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Ion Storm has confirmed that their upcoming PC RPG, Anachronox will be ported to Sega's Dreamcast console. No release date was given for the Dreamcast version of the title.     Enix has announced that the Japanese release of Dragon Quest VII has been delayed until September or October of this year. On a good note however, Enix also announced they will release new versions of Dragon Quest 1 - 3 for Gameboy Color     Hudson's upcoming RPG, Weltorv Estelia will give players a chance rarely seen in console RPGs. Players will be able to highly customize their character's physical attributes, including gender, which will alter their appearance on screen. Also, players can choose the attitude with which the character uses in conversations, which will affect the story.     Finally, with almost a week gone by since Final Fantasy VIII was release, the title has reached 2.7 million copies sold, with the majority of those being pre-orders. However, the title has sold over 500,000 copies to walk-in customers. A rough estimate placed Final Fantasy 8 in 1 out of every 25 homes in Japan. Sources: [Dreamcast.net and Kamui Ten No Ryu]

ION Storm's Anachronox