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We got an email from an anonymous tipster yesterday, indicating that the US version of Final Fantasy XII had been leaked in ISO form to various torrent sites. We checked when we heard it, but didn't come up with anything that looked legit.

Doublechecking today, it certainly appears to be for real. Commenters on Digg are confirming the validity of the torrents and that it is a leaked, legitimate copy of the US version of FFXII... 30 days before release.

Obviously, we're not informing you of this so you can rush out and download it, but more so you've got the proper background when heads at Sony or Square-Enix roll. And we're betting at least one coconut will. Florian Eckhardt