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Why I Would Play the Hell Out of the New Final Fantasy Dating Sim (If it Really Existed)

Last week at the Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary event here in Tokyo, some of the biggest names in Square Enix talked about the franchise. Square Enix showed off the first material related to Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn was put through its paces. Then Hajime Tabata—director of Crisis…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 11, 2012

NFL Punter Chris Kluwe Has Strong Opinions On Gay Marriage. Also, RPGs.

When he isn’t kicking footballs or cursing out Maryland politicians for our friends at Deadspin, Chris Kluwe spends his time playing video games. Lots and lots of video games. Kluwe, who made national airwaves last week when he wrote a passionate letter in defense of gay marriage, is both an NFL punter for the Minnesota…

By Jason Schreier Published September 10, 2012

Watch A Blank Canvas Turn Into Final Fantasy XIII‘s Lightning

Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at Square Enix art director Isamu Kamikokuryo creating an oil painting for the upcoming game Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, complete with elevator music and Final Fantasy fanfare. Cool, don’t you think? Dude is really talented. (via Andriasang)

By Jason Schreier Published September 10, 2012

Even Square Enix Admits The PlayStation Era Was The ‘Golden Age’

Seen at Square Enix’s Final Fantasy party at PAX last week: these posters, complete with game names, dates, and monikers describing each era of the iconic RPG series. As you can see, even Square Enix has some strong notions about when they got things right. (Although Final Fantasy VI should clearly be part of the…

By Jason Schreier Published September 7, 2012

Kotaku East

Fans Make a Peaceful Online Protest for Final Fantasy Versus XIII

While Square Enix recently confirmed that it is still making Final Fantasy Versus XIII and that it’ll be out when it’s good and ready, some fans are having a hard time waiting. It’s only been six years. What’s the rush? Recently, a group of fans on the GameFAQs boards banded together to form Project Crystallis…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 7, 2012

I’d Totally Watch This Live-Action Final Fantasy VII Fan Film

Well done, don’t you think? This was directed by Italian film-maker Gionata Medeot, who told me he hopes to send this teaser to producers and raise funds to turn it into an actual film. “Aren’t you worried about Square Enix’s lawyers asking you to stop?” I asked him in an e-mail. Square shut down a…

By Jason Schreier Published September 4, 2012

Relax, They’re Not Really Turning Final Fantasy Type-0 Into a Dating Sim

At Final Fantasy‘s 25th Anniversary event yesterday in Japan, Square Enix thought it’d pull a fast one on the audience, putting Final Fantasy Type-0 director Hajime Tabata up to revealing the concept for something called “Tokimeki Final Fantasy: Suzaku Magic Institution Peristylium: Oh no! I’m in Love With the Crystal’s Divine Guardian.” Aka a dating…

By Owen Good Published September 2, 2012

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Has Screens and a Video It’d Like to Share, Too

If thought yesterday’s news of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII was all you were going to hear out of this series as it celebrates its 25th anniversary this weekend, well, you’re wrong. Square Enix this morning uncrated another 17 images—nine of them screenshots, the rest concept art—plus that new trailer showing gameplay, for its rebooted…

By Owen Good Published September 1, 2012

Lightning Returns Final Fantasy XIII, Literally

Oh come on, you know you were thinking it “I kept waiting for it to get good, but it never did. I guess I’ll take store credit.”

By Kirk Hamilton Published September 1, 2012

A Brand-New Final Fantasy XIII Means Exciting New Creatures to Kill

Fears of a new chapter in the Final Fantasy XIII saga bringing another 40-80 hours of battling the same old beasts were put to rest this evening, as art director Isamu Kamikokuryo showed off a series of decidedly different mythical beasts for Lightning Returns, from gigantic dragons to decaying undead. While I rather enjoyed Final…

By Mike Fahey Published September 1, 2012

Culture

Soak in The Beauty of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII‘s Concept Art

Final Fantasy XIII heroine returns with, well, Lighting Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. The game is set in the world of Nobus Partus, 13 days from its demise. Here is a first look—a first good look—at the game’s stunning concept art. The urban setting of Luxerion looks very intriguing. Check it out in the gallery above.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2012

Here’s Square Enix Talking About The Next Final Fantasy

Check out these four videos to see Square Enix’s design team talking about Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, announced tonight both here and Japan for release next year on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Square Enix promises more details on September 4

By Jason Schreier Published August 31, 2012

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Makes Major Changes to the Series’ Formula, Ends Trilogy

Final Fantasy XIII heroine Lightning will be back in a new game, Square-Enix announced today. Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. This one is going to be a very different Final Fantasy Series director Motomu Toriyama began a presentation in Tokyo by showing an image of a rose, saying roses have many meanings. He then said…

By Jason Schreier Published August 31, 2012

Double Your Final Fantasy XIII Pleasure with This Limited Edition Pack

Over in Hong Kong, PlayStation’s Asia branch just announced a limited edition Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XIII-2 pack. The bundle includes both games (with English and traditional Chinese subtitles and the original Japanese voices) as well as eight eight post cards. It’ll be out September 13 in Hong Kong for HK$558 or US$72.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2012

You’ll Get Final Fantasy Versus XIII, When It’s Good and Ready

Square Enix is being tight lipped about Final Fantasy Versus. And from the sound of it, that game could still be a while off. According to Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada, who recently spoke at a Final Fantasy anniversary event in Tokyo, said that Square Enix was “diligently making Final Fantasy Versus XIII“, but added,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2012

I love Final Fantasy VII: Now Watch Me Pretend I Hate It.

Final Fantasy VII‘s Wikipedia entry is 6,596 words.The Wikipedia entry for William Shakespeare is 5,999 words. Let’s apply One-Hundred-Point Scale Internet Video Game Web Site Score Logic to these two word counts: if we were giving Final Fantasy VII a 10, Shakespeare’s collected works would score a 9.7. Hello. My name is tim rogers. The…

by Tim Rogers Published August 31, 2012

Kotaku East

Tight Lips on Final Fantasy Versus [Update with Character Drawing]

At Square Enix’s 25th Anniversary event today in Tokyo, company honcho Yoichi Wada took the stage and briefly mentioned Versus. Very briefly. Here’s what he said (via Japanese Final Fantasy blogger Marshal.Alloc): “I cannot say any more than, ‘We are making Versus!’ Please wait a little longer.” This raises all sorts of questions: Is the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2012

Kotaku East

Square Enix is Releasing 11 Pounds of Final Fantasy (No, Really)

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy. And what better way to say Happy Anniversary than with a FF box set? That weighs 11 pounds? And costs US$445? The box includes the PlayStation disc versions of all the numeric Final Fantasy games from FFI to FFXIII. It also comes with a Crystal ArtWorks…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2012

Kotaku East

Sink Or Swim, This Man Deserves A Medal For His Work On Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn

Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn producer and director, Naoki Yoshida wowed audiences with the beauty and splendor of the revamped game at the GamesCon event two weeks ago. On stage and off, Yoshida has been proudly and enthusiastically showing expectant fans what he had in store for them in A Realm Reborn. He should…

By Toshi Nakamura Published August 30, 2012

On Your Knees, I Want You To Beg for this Sephiroth Cosplay

For Final Fantasy bad guys, they don’t get any more popular than Sephiroth. Look at that hair! That sword! Sephiroth will never be just a memory. After making his iconic appearance in 1997’s Final Fantasy VII, Sephiroth became a fan favorite—and even started popping up in other FF titles as well as non-Final Fantasy games,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 29, 2012