A look at what Square-Enix is showing at DKΣ3713

1up’s reporting from DKΣ3713 in Japan, so they have the information on what’s at the show. We were promised a look at a bunch of games by Square-Enix at the event’s announcement, and there has been some speculation as to what might be the “shocking” announcement that was named in an interview some time ago, assuming that wasn’t simply that Final Fantasy XIII is also coming to Xbox 360.

Final Fantasy XIII for PS3, Final Fantasy Dissidia for PSP, Kingdom Hearts for mobile phones, DS, and PSP, and even a new Parasite Eve game for mobile and PSP, as well as an RPG for Nintendo DS called Sigma Harmonics are confirmed. In fact, here’s a rundown of what the event’s name is all about.

The event is properly known as DKΣ3713, which means: Dissidia, Kingdom Hearts, Sigma Harmonics, Parasite Eve The 3rd Birthday, Compilation of Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy XIII/Fabula Nova Crystalis.

The article mentions that they’ve been told there is something big coming relating to Final Fantasy VII and XIII. It will be interesting to see what comes of that. There will be a demo of Final Fantasy XIII for PS3 included on the BluRay release of Advent Children, and Final Fantasy Agito XIII is coming to PSP. The Parasite Eve 3 mobile game is coming to PSP as well.

Source: 1up

Square-Enix DKΣ3713 event this weekend kinda looks like Remake7

I’m going to share with you an email we received a few minutes ago, and you can do what you like with that information, whether it’s dismiss it or pee yourself or stroke your pointy little beard and be all like, “fascinating.”

Fwd: DKS3713 is an Anagram: DKS3713 = REMAKE7

By putting all the pieces together, we get the following: REMAKE 7. Is this proof that Square Enix will announce a FFVII remake, although denied many times in the past, this weekend at the private event?

Of course, you need to pop out the S and pop in a Σ for it to work, but we bend stuff. Well, I don’t know what to think. For starters, I hadn’t heard of anything called DKΣ3713 until now, but it turns out it’s a private press event Square-Enix is holding this weekend in Japan. Attendees actually had to register to get tickets, which is pretty ridiculous. The event is supposed to show Final Fantasy XIII, the new Kingdom Hearts games, and Advent Children on BluRay. I do notice that the K and Σ, when side by side as in Square-Enix’s logo, makes a little crystal as in their Final Fantasy franchise, but several Final Fantasy properties are already confirmed for the event.

Remake7, by the way, would perhaps refer to Final Fantasy VII being remade. People have been wanting that for some time due to the aging graphics and horrific localization in the original. I would expect that remake on DS, if anything. Thoughts?

Source: e-mail tip from toni t, event info from Gamers Hell.