Game Sage – Video Game News

If you’re still reeling from the Final Fantasy VII blowout in the latest issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly, we have even more to keep you going. In the new, October issue of Official US PlayStation Magazine (with the sweet Shadow of the Colossus demo!), there’s an interview with Square Enix executive producer Yoshinori Kitase, the man overseeing all things Final Fantasy VII related these days.

Through a little bribing and late-night pillow talk, I’ve managed to wrestle the full interview transcript out of OPM, chockful of more info. about the upcoming assault of FFVII-related games and even Kitase’s current relationship with Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi.

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Square Enix today announced the main theme for its upcoming DVD movie Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. Titled “Calling”, the song is being performed by popular artist Kyousuke Himuro. The song was originally featured on Himuro’s 1989 album Neo Fascio. Director and character designer Tetsuya Nomura highlighted the influence of Himuro’s songs on his own creations. For his part Himuro said he was happy to see that one of his songs was being used in “the best CG movie ever made in Japan”. “Calling” will also be part of the two-disc Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Original Soundtrack which is scheduled to go on sale in Japan on September 28th.

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children will be available in Japan on September 14th. Following a recent delay, publisher Sony Pictures Entertainment will release both the DVD and UMD version of the movie sometime during this year’s holiday season in North America.

Source: RPGFan

Konami announced recently that their upcoming game Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, will feature free online multiplayer for players in Japan. The game is an updated version of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and besides containing the new online multiplayer mode, will also contain the first two Metal Gear games as well as some other goodies.

Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence carries on the “update” tradition for Metal Gear Solid titles, which began with Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance and Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes.

Source: Game Pro