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Square Enix Europe officially announced the limited collector’s edition of Final Fantasy XIII and spilled the beans on what’s inside the box. PAL gamers that pickup the collector’s edition get: The World of Final Fantasy XIII – a hardcover book with character art, CG rendered artwork, and...

The latest Play TM UK issue has gotten hold of a Japanese import of Final Fantasy XIII and given their own verdict, a very good 79%, but defiantly a change from all the glowing 9/10 reviews which we've been seeing recently. FinalFantasy-XIII.net have scanned the pages below. Enjoy! Final...

Europe is getting a Final Fantasy XIII collector’s edition and Gamestop’s Italian site may have leaked the extra items early. According to their product page, the collector’s edition includes an artbook, soundtrack, comic book, art cards, a prequel novel, and either the Playstation 3 or Xbox...

According to a report citing “multiple industry sources” at Square Enix Music Online, Final Fantasy XIII composer Masashi Hamauzu has taken his leave from the game’s publisher, following his work on the soundtrack for the international version of the game. The report additionally states...

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...

Dengeki has released the results of a readers poll in which people voted for what they thought was the best game of 2009. A list of the top 20 has been published on their website and Final Fantasy XIII has managed to secure second place. Although there has been a backlash of Japanese fans who...

The Lost Gamer writes: The official North American Final Fantasy XIII website has today received an update that features not only the new International Trailer, but also made additions to the Eidolon section. Within here, we learn about each characters Eidolon and within a series of new...

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...

Destructiod writes: Seeing this new trailer for Final Fantasy XIII is a thrill for me as I've put going on 40 hours into the Japanese version. It's nice to see how it's going to turn out in my first language. And wow, the voice acting is superb. I've seen all of the included scenes (holy sh*t...

While Final Fantasy XIII is a huge game as it is, it was once bigger. A new interview with the game’s art director Isamu Kamikokuryou, he touches on content that was deleted from the game. It’s normal for any game development team to create a few areas that don’t make the final cut of the...

Square Enix PR Sonia Im has confirmed that anyone looking to go hands-on with the English version of Final Fantasy XIII will get to do so soon, but only if they live in San Francisco. Im tweeted earlier: “Official tomorrow but heads up! Bay Area folks will get a chance to play #FFXIII That is...

A Hong Kong gaming magazine has reviewed Final Fantasy XIII, and they've given it a 4/10. Ouch. Storyline: 2.0 Gameplay: 1.0 Graphics: 9.0 Sound Effects: 7.0 Replayability: 1.0 Overall: 4.0 Source: N4G

Since first being shown at the 2006 E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles, gamers have been eagerly looking forward to Final Fantasy XIII. They have not been looking forward to the in-game bugs. Add this interminable jumping bug to the list of bugs that, like the LSD bug, apparently slipped past...

Just the sum of its parts... The following review was written by fluent Japanese-speaking veteran games journalist Ryan Winterhalter. So firstly, if you're thinking of importing a copy, in his words, here's what you need to consider: We remember the first time we had doubts that Final...

Amazon.de has a little more information about the elusive Final Fantasy XIII special edition, first mentioned in a newsletter from Square Enix Europe. The collector’s edition will cost €71.99 ($103). A plain game goes for €62.99 ($90). What kind of goodies can Square Enix Europe add for an...

Over in Japan amongst all the hustle of the launch of Square Enix’s RPG epic, Final Fantasy XIII, young Japanese singer Sayuri Sugawara has been performing its theme song in aiding the games promotion. The video below, which has been put on Youtube by mygracze.net lets us hear one such...

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FF XIII provides tangible, intuitive controls while delivering seamless transitions between real-time gameplay and stunning in-game cinematics. The latest in cutting-edge technology has been utilized in development of Final Fantasy XIII, thus making this newest addition to the Final Fantasy...

Like most Final Fantasy games in Japan, Final Fantasy XIII is subject to a huge sales drop off for it's second week sales. According to Media Create, Final Fantasy XIII has sold 189,000 in it's second week, which is only 12.6% compared to it's previous week sales of over 1.5 million. For...

Final Fantasy XIII's soundtrack is so epic that it warrants its own 2-minute long Japanese trailer. This trailer, which also appears on Square Enix's Japanese website for the game, makes it even harder to wait until the end of next month to import the soundtrack for a ridiculous amount of...