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Direct feed Star Ocean: The Last Hope screens released

Patrick Garratt — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:56:17 +0000

On Watch Impress. These came out of the Xbox 360 RPG Premiere 2008 event in Tokyo this morning.

Square Enix formalises Euro 360 JRPG details

Patrick Garratt — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:44:31 +0000

Press release after the link. All this information was announced this morning in Tokyo, but all this stuff’s directly related to Europe. One interesting point there is that Star Ocean’s not listed as an Xbox 360 exclusive – whereas Infinite Undicovery is – and no other platforms are mentioned.

Take a look.

Update: The issue of Star Ocean’s platforms has been clarified on IGN. From the site:

Square Enix producer Yoshinori Yamagishi cleared things up during a roundtable interview session that followed the press conference. Asked if the game is 360-only, he said, “We cannot announce anything on that. We can say that it will be released first [on the Xbox 360]. Whether we’ll release it on the PS3 is undecided. We may release it, we may not.”

Thanks, Psychotext!

SQUARE ENIX ANNOUNCES RPG LINE-UP FOR XBOX 360

London (10th June 2008) – Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces three new RPGs for the Microsoft Xbox 360™ system that will be released across all PAL territories beginning with INFINITE UNDISCOVERY™ on 5th September 2008 and followed by THE LAST REMNANT™ and STAR OCEAN®: THE LAST HOPE™. All three RPGs will be globally released in 2008-2009.

STAR OCEAN: THE LAST HOPE is the latest entry in the futuristic space opera RPG series STAR OCEAN. The game is scheduled for a global release in 2009.

THE LAST REMNANT is the first RPG in a new series brought to you by Square Enix’s next generation creators and scheduled for a global release this winter on the Xbox 360.

INFINITE UNDISCOVERY is a collaborative project with fan favourite development studio tri-Ace Inc. (STAR OCEAN and VALKYRIE PROFILE®). The game will be released worldwide in September with the North American version shipping from 2nd September, available across Europe and other PAL territories on 5th September and released in Japan on 11th September.

John Yamamoto, president and chief executive officer of Square Enix Ltd. and Square Enix, Inc. comments, “Square Enix is expanding on its commitment to deliver exciting gaming experiences to our fans all around the world. INFINITE UNDISCOVERY, THE LAST REMNANT and STAR OCEAN: THE LAST HOPE represent significant steps in bringing our titles to a global audience and to make each new release a global event.”

Product Outline

STAR OCEAN: THE LAST HOPE
Official title - STAR OCEAN: THE LAST HOPE
Platform - Xbox 360
Genre - RPG
Release Date - Scheduled for 2009
Copyright Information – © SQUARE ENIX CO.,LTD. All Rights Reserved.
Developed by tri-Ace Inc.
Publisher - Square Enix Ltd.
Developer - tri-Ace Inc.

INFINITE UNDISCOVERY
Official title – @INFINITE UNDISCOVERY
Platform – Xbox 360 Exclusive
Genre - RPG
Release Date – 5th September 2008
Xbox LIVE - Downloadable content planned
Number of Players – 1 (Offline)
Copyright Information – © 2008 SQUARE ENIX CO.,LTD.^Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Developed by tri-Ace Inc.
Publisher – Square Enix Ltd.
Developer - tri-Ace Inc.

THE LAST REMNANT
Official title – THE LAST REMNANT
Platform - Xbox 360 / PLAYSTATION® 3
Genre - RPG
Release Date - ( Xbox 360 ) This winter / (PLAYSTATION® 3) TBA
Copyright Information - © SQUARE ENIX CO.,LTD. All Rights Reserved.
Unreal® Engine, Copyright 1998-2008, Epic Games, Inc. All rights reserved.
Publisher – Square Enix Ltd.
Developer – Square Enix Co., Ltd.

Last Remnant will be released on Xbox 360 first, worldwide this winter

Patrick Garratt — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:25:26 +0000

Square Enix just announced that RPG Last Remnant will be first released on Xbox 360, worldwide, this winter. The game will also hit PS3, but no date has been given for the other version.

More details have been promised for E3 next month.

A trailer for the game has also been shown, which will apparently appear on XBLM today. It’s unclear whether or not this is going to be worldwide or just in Japan.

The company gave the details at the Microsoft’s ongoing Xbox 360 RPG Premiere 2008 event in Tokyo.

Infinite Undiscovery gets staggered worldwide release throughout September

Patrick Garratt — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:06:03 +0000

Square Enix just confirmed that Xbox 360 RPG Infinite Undiscovery will release in Japan on September 11.

The game will release in North America on September 2, and in Europe on September 5.

The title had previously been thought to be releasing worldwide on September 2.

The company gave the details at the Microsoft’s ongoing Xbox 360 RPG Premiere 2008 event in Tokyo.

Star Ocean 4 titled Star Ocean The Last Hope, confirmed for 360 in 2009

Patrick Garratt — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:53:24 +0000

Square Enix has confirmed that RPG Star Ocean 4’s official title is Star Ocean The Last Hope.

The company gave the details at the Microsoft’s ongoing Xbox 360 RPG Premiere 2008 event in Tokyo, confirming that the game will release on Xbox 360 in 2009..

No other platforms were detailed, but neither was exclusivity.

Tales of Vesperia demo promised for June

Patrick Garratt — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:36:34 +0000

Namco just confirmed that a demo of RPG Tales of Vesperia will be released on Xbox Live this month, although it’s unclear which regions will enjoy the taster.

The game is now confirmed for an August release in both Japan and the US, with a European version hitting next year.

Namco producer Yoshito Higuchi gave the details at the Microsoft’s ongoing Xbox 360 RPG Premiere 2008 event in Tokyo.

Tales of Vesperia to release on August 7 in Japan, August in US, 2009 in Europe

Patrick Garratt — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:22:47 +0000

Microsoft just confirmed that Namco RPG Tales of Vesperia will release in Japan on August 7 for 7,800 yen.

The game will also release in the US in August, and in Europe in 2009.

Also announced is a Japanese Tales of Vesperia bundle, to include the game, a premium Xbox 360 and an unconfirmed bonus item, for 37,800 yen.

Namco producer Yoshito Higuchi gave the details at the Microsoft’s ongoing Xbox 360 RPG Premiere 2008 event in Tokyo.

Microsoft to hold “Xbox 360 RPG Premiere 2008″ on Tuesday

Mike — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:22:19 +0000

According to this IGN Blog post, Microsoft is holding what it calls the “Xbox 360 RPG Premiere 2008″ in Japan on Tuesday.

The “RPG Title Announcement Media Event” will take place between 4-5:15pm Japanese time, or 8-9:15pm BST. The announcements – yes, plural – are for Japanese eyes only but as we all know, “you can’t beat the internet”.