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Every New Final Fantasy XIII Screen Makes The Waiting Worse
We still have the better part of three months before Final Fantasy XIII hits the states, yet Square Enix continues to tease us. They’ve got a Facebook page and Twitter set up now? Great. How I long for the days when I could wander into a video game store and be surprised by the release…
By Mike Fahey Published December 14, 2009 -
Closer Look At Final Fantasy XIII PS3
The game (and thus, PS3 bundle) is not out until December 17, but that didn’t stop pictures of the console and its cardboard box from popping up online. White and pink! FF13 捆绑机大透露~~~~~含多图 [PS3]最终幻想13 A9VG电玩部落社区论坛 [A9VG Thanks, James!]
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 11, 2009 -
Final Fantasy XIII Summons Epic Soundtrack
Square Enix has revealed its plans to drain even more hard-earned yen from the Final Fantasy fanatic, announcing the official Final Fantasy XIII original soundtrack. It comes in two pricey flavors, one more deluxe and limited than the other. The standard edition of composer Masashi Hamauzu’s score to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 11, 2009 -
New Final Fantasy XIII Ad Has New FF XIII Footage
This television spot is short, but it does have a few scenes of upcoming role-playing-game Final Fantasy XIII that we haven’t seen — until now. New FFXIII TV Spot Shows New Snippets [Final Fantasy XIII.net]
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 11, 2009 -
Retail Shop Using FFXIII To Promote Big Screen TV Sales
The World Cup is here, buy a big screen TV. Want to watch the Olympics? You’re gonna need a larger television. That’s how retailers typically do the hard sell. One retailer in Japan is doing something different: Using Final Fantasy XIII to promote TVs. Sofmap, a Japanese retailer with stores in Tokyo and Osaka, has…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2009 -
Another Cheeky Look At NieR
The Square-Enix-published Cavia-developed action adventure NieR stars main character NieR and his AI-controlled partner Kainé, a character possessed by a demon and who likes to wear skimpy clothes. Kaine’s attitude and manner of speech are manly — but she/he/it emphasizes her female qualities through her racy fashion style. This aspect hasn’t been lost on Cavia,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2009 -
New Final Fantasy XIII Screens, Handsome Men Edition
Final Fantasy XIII would not be a Final Fantasy game if it didn’t was not packed with good looking dudes like Cid Raines and Rygdea. One of these screens, while new, does not belong. Oh, whichever one could it be?
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2009 -
Reviews
Gyromancer Micro-Review: Twisting The Night Away
The roleplaying game experts at Square Enix and puzzle game kings at PopCap give the puzzle RPG genre a Bejeweled Twist with Gyromancer. Is it as addictive as it sounds? It sounds like a jewel-matching RPG made in heaven. Players taken on the role of Rivel, a summoner traveling through the Aldemona Wood who becomes…
By Mike Fahey Published December 9, 2009 -
Modern Warfare 2 Censored In Japan
The Japanese version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 features a discrepancy in the localization — and content, it seems. In the section “No Russian”, the player is told, “Remember, no Russian.” Here, this means “Do not speak Russian,” a plot point for this scene. However, in the Japanese version, this is localized as…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2009 -
A Great Final Fantasy Artist Draws Final Fantasy XIII
Yoshitaka Amano, known for his Final Fantasy character and logo designs, did not do character designs for FFXII — but did design the game’s now iconic title. But if he did draw the characters of FFXIII? The characters in Final Fantasy XIII were designed by Tetsuya Nomura, but Amano offers his take on the cast…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2009 -
Famitsu: Final Fantasy XIII Misses Perfect Score [Story Spoiler!]
This year, Japanese magazine Famitsu has awarded a perfect 40/40 score to four games: Dragon Quest IX, Monster Hunter 3, Bayonetta and New Super Mario Bros. Years-in-the-making and eagerly-anticipated Final Fantasy XIII did not. Famitsu has four reviewers rate games on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the best for a cumulative 40/40 score.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 8, 2009 -
Square Enix President Calls “Western Game” Label “Terribly Discriminatory”
Gotta give Square Enix credit. For an enormous (and still conservative) company, it sure is trying hard to expand its horizons. Just listen to company boss Yoichi Wada talk. “Even now, there have been people in Japan using the label youge- (Western games) with a terribly discriminatory meaning,” Wada said in a recent interview on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 7, 2009 -
Level Up Your Head With Final Fantasy XIII Elixir
Another Final Fantasy game means another Final Fantasy drink. Another Final Fantasy drink means, wait for it, another Final Fantasy drink TV ad. The woman in the ad keeps saying “at last” or “finally” over and over again as her noggin is pummeled with various objects. She’s hard headed, this lady.
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 7, 2009 -
Dress As This Final Fantasy XIII Lady For $100
The Japanese internet has assembled the costume for character Serah from the goods at low priced, budget-priced Japanese retailer Shimamura. All these items, while not *exactly* the same, are purchasable! The total tally is ¥9,350 or US$103. FF13のセラの服はしまむらで揃える事が出来るらしい [はちま起稿]
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 7, 2009 -
Tomb Raider Dev Wants Multiplayer Designers for … Tomb Raider?
Well. Color me shocked. Crystal Dynamics has put out a help-wanted ad seeking a designer to lead “multiplayer vision and design effort for “one of the most prestigious AAA franchises in the industry.” Whatever could that be? Given that Crystal Dynamics hasn’t done much of anything other than Tomb Raider since 2005, and given that…
By Owen Good Published December 6, 2009 -
Check Out This Girl’s Final Fantasy XIII Summon
Not much time left before Final Fantasy XIII is released in Japan on December 17, but Square Enix has released some new screenshots — mostly of characters Cid Raines and Oerba Dia Vanille’s summon, Hecatoncheir. FFXIII [Official Site]
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 4, 2009 -
Square Enix Remakes Song Summoner For The iPhone
Does your music collection have what it takes to create an unstoppable army? Find out with Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes – Encore, the iPhone remake of Square Enix‘s original iPod game. Right before Apple launched games for the Apple iPhone on the App Store, Square Enix released the original Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes,…
By Mike Fahey Published December 3, 2009 -
Voice of Roxas Tweets Kingdom Hearts PSP Localization
Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep hits Japanese PlayStation Portables January 9, but so far Square Enix has been mum on a US release date. Luckily, American voice actors sometimes Twitter their exploits, which gives us KH fans some hope. Jesse McCartney, the voice behind Roxas in Kingdom Hearts II and the recent Kingdom Hearts: 358/2…
By AJ Glasser Published December 2, 2009 -
Final Fantasy XIII is 50 to 60 Hours Long
Final Fantasy games are not short. So while big titles from other developers might be clocking in at somewhere between 7 and 9 hours, don’t expect a brief Final Fantasy XIII experience. Expect a long haul. In a recent interview, FFXIII director Motomu Toriyama noted, “For XIII, the size of the entire game is considerable.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 1, 2009 -
Final Fantasy XIII Box Art, Now With More Xbox 360
There is definitely something eerie about seeing Final Fantasy box art with the Xbox 360 logo at the top. This is an image I would have sworn was fake prior to July of 2008, when Microsoft and Square Enix outed Final Fantasy XIII for the Xbox 360. It was one of the most exciting E3…
By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2009