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TGS09: Preview The Music of Square Enix's Upcoming Games: Music Sampler CD Vol. 4 (News)

Oct 2, 2009

Final Fantasy XIII, Four Warriors of Light -Final Fantasy Gaiden-, and FFCC: The Crystal Bearers were not only the sights from the Square Enix booth, but also the sounds at TGS 2009. Square Enix released the Square Enix Music Sampler Vol. 4 at the show, featuring music from all three games as well as tracks from a Kingdom Hearts piano arrangement CD and The World Ends With You. It was available to fans who stopped by the SQEX music booth and made a purchase, and is the 4th entry into this special sneak-peek series of CDs that SQEX releases at TGS each year.

LittleBigPlanet, Braid, Left 4 Dead lead game developers choice award finalists (News)

Feb 9, 2009

Gamasutra writes:

"Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet leads the nominees for the ninth annual Game Developers Choice Awards with seven nominations, organizers have revealed.

Number None's Braid follows closely with five nominations. Among the nominations for LittleBigPlanet is the coveted Game of the Year award.

Other nominees for that category include Fallout 3 and Left 4 Dead, each of which received a total of four award nominations; Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto IV, which earned a total of three nominations, and Lionhead Studios' Fable 2. Winners will be honored at an awards show taking place during the 2009 Game Developers Conference."

The World Ends With You sequel coming to Wii? (News)

Jan 23, 2009

Director Tatsuya Kando has expressed interest in developing a sequel to the cult DS game 'The World Ends With You' as well as the possibility of a sequel being developed for the Wii.

Square Enix New and Upcoming North American Releases (News)

Dec 6, 2008

2 Square Enix games are already available and 3 more set for release in North America during early 2009.

Star Ocean: The Last Hope (Xbox 360) is available 3rd March 2009.

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (Nintendo DS) is available 17th February 2009.

Star Ocean: Second Evolution (PlayStation Portable) is available 20th January 2009.

The World Ends With You (Nintendo DS) is available now.

Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories (PlayStation 2) is available now.

Gamasutra Exclusive: Behind The Scenes Of Square Enix's The World Ends With You (News)

Oct 15, 2008

The latest issue of Gamasutra sister publication Game Developer magazine includes a creator-written postmortem on the making of Square Enix and Jupiter's The World Ends With You, the unusual 2D Nintendo DS RPG set in modern-day Japan.

These extracts reveal how the two studios behind the project faced the obstacles of early, perhaps overambitious, design goals, but succeeded in creating a new intellectual property -- a fairly uncommon occurrence at Square Enix.

Artist Takeshi Arakawa, graphic designer Tomohiro Hasegawa, and animator Tatsuya Kando -- leads on the project -- crafted the postmortem, which was introduced in Game Developer as follows...

Sigma Harmonics Japanese Sales Fail To Inspire (News)

Aug 30, 2008

Both fabled producer Yoshinori Kitase and respected musician Masashi Hamauzu were brought on to the staff, but even these two high profile names have failed to inspire the Japanese public to go out and purchase the game.

'The World Ends With You' Shortage: Where To Find It (News)

Jun 6, 2008

Can't find Square Enix's The World Ends With You Nintendo DS game? Looks like there's been more demand for the game than initial supplies would allow. You may not be able to find it at retailers and online stores, but you can get it directly from the source itself: Square Enix.

Cross-dressing for stat boosts: another The World Ends With You innovation (News)

Apr 30, 2008

The World Ends With You really does seem to be carefully designed, well-balanced game DS Fanboy's review makes it out to be.

Basically, the game uses a "bravery" stat to determine which clothing characters can wear. Bravery can be raised over time, to the point where Neku can wear clothing that isn't necessarily designed for him -- like girls' dresses. This is brilliant because not only does it keep Neku from equipment that would give him another character's abilities and thus overpower him, the stat cleverly mirrors the real world -- as in, only exceptional bravery would allow a teenage boy to slip on a dress for its combat effectiveness.

The World Ends With You - Event (Video)

Apr 22, 2008

This game's trip to Shibuya proves that Squeenix can actually put a real game on a handheld and the results are pretty awesome.

The World Ends With You - Battle 1 (Video)

Apr 22, 2008

This game's trip to Shibuya proves that Squeenix can actually put a real game on a handheld and the results are pretty awesome.

The World Ends With You - Field (Video)

Apr 22, 2008

This game's trip to Shibuya proves that Squeenix can actually put a real game on a handheld and the results are pretty awesome.

The World Ends With You (Screenshots)

Apr 21, 2008

This Week's New Videogame Releases (Week of 4/21/08) (News)

Apr 20, 2008

See what to watch for in this week's new videogame releases for the Nintendo DS (The World Ends With You), PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and Sony PSP.

The World Ends With You (Review)

Apr 18, 2008

We can’t remember the last time a game was cooler than us. Sure, we’d shift our hat facing backwards when scrubbing our Corgis in Nintendogs, and hell, even smoke when catching them all in Pokemon. But Square Enix’s latest title not ending in “Hearts” or “Fantasy” literally drips style. The World Ends With You mixes graffiti-infused J-pop with Japanese youth culture in an alternate reality Shibuya, ...

Square-Enix's 'The World Ends With You' Official Website Updated (News)

Apr 10, 2008

The World Ends with You official website has been updated with newly available Characters and Story sections. See details and illustrations from Neku, Beat, Shiki, Rhyme and Joshua. The Story section shows some gameplay footage and clips of the story mode on the Nintendo DS. Gameplay and Multimedia sections should be live soon.

Square Enix + deviantART = contest (News)

Apr 5, 2008

From the ingenious team that brought you Kingdom Hearts comes a new action RPG for the Nintendo DS system called The World Ends with You.

Set in Tokyo's trendy Shibuya district, the story begins with Neku, just another ordinary kid, waking up to find a text message that states that he must complete a series of missions or face "erasure". Now immersed in the "Reaper's Game" Neku must find badges that allow him to harness his natural abilities and powers to discover the truth behind the "Reaper's Game" before he is erased!

The World Ends With You - Villain bios (Feature)

Mar 27, 2008

Last week, we profiled the angsty teen heroes [embed: ] fighting to save their lives from erasure in Square’s new action RPG, The World Ends With You. Already covered extensively in our hands-on preview [embed: http://www.gamesradar.com/ds/the-world-ends-with-you/preview/the-world-ends-with-you-hands-on/a-200803149332965035/g-2007121917647605074], you’ll battle powerful monsters, known as the Noise, by brawling and ...

The World Ends With You - Hero bios (Feature)

Mar 20, 2008

When not keeping with the latest trends of downtown Shibuya, moodily swaying to the latest J-pop love anthem, or engaging in Battle Royale against classmates, the heroes of The World Ends With You are locked in the deadly Game set forth by the Reapers - a group of shadowy villains with questionable fashion taste. We already laid out the rules of said deadly Game in our detailed hands-on preview but today you’ll get the ...

The World Ends With You - hands-on (Preview)

Mar 14, 2008

It’s not every day Square Enix produces a game that doesn’t end with “Fantasy” or “Hearts,” but channels the better parts of both series to create a game so bizarre, yet immensely playable. We expected as much, considering Tetsuya Nomura (the head brain behind the Kingdom Hearts series and Final Fantasy Versus XIII) directed and designed all the hipster characters for The World Ends With You - the latest ...

NP's The World Ends With You special (News)

Mar 9, 2008

This month's issue of Nintendo Power has a feature on The World Ends With You, which includes new information and an interview with the game's director, Tatsuya Kando. Some of the information that surfaced the web is as follows:

· Control Neku on bottom screen with stylus - tap, slash, circle.
· Control partner on upper screen with control pad or buttons (lefty-friendly) - up/down to evade, left/right to attack.
· Card games on the top screen (i.e. Concentration and War) played by selecting the right combos when Neku's partner attacks.
· Mechanics start out simple, but build up complexity as you continue.
· You can make enemies stronger, or lower your level to add varying degrees of difficulty.
· "Over a dozen singers were hired to perform vocals for nearly every track in the game, and the end result is a high-energy melange of dance, trance and hip-hop with English, Engrish, and Japanese vocals"

- The interview with Tatsuya Kando...

The World Ends With You In April, PAL (News)

Mar 6, 2008

Square Enix announced today that their modern-day-inspired Nintendo DS title The World Ends With You will be released in European territories on April 18th, this year.

The World Ends With You dated in North America (News)

Feb 15, 2008

Square Enix has announced that The World Ends With You will be released in North America on April 22, 2008. If you are still unsure what this game is about, here's a brief description taken from the official press release:

"The story begins as Neku Sakuraba, an unsociable 15-year-old boy, unexpectedly wakes up in the Shibuya shopping district of Tokyo, Japan. While trying to piece together his rude awakening, he receives a strange text message warning him that he will cease to exist unless he accomplishes a certain mission. Although he barely has time to grasp what is happening to him, he commences his assigned task in the mysterious streets of Shibuya."

The World Ends With You Dated, Hits April 22 (News)

Feb 14, 2008

Square Enix sends word that its highly anticipated new action-RPG, The World Ends With You, now has a definite release date of April 22.

The World Ends With You (Preview)

Jan 14, 2008

Jan 14, 2008 We love it when this happens: its so refreshing when Square Enix move away from their usual money-spinners and finally decide to tackle a fresh, new idea. The World Ends With You is just that. Set in Shibuya, Tokyo - the hip and trendy fashion capital of Japans youth culture - this game is a 2D RPG that shirks all the usual fantasy RPG ...

Square Enix Unveils Early 2008 UK Schedule (News)

Jan 7, 2008

Square Enix has today announced details of its schedule for the fresh end of 2008, with Final Fantasy I and II on the PSP and Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings on the DS both being given firm street dates.

Details of the release dates for other UK-bound Square Enix titles are somewhat more vague, with DS titles Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates and The World Ends With You due as the leaves begin to sprout, while we can expect Odin Sphere on PS2 and Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker on DS sometime before said leaves turn brown.

It's a Wonderful World coming to Europe on Spring 2008 (News)

Dec 6, 2007

Square Enix have announced that It's a Wonderful World, which is called The World Ends With You in English, will be released across all PAL territories in spring 2008. The official press release:

"London (5th December 2007) Â¿ Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that THE WORLD ENDS WITH YOU, an exciting new title from the makers of KINGDOM HEARTS, will be released exclusively on the Nintendo DS handheld system across all PAL territories in spring 2008."

Looks like the rumors were right for once: Forever Fantasy have reported that Square Enix registered the phrase The World Ends With You in the Patent Office on October 23, 2007.

The World Ends With You Item List (FAQ)

Sep 18, 2008

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Sep 18, 2008

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The World Ends With You Food Guide (FAQ)

Aug 26, 2008

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Secret Report FAQ (FAQ)

Jul 1, 2008

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May 14, 2008

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May 6, 2008