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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...

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...

Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama has said Final Fantasy Versus XIII and Final Fantasy Agito XIII will be aiming for story-driven gameplay. Speaking during a session at GDC last week, his line suggests both games will take a linear path over an open world: something for which...

What do Uncharted and Final Fantasy have in common? Not much at the moment, but that may be changing according to Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama. Speaking at GDC last night, Toriyama talked extensively about the recently released Final Fantasy XIII and the differences between...

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...

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...

Honestly, cross-game comparisons aren’t our thing. But when it comes to such a high profile port as Final Fantasy XIII, it’s very interesting indeed to note that the XBOX 360 version is a “lot worse than it should have been”. The website writes: “The rumours are true. Final Fantasy XIII on...

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...

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...

Final Fantasy XIII was bundled with the Playstation 3 when it launched in Japan. This won’t be the case when the game is released in the west. Microsoft today confirmed, via a press release, that the Xbox 360 will be “the only console outside of Japan to be bundled with the game.” The...

Many PS3 titles have forced owners of the console to install countless GB of content unto the hard drive, this eats up precious space and some gamers just don’t like the long periods before the process is complete. Many have concluded that a game as huge as Final Fantasy XIII must demand an...

Square Enix has decided that it’s time to kick off the Star Ocean: The Last Hope International marketing wagon, placing ads on several sites and opening the game’s official site. As of now, there’s only a trailer to be seen. There’s anime artwork of Edge and Reimi on the left and right sides...

The mag’s score is the first major review from an English-speaking publication, as far as we’re aware. “Big” Dave McCarthy’s written the piece, concluding, “This is the real deal. Final Fantasy XIII makes the hours pass like minutes – a testament to the way the game teases you along with one...

Before reading, curb any excitement and lower your expectations. OK, ready? This isn’t something to jump out of your chair for about, but Amazon Japan suddenly has the Playstation 3 version of The Last Remnant in their catalog. The listing, found by My Game News Flash, doesn’t have any...

MESSAGE FROM MOTOMU TORIYAMA Dear gamers in Europe, FINAL FANTASY XIII overseas version is finally completed. I am sorry for the long wait. At present, members of the development team in Japan are on a New Year holiday while awaiting an approval for the master disc. The overseas version was...

Square Enix is a company that represents the best of the best when it comes to the RPG genre in the game industry. The problem is that Microsoft isn't the definitive console for this type of audience which has left a bad taste with many gamers after the exclusivity of games like Star Ocean...

This tip was sent in by one of our fans today. Didn’t even know this was in the works but apparently info appeared in a Japanese gaming publication, probably Famitsu. I’ll try to get more info as soon as possible. I need to find a local carrier for Japanese gaming pubs. Source: N4G

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I've heard from a few people that Tetsuya Nomura is a PlayStation fanboy, which is why Final Fantasy Versus XIII isn't coming out on Xbox 360 and why Kingdom Hearts 3 is totally going to be released on the PlayStation 3. Some 2channelers have found solid, irrefutable proof of Nomura's love of...

Famitsu has a big leading Final Fantasy XIV feature in this week's issue. Different from the gameplay and character focused features of past updates, the focus this time is on the game's story, complete with an interview with planner Yaeko Sato. FFXIV's main story prologue begins 10 years in...