This recently released trailer on FFVII:AC includes some new footage of such aspects as the Lifestream along with much of the old footage from the first trailer. It shows a few new views of Midgar and some characters. It is currently up for download, check it out!
 

What's been up with the site recently? Take a look...slightly updated imagery along with more topsites to perhaps increase our hits. I hope to increase the # of hits by quite a bit for the next while.

As for the domain, ffodyssey.com, I have renewed it, therefore it will expire on September 2005. I hope the site will be a success in the meantime, and yes, I do intend to keep on renewing it.

Recently, there has been plenty of fan fiction submissions.  Keep them coming!

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Square Enix plans on expanding the world of FFXI by adding some new features to the game, which includes a Limbo area. New details have revealed about the possibility of an expansion title as well as new details about the special features added in the game. Square Enix has called the upgrade “Chains of Promathia” in the USA. It should also be noted that these titles are related to the mythology found in FFXI. In an interview with Dengeki PlayStation, the development team behind FFXI showed new details about future upgrades. The new Limbo area will be suited for new and larger quests, not to mention that Player-versus-Player is coming to the Vana’diel area. They plan on making PvP part of a special new story element as well as tweaking some minor features such as the possibility of refining weapon skills and raising the level cap. Finally, they plan on balancing the job classes in the game.
 

Square Enix has launched “Square Enix gallery” a service available to AT&T mMode subscribed cellphones. Users of the service are capable of downloading wallpapers on their phones just for the fun of it. Also, Square has redesigned it’s mobile website and features sample wallpapers and a new cellphone game. Currently, Square is only associatied with AT&T and Verizon wireless. You can check out their mobile site here: http://www.sqexm.com/
 

Recently, Square-Enix (USA) has announced that the total subscription numbers to their hit MMORPG game, Final Fantasy XI have hit a new milestone, totaling over 500,000 users that are now registered with the PlayOnline service in both Japan and North America combined. The number of active characters running around in FFXI is nearing one million. Congrats to Square-Enix and hopefully the amount of users will continue to rise, especially since the MMORPG market has yet to be really tested in terms of console form.
 

Nobuo Uematsu, the famed composer of the Final Fantasy series as everybody knows, recently talked about his recent projects in an interview with Dengeki Online. He revealed some new interesting tidbits about FFXII and FFVII: Advent Children. As of present, Uematsu is currently busy working on the FFXII soundtrack, which is a joint effort with Hitoshi Sakimoto. He is also the mastermind behind the soundtrack of FFVII: Advent Children. According to Uetmatsu, it seems that the soundtrack of Advent Children will feature three different styles of music, ranging from rock, classical as well as folk music. What is good to hear is that he is possibly considering reusing some previous FFVII themes into Advent Children, such as the overworld theme, Aeris’ theme and One Winged Angel. He also mentioned that another Black Mages album will be released sometime during the summer or fall of this year.
 

A recent issue of Famitsu contains some new pieces of information on FFXII. The magazine showed characters as well as visuals and some details as far as the battle system is concerned. It is reported that the character cast in FFXII would be quite large and based on initial reports; it appears that two of the game’s characters, Fran and Balfrea, are partners. The development team is advised by the teams that worked on FFX and FFXI. So, it is evident that many of development techniques used in those previous games will be used in FFXII as well. One concept idea is to create different languages for the various races found in FFXII. The battle system will be fairly similar to FFX-2 but with some unique enhancements. Characters and enemies will face off in two lines and the screen itself will feature three slots which can be filled with blue gems. No word is given on what they actually do. Final Fantasy XII will be released in Japan sometime in 2004. As for a North American release, it’s not confirmed yet but very likely to follow the Japanese release in the near future.
 

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance has won a GOTY award in 2003 for it’s respective category. It was very capable of adapting to the translation to a handheld console and is one of the best RPG games on the past year. The games on the top list were nominated and chosen based on a game’s technology, artistry, storyline, gameplay and originality. Many congratulations go towards Square-Enix for making such an enjoyable game and for winning a very impressive GOTY award.
 

PlayOnline has announced several new changes in the gameplay, scheduled for December 15th. Now, the level cap has increased to level 75 from the previous number of 70. To proceed past level 70, players must complete the “Shattering stars” quest. Square has also implemented new quests to gain new weapon skills as well as various other extra quests as well. When participating in an expeditionary force you will now be able to trigger the appearance of the target monsters an unlimited amount of times. This is changed from the previous restriction of only once a week. For more changes to the gameplay, visit PlayOnline’s website for more information.