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"Aside from your profile options, not much else is yet available on the Square Enix Members official website, apart from what appears to be set to become the publisher’s equivalent of Nintendo’s “Stars” community feature. Gamers are given the option to register their games, which will than appear on their profile homepage."
"BioShock was one of the biggest surprises of 2007 and after a four-month delay, 2K Games is finally ready to retrun to Rapture with BioShock 2 this week. The PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 sequel comes from a new developer (2K Marin), but gives gamers the chance to play as the series' iconic Big Daddy."
"The often thought cancelled European release of Star Ocean: The Last Hope International for PlayStation 3 has been reaffirmed for February. Bringing with it a number of features not previously available in the Xbox 360 version, Star Ocean: The Last Hope International includes the option to choose English or Japanese voiceovers and localised subtitles for the forty-or-so hours of epic Role-Playing Game (RPG) adventure."
Square Enix recently announced that Star Ocean: The Last Hope International will have many new additions over the 360 version, including an updated battle system, overhauled menus, the option of both English or Japanese audio, and additional characters.
[Star Ocean: The Last Hope International forum]
Early leaked scans from this week's issue of Weekly Famitsu has the title Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope International under the issue's PlayStation 3 section, accompanying a two-page ad, which is available on the right. This International version will release in Japan on February 4, 2010.
More information will be provided once more scans become available, 'kay. Scans are courtesy of Wii @ Everyday, 'kay.
The Xbox 360 isn't the most popular console in Hong Kong, so Microsoft sent a Star Ocean 4 cosplayer and a truck decked out in Xbox goodies into the streets to help promote the console. Good marketing strategy, or a waste of time?
Available on video game developer tri-Ace's home page is a link to a teaser page for a new RPG title that is presumably in development by the studio. The countdown timer is currently set to finish on April 10th. The teaser page can be found here.
tri-Ace's most recent projects were the Xbox 360 RPG Star Ocean: The Last Hope, and Nintendo DS SRPG Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume.
"PC
Puzzle Quest: Galactrix, Shellshock 2: Blood Trails, Tom Clancy's EndWar
PS3
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, Killzone 2, Shellshock 2: Blood Trails
Xbox 360
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, Shellshock 2: Blood Trails, Star Ocean: The Last Hope, Stoked
Wii
Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop, Yamaha Supercross
DS
Blue Dragon Plus, C.O.R.E., Imagine: Ice Champions, Legacy of Ys: Books I & II, Puzzle Quest: Galactrix"
"Yusuke Naora, one of the developers who worked on the Japanese company's latest RPG, The Last Remnant, goes on to defend especially the teenage main characters...
The format of the RPG lends itself well to having a teenage protagonist. Usually youre playing for many hours, taking a character on a journey from a relatively weak state to one of power and maturity, a gameplay journey that mirrors that of a teenager moving into adulthood. Thats certainly one of the reasons it works well hav..."
"John Yamamoto, president and chief executive officer of Square Enix Ltd. comments, STAR OCEAN has already proved to be a popular series in Japan, we now hope that players around the world can discover why. STAR OCEAN: The Last Hope is a stunning new adventure in the series that is sure to delight both fans and newcomers alike."
In the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu, it is revealed that the Item Creation girl that was introduced in the Star Ocean's series PS2 installment, Till the End of Time, will make an appearance in the series's latest installment, Star Ocean: The Last Hope for the Xbox 360, handling all of your Item Creation needs. She is now sporting a purple hair, along with a pair of glasses, but still has her trusty pointer. Whether she will be playable like in the PSP Star Ocean games is unknown as of rig...
Square Enix and Microsoft have announced that they will be releasing a special bundle for the RPG giant's upcoming tri-Ace RPG, Star Ocean: The Last Hope. Titled the 'Arcade Xbox 360 Star Ocean 4 Premium Pack', the contents include:
This premium pack will retail for 24,800 yen. Star Ocean: The Last Hope is set to release in Japan on February 19th, and will rele...
"Square-Enix has announced their 2009 line-up of titles. Some of these have not been nailed down for a North American or European release as of yet, but given their track record it is only a matter of time.
The Line-Up:
Dragon Quest IX: Hoshizora no Mamoribito (DS)
Dragon Quest Monster Battle Road II (Arcade)
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (DS)
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (PSP)
Kingdom Hearts Coded (Mobile)
Kingdom Hearts Mobile (Mobie)
Lost Winds (Wii)
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicle..."
Electronic Theatre's admin team have reported that SquareEnix have just confirmed that Star Ocean: The Last Hope WILL make it to European shores. "2009" is the only date they would give.
With the Tokyo Game Show currently underway at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan, Square Enix has opened the official site for tri-Ace's upcoming RPG, Star Ocean: The Last Hope for the Xbox 360. There are profiles for Edge Maverick, Reimi Saionji, Faize Sheifa Beleth, and Lymle Lemuri Phi, along with screens of the battle system and the Sight In/Sight Out system.
You can check out a trailer here. Star Ocean 4 will release in Japan on February 19, 2009, and in North America on March 3, 2009.
With, you guessed it, another Closed Mega Theatre !
... Don't you just love Square Enix ?
Besides the infamous theatre Square Enix will also have demo booths for Dissidia Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days amongst others. Looking good !
New games either big or small are getting ready for the Tokyo game show this week. Star Ocean 4 is just one of the games popping out this time. It is detailed as a XBOX360 exclusive. A part of the plot has been leaked; its world war 3 in the year 2064, we are forced to be hidden in under ground cities.
That right there makes me want this game badly.
Courtesy of blog Wii @ Everyday comes the scans from the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu for this week, with new game announcements and more images of those known upcoming games.
Games featured:
When Square Enix announced their Tokyo Game Show line up with no designated form for The Last Remnant or Star Ocean 4, it was a given that they would appear as trailer only titles. But Square Enix seem to have done something spontaneous for once and have today announced that both games will be playable at the Tokyo Game Show, coming up in a few weeks time.
Square Enix has created their website for the upcoming Tokyo Game Show, and has uploaded their show lineup:
[NDS] Snoopy DS: Let's Go Meet Snoopy and His Friends [Playable, Video]
[NDS] Cid and Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon: Toki Wasure no Meikyuu DS+ [Playable, Video]
[NDS] Valkyrie Profile: Toga wo Seou Mono [Playable, Video]
[NDS] Pingu's WakuWaku Carnival [Playable, Video]
[360] The Last Remnant
[NDS] Chrono Trigger [Video]
[PSP] Dissidia Final Fantasy [Playable, Video]
[NDS] Cho...
"Square Enix president Yoichi Wada has told GamesIndustry.biz that the RPG specialist is neutral when it comes to dealing with publishing and platform partners.
"We always consider the territory and hardware for titles, and I just want to make sure that we're neutral about dealing with companies," said Wada speaking in an exclusive interview published today.
"In Japan we know that the Xbox 360 isn't really that strong yet, but for me I feel very calm about dealing with any company, and w..."
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* Wanted Theme: Free and only available in the UK.
* Wanted GamerPics: Free and only available in the UK.
* Kung-Fu Panda Launch Trailer: Free and available everywhere.
* Last Remnant Trailer 2: Free and available everywhere.
* Star Ocean: The Last Hope: Cornelia Trailer: Free and available
everywhere.
* Prince Of Persia Trailer: Free and available everywhere.
* Rock Band - MTV2 Pac..."
Infinite Undiscovery, the first in a series, will be out Septemeber 2 for North America, Septemeber 5 for Europe, and Japan on Septemeber 11. Certainly strange they're getting a game last, especially an RPG, but president John Yamamoto says they plan on making upcoming releases global events.
The Last Remnant, powered by the Unreal Engine 3 (as was Lost Odyssey), will be on the Xbox 360 this winter; its PS3 window is unknown.
Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope is set for the 360, to which it w...
Today is the day of Microsoft's RPG Premiere 2008 in Japan, where the company is unveiling new RPGs to the console in an attempt to bolster the Xbox 360's pitiful last-place position in Japan. Most, if not all of the titles revealed today should make their way over to the West.
One of the new game announcements at this event is Star Ocean: The Last Hope, previously only known as Star Ocean 4. The game debuted with a CG-only trailer at the event. Originally thought to be a PlayStation 3 ...
Some scans for the next installment in the Star Ocean have surfaced from Famitsu Weekly.
Fans of the series should be happy to know longtime developer on the series tri-Ace will be working on this one, which will be more sci-fi based (you'll be able to control your own ship and travel to at least five different planets). The game takes place a few centuries before the original.
A platform or release date have still not been announced for the game.
From what most likely is the promotional DVD that comes with Star Ocean: Second Evolution for the PSP, we get three trailers for the three upcoming tri-Ace projects: Valkyrie Profile: The Accused One, Star Ocean 4 and Infinite Undiscovery. Both the Valkyrie Profile and Star Ocean 4 trailers are new, while the Infinite Undiscovery trailer is old.
Valkyrie Profile: The Accused One
Star Ocean 4
Infinite Undiscovery
Discuss here and on the forums:
Star Ocean 4 Forum
Infinite ...
With Final Fantasy XIII getting closer to the completion of it's development day by day an interesting article has surfaced the Internet, talking about how Square Enix is betting on the PS3.
Currently the PS3 in the RPG genre is pretty weak and does not have many exclusive or RPG games in it's library, but the Playstation 3 has a huge wave of RPG's coming it's way. Here is a list of what to expect on the PS3 in the near future:
1. Kingdom Hearts III
2. Final Fantasy XIII
3. Final Fant...
Japanese magazine Famitsu claims Square Enix will announce a new Star Ocean title in the upcoming Square Enix Party 2007. The game will be revealed in the first day of the event, May 12, at around 11:00 AM. That's when Square Enix is holding their "Star Ocean Special Stage".
Because no further details have been revealed, we dont know where this title will end up; will this be Square Enix's first anticipated Xbox360 title, or will it be released for the PlayStation 3 like the titles before...
![Box shot of Star Ocean: The Last Hope [North America]](http://i.neoseeker.com/boxshots/R2FtZXMvWGJveF8zNjAvUm9sZS1QbGF5aW5nL1NjaS1GaQ==/star_ocean_the_last_hope_frontcover_small_c367PnpuQJ7bax8.jpg)