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Is Square Enix working on a Bahamut Lagoon remake?

By Spencer . September 4, 2008 . 3:35pm

This is a long shot and a blind guess based on a recent Square Enix trademark for “Blood of Bahamut”. Bahamut Lagoon was a late Squaresoft developed Super Famicom game that blended a strategy RPG grid based combat with traditional…

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Kefka, Sephiroth shown in this Dissidia: Final Fantasy clip

By Spencer . September 4, 2008 . 4:11am

After two gameplay videos Square Enix finally uploaded the five minute Dissidia: Final Fantasy trailer shown at their private DKΣ3713 event. The video shows all of the characters we know about plus Kefka, the maniacal clown from Final Fantasy VI,…

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Tecmo proposes plan to partner with Koei; passes on Square Enix

By Spencer . September 4, 2008 . 1:03am

A real Dead Fantasy is off the table. Tecmo who has been aggressively showcasing their upcoming games in North America and Japan for the past few days is saying no to Square Enix’s friendly proposal. Instead Tecmo is courting Koei, the…

Post 16075

Dissidia: Final Fantasy and Patapon 2 get release dates

By Spencer . September 2, 2008 . 1:38am

Sony Computer Entertainment Japan just announced a trio of PSP-3000 bundles and inadvertently announced release dates for their key PSP games this holiday season. Dissidia: Final Fantasy is scheduled to be in stores on December 18, a few weeks after Patapon…

Post 15966

North America gets Chrono Trigger first, but Japan gets it with a soundtrack sampler

By Spencer . August 29, 2008 . 1:10pm

Square Enix set a firm release date for Chrono Trigger in Japan. You can skip importing it since Chrono Trigger will come out on November 27 in Japan, two days after it is released in North America on November 25.…

Post 15958

Dissidia: Final Fantasy with Tidus and Jecht

By Spencer . August 29, 2008 . 7:31am

Square Enix released another gameplay clip of Dissidia: Final Fantasy from the DKΣ3713 event, this time with two characters representing Final Fantasy X. In the Tidus vs. Jecht fight Square Enix was careful to preserve or at least convert little…

Post 15956

Japan gets Secret of Mana on the Virtual Console in September

By Spencer . August 29, 2008 . 7:12am

The monthly line up of scheduled Virtual Console games is steadily shrinking. Quality is compensating for quantity in September since Japan’s forecast includes Space Invaders for the Super Famicom, Mario Golf 64, Forgotten Worlds, and, most notably, Secret of Mana. The…

Post 15951

Square Enix wants to buy Tecmo at a 30% premium

By Spencer . August 28, 2008 . 11:09pm

In the eyes of Square Enix’s management, Tecmo is worth paying 30% more the current 709 yen ($6.45) price per share. If the friendly Square Enix Tecmo takeover goes through Square Enix will pay 920 yen ($8.40) a share for a…

Post 15941

Take a look at a town from the Last Remnant

By Spencer . August 28, 2008 . 5:04pm

Every time we see screenshots of the Last Remnant it’s usually combat, frontal character portraits, and combat. Rush, the protagonist, does other things too like visiting towns. The Last Remnant news blog mentions Athium’s main street is a shopping district with…

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It’s Hero Time! - Yuri Lowenthal on voicing Cecil and Yosuke

By Jeriaska . August 27, 2008 . 7:23pm

As part of the Shin Megami Tensei panel delivered at the 2008 Anime Expo in Los Angeles, voice actors Karen Strassman and Yuri Lowenthal answered questions on the subject of the challenges and rewards entailed in lending their voices to the Persona…

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