman or Kane and Lynch, making it, at least in theory, a very successful company. Sadly, practice isn't perfect and, along the years, the UK-based company hasn't been doing so good. Luckily, the Sq... |
29 April 2009
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At the moment, one of the biggest debates in videogame development is this: “What's more important, the storytelling or the gameplay?” There's almost a universal agreement on the fact that the average quality of the stories told in videogames is not up to par with what movies and books offer to ... |
6 March 2009
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Square Enix is getting ever closer to its stated aim of acquiring the publisher Eidos. It seems that the offer of shares of the videogame company is going well and that Square Enix is set to achieve its goal of expanding into the Western games market.Insight Investment Management and Pioneer Investment Management are... |
26 February 2009
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While a lot of games seem very distinct, with different stories or gameplay mechanics, you can almost always see a kind of recipe in some genres, like shooters or Role Playing Games. Due to their popularity, RPGs, especially Japanese-developed ones, have begun to be criticized by analysts for using the same stereotyp... |
26 January 2009
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Nintendo of America has just released to the press a list of videogames for the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS it plans to launch in the first quarter of 2009. The most important properties that the company is releasing are Pokemon Platinum for the Nintendo DS handheld, arriving in North America on March 22, 2009, and ... |
19 December 2008
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Square Enix is known for creating well designed role playing games for all platforms but until now, the Nintendo Wii has not delivered a good version of a Dragon Quest videogame. The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors was released earlier in the year but players complained about the bad Wii controls and the shallo... |
11 December 2008
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Eidos Interactive is quite a popular company these days, not with fans, as they haven't received Tomb Raider: Underworld with wide-open arms, but with other companies, which are interested in buying the British developer and publisher of games.We've already reported on the fact that Electronic Arts and Ubis... |
5 December 2008
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It's clear that the Japanese videogame market, both in its hardware and software incarnations, is pretty different from the Western one. So, it makes sense for Sony, a console developer currently manufacturing and selling the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 2 and the PlayStation Portable handheld, and game publis... |
4 December 2008
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Square Enix is a company that is receiving a lot of media coverage these days, especially since the Tokyo Game Show, when it announced that it would be dropping the exclusivity for the PlayStation 3 that its games will have and bringing very expected titles by Sony fans to the Xbox 360.Among these eagerly anticipated... |
1 December 2008
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Square Enix is a very popular company in Japan and, slowly but surely, it is becoming more and more well known in other territories such as North America or Europe. With a portfolio containing massive hits such as the Final Fantasy franchise or Legend of Mana, the company is very successful and it is definitely impos... |
18 November 2008
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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates is a RPG developed and published by the Japanese company Square Enix for the Nintendo DS. It is a prequel to Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles for the Nintendo GameCube. The game takes advantage of both the local wireless and Wi-Fi capabilities of the system and features... |
27 October 2008
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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates is an RPG for the Nintendo DS developed and published by the Japanese company Square Enix. It is a prequel to Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles for the Nintendo GameCube, and it takes advantage of both the local wireless and Wi-Fi capabilities of the system, featuring vo... |
24 October 2008
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Final Fantasy Tactics was the first FF title that was not an RPG, although it didn't leave the genre totally. Published for the original PlayStation console in 1997, Final Fantasy Tactics is a tactical role-playing game that was just ported to the GameBoy Advance since it was so well-received when it first surfa... |
23 October 2008
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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates is an RPG for the Nintendo DS developed and published by the Japanese company Square Enix. It is a prequel to Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles for the Nintendo GameCube. The game takes advantage of both the local wireless and Wi-Fi capabilities of the system and feature... |
23 October 2008
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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates is a RPG developed and published by the Japanese company Square Enix for the Nintendo DS. It is a prequel to Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles for the Nintendo GameCube. The game takes advantage of the local wireless and Wi-Fi capabilities of the system and features voic... |
21 October 2008
12:51 GMT |
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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates is an RPG for the Nintendo DS developed and published by the Japanese company Square Enix. It is a prequel to Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles for the Nintendo GameCube. The game takes advantage of both the local wireless and Wi-Fi capabilities of the system and feature... |
20 October 2008
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Japan is really wasting a lot of money on irrelevant stuff, the latest example being this survey made by Oricon Monitor Research which asked 1,000 Japanese men and women to name their favorite videogame character. Although it was a bit of a no-brainer, the survey showed only Japanese characters making the top 10, pro... |
22 September 2008
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We can understand that, once a successful formula has been found by a game developer, it can be used a bit in other projects, but I am totally against calling "new game" a title that is actually something already done. This is the problem with The Last Remnant, a RPG presented as a brand new original IP - it has Fina... |
17 July 2008
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Chocobo and his friends will come to PAL territories this fall, just in time for the holiday buying spree - all thanks to Square Enix Europe. Fully named Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon, the game will be available exclusively for the Nintendo Wii console and, as you might have heard, it will bring a bit ... |
30 June 2008
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Videogame developer and publisher Square Enix has released financial data regarding the fiscal 2008 year, which ended on March 31. The sales of the Japan-based company went down hard, with around 1.43 billion dollars earned; the profits of the company are also down by more than 20%, with a value of 89 million dollars... |
28 May 2008
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Trilogies are always cool when it comes to video games: it means that the game was successful enough to get more than one sequel and, at the same time, that the developers are not so money thirsty to keep releasing sequel after sequel (and I truly hope you get the irony now). The Dragon Quest "trilogy" is going to be... |
22 May 2008
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Right on time, Nintendo's promised WiiWare service has been launched in North America, with a bunch of games available for download and promising an exciting, fun future for all the Nintendo Wii fans in the world. Already released in Japan (with a different lineup of games, though), the WiiWare service has prove... |
13 May 2008
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The creators of Finaly Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts have been working for a while now on a new Nintendo DS action RPG title, dubbed The World Ends With You. According to Square Enix, the game released in Japan under the name of Subarashiki Kono Sekai, has been already shipped to North American retailers and it is silen... |
23 April 2008
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Japan is being the first country to benefit from the launch of Nintendo's WiiWare service. As of today, all Japanese Wii users will be able to buy and download games designed specifically for the Nintendo Wii gaming consoles using the new application.WiiWare is part of the WiiShop Nintendo initiative, created to... |
26 March 2008
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Usually things are completely different, with different individuals suing the big publishers for all kinds of reasons - and some of them are just poor attempts to gain some fame and some extra bucks. Well, this time we have another case and it's definitely not for the extra income (even though, at one point, it&... |
13 February 2008
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This may be the most wanted PS3 title, or should I say series of titles, since FF XIII is going to comprise more than the two games we've already heard of: the Final Fantasy XIII title in itself and Versus. We're happy to announce that a couple of brand new scans are available for us to drool upon and to a... |
21 January 2008
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An official Square Enix report today says that Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates is set for release across all PAL territories on the 21st of March 2008, exclusively for owners of Nintendo DS systems. The game delivers action-based gameplay, a 3D setting, exploration and puzzle solving, and a control sy... |
17 January 2008
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Everybody loves lists, especially when they're about great games to come. When the list has more than 90 titles, things start to get even better. Add to that the fact that it is all about PlayStation 3 exclusives, and you have your bonus. What could you want more? Oh, to actually read the list? Ok, go ahead!- A... |
27 December 2007
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The only FINAL FANTASY that was never localized—the third installment of the original series—will finally reach North American shores! Lauded as "legendary" by the Japanese fan base, FINAL FANTASY III has been reborn, incorporating the latest in portable gaming technology. Using the features of the Nintendo DS to th... |
14 December 2007
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Lost Odyssey is the story of Kaim, an immortal character who has lived more than 1,000 years and doesn't remember his past and doesn't know where his future lies. Throughout Kaim's journey, a handful of characters will join him on an odyssey to discover their past and destiny, leading players through a... |
12 December 2007
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Square Enix has just made a great announcement for all you Final Fantasy fans. The renowned developer says it will ship both Final Fantasy (one) and Final Fantasy II as separate titles across PAL territories in early 2008, for the PlayStation Portable. Newcomers eager to take on the series just now are finally gettin... |
2 November 2007
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Wow, I've lived to see every gamer's fantasy turn into reality ... The gorgeous Dead or Alive girls go one on one with those superb Final Fantasy feminine characters in animator Monty Oum's latest work. Yuna and Rikku are not here just to make a beautiful scene, but rather to kick some Kasumi fresh me... |
15 October 2007
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Square-Enix is adjusting to a market where Nintendo dominates the console sales, and the creator of the Final Fantasy series is readying a FF title which will be launched with the aid of the Wii Ware service. What's strange is that Square-Enix went out and created a brand new title pertaining to the neverending... |
12 October 2007
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There was a time when mankind and monsters coexisted in peace, but The Great Disaster put an end to that era. The world changed radically, with all the planet's monsters disappearing in an instant, leaving behind only jewels that radiated tremendous energy. This energy source became known as jewel power and enab... |
1 October 2007
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