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Square Enix Co., creator of the "Final Fantasy" series of role-playing video games, offered to buy Tecmo Ltd. to bolster its game-software business. The offer for the creator of the "Dead or Alive" video-game series is valued at 22.3 billion yen ($205 million).

Group fights Pandemonium Warden for 18 hours and has to stop because of people becoming physically ill. Also makes players wonder why SE makes Absolute Virtue an 18 hour fight when it risks health of players.

EMI Classics and Video Games Live announced that the 'Video Games Live - Volume One' album was successfully launched in North America to great acclaim and rave reviews last week during the sold out performance at Comic-Con International with the San Diego Symphony.

While genuine surprises were few and far between at E3 this year, one of the more unexpected announcements came during Microsoft's press conference when Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada came back on stage at the end and revealed that Final Fantasy XIII would hit the Xbox 360 in North America and Europe.

Michelle kept detailed notes. She even knows exactly when it all began - August 27, 2005, the day she signed up for Final Fantasy XI. "Like any first-time gamer, I began playing the game a couple hours here and there and maybe a few hours on the weekend," she said. She'd never played an MMOG before.

When the guys who brought us Final Fantasy Tactics release a new strategy RPG, it's worth noting...

Square Enix that it will release CHRONO TRIGGER® in North America this Holiday season. Remastered exclusively for Nintendo DS™, this marks the first time that the groundbreaking RPG will be available on a handheld console.

[GM] Dave's take on Mog Bonanza

FFXIclopedia will be one of the sites attending this year's Premiere Site Summit.

The Milkman himself talks to SE about things like HNMs and their drops, concerns about WHM, some more insight on developing an MMO, and finally noticing that Fellows and Automatons keep silencing mobs that never cast spells, ever.

".... three new RPG titles for Microsoft Xbox 360® system that will be released in North America, beginning with INFINITE UNDISCOVERY™ followed by THE LAST REMNANT™ and STAR OCEAN®: The Last Hope™. All three RPGs will be developed for global releases in 2008-2009."

The Video Games Live tour created in 2002 by renowned video game composers Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall, has become the top selling game concert in the world having already performed to more than 200,000 people around the globe including the U.S., Canada, England, Mexico, Brazil, New Zealand, Spain and Korea.

"The Xbox 360 version, until recently at least, had 1,000 points available for players to unlock." "Another 25 Achievements have been added to the list on Xbox.com under similar secrecy, bringing the latest count to 57 available..."

FFXI Podcast Pet Food Alpha interviewed Matt Hilton for their two year anniversary show. Matt is one of the Senior Community Relations members working at Square Enix for Final Fantasy XI

IT University of Copenhagen hosted a big Final Fantasy Night. "Not only did we decorate the bar and create unique cocktails, but the bartenders were dressed up like Final Fantasy characters ... pooled vast knowledge of mixing and alcohol to craft unique Final Fantasy drinks.. "

Summary of [http://www.music4games.net/Features_Display.aspx?id=269 this Music4Games interview].

The award-winning FINAL FANTASY XI, and all four expansion packs, are now available on the Direct2Drive service! For the low price of $19.95 per title, you can download the software directly from Direct2Drive onto your computer!