- Game Trailers now schooling gamers on Final Fantasy history
 A little over a month ago, GameTrailers.com began its "Final Fantasy Retrospective", a survey of the Final Fantasy series, beginning with its humble origins some twenty years ago. Aside from being extremely well put-together and informative, it features references to some of our favorite embarrassing Square titles, from Alpha to 3-D Worldrunner. Now in its sixth installment featuring Final Fantasy VIII and Final Fantasy XI, it is a comprehensive look at one of Square Enix's flagship series and a definite must-watch for any fan or historian. Now that G4 has hit rock bottom, GameTrailers.com appears to be a source for thoughtful programming woefully unavailable elsewhere. Watch Now
- Piano Squall brings tempest of music
 Various have tried, many have failed. But one, Michael Gluck, has made success out of video game music performance and recently released his album GAME--Game and Animé Music Emotions--to the delight of connoisseurs and convention goers everywhere. Square Haven recently talked to Gluck, who frequently takes on the guise of "Piano Squall", to talk with him about his musical career and his most recent accomplishment. His Story and a Review
- E3 2007 - Square Enix to bring online store stateside
 In addition to its E3 lineup announcement, Square Enix has revealed its scheme to open a North American online store. Square Enix, as a self-described "premiere [maker] of high end-collectibles" plans to stock a multitude of "popular and hard-to-find items" including Master Arms, Play Arts, and Mechanical Arts spanning various series, from Final Fantasy to Kingdom Hearts. Clearly, Square Enix has seen that someone, somewhere is making money selling its products. The immediate consequence will likely find many third-party vendors competing for profits with Square Enix itself. The Online Store
- Tara Strong to voice Kluke in Blue Dragon
 Tara Strong, who performed the role of Rikku in Final Fantasy X-2, is currently at work voicing the character of Kluke in Blue Dragon. "I love playing 'Kluke,'" the veteran voice actor says. "She's cute and strong and different." The game is produced by Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi and features Chrono Trigger character designer Akira Toriyama, as well as music by Nobuo Uematsu. Q&A
- "Ultimate Hits" wallops Japan
 Square Enix recently announced the creation of its own Japanese budget series, called "Ultimate Hits", which will feature the re-release of some the Playstation 2 best-sellers, including Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy X-2, Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix, and a fantastic boxed set of the former two titles. Individually priced at 2,800 yen ($25.25 USD), the line will be available come September 8th. Famitsu
- Final Fantasy X-2 out in Europe; International+Last Mission in Japan
Last Thursday, as Rachel sadly failed to report, marked the release of Final Fantasy X-2 in Europe and the subsequent release of the reported pseudo FFX-3, which has now been said to feature over 20 hours of additional gameplay and sold 128k copies over the weekend.
- Squenix: "No Final Fantasy X-4 planned."
Motomu Toriyama and Takayoshi Nakazato of the Final Fantasy X-2 International+Last Mission development team, who recently completed the title that launches in Japan and Europe next month, told Famitsu that the game's Last Mission section is equivalent to what a hypothetical X-3 would be. They also said not to expect a X-4. Whether the company will pull a Nullsoft and release Final Fantasy X-5 out of the blue is unknown.
- Final Fantasy X-2 sells 1 Million
 On January 20th, Square Enix announced that since it's North American release in the fall, FFX-2 has sold over 1 million copies. Worldwide, over 6.6 million copies have been sold, and this is before it's Europe release. Between the two, both FFX and FFX-2 have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. Together they account for 20% of the entire series' sales, making them the most successful titles in the franchise, in terms of sales. 1up.com
- Final Fantasy X-2 not fucked up for Europe
 Next to the previously reported inclusion of International+Last Mission content in the European release of Final Fantasy X-2, Electronic Arts (responsible for its localisation in this territory) announced this week that the title, currently scheduled for a mid-February release, would not support switching between 50 and 60hz display modes as is present in many other titles. When Final Fantasy X was released in Europe in May 2002, the title suffered from this decision through the ever-present large horizontal black bars running along the top and bottom of the screen. EA assures us this will not be the case this time around, however, going on to say that it will look "identical to the US version of the title". Let's hope so. There's nothing great about squashed T&A.
- X-2 International+Last Mission has children
 Square Enix confirmed that Final Fantasy X-2 International+Last Mission, to be released in Japan on February 19 next year, will include a movie of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. Now you actually have a reason to import it! Whether the upcoming PAL release of the game will include the video too is unknown, but probably not. Gamefront
- Early Final Fantasy X-2 release anticipated
Square-Enix anticipates initial shipments of Final Fantasy X-2 to arrive as early as November 18 instead of the original December release. In addition, Square-Enix also anticipates that you will purchase this game like the love-starved Final Fantasy slave that you are. GameSpy
- Final Fantasy X-2 homepage opens
Check out them titties at SQEX's official Final Fantasy X-2 homepage! I did not check out them titties, especially not Rikku's overappreciated rack, which lead to many of my co-workers thinking I am gay. So be warned. FFX-2 homepage
- Final Fantasy X-2 will kick ass in NA and Europe
Famitsu reports that the much hyped Creature Creation system that will be in the upcoming Japanese release of Final Fantasy X-2 International+Last Mission has also been confirmed for the NA version of the title, leading Gamefront to believe that the NA version of the game will, in fact, include all elements of the International version. And if North America is getting it, then Europe is likely getting it too. Hopefully they won't muck up the NTSC to PAL hertz conversion this time around. Gamefront
- More news on stable and official things, like Final Fantasy X-2
Finally some interesting information of value for resident naysayer dragmire, as EA has announced a special one-time agreement with Square Enix that will see it publishing Final Fantasy X-2 in Europe in early 2004, instead of Atari. As reported previously, Europeans will be receiving the International version of the game, as was the case with Final Fantasy X in 2001. Gamefront
- Squenix reveals Final Fantasy X-2 International and Last Mission
Unfortunately for Americans, Final Fantasy X-2 is on the horizon, yet Square Enix is already developing the oh-so-unexpected "international" version of the game which will sport an extra dungeon and job class. It will also presumably be released in Europe, further contributing to the major asskicking the company seems to want to do on the continent. Haha to you. Gamefront
- Atari starts to kick ass in Europe
Atari, the European publisher of Squenix titles, has announced that it will be releasing Unlimited Saga: Collector's Edition because the game obviously got so slammed by critics that no one will want to buy it unless they release it with the specified Bonus Disc containing the Final Fantasy X Eternal Calm movie (retitled as "Final Fantasy X-2 Prologue"). Eternal Calm is a 14 minute long movie that was previously available on the Japanese version of FFX International. The contents of the disc have been remastered and are in English with five different languages available in subtitles. Gamefront
- Hot Final Fantasy X-2 voice actors pose for free to keep the hype machine running
 Recent release of Final Fantasy X-2 Vocal Collection, a single containing tracks spoken by Yuna, Rikku and Paine's voice actresses (Mayuko Aoki, Marika Matsumoto und Megumi Toyoguchi respectively) has garnered enough attention to be accompanied by an actual launch party at Akihabara involving the three maidens. The single comes with a DVD containing an interview, trailer, and song. Gamefront
- Square Haven pulls shit out of ass, calls it "content"
 Preserving the grand SH traditions of extreme procrastination and blatant pilfering of unoriginal, second-hand insights from "primary sources" (since we were nowhere within 600 miles of LA) our untimely (only one month late) retrospective on the Square Enix games of E3 2003 is about as significant as Square's presence at the show and, naturally, is missing the only game anyone actually gave a whit about. Link
- Final Fantasy X-2, Crystal Chronicles this November
 According to The Magic Box, Square Enix will publish Final Fantasy X-2 on November 3 in North America, coinciding with the release of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, which will be published by Nintendo.
- New release dates for upcoming Squenix titles
 Square Enix (yes, this article starts with the company name again) has released a list of upcoming release dates for games in the US and Europe. Expect to see Final Fantasy X-2 in Fall in the US, winter in Europe; Unlimited Saga in June US, "Summer" Europe; and Star Ocean: Till the End of Time and Drakengard in early 2004 for both locales.
- E3 Squenix titles get release dates
Two days after the release of their E3 line-up to the public, Square Enix have revealed when NA will actually be seeing these titles. Full Article
- E3 line-up for Square Enix announced
 Any dreams of seeing something secret will have to be saved for whatever large event is coming after E3, because you're getting the obvious from Square this time around. Full Article
- Square Enix expands Final Fantasy X-2 merchandise line
Gamers.com reports an update to the various available FFX-2 merchandise, which in this case includes a sleek zippo lighter valued at $120 and some figurines that can be chained to it. The zippo also has some sort of bird motif, seemingly significant to the game. FFX-2 zippo
- Final Fantasy X-2 sells 2 million copies
So. Since March 13th FFX-2 has sold slightly over 2 million copies in Japan, making it uh, a multi-million seller. Square Enix expects the title to do even better when it hits the wild west presumably later this year, as non-Japan territories have been more successful for Squenix titles for a while now. Oh, and here's a video of Final Fantasy XI: Vision of Girade.
- 1:10 scale Yuna soon ready for 'consumption', no blow-up dolls planned
 Square Enix president Yoichi Wada commented on upcoming game development for the company today, stating that new titles will be more "aware" of the networking capabilities (i.e. online) of PlayOnline. Additionally, developers from both Square and Enix have remained with the new company and will be meeting later this week to discuss new, original Squenix titles, of which we can expect to see on in around one year from now. Oh yes, and they also plan to release a 1:10 scale Yuna doll from Final Fantasy X-2.
- Square makes more money
Square revealed today that their expected net profits for the current financial year which ends on March 31 have increased from approx. US$40M to US$95.9M. Reasons for the gain are said to be due to excellent sales of Final Fantasy X-2 and Kingdom Hearts in the US. Gamefront
- World poised on brink of war groans as someone hints at FFX-3
"According to the UK online trade journal Indie Magazine, Square Co. Ltd, in the wake of its extradorinary sales of Final Fantasy X-2, is planning a sequel temporarily called Final Fantasy X-3, IGN learned today." Kitase and previous statements from Square suggest that there will be no FFX-3, however.
- No more FFX-2 shipments, says Square
Square has announced that following the initial shipment of 1.8 million units of Final Fantasy X-2, which sold 1.2 million copies in a day last week, there will be no more copies made available, even when this batch runs out. Why Square would do something odd like that is questionable, but it possibly has something to do with the upcoming creation of Square Enix. Gamefront
- 40 page walkthrough for FFX-2
 Gamefront reports that the next issue of Japanese magazine Dengeki will feature a 40 page complete walkthrough for Final Fantasy X-2. The issue is scheduled to appear on March 28. News from Japan suggests that FFX-2 can be completed in several different ways, a feature widely hailed by critics of the series' longtime linearity.
- FFX-2 sells more booty than your sister
 First we report that Square shipped 1.8 million copies of Final Fantasy X-2 to retailers for its Japanese launch, which seemed like a ludicrous number; now we hear they sold 1.2 million of them on the actual day. Good lord. Gamefront
- Square launches Charlie's Angels in Japan; expects to do well
 Final Fantasy X-2 launched today in Japan with customers queueing up as early as midnight and one store getting smart and opening early to attract more potential consumers. Square has shipped 1.8 million copies of the game all over Japan, obviously expecting it to do pretty well. Gamefront
- FFX-2, others rated
Final Fantasy X-2, which launches tomorrow in Japan, was reviewed by Dengeki PS2 and Famitsu PS2, receiving an 345/400 (90/85/95/75) and 35/40 (9/9/8/9) respectively. Other points of interest were the funky-lookin' PN03, which walked away with a disappointing 7/10, Soul Calibur 2 which took the lead this week with an 8,6 from Dorimaga, and Made in Wario, which Famitsu PS2 gave 35/40 also. Gamefront
- Metreon-esque event to commemorate FFX-2 launch
Visitors to the Tsutaya chain of stores on Thursday the 13th of March, when Final Fantasy X-2 is released, will be able to walk away with not only the game, but some sort of small gift. I'm hoping hotpants. Gamefront
- Curious FFX-2 scan reveals new character "?????"
 This new scan from Japanese mag V-Jump shows more similarities between recently revealed character Lenne and Yuna; namely, they seem to have a thing for handsome blondes: Dark Tidus?
- More FFX-2 hotness
 Square released new images (and even more images) and game details at the official site of Final Fantasy X-2. Those teases. Full Article
- Japanese mags rate FFX-2
 Famitsu and others have rated the upcoming Final Fantasy X-2. Listings inside! Full Article
- FFX-2 developers get to talk; gamers elsewhere don't understand them
 Sony has published a RealAudio stream which runs for 11 minutes and covers the new Zone of the Enders title as well as Final Fantasy X-2. Aside from some general gameplay shots, it's mostly a bunch of developers droning on in Japanese.
- Capcom, Konami, Nintendo, Square Enix, others set to rock house at E3, says Gamefront
 Someone released a tentative list of what to expect from our favourite gaming developers at E3 this May. Full Article
- FFX-2 CD single on its way
 More news regarding Final Fantasy X-2 hits as Square announces its plans to release a maxi single, "Kyuuen ~Hikari to Nami no Kioku~" (Eternity: The Memory of Light and Waves), containing 3 vocal tracks from the game that won't be on the 2-disc, 61 track, original sound version. Gamers.com
- "Songstress Ren" revealed
 A new scan of some Final Fantasy X-2 stuff sort of reveals how Yuna's singing fits into the game - this other chick called Ren, who is apparently a "songstress", wears the same outfit as Yuna. Whether or not she is friend or foe is unknown. Newtechnix
- FFX-2 confirmed for North America
Gamefront reports that Final Fantasy X-2 will be released in North America in November this year.
- Yuna's ass discovered on major album release
 New job class "Action Cop" in Final Fantasy X-2 combined with the crazy singing action recently revealed leads us to believe Yuna will be suitably featured from the rear on the upcoming March 4th release of Hot Action Cop's "Debutt Album". Coincidence? No way! Hotpants Action Cop
- Digicube offers FFX-2 preorder bonus of "Yuna strap-on" for your "phone"
The Magic Box says: "DigiCube has begun to accept reservations for Square's Final Fantasy X-2 for PlayStation 2. Those who pre-order the game will receive a specially made Yuna Mobile Phone Strap. Final Fantasy X-2 is scheduled to release in Japan on March 13, for 7800 yen." Media
- Square confirms Jump Festa 2003 lineup
 Square has announced its game lineup for Jump Festa 2003 at its official website. Aside from the requisite promotional stuff, Square will showcase three GameBoy Advance titles (Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Chocobo Land and Shinyaku Seiken Densetsu), three PlayStation 2 games (Hanjuku Hero VS 3D, Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix, and Final Fantasy X-2), and its lone GameCube project, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles.
- New FFX-2 character, other details revealed
 Please refrain from thinking the terms "dominatrix," "butch," "s&m chick," "grrl power" ... Full Article
- Square makes money
 Since Square actually expects to sell more games in Europe than in North America, that means we stupid Americans should stop bitching about every damn trivial thing you don't like about Final Fantasy Tactics Advance or Final Fantasy X-2, you myopic, self-absorbed idiots! (Point of view shift intended.) Full Article
- 'Slutty white girl from rap video' trend persists in FFX-2
 Rikku gives eager-beaver fanboys two more reasons to look forward to Final Fantasy X-2. (We obviously are referring to her dazzling green eyes.) Full Article
- Final Fantasy X-2 site launches
 Since I'm the only staff member here that cares about you, I feel it's my obligation to let you know that Square has launched the Japanese site for Final Fantasy X-2. And since we're such good pals (even though you stole may bandwidth, but it's okay because I forgive you) I'll also tell you that Square has replaced Nobuo Uematsu in favor of Noriko Matsueda and Takahito Eguchi for composing FFX-2 music. In addition, Square has released new Yuna artwork, which you can steal from Gameforms for now. Link
- Final Fantasy X-2 dialogue translations
 Gameforms has translated into English the most recent media released by Square. Like the screens themselves, the translations reveal very little of the game. Gameforms also reports, however, that Square will opt to discard all of Final Fantasy X's battle functions - such as Sphere Grid, Overkill, and Overdrive - in place of brand new ones. Link
- Final Fantasy X - 2 media
 Square has released several articles of media today including 21 gameplay screen shots, a Yuna CG render, promotional poster, and a big-ass logo. Heaven forbid any of the media should reveal game-play details. Link
- First Look: Final Fantasy X - 2
 Final Fantasy X - 2 has been introduced in media form courtesy of Quiter. Get the scans here and scope out the blessing known as hot pants. Link
- Square teases FF geeks with titillating Another Lord poster
 Although Square chose not to show Final Fantasy X: Another Lord in electronic form at this week's Tokyo Games Show, they did, however, reveal a teaser image. Said image depicts Yuna, who has apparently chosen to discard her usual formal dress and good-girl mentality for some pistols and slutty rap-video hot pants. Link
- Latest info on Final Fantasy X spin-offs
 Games Are Fun reports that the Final Fantasy X gaiden (side story) games will be released toward the end of 2002. Since they were announced in June, there has been an utter lack of proof that these games are actually being developed. The two side stories are tentatively referred to as "Yuna Version" and "Rikku's Lesbo-rotic Adventures," as mentioned previously.
- Final Fantasy X spin-off titles confirmed
Gameforms reports that two Final Fantasy X psuedo-sequels are currently in the works. Director Yoshinori Kitase will oversee development of both "Yuna Version" and "Rikku's Lesbo-rotic Adventures," both slated for a summer release in Japan. Games Are Fun was the original source for this story but we refuse to cite a source that uses the word "booyeah," let alone twice in the same article.
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