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PIANO SQUALL DECLARES WAR ON MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS WITH DEBUT ALBUM
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Under the stage name “Piano Squall”, Michael Gluck performs videogame and anime music piano concerts to raise money for charity. Michael recently announced the launch of his debut album - GAME.
GAME features Michael’s original arrangement and performance of twenty-six theme songs from videogames and anime, including Final Fantasy, Naruto, Super Mario World, InuYasha, Chrono Trigger, Cowboy Bebop, Mega Man, Chrono Cross, Full Metal Alchemist, Tetris, and Evangelion. Highlights include Michael’s signature Final Fantasy Battle Medley, which blends nine Final Fantasy battle themes together into a single spectacular piece.
Michael and the videogame publisher Electronic Arts will collaborate to donate an amount equal to 20% of all profits from GAME to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. But this is not the first time that Michael and his employer have joined forces for charity. In 2006, Michael and EA raised $8,600 for the National MS Society and $4,000 for Race for the Cure through selling “Piano Squall” posters at Michael’s concerts.
“I am always exploring new ways to combine my love of videogame and anime music with my mission to fight Multiple Sclerosis, and I couldn’t be more excited about the launch of GAME,” said Michael. “I watched my grandmother waste away in a chair, completely paralyzed by MS for the last ten years of her life. We must cure this horrible disease as quickly as possible.”
GAME is currently available for pre-order at Michael’s website, www.PianoSquall.com. The price is $9.99 with Free Shipping anywhere in the United States. Those who pre-order will receive a free Bonus Track that is not included on the CD. GAME ships 6/30/07.
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Square Clarifies Stance on Xbox 360
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Previously, Square hadn't made up their minds on delivering a Final Fantasy title for the Xbox 360, "As for Final Fantasy on the Xbox 360, it's currently a completely blank page."
Now however they have a dilemma. Xbox 360 hasn't been selling too well in Japan, and the PS3 hasn't been selling well in the US. Gaming analysts still expect the game to be released on the PS3 for fear of alienating their Japanese fans, but they may also have to seriously consider the Xbox 360 for a multiplatform release.
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Final Fantasy 7 Will Not Be Remade
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In a recent interview Tetsuya Nomura denied that a Final Fantasy 7 remake was in the works. He said that there were no plans for such a game.
All hope is not lost however,
"We of course know ourselves what the fans want so we'd like to continue thinking up a variety of things. As long as there are people who want to make it and people who are waiting for it, we don't want to proclaim 'the end.'" says Nomura.
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Dragon Quest Remakes Rumors
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Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada was quoted as saying "This summer, we'll release [Dragon Quest: Monster] Battle Road in
arcades and [Dragon Quest] Swords for the Wii. Following that, we're
thinking of a release for 9 once we've released remake versions and so
forth."
From this one can gather that Square has some Dragon Quest remake plans for the near future. Three cheers!!
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Final Fantasy 13 Delayed
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You know how these things usually go, Final Fantasy 13 is delayed. Square made an official announcement stating that the earliest we can expect to see this game is Spring 2008. Thats in Japan. Here in the US, its probably going to be a few months later.
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Dissidia Final Fantasy Battle System Revealed
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As we learned from last weeks announcement, Dissidia Final Fantasy is going to be a Final Fantasy All-Star game, including characters like Warrior of Light (FF1), Zidan (FF9), their rivals, Garland (FF1) and Kuja (FF9). Sephiroth is speculated to also be making an appearance.
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Final Fantasy Dissidia - New Game On The Horizon
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Final Fantasy Dissidia will be the title of a new game in our beloved Final Fantasy series. Right now it is slated to be released for the PSP.
Check out the new website for the game.
Tetsuya Nomura will be working on the game, and Square has promised more information at the Square Enix Party 2007.
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Square Announces a New Star Ocean Game
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At the upcoming Square Enix Party, rumors are flying that Square will announce a new Star Ocean title. It is also widely speculated that another Ivalice Alliance game is in the works.
Expect more information and possibly some video clips on May 12th, once Square has unveiled their new offerings.
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Possible Final Fantasy 13 Release Date?
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According to a UK magazine GamePro:
"In the story an exile from the floating kingdom of Cocoon, who has
been banished to the lower world, finds herself caught up in a plot to
take the sky domain down."
It is assumed that the character they are referring to is Lightning. It
was previously known that Lightning is regarded as dangerous by the
people of Cocoon and possibly being exiled. The information about the
plot against the floating city, however, is new.
It was mentioned that the release dates for both XIII and Versus
XIII will be in early 2008, though there has been no official
confirmation of this from Square. These things tend to move around a lot anyway.
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Square Annouces the Return of the Square Enix Party 2007
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Square
Enix Party 2007 is a two-day event held on May 12-13, 2007 at the
Makuhari Messe Convention Center in Chiba prefecture, Japan. Attendance
to the event, which is open to the public, will be free for all
attendees. The event held July 2005 drew a crowd of nearly 47,000
visitors.
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At Square Enix Party, attendees will be among the first to
experience the newest games from Square Enix and discover exciting
announcements from the company. They will also have the chance to
experience other Square Enix products including mobile content, manga,
merchandise, music and more. | Tag
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Square Announces Reno Figurine
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Recently Square announced in their product blog that a new Reno figurine would be made available as a part of the Kotobukiya Play Arts Collection.
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Coca-Cola Japan Teams Up With Final Fantasy
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Wow! In Japan, the Final Fantasy franchise is so compelling, that Coca-Cola Japan has teamed up with Square to create a commercial. I bet its a hit with all the manga fans. It makes me want to slurp a Coke. Click through for the video.
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Final Fantasy 12 Developers Speak at GDC 2007
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Taka Murat, who supervised the development of Final Fantasy 12, led the discussion of its development cycle yesterday at GDC.
The basic gist of the discussion was that each Final Fantasy game is so large that by the time they finish a game, parts of it are already obsolete. Read the full recap here.
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Guy Playing Final Fantasy Music on Piano
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Nine battle themes from the Final Fantasy series at a charity concert in New York. Includes arrangements by Piano Squall, Shiro Hamaguchi, Shiro Satou, and Michael Huang.
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Square Enix Announces Their 2007 Party
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Famitsu revealed today that the Square Enix Public Garden Party 2007 will be held on the 12th and 13th of May at the Makuhari Messe, several kilometers to the east of Tokyo.
Expect to hear about a lot of new projects from Square afterwards. Already it has been announced that Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lion War will be available to the Japanese on May 10th - apparently there will be no voice work in this game, even during the cinematics. Also Square should be giving information regarding Final Fantasy Tactics A2: The Sealed Black Book for the DS quite soon.
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New Details on Final Fantasy 13
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Hey all you fan boys, some new details of Final Fantasy 13 have emerged.
- Toshiro Tsuchida, the person who worked on Final Fantasy X and created the Front Mission series, will be planning the combat in Final Fantasy 13.
- "Mister 33 cm" is the name of the of the secret character to the left who has been popping up around the internet. "33cm" is supposedly referring to his shoe size. You know what they say about Fantasy characters with big feet?
- It is still unknown whether Mister 33cm will be an ally or an enemy.
- Mister 33cm will be heroic with a humorous fighting style.
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More Revenant Wings Pics Are Out
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It seems like every day the momentum is building for Final Fantasy Revenant Wings. I don't know about you guys, but I am over whelmed with anticipation. See below for the screen shots and magazine scans.
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Final Fantasy Revenant Wings: Shiva Time
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Final Fantasy Revenant Wings is rumored to have a number of Shivas to summon. There will be a Shiva, princess of ice, and a baby Shiva! Famitsu is expected to confirm this rumor in the next issue. Heres some pics.
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Square Bringing Out a Final Fantasy Title on Xbox 360
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Square Enix producer Hiromichi Tanaka confirmed that he was working on a new MMORPG bound for Xbox 360 and Windows Vista, adding "PS3 is a possibility." Ten months ago, Tanaka was saying just the opposite about the oft-hinted at MMO -- probably a sequel to Final Fantasy XI; possibly not. In April 2006, Tanaka confirmed the project for PlayStation 3, but made no mention of an Xbox 360 version. Now it would appear that development has shifted away from PS3 and onto Xbox 360.
Since Square Enix has already promised several versions of Final Fantasy XIII for PS3, it's in the company's interest, as a publisher concerned with multi-platform presence, to bring its next MMO to Xbox 360 first; a PS3 version could always come later. The project could also provide an opportunity to make use of Square Enix's recently acquired Unreal Engine 3 license.
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PSP Rumored to Get Original Final Fantasy Game
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Due to a removed listing on the EBGames site, speculation abounds that Final Fantasy I and Final Fantasy II will be remade on the PSP. Of course you could always just play the originals in our NES arcarde.
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Square Enix Licenses Unreal Engine 3
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From the press release...
"Square Enix Co., Ltd. today announced a licensing agreement with Epic Games that enables Square Enix to introduce Epic’s Unreal® Engine 3 middleware into its next-generation game development process.
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Final Fantasy 3 Is Finally Released in Europe
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Final Fantasy 3 was only available in Japan for a long time. It was originally released for the Famicon. Now European gamers and fans of the series will finally get to try their hand at this overdue game.
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Square Announces New MMOPRG - Concerto Gate
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In a recent announcement Square Enix has said that they will be working on a new MMORPG. Concerto Gate, the name of the new game will be released in Japan, and there is no word yet whether it will make its way to North America. Here's some pics.
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Balthier in the new Final Fantasy Tacitics Game
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Balthier will appear in the new Final Fantasy game, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lion War. Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lion War is a new version of Final Fantasy Tactics for the PSP game system. Early speculation is that Balthier will have a storyline role in the new Tactics. It is unknown whether he will replace Cloud, or be featured with him. Below are some pics to whet your appetites.
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Final Fantasy 20th Anniversary
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I received an email today about the Final Fantasy Series's 20th Anniversary. As many of you already know Final Fantasy will turn 20 on December 18th, 2007. Thats less than a year away.
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Square releasing some Japanese titles in US
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Square is planning on releasing Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix in the US market. This will be the first time that a title from Square's "Director's Cut" series will be released outside of Japan.
Also Square is reportedly planning to bring "Chocobo and the Magic Picturebook" to the US as well. This title will be renamed to "Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales" for the American market however. All you DS fans have another Final Fantasy title to look forward to on that system.
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Square Enix's Tetsuya Nomura Gives an Interview
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GeManga recently interviewed the big man at Square and learned that the coming year will see the release of five titles with which Nomura has some influence over. Those titles include Kingdom Hearts 2: Final Mix+ for PS2 (dated for a March release), Crisis Core for PSP, Advent Children Complete for Blu-Ray/PS3, Subarashiki Kono Sekai (otherwise known as It's Wonderful World) for the Nintendo DS, and one other game whose title was not mentioned.
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Square Bans 7400 Final Fantasy XI accounts
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Square was forced to ban 7400 more Final Fantasy XI accounts mainly due to people cheating by using third party tools to gain an unfair advantage.
These bannings resulted in the removal of 6.2 billion Gil. Now thats a lot of Gil.
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New Kingdom Hearts Title Confirmed
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Square-Enix showed a "New Project" trailer at Jump Festa 2007. Because it was shown after the Kingdom Hearts 2 final mix trailer, the rumor mill has been spinning.
Reports are in that Tetsuya Nomura has confirmed that during mid 2007, Square Enix plan to announce a new Kingdom Hearts title.
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The Final Fantasy III Challenge
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Take the Final Fantasy Challenge!
While cruising around on the internet I found loogslair. This guy is playing through all of Final Fantasy III in 24 days during this month. He says his last game took 30 hours to complete, but that there is a lot of time wasted when the game has to be reset for mistakes.
Post your own comments about your marathon Final Fantasy achievements. I know some of you can beat this game faster than 24 days. |
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