Square-Enix Japan reports that Final Fantasy XI (The first Final Fantasy title to hit the Microsoft Xbox) is at 55%. Just enough for beta testing to begin. <a href="http://www.pro-g.co.uk/news/nid/838/">Pro-G</a> also states that Winter Gamers may be able to play the game sooner than we all may think.<br><br>[Source: <a href="http://www.pro-g.co.uk/news/nid/838/">Pro-G</a>] ...

Since E3 began, rumors surfaced aboutr the game 'Final Fantasy XII' being released on the upcoming Sony Playstation 3 instead of the previously planned PS2. According to <a href="http://spong.com/detail/news.asp?mode=news&type=n&cid=&pid=&vid=&prid=8779&n=Square+Enix+Makes+Final+Fantasy+XII+PlayStation +2+Commitment%2C+Underlines+PS3+Support">Spong</a>, Square-Enix reports that they are keeping the previous commitment of releasing the game on the PS2, and when asked about a release of a Final Fantasy game for the PS3, they said; "It is just beyond the horizon".<br><br>Final Fantasy XII will be available for gamers in the last stretch of 2005 for Japan, early to mid 2006 for North America, and there is no set date for Europe at this time.<br><br>[Source: <a href="http://spong.com/detail/news.asp?mode=news&type=n&cid=&pid=&vid=&prid=8779&n=Square+Enix+Makes+Final+Fantasy+XII+PlayStation +2+Commitment%2C+Underlines+PS3+Support">Spong</a>] ...

"You might pee your pants, but its worth the mess!" <a href="http://psp.ign.com/articles/615/615508p1.html?fromint=1">IGN</a> declares in the opening statement to a new news article reporting the release of yet another trailer for the upcoming Advent Children. The trailer, which you can view <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/psp/rpg/finalfantasyviiadventchildren/preview_6124972.html">here</a>, shows footage, some new, some not.<br><br>Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children will be released in North America on September 13th, Japan September 14th, and in Europe later in the year.<br><br>[Source: <a href="http://psp.ign.com/articles/615/615508p1.html?fromint=1">IGN</a>] ...

Final Fantasy may now jump onto yet another console, as reported by <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/05/16/news_6124746.html">Gamespot</a>, <a href="http://palgn.com.au/article.php?id=2224">Palgn</a>, and <a href="http://xbox.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=4783">Xbox Advanced</a>. According to the sites mentioned, Square-Enix is willing to take full advantage of the high-definition graphics and Xbox Live. Not much news has been released yet on the issue, but we will keep you posted. The Xbox 360 is the third platform to host Final Fantasy XI.<br><br>[Sources: <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/05/16/news_6124746.html">Gamespot</a>, <a href="http://palgn.com.au/article.php?id=2224">Palgn</a>, <a href="http://xbox.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=4783">Xbox Advanced</a>] ...

According to <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/05/12/news_6124327.html">Gamespot</a>, Square-Enix is making an international release on September 14th of this year for the highly anticipated sequel to Final Fantasy VII. Earlier reports by various sites did say that Square may have been pondering that idea, although no reliable sources to back it up. <a href="http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/05/13/0445257&from=rss">Slashdot</a>, and <a href="http://psp.ign.com/articles/612/612434p1.html">IGN</a> are also supporting the news about the worldwide release. There has been no mention of Europe as of yet, nor has there been any news on if Advent Children will be released onto UMD Format for the PSP. We will keep you posted on news concerning Advent Children as it comes in.<br><br>[Sources: <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/05/12/news_6124327.html">Gamespot</a>, <a ...

Following the news article concerning the release of Final Fantasy music titles from Final Fantasies I-XI being released in America, <a href="http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=8662">GamesIndustry</a> reports that the European Offices of Square-Enix have been in discussions with Apple Europe to bring the soundtracks onto the UK's iTunes site. To date, only the OST to The Spirits Within is available throughout Europe. It is quoted, that it is only a matter of time before Europe follows their American counterparts with the availability of all soundtracks.<br><br>[Source: <a href="http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=8662">GamesIndustry</a>] ...

According to Advent Children's Producer Tetsuya Nomura, Advent Children is slated for release in Japan on September 14th for a price of 4,800 Yen. The Special Edition of the DVD will also be released on the same date. Character rendering is complete, and voice-over work should be completed sometime this month with synching beginning in June. The most promising part of the <a href="http://psp.ign.com/articles/611/611223p1.html?fromint=1">IGN</a> article is that THERE WILL BE NO MORE DELAYS! I'll keep you posted on Advent Children through E3 and after. <br><br>[Source: <a href="http://psp.ign.com/articles/611/611223p1.html?fromint=1">IGN</a>] ...

According to <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050425/lam061.html?.v=6/">Yahoo:Finance</a>, Square has been planning on unveiling a few new titles as well as a few old which have been displayed at past E3s.<br><br>The titles include: Fullmetal Alchemist 2, Final Fantasy VII: Compilation (which contains Final Fantasy: Advent Children, Before Crisis, and Dirge of Cerberus), Dragon Quest VIII, Kingdom Hearts II, Romancing SaGas, Radiata Stories, Final Fantasy: XI, Final Fantasy: XII, Front Mission Online, Front Mission, and for compatable cell phones: Final Fantasy VII: Snowboarding, Front Mission 2089, Hexcite Fusion, Musashi Mobile Samurai, and Final Fantasy II.<br><br>We'll keep you updated on the upcoming E3 conference during and soon after it is held.<br><br>[Source: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050425/lam061.html?.v=6/">Yahoo:Finance</a>] ...

Information just released from Final Fantasy: Reunion, in the May issue of Jump Magazine, new information along with a POSSIBLE release date will surface. The magazine will be placed on shelves just prior to the E3 Conference. More info pending.<br><br>[Source: <a href="http://ff7ac.hotcafe.to/">FF:Reunion</a>] ...

A recent interview from <a href="http://www.gamesindustry.biz/">www.gamesindustry.biz</a> concerning Final Fantasy: Advent Children has revealed some much needed information to put some rumors to rest.<br> First of all, the length of the film, which was first planned to be 20 to 30 minutes, has now extended to 70 minutes. Something they were not planning. In their own words ' we set out to create a collection of clips more than a feature film'. <br> Also, the original staff of FFVII working on Advent Children include: Mr Kitase (Producer), Mr Nomura (Director), Mr Nojima (Script Writer) and also Mr Naora (Art Director).<br> And to my disappointment about the <a href="http://www.7up.com/">www.1up.com</a> release date for Advent Children, a fixed date has not been set. They are also preparing for the announcement for the release as well as the locations.<br>Question have also been asked about a possible remake of the original ...

The Chocobo song and the spikey haired snowboarder are back! According to <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/">Gamespot</a>, Square-Enix has been planning the release another cellphone game related to Final Fantasy. It is not yet known whether or not the game will be released in North America or Europe, or which type of cellphone it can be played on. Although the graphics aren't all that fantastic, the speed of frames in clocked at approximately 15 frames per second. The game is apparently similar to the FF:VII PS and PC version with the obstructive moogles and balloons to give any avid Final Fantasy player a run for his money... gil. More news will become available when it is released.<br><br><br>[source: <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/mobile/sports/finalfantasy7snowboarding/preview_6119888.html">www.Gamespot.com</a>] ...

According to <a href="http://www.1up.com/">www.1up.com</a>, Final Fantasy: Advent Children will be released on March 14th, which is ten days before the North American launch of the Sony PSP. We will also announce which retailer will be releasing the movie when the information becomes available.<br><br>[Source: <a href="http://www.1up.com/">www.1up.com</a>] ...

According to Tetsuya Nomura’s site, Advent Children will be pushed again, making the ‘first quarter of 2005’ obsolete. However, it is for the best. For the past year or so, we have all heard that Advent Children would be around 80 to 90 minutes long, but in Nomura’s own words, “It seems like it just might exceed 90 minutes now...” and in other portions of the report, “Why, it's actually more of a full-length CG film rather than a movie”, “…it's swiftly becoming something that's in the scale of a full-length feature film”. <br> More information on the report will be added shortly to the Advent Children section of this site.<br><br>[Source: <a href="http://www.adventchildren.net/">www.adventchildren.net</a> ]<br> ...

The wheel for characters on the Japanese Square-Enix site for much anticipated Final Fantasy: Advent Children has been updated. On the wheel, which already consists of revered characters such as Cloud, Tifa, Sephiroth, and Barrett, is now home to Marlene, Cid, Yuffie, Reno, Rude, Zack, and Denzel. The small bios can be seen on the Japanese <a href="http://www.square-enix.co.jp/dvd/ff7ac/">Square-Enix</a> site.<br> Not much more information has been released about Advent Children in the past month or two, but as soon as there is, we'll let you know.<br><br>[Sources: Square-Enix Japan]<br><br><br><a href="http://www.square-enix.co.jp/dvd/ff7ac/">Square-Enix</a><br> ...