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Square Enix announced via a press release and the Playsation Blog today that an HD version of the 2011 Playstation Portable release Final Fantasy Type-0 will at last be receiving a western release for both the Playstation 4 and Xbox One consoles.

The localised version will be called Final Fantasy Type-0 HD and has been confirmed for Europe and North America. In the press release, game director Hajime Tabita said:

“The voice of our Western fans was instrumental in the development of FINAL FANTASY TYPE-0, and we’re very excited to release this title soon,”

Although the Playstation Blog originally stated this release was for Playstation Vita, that has since been corrected and there is no word of a Vita release at this time. Release dates, media or further information are not yet available, but we will share them all when they come.

Thanks to all the vocal fans who kept on the pressure for three years. Please be excited!

Source:  Square Portal

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A pre-e3 surprise for everyone.  A trailer for Kingdom Hearts 2.5 ReMIX has been released, and at the end of the trailer it is revealed that the game will be released on December 2nd 2014 for the PS3.

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Square Enix has localized the mobile version of Dragon Quest VIII for iOS devices to western audiences.  The game costs $24.99 and is 1.39 GB in size.  The game has not appeared yet on the Google Play store for android devices (outside of Japan), but it will most likely follow suit with the localization.

Update: The game has now also been made available for Android Devices via the Google Play Store

Source:  iTunes

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In what can only be described as an enthralling read, Square Enix announced a revision to their income forecasts for the coming fiscal year, up from 140-150 billion yen ($1.32 billion/$1.47 billion) to 155 billion yen ($1.52 billion).

The reasons cited include strong sales for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster,Thief and Tomb Raider, the latter of which has now found its way onto the Playstation 4 and Xbox One. This is all good news for a company that was looking on the ropes at the end of the last fiscal year, although the conspicuous absence of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII from the list of games cited with 'favourable sales' will likely be causing one or two strategy rethinks in the depths of the company.

Source:  Square Enix

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The Free-2-Play smartphone game Final Fantasy Agito has a new trailer today.

For those who don't remember, Final Fantasy Agito was announced last year as a re-imagining of Type-0 for the PSP.  The game features characters from Type-0, as well as some new ones.  While there has not yet been an official announcement of a release outside of Japan, Hajime Tabata has said that the game would get localized.

Source:  All Games Beta

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Sony Computer Enertainment has recently announced that they have sold all of their Square Enix shares to SMBC Nikko Securities. The 9,520,000 pile of shares sold for 4.8bn yen which is around £28m. 

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Source:  Eurogamer

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Yoko Shimomura released a new album today in Japan and it is called “memória!”. Out of the many tracks available, the more notable one is "OMNIS LACRIMA" from Final Fantasy XV.

Please click on the "Source" link below to see more information on the album and links to buy.

Source:  Square Enix

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In recent non-news, Yoshinori Kitase discussed the Final Fantasy VII remake saying that he would love to do it, but it'd be a huge undertaking. He also mentioned barriers to the idea such as staff, budget and his own motivation to make the product.

The Final Fantasy VII remake is not currently in production.

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Source:  Eurogamer

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Kitase talked a little about Final Fantasy XV recently, noting that the game is 'quite far into development' and that it has been given a very high priority by Square Enix.

He goes on to note that the game isn't competing for resources with Kingdom Hearts III and comments on some new possibilities that the newest generation of hardware brings to the development team.

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Source:  Videogamer

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Square Enix has now confirmed the North American release date of the Vita version of the Final Fantasy X/ X-2 HD Remaster. The Vita version will release along side the PS3 version on March18th 2014! Both Versions of the game will be available as both physical and digital copies, however the retail version of the Vita version will feature the physical copy of Final Fantasy X HD and a voucher for the digital version of Final Fantasy X-2 HD.

Square has also announced a Collector's Edition of the Remaster available exclusively through the Square-Enix online store. The Collector's Edition contains:

• A full-size artbook packaging featuring 40 pages of imagery from the beautiful world of Spira
• A visual soundtrack with over 6 hours of music set to the games' most memorable moments
• 5 Lithographs of iconic artwork and characters

The Collector's Edition will retail for $79.99

Source:  PS Blog

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