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News Look It's An Advertisement For A Japanese Beverage Promoting Final Fantasy XIII
So, apparently Japan is hitting Final Fantasy XIII saturation point now
The game's out in like, just over two weeks, and Japanese presence is ramping up to "big cultural event" point. As evidenced by this advertisement for Elixir, a Japanese beverage. Dude! Sales predictions, anyone? Remember, the demo pushed PS3 sales through the roof...
News Final Final Fantasy XIII Trailer Is Finally Here, Mad Pretty
Sit back, relax, and get ready to gawp at pretty CGI people talking in Japanese
Yep, it can only be Final Fantasy XIII, and the last trailer Square-Enix intend to release before the game's launch in Japan. We're now taking bets on first-day sales. Where you putting your money?
As exciting as the Final Fantasy XIII release date announcement was yesterday, it really only served as a wake-up call for me
The first quarter of next year is absolutely chock-a-block. If I just construct a list of games coming early next year that automatically spring to mind, we're looking at: MAG, Bayonetta, Heavy Rain, Dante's Inferno, Dark...
News What Do We Think Of The Final Fantasy XIII Song?
Bizarrely it was announced today that Final Fantasy XIII's theme song would be handled by Britains own (rather sexy - Ed) Leona Lewis
We've oft criticised the X-Factor winner here in the PushSquare offices. She often overdoes her vocals. So what of "My Hands," the track announced as the offical Final Fantasy XIII theme tune? As usual,...
News Final Fantasy XIII Hits Playstation 3 This March 9th (!!!), Features Leona Lewis
It's official
It's happening. As promised, there has been a Final Fantasy XIII announcement, and alongside new details contained in the embedded video, well, there's a release date. Both Europeans and North Americans will have Final Fantasy XIII in their hands this March 9th. The epic video also confirms the inclusion of music from the British...
News Stop Press: Final Fantasy XIII Getting Uber Announcement On Playstation Blog This Friday
You know something's going to be either exciting or disappointing when a company feel it's necessary to announce an announcement
But that's exactly what Square Enix have done in regards to Final Fantasy XIII, which is due an uber announcement over at the European Playstation Blog this Friday. What's most interesting about the announcement is the tie...
News Final Fantasy XIII Announcement Probably Happening On November 13th
A Final Fantasy XIII puzzle discovered by Siliconera has been cracked by the fine brains at a Final Fantasy fansite
The anagram ("A Henchmen Inventor Tent Unto.") has been solved to read: "Announcement Nov Thirteenth." The nature of the announcement is unknown, but we suppose we could speculate it might have something to do with...
News Japanese Copies Of Final Fantasy XIII Include A Final Fantasy XIV Beta Code
It's been revealed via scans from Shonen Jump magazine that Japanese copies of Final Fantasy XIII will include beta entry to Final Fantasy XIV- the online MMO from Square Enix
We're assuming the beta will be for PC, even though the game is due on Playstation 3 aswell. Still, it's a nice little extra incentive (as if any was needed) for the Japanese...
News International Version Of Final Fantasy XIII Could Make It Out By April, 2010
Final Fantasy games usually take a long time to localise
It's something Square Enix want to avoid with Final Fantasy XIII, with plans suggesting the game may be available before the end of the current financial year. Alas, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada did hint that while the game's on track, other elements such as marketing could hold it back...
News Final Fantasy XIII Character Progression Is All About Crystalium
Allow us to introduce Crystalium on Square Enix's behalf, the levelling system that will be used in the upcoming Final Fantasy XIII
As Andriasang point out, the system works by providing players with Crystal Points at the end of each battle. These points can then be spent on upgrading abilities and stats which are arranged on a circular chart. As...
News Final Fantasy XIII Will Be Completely Install Free
Did anyone expect Final Fantasy XIII to be completely free of installation? We didn't
But it is. Kinda. The game will not require you to install, but those who do can enjoy a significantly speedier experience. So it's totally optional then, much like Street Fighter IV. That being said, there'll only be loading when the player transitions between...
News Final Fantasy XIII Trailer In English Is More Romantic, Less Nonsensical
Late last month we posted the latest Final Fantasy XIII trailer -- in Japanese
At the time we were waffling about underage-looking girls because we had little else to say. Having seen the trailer in English (which you can do yourselves right here) we can conclude that the romantic tones we'd predicted (but refrained from writing for fear of...
News Square Enix Expect Exceed 6 Million Final Fantasy XIII Sales
In an interview with Reuters, Squeenix honcho Yoichi Wada told the service he expects Final Fantasy XIII to outsell its predecessors, roughly selling upwards of six million copies
Wada also expressed hopes that the recent price cut to the Playstation 3 would drive up sales when it launches this December. We expect Wada won't be far off with this...
News TGS 09: Check Out The Final Fantasy XIII Trailer
The recipe to this Final Fantasy XIII trailer is two-parts amazing and one-part we wish we knew what was going on
Still, we suppose we can just sit and stare at the CGI character models of girls who look underage. Or not, because that would be a bad thing. And if you wondered why we are waffling, it's because we have nothing else to say about this...
News TGS 09: Sony Unveil 250GB Final Fantasy XIII Playstation 3 Bundle
The PS3 looks hella good in silvery-cream and pink
This new Playstation 3 design is sure to shift a helluva lot of systems in Japan. It's easy to see why aswell. The thing looks flippin' gorgeous. The bundle will cost 41,600Yen, and will be available to tie-in with the launch of Final Fantasy XIII. Also of note, Final Fantasy VIII has just gone up...
News Final Fantasy XIII Could Shift 500,000 Japanese Playstation 3s!
The publisher of Japanese gaming-Bible Famitsu, Enterbrain, think that the coming December 17th release of Final Fantasy XIII could do absolute wonders for the Playstation 3
Perhaps even miracles. Enterbrain prez Hirokazu Hamamura said at today's Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan that the Playstation 3 could well see sales around the 500,000...
News Final Fantasy XIII Release Confirmed, Bundle Planned
We assume Sony (and Square Enix) are readying themselves for the Japanese sales figures of the century (perhaps slight exaggeration - Ed) as Final Fantasy XIII has been confirmed for release on December 17th in the East
The game will retail for a whopping 8,800 yen ($95!!!) in an act of severe price gouging by the folk at Square Enix. Sony are...
News Final Fantasy Versus XIII A No Show At Tokyo Game Show
Square Enix's Tetsuya Nomura has claimed that Final Fantasy XIII will be playable at Tokyo Game Show, whereas Playstation 3 exclusive Versus XIII will not even be seen at the show
Square Enix are spending this year's show focusing on the games that are due out within the year.
News Final Fantasy VII Remake News Perhaps At A Later Date
Final Fantasy XIII producer Yoshinori Kitase reckons you should keep your ears tuned for Final Fantasy VII remake news in the future
Speaking with VideoGamer.com, Kitase said:"As for a VII remake, all I can advise right now is to play the PSN release that just came out for the time being. Maybe, perhaps we'll have some news for you at a later...
News Square Enix: PS3 Price Cut Will Have A Big Impact Next Year
Square Enix don't think the PS3 price cut will make much of a difference this year
But next year, boy are they expecting changes."In terms of the impact (the PS3 cut) will have on this financial year's earnings, I don't think there will be a major difference," explained Squeenix big-wig Yoichi Wada. "But I expect there to be a big...
News The English Final Fantasy XIII Voice Overs Are Done
Square Enix want you to know that the English voice overs for Final Fantasy XIII are done
Finished. Finito. With the voice acting totally done, we wish they'd cut a slice of the game out and put it on the Playstation Store for us to try. Come on Squeenix. Pwease.
News English Demo Will Be New & Downloadable, If It Happens
Those of you hotly anticipating a Blu-Ray release of an English version of the Final Fantasy XIII demo may be a little disappointed
If indeed an English demo ever does make it to the West, it's like to be downloadable. Square Enix's Yoshinori Kitase commented, "we are thinking of providing it in a downloadable format." And what would a...
News Square Enix Announce Announcement Of An Announcement Regarding Final Fantasy XIII
"We'll be making an announcement in a few weeks," said Square Enix gaffer Yoichi Wada regarding the release of Final Fantasy XIII
We'll pause while you people compose yourselves. ... That's right, Square Enix's masterpiece is likely to be dated at late September's Tokyo Game Show. For Japan, the launch of Final Fantasy XIII will be the biggest thing...
News New Final Fantasy XIII Screenshots Still Look Amazing, Still Take A Significant Hit
The forums were awash with the flame-wars of old last night
"What has happened to my Final Fantasy XIII?" the question on the avid's lips. If you're eyes aren't trained enough to notice the differences between the August 2008 screen (left) and June 2009 screen (right), let us play spot the difference for you: poorer background textures,...
News Final Fantasy XIII Will Not Be Compromised By The XBOX 360 Release
XBOX 360 uses DVDs
Playstation 3 uses Blu-Rays. There is a massive difference in the amount of space the media can contain. Final Fantasy XIII was being developed specifically for the PS3. Now it's coming out on the XBOX 360, people are worried things are going to be cut from the game so it can fit on a DVD. There's "no chance" of that...
E3 2009 Final Fantasy XIII Still On Track For Winter '09 Japan Release
Final Fantasy XIII was announced for Spring 2010 at Microsoft's XBOX 360 conference; but the Japanese version is still on its way on Playstation 3 this Winter as confirmed by Square Enix's E3 line-up listings
There had been mumblings of a delay but it seems like the game is still on track. Thankfully.
News Final Fantasy XIII On XBOX 360 Suffering From Storage Problems
Final Fantasy XIII producer Yoshinori Kitase has warned that the XBOX 360 version of the game may only have English voiceovers due to a lack of space - the Playstation 3 will be unaffected due to Blu-Ray
Obviously, when we talk about XIII its for PS3 and Xbox with PS3 being on Blu ray there would be enough memory, but on Xbox probably not,...
News Downloadable Final Fantasy Demo In The Pipeline?
Square Enix producer Yoshinore Kitase reckons there are no plans to release a disc based demo for Final Fantasy XIII in the West, however, Kitase reckons a PS3-only demo would be unfair considering the 360 release of the game over here
He did conclude that he "would like to check" the possibility of offering the demo as a download. We're...
We speculated yesterday that the Playstation 3 had taken a massive sales boost thanks in part to the release of Final Fantasy: Advent Children Complete
Those preliminary figures were actually beaten, with the Playstation 3 managing to shift a whopping 62,527 systems last week. In second place? The PSP with 40,065. Nintendo were down once again, with...
News Final Fantasy: Advent Children Complete Movie Release Gives Playstation 3 A Sales Bump
For now we're chalking this down as speculation but until we get the actual figures we suppose it's best reporting on the preliminary: the release of Advent Children Complete looks like it has pushed Playstation 3 sales figures in the region to somewhere near 57,000
The week prior to the blu-ray's release saw Playstation 3 figures at around 16,000...
News Final Fantasy: Advent Children Complete Sells 100,000 Copies In Japan
Here's an idea movie companies: bundle an exclusive, hotly anticipated demo with your blu-ray movies and achieve monumental sales
The idea has been declared fool-proof in Japan where the blu-ray of Final Fantasy: Advent Children Complete sold 100,000 copies; with a little help from the Final Fantasy XIII demo it included. The movie easily outsold...
News Final Fantasy XIII Dated For "Winter 2009" In Japan
When Dragon Quest IX got delayed, most people expected that would have a knock-on effect with Final Fantasy XIII
Not so, one lucky gamer who got his hands on the Final Fantasy: Advent Children Complete blu-ray has already completed the bundled Final Fantasy XIII demo, which concludes in the above "Winter 2009" teaser. Japanese gamers...
News Final Fantasy Advent Children Complete Prepares Blu-Ray Release, Expect Sales Surge
Final Fantasy means money in Japan
In fact, we're surprised Japan don't replace the Yen with copies of various Final Fantasy games. Alas, this weekend in Tokyo Square Enix held private screenings for the upcoming Final Fantasy Advent Children Complete movie. It's probably the only blu-ray release that will get its own bundled, special-edition...
News Final Fantasy VII On Playstation 3 & PSP, Available In Japan Now
The cult-classic Final Fantasy VII is now available for download from the Japanese Playstation Store
Coming mere weeks before the blu-ray release of Final Fantasy: Advent Children Complete (and the Final Fantasy XIII demo that comes with that), the PSone re-release will costs just 1500 yen (£10/$15) and weighs in at 1.7GB. No word on a western...
News Final Fantasy XIII Will Max(xx) Out The Playstation 3
Final Fantasy XIII is a Playstation 3 game first and foremost
Sure it's getting a US and European release on the XBOX 360, but it's still a PS3 game. Which means developer's Square Enix are committed to using all of the Playstation's power instead of "scaling down" in order to make it compatible for the XBOX 360 too. When prompted about...
News Watch The New Final Fantasy XIII Trailer
Remember that great Final Fantasy XIII trailer we told you about yesterday? You saw it? We thought it was pretty bloody brilliant and we're sure you agree
Fancy watching it again in HD? Thought you might. You'll be wanting to click right here then.
News A New Vision Is Finally Revealed
The countdown seems to have been ticking forever but finally we know what "a new vision" means: a trailer
It's a pretty epic one too actually. Check it out here.
