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Shinji Hashimoto: Final Fantasy Versus XIII is supposed to be incredibly amazing

By: Erren Van Duine It looks like producer Shinji Hashimoto was out and about today. If you recall, he recently retired from Twitter in order to focus more on game development. Appearing as a special guest at Ginza SWING, and covering all things Final Fantasy 25th anniversary, Hashimoto touched a bit on his own project – Final Fantasy Versus XIII. Though it hasn’t been long … Continue reading Shinji Hashimoto: Final Fantasy Versus XIII is supposed to be incredibly amazing

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Final Fantasy 25th anniversary stage events to be live streamed via Nico Nico

By: Erren Van Duine Square Enix has revealed the streaming line-up for next week’s Final Fantasy 25th anniversary event, which goes from September 1 through the 2nd. Via an update on the 25th anniversary portal site, each stage event now has a direct Nico Nico Video link you can click to view for each corresponding time slot and day. For a quick rundown, you can … Continue reading Final Fantasy 25th anniversary stage events to be live streamed via Nico Nico

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European Final Fantasy XIII official site teases “A Storm Gathers”

By: Erren Van Duine Square Enix has uploaded a new teaser over at the official Final Fantasy XIII website. Headlined with the caption “A storm gathers,” we know that the main reveal for the next project in the Lightning Saga will be revealed on September 1st during the company’s 25th anniversary event in Japan. The “Lightning Saga” that started with the release of FINAL FANTASY … Continue reading European Final Fantasy XIII official site teases “A Storm Gathers”

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The Making of Agni’s Philosophy: Final Fantasy Realtime Tech Demo to be held at CEDEC

By: Erren Van Duine Square Enix will be holding a session for Agni’s Philosophy: Final Fantasy Realtime Tech Demo as a part of today’s CEDEC events. Producer/Director Yoshihisa Hashimoto, Creative Director Takeshi Nozue, and Lead Artist Ryo Iwata will be in attendance to talk about concept design, pre-rendering CG creation, real time work flow, and real time CG technology development. Those who have a Nico … Continue reading The Making of Agni’s Philosophy: Final Fantasy Realtime Tech Demo to be held at CEDEC

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Discussion: The calm before the storm – Lightning’s journey and the third entry to the Final Fantasy XIII saga

By: Erren Van Duine As version 3.0 of the site makes progress, I felt what better time it’d be than to start some weekly discussion amongst readers. Topics will be fairly simple – meant more to gauge what the community at large feels and how they’ve reacted over certain things. The first one deals with an announcement not too far away from now. Perhaps the … Continue reading Discussion: The calm before the storm – Lightning’s journey and the third entry to the Final Fantasy XIII saga

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Have a look at these Final Fantasy Type-0 gameplay videos

By: Erren Van Duine We’re closing in on the year anniversary since Final Fantasy Type-0 was released in Japan, and there’s not a western version in sight. This is a huge problem. Final Fantasy Type-0 is an extraordinary entry to the series – which you’ll see in my import review that’s to be posted soon. I figured it might be appropriate to show off a … Continue reading Have a look at these Final Fantasy Type-0 gameplay videos

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Square Enix posts $26 million quarterly loss

By: Brendan Sinclair Square Enix expects to turn a tidy profit for its current year, but it’s off to a bad start. The publisher today reported results for its first fiscal quarter (the three months ended June 30), which saw net losses of nearly ¥2.1 billion ($26.4 million). For the same period the year before, Square Enix turned a profit of ¥690 million ($8.8 million). … Continue reading Square Enix posts $26 million quarterly loss

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Final Fantasy VII’s PC re-release now available on the Square Enix Store

By: Erren Van Duine We’re not sure if this is a mistake or what, but the PC re-release of Final Fantasy VII has shown up for purchase on Square Enix’s online shop. UPDATED: Seems Square Enix has removed the link for now. Given that people purchasing the game were reporting it wouldn’t work, it looks like someone pressed the button a little too early. Priced … Continue reading Final Fantasy VII’s PC re-release now available on the Square Enix Store

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The next Piano Collections album is for Final Fantasy XII

By: Erren Van Duine Square Enix has revealed a brand new entry in their Piano Collections series. Six years after release, Final Fantasy XII will see the piano arranged treatment, and is said to be coming soon. The album will be overseen by FFXII composer Hitoshi Sakimoto and will contain several tracks including: Opening Movie (Theme of Final Fantasy XII) The Dream To Be a … Continue reading The next Piano Collections album is for Final Fantasy XII

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Shinji Hashimoto leaves Twitter to focus on game development

By: Erren Van Duine Producer Shinji Hashimoto has stepped down from his role as resident Square Enix Members Japan Twitter guru. Those who have followed his @SQEX_MEMBERS_JP account know that Hashimoto typically updated every week day, often commenting about simple things such as the weather. He also took on the task of traveling to and reporting on various events including E3, Japan Expo, Tokyo Game … Continue reading Shinji Hashimoto leaves Twitter to focus on game development

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