final fantasy xiii

We must not let the cat out the bag, since our little teaser on Saturday, you have had speculation as to what kind of marketing-action, it might be. Just now the message has been released, here's the official press release from Square Enix! Hamburg (22 February 2010) - Square Enix Ltd...

The first ten minutes of the English version of Final Fantasy XIII are now live. No Japanese. Just plain English. Get it over at MSXbox-World. Still the same old introduction we know, but ever so slightly easier to understand. Earlier, Square Enix released videos showing off the PS3 and...

Words. They are pointless. Behold the majesty of the animated, exploding FFXIII CE movie triumverate. If you were wondering what the Square RPG’s special editions looked like, today’s the greatest day in world history. There’s a video here of the 360 version unravelling itself, ditto for the...

With a little over a week left until VanaFest 2010 commences, long-time fans of Final Fantasy XI might well be taking the opportunity to think back on the memories the game has produced. If those memories happen to include some obscure facts, you might be in luck with the VanaFest 2010 trivia...

We've just got our hands on a 28-page preview of the Final Fantasy XIII strategy guide, showing off the aesthetics and content of the official companion that will arrive alongside the game on March 9th. The preview shows off several pages from different sections of the guide to show you what to...

Hello there everyone. The Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 editions of FFXIII have finally been fully mastered and we are now eagerly awaiting the countdown to the worldwide release. I have just returned from a three week global media tour where I was interviewed by media people from a huge number of...

They’ve been talking about Final Fantasy VII recently, haven’t they? Adding more fuel to the fire, Final Fantasy XIII producor Yoshinori Kitase has told TechDigest magazine that if Square Enix were to create a Final Fantasy VII remake, that it would take “three or four times longer” to make than...

(Big shout out to Tsukianei for this one (y)) In January, developer Mistwalker announced it was making The Last Story with Nintendo, a "new form of RPG" bound for the Wii. That's Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi's newest game. What does the Final Fantasy team think about all this...

For anyone that still wants to compare consoles, Square Enix released eighteen screenshots from the Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII. There are differences between the existing batch of PlayStation 3 assets and these screens so these are the real deal, not like last week’s batch of...

Final Fantasy XIII protagonists Lightning and Snow are security clearance level 3 fugitives, which means all PSICOM units receive thick sheets of plastic profiling them. Square Enix sent these to press and these translucent fact sheets have bits of information about both characters. For...

The much touted word on the street is that Japanese gaming is on the decline while western development is booming. But that doesn't mean Japanese developers should start copying western ones, says Final Fantasy top man Yoshinori Kitase. "On a very personal level I like western RPGs, some of...

Square Enix Ltd. has today announced the UK launch event plans for Final Fantasy XIII, the eagerly awaited latest instalment in the award-winning series that has sold more than 92 million units worldwide. Featuring a number of special guests and a party atmosphere, the launch event is likely...

Square Enix's long in the making Final Fantasy XIII finally comes to North America in March, a game that is less like a traditional Japanese role-playing game, its creators say, and more like a first-person shooter like Call of Duty. That is how Final Fantasy XIII designer and writer Motomu...

Natal or Arc for Final Fantasy XV? Don’t bet on it, according to FFXIII producer Yoshinori Kitase. He reckons it’d be “too exhausting” to use them for future FF titles. “These new type of controllers are very interesting, but we’re not sure that people would like to spend up to 100 hours...

Reviews and reactions for Final Fantasy XIII have been mixed. Some love it. Some don't. But Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama claims to know why Western critics might not dig the game. "We think many reviewers are looking at Final Fantasy XIII from a western point of view," says...

Just when we were getting excited about the prospect of Final Fantasy XIII downloadable content, the game's producer and director, Yoshinori Kitase and Motomu Toriyama have gone and squashed any hope of supplemental material making its way into the game. "Regarding the DLC content, we feel that...

If you're currently living in Japan, chances are you're already grinding your way though Final Fantasy XIII from Square Enix. Unfortunately, the rest of us have been left waiting for the English-language version, which is due for release on March 9. To ease our collective pain, Square Enix...

The round table Q&A interview session that follows our gargantuan hands-on with the English language version of Final Fantasy XIII is strange. Normally in these things, questions centre on game mechanics, features, future plans, downloadable content and the like. But this one's different. Most...

Next month, Final Fantasy XIII will be released to great fanfare around the gaming world. Expectations are simply huge for a series that has consistently set the standards for role-playing games over the past 20 years. I was allowed a first play of the game a few weeks ago – today the embargo...

I’ve seen the phenomenal opening cutscene to Square Enix’s latest Final Fantasy title plenty of times now, having imported the Japanese PlayStation 3 version released back in December. However, this time around it was an entirely different experience for me. Not only was I seeing this entire...