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Last year Square Enix held multiple Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY concerts across the globe to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Final Fantasy series. Now the company has announced that it will be releasing the finale of this set of concerts on Blu-ray with the title Distant Worlds music from FINAL FANTASY THE CELEBRATION.
The concert took place on December 31, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan and featured music from Nobuo Uematsu, Hitoshi Sakimoto, Masashi Hamauzu and Naoshi Mizuta. It was conducted by Arnie Roth and featured guest vocals by Susan Calloway and Crystal Kay.
Distant Worlds: THE CELEBRATION will be released on June 26th in Japan. It can be purchased from either the Square Enix e-Store or Amazon.
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FFDream has recently had an opportunity to sit down with the creators of the Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD, specifically the producer of the games Yoshinori Kitase, director and screenwriter Motomu Toriyama, and art director Isamu Kamikokuryou. They discussed things such as their challenges in creating the games, music direction, and future of remakes. Click "Read More" for the interview.
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Today, Square-Enix has put out statements that suggest lay-offs at their UK offices and that they are reviewing their business structure in Europe. Despite their games, such as Tomb Raider and Sleeping Dogs, selling well they did not meet the high expectations that Square-Enix has had for them. Here are the following statements:
“We are reviewing our business in Europe to ensure we have the right structure, content and skills for the changing entertainment landscape."
"We do expect changes to the UK office, which will affect personnel. We will update you when the time is right, but our priority right now is for the people within the business.”
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Some new information became available today from the Nico Nico Chokaigi 2 about Final Fantasy XIV and it's future. As was stated in our previous post, phase 3 of the beta is dependant on when Sony certifies the client, and it has now been revealed to start sometime in the begining of June. They have also talked about the details of what will be available during phase 3 and 4 of the beta test and what kind of things can be exected to be added later on. Click "Read More" for the full translation of the article.
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Square Enix is releasing remastered versions of Final Fantasy IV, V and VI's soundtracks starting with the release of Final Fantasy IV Original Soundtrack Remaster Version on July 3rd. The soundtracks for V and VI have not yet been given a release date.
A teaser website is up which contains one notable bit of information; Yoshitaka Amano will be designing the boxart for the first-print copies of Final Fantasy IV's remastered soundtrack. The Final Fantasy V & VI sections of the site are still inaccessible so there's no additional information on those releases yet.
Those that wish to pre-order Final Fantasy IV Original Soundtrack Remaster Version can do so through either the Square Enix e-Store or Amazon.
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Square-Enix has recently updated their Final Fantasy XIV site with the primals info in the game. They added sections for Ifrit, Ramuh, Garuda, Titan and Leviathan, along with the beastman races that worship them. Please follow here for the full information on them. They have also added some new screenshots showing these primals and beastman.
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As the second phase of the beta is coming to an end, Square-Enix is holding a special stage event for Final Fantasy XIV at the Nico Nico Chokaigi 2 event in Tokyo. At the yesterday's livestreaming, the game's director and producer Naoki Yoshida has shared some new details about the future of the game.
Some of the more interesting tidbits that were revealed is that the game is planned to be released in the summer for both PS3 and PC, the PS4 version is currently being considered, a new benchmark will be released for the game between phase 3 and 4 which will feature character creation, and that the start of phase 3 of the beta depends on when Sony certifies the PS3 client. Please click "Read More" for a more complete list of the announcements.
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Square Enix has announced Final Fantasy Tactics S, a new instalment in the Final Fantasy Tactics series. Unlike previous games in the series, this new title will be a social game that is being developed by both Square Enix and Mobage.
A Japanese teaser website is up and according to Siliconera, it states that the game will have "a variety of jobs with different abilities", the site also mentions that players will "play as a clan master that is trying to regain the crystal’s luster".
Currently the game is set to be released for iPhone and Android platforms in Japan. Those that sign up for the game early will receive a character from the Final Fantasy series as a gift.
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Remember The Coliseum in Final Fantasy XIII-2? Well, it's making a come back in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII!The game's producer, Yoshinori Kitase, has recently confirmed in France to reporters from Final Fantasy Dream website that the arena will return in some form. It may not be exactly how we experienced it in the first sequel.
Hopefully, we'll get more information on this matter and screenshots to boot.
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David, Katya and Josh are back to discuss the news this month, including the Drakenguard 3 announcement, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD remake, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII and Yoichi Wada stepping down as CEO of Square Enix. We then answer questions from the listeners in our Questions Segment, and finally we discuss if games with poor graphics can survive in today's market in our Feature Discussion.
Final Fantasy FXN Podcast: Episode 8
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