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New Final Fantasy XIII Screens Let You Compare Xbox 360, PS3

Square Enix has summoned a batch of new screens for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Final Fantasy XIII, perfect for those still unsure which version will win the fidelity contest. There’s good news for both camps. There’s plenty of new, gorgeous looking screens of the game’s battles, the wide open fields, a…

By Michael McWhertor Published February 12, 2010

Europe Gets Two Final Fantasy XIII Xbox Bundles

While North American Final Fantasy XIII fans ponder forking out $400 for a special Xbox 360 bundle, European fans are getting two different models to choose from – the Special Edition and the Elite Bundle. What’s the difference? Europe’s Special Edition Final Fantasy XIII Xbox 360 bundle is very much like the one we are…

By Mike Fahey Published February 12, 2010

Square Enix Puts A Price On Cuteness

Now available at the North American Square Enix store, these adorable Tarutaru Play Arts figures represent the best thing to come out of Final Fantasy XI. That is unless you are reading this sometime after the next MMO comes out, in which case these adorable Lalafell represent the best thing to come out of Final…

By Mike Fahey Published February 12, 2010

360 Scores The Only Final Fantasy XIII Bundle Outside Of Japan

Microsoft confirms the March 9th release of a Final Fantasy XIII 250GB Xbox 360 bundle, noting that it’s the only console outside of Japan to come bundled with the game. At the X10 event in San Francisco today, the company revealed that the rumored Xbox 360 North American Final Fantasy bundle is indeed a reality,…

By Mike Fahey Published February 11, 2010

Retailer Slashes Final Fantasy XIII’s Price In Half

Not only are used copies of Final Fantasy XIII not worth very much money, new copies of the game are cheap, cheap, cheap. Great news if you haven’t bought the game. The PS3 game went on sale on December 17 for ¥9,240 (US$102). Shops have been buying back the game for ¥1,500. Retailer Sofmap in…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 11, 2010

What Are the Chances of Final Fantasy XIII in 3D?

With 3D becoming increasingly dominant, people are starting to ask questions that they never would have before. Questions like: Are you considering releasing the game in 3D? That’s what some dude asked Final Fantasy XIII producer Yoshinori Kitase. “We don’t know how possible it is to build the game in 3D but we are interested…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 11, 2010

Imperial Hot Has Heard of Imperial Hot

Imperial Hot is our nickname for Square Enix president Yoichi Wada. Big important guy like him, managing an international corporation, he probably has no idea about the internet meme we started, right? Wrong. See Yoichi Wada has begun twittering (feel free to follow him, he’s @yoichiw) and answering questions in Japanese from regular folks. Questions…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 11, 2010

Final Fantasy XIII Gets Title Sponsorship of NBA All-Star Event

“The 2010 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game Presented by Final Fantasy XIII.” That’s a mouthful of marbles, and we’ll get to hear ESPN announcers say it a bunch on Friday thanks to a promotional pact Square Enix inked with the league. Square Enix announced the sponsorship in a statement put out today. In addition to the…

By Owen Good Published February 10, 2010

Final Fantasy XIII Gets An Xbox 360 Bundle In North America

Square Enix has been surprisingly mum on plans to bring a limited edition of Final Fantasy XIII to North America. Japan gets one, as does Europe. What do we get? At the very least, an Xbox 360 “special edition” bundle. According to a recent retail listing, Microsoft will be backing the role-playing game’s launch with…

By Michael McWhertor Published February 9, 2010

There Will Never Be Another Final Fantasy Game Like FFXIII

Final Fantasy XIII has been in development for over five years, has involved hundreds of staff and has cost the publisher a ton of money. So you can see why there’ll never be another Final Fantasy game like it! Speaking with Sony on the official European PlayStation blog, the game’s producer Yoshinori Kitase and director…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2010

Relax, Square Enix Is Doing Just Fine

The past nine months have been rough for many Japanese game companies. But those companies didn’t release Dragon Quest IX and Final Fantasy XIII. Oh, and Square Enix arm Eidos released Batman: Arkham Asylum. Net sales for Square Enix are up 31 percent and net income is up 48 percent when compared to the same…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2010

Final Fantasy XIII Case Hints at “Game-Content Download”

GameStop posted an image of the rear cover for the Final Fantasy XIII case for Xbox 360, and “game content download” is one of the highlighted features. Is this a confirmation of DLC? Honestly, I’m not sure. (Get a closer, if pixelated, look here) I’ve emailed a Square Enix rep but it’s the weekend. I…

By Owen Good Published February 7, 2010

Final Fantasy VII Remake Looking Less Likely?

Square Enix designer Tetsuya Nomura doesn’t believe a Final Fantasy VII remake will happen “for some time”. He isn’t alone. Final Fantasy XIII producer Yoshinori Kitase is equally pessmistic about the prospects of a Final Fantasy VII remake. The reason? “This issue is related to whether a Final Fantasy 7 remake will happen or not,”…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2010

In Just Cause 2, You Can Ride A Flying Propane Tank

Can’t say that Just Cause 2‘s brand of open world gun and explosions gameplay is the sort of thing that immediately appeals to me, but hook-shotting your way onto a helicopter or flying propane tank is undeniably appealing. Credit to Avalanche Studios for what seems to be some seriously impressive tech in the sequel to…

By Michael McWhertor Published February 4, 2010

Nier Dated For North America

Square Enix has announced an April North American release date for Cavia-developed action-adventure game Nier, not far removed from the release date of its two Japanese counterparts. Japan is getting Nier Gestalt for the Xbox 360 and Nier Replicant for the PlayStation 3 on April 24th. Three days later, on April 27th, North America welcomes…

By Mike Fahey Published February 3, 2010

In Japan, Final Fantasy XIII’s Buy-Back Value Is Cheap!

On December 17, role-playing game Final Fantasy XIII went on sale for the PS3 in Japan. It was priced at ¥9,240 (US$102). Want to sell back your copy? In a little over a month and a half, the used game is fetching ¥1,500 (US$17) from major Japanese game retailer GEO. By comparison, used games Pro…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 2, 2010

Nier Dated For Japan

The upcoming Square Enix published, Cavia developed role-playing game Nier has been given a release date for Japan. On April 22, Nier Replicant will be released on the PS3 and Nier Gestalt will be released on the Xbox 360. The games are set in the same world, but with different character design. A younger version…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 2, 2010

Final Fantasy XIII Xbox 360 Ships On Three Discs, Says GameFly

Square Enix, to the best of our knowledge, has not officially nailed down the amount of disc-swapping Xbox 360 owners will need to do to enjoy Final Fantasy XIII on Microsoft’s console. But retailer GameFly may know. The online rental service notes in its product description of the Xbox 360 version of FF XIII that…

By Michael McWhertor Published February 1, 2010

FFXIII On PS2 Cost Square Enix A Year-and-a-Half

Not only was Final Fantasy XIII originally planned for the PlayStation 2, senior producer Yoshinori Kitase says that switching the title to the PS3 cost Square Enix “a year-and-a-half”. Late last week Kotaku posted pictures of the PS2 version of the game. The game, which was released on the PS3 last December in Japan, was…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2010

No Asia, You Still Won’t Get FFXIII On Xbox 360

In summer 2008, Xbox Taiwan announced that Final Fantasy XIII would be getting an Xbox 360 “Asia” version. Microsoft clarified that “announcement”, and then further clarified that clarification. So in 2008, Final Fantasy XIII wasn’t getting an Asia version, and a new report confirms that it won’t be getting one in 2010, too. Localized Asia…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2010