August 2008 Archives

VALKYRIE PROFILE turns eight today

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• August 29, 2008 2:47 PM
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VALKYRIE PROFILE is celebrating its eighth birthday today. The game was published in North America in 2000 for the Sony PlayStation. Recently it was made available for the Sony PlayStation Portable for a new generation of gamers. A sequel, VALKYRIE PROFILE 2: Silmeria, was released for the PlayStation 2 in 2006.

The VALKYRIE PROFILE series is developed by tri-Ace, the team responsible for the STAR OCEAN series and the Xbox 360 action-RPG INFINITE UNDISCOVERY, coming out on September 2. Truly a week to celebrate for tri-Ace fans!

DRAGON QUEST IV Comic Strip #7

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• August 26, 2008 6:48 PM
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Maya, twin sister of Meena, makes another seductive appearance in DRAGON QUEST IV comic strip number seven.

Though she may give off the impression that she's just an attractive dancer, she's quite the powerhouse. Her physical attacks are powerful and she learns a handful of malicious spells that can easily bring the peskiest of foes to their knees. Coupled with Meena's curative and supportive spells to back her up, these sisters make one unstoppable team!

DRAGON QUEST IV is coming out for the Nintendo DS on September 16, and INFINITE UNDISCOVERY will be coming out for the Microsoft Xbox 360 even sooner on September 2. By this time next week you could be playing SQUARE ENIX's latest action RPG developed by tri-Ace, the team behind the STAR OCEAN and VALKYRIE PROFILE series. Are you ready?

CHRONO TRIGGER celebration: box art and birthday

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• August 22, 2008 6:20 PM
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Below is the North American box art for CHRONO TRIGGER, coming to Nintendo DS on November 25:

Seem familiar? This box art is a nostalgic tribute to the Super Nintendo release which debuted on August 22, 1995. That's right, it's CHRONO TRIGGER's thirteenth birthday today. Happy birthday, Crono and crew!

Exclusive INFINITE UNDISCOVERY trailer + Chocobo's Dungeon Soundtrack Sweepstakes Winners

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• August 21, 2008 6:06 PM
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The MEMBERS exclusive extended INFINITE UNDISCOVERY trailer is now viewable in the Videos section. Be the first to see it!

The FINAL FANTASY FABLES: Chocobo's Dungeon Original Soundtrack Sweepstakes ended a little bit ago, and the 10 winners have been chosen.

The winners are...

FINAL FANTASY TACTICS A2 Side Stories Chapter 5

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• August 20, 2008 6:48 PM
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The last chapter of the FINAL FANTASY TACTICS A2: Grimoire of the Rift Side Stories is now online.

This chapter is an epilogue to the main storyline of the game and demonstrates Luso's wide-spread effect on Ivalice. While earth-shattering revelations are not revealed, be warned that there are spoilers within for those who have yet to complete the game.

DRAGON QUEST IV Comic Strip #6

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• August 19, 2008 7:45 PM
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The DRAGON QUEST IV features page has been updated with comic strip number six.

This strip introduces the casino, which has become a staple of the DRAGON QUEST series. While DRAGON QUEST III had a monster arena mini-game, DRAGON QUEST IV added a full-fledged casino that included poker and slot machines. These addictive games offered even more incentive to play by offering rare items in exchange for your casino winnings.

While simulated, this is still gambling. Please play responsibly.

CHRONO TRIGGER comes to Nintendo DS this November 25

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• August 18, 2008 6:51 PM
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After years of waiting, the oft-acclaimed RPG CHRONO TRIGGER makes its welcome return. For those who never got a chance to play to play it before, your time has arrived. For those with fond memories of the past, it's time to relive them.

Mark your calendars for the CHRONO TRIGGER DS release on November 25!

FINAL FANTASY TACTICS A2 Side Stories Chapter 4

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• August 15, 2008 3:17 PM
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Chapter four of the FINAL FANTASY TACTICS A2 Grimoire of the Rift Side Story focuses on Hurdy, the traveling Moogle minstrel.

The side story mentions Gurdy, Hurdy's twin sister. It's no coincidence that they're twins, as a hurdy gurdy is the name of a musical instrument. The instrument visually resembles the violin, but has a crank and keys to produce a sound similar to that of a bagpipe. The hurdy gurdy is mostly prominent in folk music but has been featured in many other genres of music.

If you have yet to pick up FINAL FANTASY TACTICS A2: Grimoire of the Rift, do consider the educational value that the game may offer. You won't regret it!

Final behest issued at Everyone's Kingdom

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• August 14, 2008 3:52 PM
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That's all folks! The final behest on Everyone's Kingdom is now up at the Bulletin Board.

Now that all medals are out in the wild you can change your job to any other to your heart's content. The current jobs breakdown in the kingdom is shown below.

The most popular job thus far is the Black Mage, with a total higher than Warrior and White Mage jobs combined. Thief is lagging behind with half the number of either Warrior or White Mage jobs.

You can always check the Bulletin Park for the up-to-date jobs breakdown to see how popular your job is in the kingdom. Have fun!

FINAL FANTASY IV DS Lite Protector Kit Sweepstakes

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• August 13, 2008 6:51 PM
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Can't get enough of FINAL FANTASY IV? Enter to win one of 10 Protector Kits to keep your Nintendo DS safe from harm in style. The hard plastic case and stylus feature custom FINAL FANTASY IV graphics that separate your DS Lite from the crowd. Entries will be accepted starting today (August 13) and will close on September 16.

You can also find the case available at our online store if you don't want to rely on luck alone (it'll ship a little faster too).

DRAGON QUEST IV Comic Strip #5

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• August 12, 2008 6:51 PM
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It's Tuesday, and that means it's time for another fresh DRAGON QUEST IV comic strip. This time the comic is about Torneko. Enjoy!
 
Spoiler Alert: don't read on if you don't like spoilers even in the smallest of amounts. You have been warned!
 

FINAL FANTASY TACTICS A2 Side Stories Chapter 3

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• August 8, 2008 4:21 PM
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The third chapter of the FINAL FANTASY TACTICS A2: Grimoire of the Rift Side Stories is now available for your viewing pleasure. This time, the story revolves around Cid, expanding upon actual in-game events.

Have you played the card games yet?

Challenge your friends with FINAL FANTASY IV multiplayer card games

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• August 7, 2008 8:24 PM
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Two new FINAL FANTASY IV-themed games have been added to the growing collection in Game Zone. President and Get Whyt are multiplayer card games that support up to four players online, and you can practice against the computer, too. In President your goal is to deplete your cards before your opponents to become president. In Get Whyt you must discard pairs while trying to keep the Whyt card to win. Be sure to create a FINAL FANTASY IV game avatar so that your friends can easily identify you while playing.

Also updated today was Everyone's Kingdom, which now features the Armor Shop, a place where you can generate custom signatures according to your job. While all adventurers are welcome to window shop, be aware that only Level 4 adventurers may generate a signature. If you're at a lower level, visit the kingdom more often to level up!

Space Invaders World War is on!

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• August 6, 2008 7:15 PM
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Attention all Space Invaders fans! You can now visit this site and shoot down those pesky invaders in first person. Keep in mind that this is a WORLD WAR; every point that you earn by shooting down invaders can be drained from another country to be added to your country's total score. Japan is currently leading with over 3.6 billion points, but we're not doing too shabby with 1.3 billion. Every point counts, so make your country proud!

Also, it's that time of the week again. A new behest has been posted in Everyone's Kingdom for your medal hunting pleasure. One more medal to go!

DRAGON QUEST IV Comic Strip #4

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• August 5, 2008 4:22 PM
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A new addition was made to the series of DRAGON QUEST IV comic strips today. We hope these comics make the wait easier. Only six more weeks before the game is out!

FINAL FANTASY TACTICS A2 messages to the dev team

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• August 4, 2008 5:41 PM
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We've been receiving a lot of messages to the development team of FINAL FANTASY TACTICS A2: Grimoire of the Rift through this submission form on MEMBERS; we thought we'd share some of them with the fellow members:

FINAL FANTASY TACTICS A2 Side Stories Chapter 2 + cute wallpapers

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• August 1, 2008 11:33 AM
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We have updated the FINAL FANTASY TACTICS A2: Grimoire of the Rift Side Stories with its second chapter with Adelle.

Also, be sure to check out some super cute Adelle and Luso wallpapers, featuring illustrations by character designer Ryoma Ito.

A lot of us are still playing FINAL FANTASY TACTICS A2 here at the office. We hope that you're enjoying the game as much as we are!