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Final Fantasy XIII will have 'no main character'

Posted on August 22, 2008, 3:00 pm by Koby with

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Motomu Toriyama, the director of Final Fantasy XIII, divulged bits of information about the upcoming RPG in an interview with Famitsu PS3. We already know the demo is lengthy, but now we also know that it will allow players "to play from the opening through the prologue," similar to the Final Fantasy VII demo. Besides Lightning, players will also be able to play as the blonde male (shown above) in the demo. He remains nameless, but whatever his name is, it will be weather-related as well.

Toriyama then talks about a "new style" where Final Fantasy XIII will not have an actual main character. Instead, players will experience the story from the viewpoints of different characters. One of the main focuses of the demo will be to allow players to try out this "new style." The battle system also allows you to switch characters; it will be party-based and the player will switch between each character during combat.

Also finally some great new images worth mentioning have surfaced. You get to see Lightning, Mr.33cm, and some pigtailed girl, plus some other great scenes. So check them out!

Final Fantasy XIII Screens:
01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14

FFXIII Demo Coming to PS3

Posted on August 4, 2008, 6:11 pm by SasukeX with

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On a recent even of Square Enix in Japan, news rolled in announcing a special exclusive addition in the upcoming Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete release to PS3.

The special exclusive would be a demo of the new FFXIII which Square Enix has kept held for such a long time. It will be the first real feel of the gameplay they have prepared.

Since Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete is a Blu-Ray Disk, and the demo will be in it, there is no chance for XBox 360 users to experience the demo. So basically it will be a Playstation 3 exclusive.

Version 8 entitled "Return of Cecil" Preview!

Posted on July 11, 2008, 2:15 am by Koby with

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I finished version 8, now it's simply a matter of me updating all pages to how I want them to be before I add the layout to the site. Until then here is a preview for those interested. The new layout features Final Fantasy IV (4), though main image is of Cecil, the main character. The layout is wider as well, lol..

As for the current layout, version 7, I'm selling it for anyone interested, please contact me.

Chrono Trigger Announced for Nintendo DS

Posted on July 2, 2008, 7:19 pm by Koby with

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Square Enix posted a countdown site on their Japanese site, displaying a clock that simply shows your computer's current time, though it was highly reminiscent of the stylized C "clock" of the Chrono Trigger logo. The graphic, ticking sound and URL of the site (/ctds/) led many to believe what was made official today: Square Enix will release a new version of its classic 16-bit RPG Chrono Trigger in both Japan and North America this winter. According to the official press release, the game will be basically the same, though with the addition of touch screen functionality (the extent of which has not been made clear yet), a new dungeon and a wireless play mode. The full press release is below.

This will mark the third release of the title since the original in 1995 - not counting reissues such as the PSOne Books label in Japan. Chrono Trigger was originally released for the Super Famicom/Super Nintendo in 1995. Four years later, a Tose-developed PlayStation port hit Japanese retail store shelves. This PlayStation version was released in the US as part of the Final Fantasy Chronicles.

Originally released in 1995 on Super Nintendo and shipping more than 2.5 million copies worldwide, CHRONO TRIGGER has been hailed as one of the greatest games of all time by critics and fans alike. With a unique and multifaceted storyline, the game revolutionized the world of RPGs with never-before-seen features, including an unprecedented soundtrack and multiple endings determined by side quests and the player's actions.

With artwork by famed manga artist Akira Toriyama and an unprecedented and inspiring musical score created by Yasunori Mitsuda, CHRONO TRIGGER represents the best-in-class of the video game world. This newly revamped edition maintains all of the game's original elements and spirit while introducing the portability, dual-screen presentation and Touch-Screen functionality of Nintendo DS. Players will soon be able to rediscover the exhilarating RPG experience, breathtaking storyline and innovative gameplay in the palm of their hands.

STORY
When a newly developed teleportation device malfunctions at the Millennial Fair, young Crono must travel through time to rescue his misfortunate companion from an intricate web of past and present perils. The swashbuckling adventure that ensues soon unveils an evil force set to destroy the world, triggering Crono's race against time to change the course of history and bring about a brighter future.

Source: RPGFan

Version 8, coming to a fansite near you.

Posted on July 1, 2008, 12:39 pm by Koby with

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Okay excuse the cheesy title. Anyhow after our latest poll over 80% of viewers think it's time for a new layout. I've been pondering and pondering idea's for what I should do for a new one. I could not come up with anything until today. I now have an idea what I want to see in a version 8 and thus when I get home I'll see about making it a reality. This announcement is just to let you know, expect a version 8 layout eventually. I don't want to get your hopes up, just to end up disappointing so I'm not going to give an expected release date or anything.

Also our Topsites have moved back to our own hosting so please re-add the code or re-join! I've added a lot of cool new features to it, especially to the stats pages. Also if your site reffers someone to the topsite and they join, you will be listed as a refferer which equals more exposure to your own site!

Something else I felt like mentioning: Kingdom Hearts Trinity (our KH site of course) and Shinra Insider (my sisters site) will be closing, and their content will be added to Forgotten Memories. Which mostly means some of the most top-quality KH1 content will be added to Forgotten Memories. I am also going to be dropping some of our affiliates, accepting new ones, and converting some of KHT and SI affiliates to Forgotten Memories. I have also been working on a Gallery for Forgotten Memories, in which will possibly be released when version 8 is released. As far as the version 7 layout goes, I'm either going to use it for one of my other projects or sell it to someone interested in it. I won't be releasing it for free like previous layouts we have used.

I will also be upgrading all the topsite skins within our free downloads to the latest Aardvark release for those of you who have been bombing my email address with questions regarding them. =P Though doing so may take a while, and the first one I'm going to work on is the curved skin.

More Info on Square Enix's Summer Event

Posted on June 20, 2008, 2:52 am by Koby with

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In an interview with Famitsuu, character designer and director Tetsuya Nomura has shed some light on Square Enix's recently announced summer event DK Sigma 3713 Private Party 2008. Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (both PlayStation Portable), Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days as well as Sigma Harmonics (both Nintendo DS) will be available at the event set to take place in early August.

The company also plans to set up a trailer theater at the event. The non-playable titles set to be exhibited at the private party are Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy Versus XIII (both PlayStation 3), Final Fantasy Agito XIII, Kingdom Hearts Coded, The 3rd Birthday (all mobile phones) and the blu-ray version of Final Fantasy VII Advent Children.

The DK Sigma 3713 Private Party 2008 will be held in Tokyo's Harajuku Quest Hall on August 2nd and 3rd.

Tidus and Jecht in Dissidia: Final Fantasy

Posted on June 20, 2008, 2:47 am by Koby with

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The newest issue of Shounen JUMP magazine revealed that Final Fantasy X protagonist Tidus and his father Jecht will be part of Dissidia: Final Fantasy's growing cast. Apart from Tidus and Jecht, the Warrior of Light, Garland (from Final Fantasy I), Frioniel, the Emperor (both from Final Fantasy II), Final Fantasy VII's Sephiroth, Squall, Ultimecia (both from Final Fantasy VIII) as well as Final Fantasy IX's Zidane and Kuja have already been confirmed to appear in the PlayStation Portable-based fighting game.

Dissidia: Final Fantasy has yet to receive an official release date. Fans will be able to get a closer look at the title in early August, though, as Square Enix will show off the game during its recently announced DK Sigma 3713 Private Party in Tokyo

Star Ocean 4 announced for X-BOX 360

Posted on June 20, 2008, 2:36 am by Koby with

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During a Microsoft RPG event in Japan last week Square Enix announced that Star Ocean: The Last Hope, also known as Star Ocean 4, will be released for the X-BOX 360 in the year 2009. When they were asked if it will be released on the Playstation 3, Yoshinori Yamagishi, the Square Enix producer, said "We cannot announce anything on that. We can say that it will be released first on the Xbox 360. Whether we'll release it on the Playstation 3 is undecided. We may release it, we may not."

So good news for X-BOX 360 fans, however not so good for expecting Playstation 3 fans, like myself. Though of course, we broke people still have to save up the next-gen systems, lol.

Square Enix may take stakes in rivals

Posted on May 24, 2008, 1:05 pm by Koby with

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Recently Square Enix stated that they are considering taking stakes in game developers to combat rising competition from established game publishers and other entertainment companies.

"Economies of scale and breadth of scope are getting important. It may be a business alliance or it may be us taking a stake in others, but we need to go beyond traditional Square Enix," Square Enix President Yoichi Wada told the Reuters Global Technology, Media and Telecoms Summit in Tokyo on Tuesday.

"We face competition not only from Japanese videogame companies but from game companies worldwide. We also see some new players from outside the videogame industry coming in," he said.

Game makers are rapidly consolidating to boost their competitiveness, with Electronic Arts planning to take over rival videogame maker Take-Two, while Vivendi's is merging with Activision.

Even Square Enix, creator of blockbuster game series including Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, and Kingdom Hearts, was created through a merger of two leading Japanese game makers in 2003. When they were asked if Square Enix is currently in talks with others, Wada said: "That's part of a CEO's job. That's part of our routine work."

Last month Square Enix said they would move to a holding company structure in October, saying it was necessary to move to the kind of organization that could respond to business tie-ups and investment opportunities quickly and flexibly. Wada said Square Enix has no fixed budget for investing in other companies, but he pointed out that management is allowed to issue about 290 million additional shares without approval at a general shareholders' meeting.

"I'm not suggesting we are going to use up all that. But we have a capacity to do that," he said.

Based on Tuesday's closing price, 290 million shares in Square Enix are worth 960 billion yen ($9.20 billion). Wada also said he aims to boost the ratio of overseas videogame software sales among its total game software revenues to 80 percent in three years from about 50 percent now.

Source: Reuters

Old Arcade Classics Make A Comeback

Posted on May 24, 2008, 12:36 pm by Koby with

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Some of you may remember that Square Enix bought out Taito, the creators of many classic arcade games including Space Invaders, a few years ago. Well a couple days ago, Square Enix finally announced that it was time to release new versions of two old classics, Space Invaders and Arkanoid. The new games being, Space Invaders Extreme for both the Sony PSP and the Nintendo DS and Arkanoïd DS for the Nintendo DS, will both be launched across Europe on July 4th.

The remakes are designed to bring a new generation to these classic games, as well as to stay true to their roots whilst simultaneously taking advantages of the capabilities offered by the new technology. So fans who live in Europe, mark your calendars for July 4th.

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