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Watch Short Bits Of The Brand New Final Fantasy XIII Trailer

At the Final Fantasy XIII Premiere Party, Square Enix showed the new FFXIII Tokyo Game Show trailer. Square Enix would not allow anyone to film the trailer, so we had to describe it. Yet, here it is on Japanese morning television. There are a few short scenes of Lightning, Hope, Snow and Serah. There’s gameplay…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 11, 2009

Brand New Final Fantasy XIII Screens Show Optima Change

Yes, we’re already seen blurry magazine scans of character Sazh Katzroy’s afro-headed son Dahj. Here are non-blurry screens, plus a look at “Optima Change”. Optima Change lets players assign new roles to the AI characters in their party during battle — basically, you can change their abilities. According to Famitsu.com, it is possible to swap…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2009

Nier Is Now a 360 “Exclusive”?

Looks like Square Enix may be publishing another Xbox 360 “exclusive”, with the announcement today that the previously multi-format Nier (now known as Nier Gestalt) will now only be released on Microsoft’s console. Or at least, that’s how it’s being loosely reported in the Japanese media, with a fresh batch of screens for the game…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 10, 2009

Square Enix’s Nier Already Getting A Spin-off?

Nier, the action adventure role-playing game from Square Enix and developer Cavia, is coming to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 next year. That game may already have a spin-off title in the works, according to the newest Famitsu Weekly. It appears that Square Enix will be releasing the game we know simply as Nier…

By Michael McWhertor Published September 9, 2009

First Images of Final Fantasy XIII’s Afro Kid

Final Fantasy XIII character Sazh Katzroy has a fabulous afro. That seems to run in the family. It’s already been confirmed that Sazh was a father — details were scant, however. Here is a first look at his son, who is named “Dodge” and also has an afro. Like father, like son? Eds Note: The…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2009

Final Fantasy XIII Controls Detailed

Last night, Square Enix held its Final Fantasy XIII Premiere Party, giving a handful of individuals a chance to play the Tokyo Game Show build of Final Fantasy XIII. At each demo station, the game’s controls were detailed for players. The controls don’t seem to have changed since the earlier demo that was bundled with…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2009

More Art From GRIN’s Cancelled Final Fantasy Project

We don’t normally enjoy loitering around what is essentially a corpse, but when it’s a Final Fantasy game that was in production at a Swedish studio, well, you can excuse us for being curious. With the game now canned, and GRIN no more, the artists working on the game are now free to go posting…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2009

Someone At Square-Enix Likes Star Trek?

Not being a font expert, but having a memory that stretches back to the 80s, I saw something on this very site today that made me think of the font you can see in the image on the left. In the midst of Brian Ashcraft’s superb coverage of all things Final Fantasy XIII, I saw…

By Stephen Totilo Published September 8, 2009

The News And Impressions Of The Final Fantasy XIII Premiere Party

Last night in Tokyo, Square Enix hosted a Final Fantasy XIII Premiere and our own Brian Ashcraft was on hand to liveblog, break news, watch videos and play demos. Here’s a break down of everything you may have missed if you weren’t surfing Kotaku at 4 a.m. Square Enix FFXIII Event Liveblog Incoming Final Fantasy…

By Brian Crecente Published September 8, 2009

Tokyo Game Show Final Fantasy XIII Demo Impressions

Final Fantasy XIII is coming out in Japan this year — this December, actually. At the Tokyo Game Show, Square Enix will have a playable demo, which is most likely the final demo before FFXIII hits retail. I got some hands on time with the TGS demo build. What Is It? Final Fantasy XIII is…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2009

You Can’t Watch The New FFXIII Trailer Yet, Let Me Describe It

The climax of tonight’s Final Fantasy XIII party was the game’s brand new trailer. It will be shown at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, so all attending will be able to check it out. Tonight, however, only a hundred or so individuals were able to see it. The trailer is so new that many Square…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2009

Another Final Fantasy Game, Another Final Fantasy Drink

Square Enix and beverage company Suntory announced during tonight’s Final Fantasy XIII party that, as is becoming custom, they’ll once again be pairing to release a line of FF-themed drinks for the Japanese market. The drinks, called Final Fantasy XIII Elixir, will be out sometime this “Winter”. Since every line of these things seems to…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2009

Final Fantasy XIII Aiming For Western Release In Spring 2010

Japanese release dates for Final Fantasy XIII are all well and good if you’re Japanese, but what if you’re American? Canadian? British, Australian, German, French? Well, then you’ll want to know dates for the game’s Western release. Speaking at tonight’s Final Fantasy XIII event in Tokyo, Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada has said “In the…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2009

Final Fantasy XIII Release Date Confirmed

Square Enix confirmed tonight at a Japanese press event that Final Fantasy XIII will indeed be out on December 17. Least, that’s when it’ll be out in Japan. The date isn’t a surprise – not after it was accidentally leaked by Square on the company’s YouTube site – but still, it’s nice to get confirmation.…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2009

Final Fantasy Premiere Party Liveblog

Tonight Square Enix is hosting a Final Fantasy XIII Premiere event in Tokyo. We’re at the Miraikan, a fancy science museum of sorts. Nothing quite says FFXIII like science museums!

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2009

Square Enix FFXIII Event Liveblog Incoming

Tonight in Tokyo, Square Enix is holding a Final Fantasy XIII event, and we’ll be there liveblogging our brains out. By “we”, we mean “me”. The event will start at 7:00pm Japan Time (which is 4am Kotaku Time) and is expected to run for two hours. Be sure to check back for our liveblog and…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2009

Square Enix President Played Dragon Quest IX For 30 Hours

Not every game exec plays video games. Square Enix honcho Yoichi Wada does. Or rather, says he does. The businessman claims to have spent 30 hours over the course of four days after Dragon Quest IX was released this past July. But for Wada, it’s not simply a matter of “I like videos games”. The…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2009

Final Fantasy XIII Dated For December 17

Embedded in a flash site is apparently the Japanese release date for Final Fantasy XIII. That release date is December 17. Thank URL twiddling. The flash site’s URL had “_Before_” in it, and typing “_After” seems to bring up this image, which clearly states that the game goes on sale December 17, 2009. Previously, the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 7, 2009

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Multiplayer Impressions: Gaming Without Icons

The draw of Kingdom Hearts is the mash-up of Final Fantasy characters and Disney characters, yes? Hopefully you have a second answer, because the multiplayer demo of the latest game in the series offers neither legendary roster. The Nintendo booth at PAX is showcasing a few DS games, including this month’s Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days,…

By Stephen Totilo Published September 5, 2009

Order Of War Preview: Almost Everything Is In Order

Please forgive the author as her headline-writing guy seems to be out of the office at the moment, along with the chick who comes up with puns. Order of War is a World War II strategy game for PC with a slightly different angle than all the other WWII strategy games out there: it’s not…

By AJ Glasser Published September 4, 2009