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Got any spare gil, I mean Microsoft Points? Then you can splurge on your avatar and buy Final Fantasy XIII themed items later this week. Microsoft sent out a digital release schedule, which notes Final Fantasy XIII and Game Room items will be available in the Xbox Avatar Marketplace on May...

Over a month after Final Fantasy XIII’s release has passed and the sales numbers have finally made their way in. In the first month of sales, Final Fantasy XIII managed to sell more than 1.3 million units in the United States alone – the majority being on PlayStation 3. According to an...

Leona Lewis and Square-Enix are teaming up again, but this time it is in the form of a giveaway for Final Fantasy XIII. If you don’t already own a copy or are just a really big Leona Lewis fan, you will probably want to enter this contest. The giveaway started on April 9th and will end on May...

For players who can’t get enough of Final Fantasy XIII’s five-disc regular soundtrack, Square Enix will release a two-disc collection in Japan called “Final Fantasy XIII Original Soundtrack – PLUS -” on May 26. It will feature music tracks from international versions of the game, as well as...

As if that massive four disc soundtrack that followed FFXIII's December release wasn't enough, Square Enix has a new soundtrack on the way for the RPG hit. The Final Fantasy XIII Original Soundtrack PLUS soundtrack will feature the background music that was added to the overseas version of...

Square Enix president Yoichi Wada has admitted that Final Fantasy XIII wasn't perfect, and that certain elements could have been improved. Of course, when you've sold insane amounts of a game already, it's pretty easy to get critical. Wada blames development costs for the game's downsides. "I...

Square Enix has today revealed the first downloadable content (DLC) package for the phenomenally successful Final Fantasy XIII. While a debate has been raging since the game’s Japanese launch last year as to whether Square Enix would capitalise on the opportunity to add new content to what...

Square Enix has announced today that Final Fantasy XIII has sold over one million copies in North America during it's first week. According to Square, it's the best first week performance of any of their franchises in the US. There's no doubting that the reason for these record breaking...

Final Fantasy XIII launched last Tuesday and a little over a week later, Square Enix has announced that the game has became the fastest selling game in the franchise’s history. Final Fantasy XIII has sold over one million copies in the first five days following the game’s release. The Final...

As one of the most anticipated releases on the current-generation of home videogames consoles this year, last week's launch of Final Fantasy XIII was unsurprisingly met with great commercial success. Available across western territories on both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Square Enix’s latest...

Well, most of them. When we spoke with Motomu Toriyama, Director of Final Fantasy XIII, we brought your questions. In this interview we discuss Japanese voiceovers, the cut content, and lessons learned post development. When you sat down to create Final Fantasy XIII what did you have in mind...

Total Final Fantasy XIII sales have hit 1.2 million units across the Americas and Other Regions, taking the worldwide total to over 3 million when including the PS3 launch in Japan late last year. Worldwide, 61% of units sold were on PS3 and 39% on Xbox 360 - Microsoft's console actually...

Square Enix made available today (3/17) its previously announced Final Fantasy XIII digital image collection for iPhone/iPod touch. The Final Fantasy XIIII Larger-than-life Gallery is available worldwide via App Store. Pricing in Japan is ¥1,000. Final Fantasy XIII Larger-than-life Gallery...

"Final Fantasy XIII" was able to do a lot of things, like take up three Xbox 360 discs, ship 5 million units internationally and get its own 360 bundle. Square Enix left behind some traditional elements of the series, though, and sprawling villages where you can poke around and talk to people as...

Yoshinori Kitase has hinted there could be more on the way from Square Enix as far as the Fabula Nova Crystallis saga goes. Speaking with Game Informer, he hinted the series – which currently consists of Final Fantasy XIII for PS3 and 360, Final Fantasy Versus XIII for PS3 and Final...

Motomu Toriyama has said the next story-driven Final Fantasy game will be more open-world then Final Fantasy XIII’s mostly linear approach. Speaking with Gama, however, the FFXIII writer stressed how hard it was to try to get free-roaming stuff and towns into a game with the HD consoles...

Those of you currently playing and enjoying Final Fantasy XIII may have realized the game’s lack of towns in comparison to previous games in the franchise. This is because Square Enix has just begun developing for current generation systems and creating towns using the visuals seen in Final...

There's a Final Fantasy XIV closed beta invite inside the PS3 Final Fantasy XIII box. Rummage around near the manual and you'll find a code for the Square Enix Members website. Redeem and you'll be on a VIP list for the FFXIV closed beta. You'll also receive a special in-game item to use in...

Square Enix president Yoichi Wada has revealed that Final Fantasy XIII went to Xbox 360 because Microsoft “asked us” to develop a title in the series for the console. Speaking with Siliconera, he said the install base as it was at the time for 360 was just too good to pass up on to not get...

Go on. Guess. Or, if you don't feel like guessing, read on to see the shipment figures for Final Fantasy XIII Square Enix released overnight. With two million units shipped in Japan since the game's release there in December and three million sent to stores in the West for its release here...