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Today in Gaming HIstory: 10/8/2013

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October 8, 1970: Happy birthday Tetsuya Nomura!
Where do we even begin with Mr. Nomura? How about Square, the first studio for which he worked. Founded in 1983 by Masashi Miyamoto, Square would become (and still is under the name Square Enix) an RPG powerhouse.  The first game Nomura worked on for Square was the now-classic Final Fantasy IV  (first released as Final Fantasy II in the states). From there he went on to do design work on the likes of Chrono Trigger, Parasite Eve, and Kingdom Hearts. Y’know, a few games that might have made a little money here and there…haha. Continue reading Today in Gaming HIstory: 10/8/2013