Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep
January 9, 2008
Announced back in September by Square-Enix, not much information has become available about this title yet. It will be released for the Sony PSP handheld system on unspecified dates in Japan and North America.
Story details are scarce but the game is confirmed to take place many years before the original Kingdom Hearts title.
RPG Maker VX English Coming Soon
January 9, 2008
Enterbrain, the creators of the RPG Maker software series, has announced the upcoming English release of RPG Maker VX. The Japanese version was released late last month in Japan.
The RPG Maker series is famous for the ease of use that allows thousands of game creators to take advantage of its easy to use engine in the creation of fully functional RPG games. While specific information is still difficult to come by, VX promises to retain all of the functions and features found in RPG Maker XP while adding better-defined graphics, more functionality and an even easier interface.
More details as they become available!
Advent Children Complete Trailer
January 4, 2008
The latest upcoming release from the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII series by Square is the Blu-Ray release of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete, an extended and high-definition version of the movie Final Fantasy fanatics have come to know and love.
The trailer below shows the difference in quality between the DVD and Blu-Ray versions as well as a couple of new scenes! The movie is slated for a Q1 2008 release in Japan; an English release has not yet been confirmed.
Blue Dragon Plus Magazine Scan
January 4, 2008
After the wild success of Blue Dragon on the Xbox 360 console, development is now underway on a strategy game for the Nintendo DS titled Blue Dragon Plus. New scans from Famitsu (click on the thumbnail for the full version) offer little in the way of info but the game sure looks cool!
More info here as I receive it!
The Little King Screenshots
January 4, 2008
More screenshots have surfaced showcasing Square’s upcoming Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles title slated for release as downloadable WiiWare. The Little King is looking better and better, especially considering the fact that it will be released as a download only.
Final Fantasy IV: The After
January 4, 2008
Final Fantasy is a series that has made a point to include a entirely new world and storyline with each game released in the series. Save for running themes such as the name “Cid” and the beloved chocobo, a sequel has only been created once in the form of Final Fantasy X-2, a game that continued the story of Yuna and her (female) friends from Final Fantasy X.
Despite the apparent rarity of Final Fantasy sequels, Square-Enix has just announced the upcoming release of Final Fantasy IV: The After, a game that focuses on the events following the trip to the moon in Final Fantasy IV.
Final Fantasy 4: The After follows the story of Theodore, none other than the son of Cecil and Rosa. Appearances by Yang, Cecil, Rosa, Edge and Kain have been confirmed by Square though little else is known about the storyline at this point.
The big (and very disappointing) catch? The game is being developed exclusively for mobile phones with no planned release on popular consoles or handhelds. Japanese gamers will be able to play the game in chapter format, downloading new chapters as they become available. Whether the game will ever see North America is unknown for now but, if Before Crisis is any indication, I wouldn’t hold my breath.

