Square Enix has announced Love SQ, a soundtrack composed by a variety of Japanese artists featuring music from the Final Fantasy series, Chrono Trigger and other Square(soft) Enix classic titles.
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Russ tells of console sales and other RPG deals as he begins, "September may have a lot of games coming out for it, so it is a good thing the prices of the 360 and PS3 dropped. Plus you still might be able to grab a decent computer during the back to school sales. Gaming triple play ahoy!"
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411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy, Metroid Prime Trilogy, Cursed Mountain, and Harvest Moon: Magical Melody.
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A group of teenagers from Texas called "The Speed Gamers" are attempting to complete the entire Final Fantasy series in only a week, while taking donations for ACT Today, an organization to help support families affected by Autism.

(From their front page)

TheSpeedGamers have been streaming video game marathons for over a year to raise money for various charities. In total they have raised over $32,000 dollars and played 11 marathons.

TheSpeedGamers are based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas, but have members from around the world.
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Square Enix's recent announcement that they would be bringing classic Final Fantasy to the Virtual Console was greeted as good news all round by fans, but the details of the announcement have led to some interesting speculation.
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Kotaku writes:

Square Enix honcho Yoichi Wada (above, left) is worried. Western game companies are doing really well! Meaning that competition is getting harder. Yet, Wada hopes to capitalise on the Western market, aiming to increase the ratio of overseas sales from its current 50 percent to 80 percent in the next three years. According to the exec:

"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... Economies of scale and breadth of scope is 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."

That business alliance sounds nice and all. But, how about stop calling everything Final Fantasy? Or make things other than RPGs? Or if you are going to make RPGs, why not make the games people have been asking for for the past decade?
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For the first time ever Europeans can now play the legendary Final Fantasy III in English. The Nintendo DS remake has shipped today and can be found at most video game stores across Europe for the MSRP of US $39.99.
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The DS remake of Final Fantasy III is about to launch across Europe this Friday, but it could have been a different story if Nintendo hadn't stepped in and persuaded Square Enix to go with the DS.

The company's original plan was to release the remake on the old, faithful PlayStation 2. But there seems to have been a bit of a last minute bidding war from Nintendo.
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The third issue of GamerZine's free handheld gaming magazine is out and includes reviews of Ratchet and Clank Size Matters, Final Fantasy II, Harvest Moon, Virtua Tennis 3 and loads more. There's also previews and reviews roundups on all the latest games, plus a feature on retro games compilations and mobile phone gaming.
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Issue 2 of HGZine, the free magazine for Sony PSP and Nintendo DS, includes an exclusive column by Steve Lycet from Sumo Digital (makers of TOCA, OutRun 2006, and Virtua Tennis) on how a game is converted to the PSP. Also in the issue are reviews of Lunar Knights, Phoenix Wright, Prince of Persia Rival Swords, Spectrobes and many more. There are also previews of Call of Duty Roads to Victory, Harvest Moon, My Sims, and a roundup of every Final Fantasy game in development for handheld devices (no small feat!).
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Gamerzines, who have already launched free Xbox 360 and PC games magazines, have just published the first issue of HGZine. Handheld Gamerzine covers Nintendo DS and Sony PSP games, and the first issue is packed with reviews of Sid Meier's Pirates, Mario vs Donkey Kong 2, Ghost Rider, Castlevania, Dungeon Siege and more. There are previews of Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, Zelda Phantom Hourglass, Manhunt 2, Driver 76 and an exclusive interview with Burnout Detonator Senior Producer, Nick Channon.

As with other Gamerzines, the magazine is written by professional games journalists and published for free in PDF format. The magazine is enhanced with video and multimedia.
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It doubtless has more to do with commerce than anything else, but at least Square Enix can argue its solid little Final Fantasy III figures tie in with the newly-3D status of the DS game.
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What began as a bizarre shot in the dark has fast become one of the biggest success stories in video games. Even though its first six months were rough and questionable, the DS currently owns the handheld market, and with good reason. There's literally something for everyone on the dual-screened portable, and its beautiful cosmetic makeover (known as the DS Lite) made the device all the more palatable to hardcore and casual gamers alike. With its mixture of brain teasing puzzle games, ... » Read More

The extensive remake of Final Fantasy III will be in your hot little hands in a matter of days. You know all about the class-swapping job system and how the game still plays like an old-school, hard-nosed RPG bastard, but you're probably still in the dark when it comes to knowing your support group. As you set out to save the world, special characters will join up and randomly lend their aid in battles, only to leave once their own agenda has been met. The next few pages reveal those very ... » Read More

A few small bits and pieces on the DS remake of Final Fantasy III...
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With less than a month to go until the US release of the remake of Final Fantasy III, Square-Enix have released more shots of the DS title.
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It's the last Final Fantasy to reach our shores. That alone should be enough to make RPG gamers salivate on command, but then Square Enix goes off and remakes the whole damn game. Due to this ground-up re-imagining, any new images of Final Fantasy III should tug at both longtime fans and new-to-the-genre DS owners - the hot 3D graphics and redone storytelling could make it the biggest handheld adventure on the system. Hit the Images tab up above for a blast of fresh new shots that show off a ... » Read More

Square-Enix has announced its lineup for the 2006 Tokyo Game Show, which is being held from September 22 until September 24 in Makuhari Messe via Chiba, Japan.

Playable Demos:

Dragon Quest Monsters Joker (NDS)
Seiken Densetsu IV (PS2)
Chocobo no Mahou Ehon (DS)
Final Fantasy III (DS)
Final Fantasy XI (PS2/X360)
Project Sylpheed (X360)
Dragon Quest Monsters (Mobile)
Dragon Quest: Fushigi na Dungeon (Mobile)
Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden (Mobile)
Front Mission 2089 (Mobile)
Pokemate (Mobile)

Non-Playable (Video Only)

Final Fantasy V Advance (GBA)
Final Fantasy VI Advance (GBA)
Fabula Nova Crystallis - Final Fantasy XIII (PS3)
Fabula Nova Crystallis - Final Fantasy Versus XIII (PS3)
Final Fantasy VIII: Crisis Core (PSP)
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Final Fantasy III DS has finally been given a US release date by Nintendo. Mark your diary, because on November 14th FFIII will hit US shores for the very first time.
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1. Final Fantasy III (NDS, Square Enix)
2. Final Fantasy XIII (PS3, Square Enix)
3. Resident Evil 5 (PS3, Capcom)
4. Metal Gear Solid 4 : Guns of the Patriots (PS3, Konami)
5. Summon Night 4 (PS2, Banpresto)
6. Pokémon Diamond & Pearl (NDS, Nintendo)
7. Super Robot Taisen: Original Generations (PS2, Banpresto)
8. Blue Dragon (Xbox 360, Microsoft)
9. Seiken Densetsu 4 (PS2, Square Enix)
10. Utaware Rumono (PS2, Aquaplus)
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