Sony Asia announces Chinese/English version of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

By: Erren Van Duine Sony Computer Entertainment Taiwan and Square Enix have teamed up once again to localize Final Fantasy for the Asian market. Following in the footsteps of titles like Final Fantasy XIII and XIII-2, SCE Asia will publish and localize Lightning Returns exclusively on PlayStation 3 in Asian territories. The final chapter in the XIII saga will include Japanese voice over, as well … Continue reading Sony Asia announces Chinese/English version of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary ultimate box promotional movie

By: Erren Van Duine Square Enix has uploaded a promotional video for their upcoming Japan-exclusive Final Fantasy Ultimate Box collection. Set for launch on December 18th, the Ultimate Box features every single mainline (sans XIV) Final Fantasy game on various PlayStation platforms. Included within are: Final Fantasy (PS1, 1 disc) Final Fantasy II (PS1, 1 disc) Final Fantasy III (PSP, 1 disc) Final Fantasy IV … Continue reading Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary ultimate box promotional movie

Square Enix Channel Presents – The future of Final Fantasy round-table discussion

By: Erren Van Duine Square Enix Channel’s recording of “The Future of Final Fantasy” round-table discussion is now available for online viewing. Although slightly edited (they removed the History of Visual Works presentation, for example), most of the original session is intact and includes Hajime Tabata’s Tokimeki Final Fantasy, as well as other fan questions posed to series creators. In attendance were – Hajime Tabata … Continue reading Square Enix Channel Presents – The future of Final Fantasy round-table discussion

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is 30% complete

By: Erren Van Duine As promised, Famitsu’s exclusive interview with the Lightning Returns developers has surfaced in this week’s issue. Details are just now coming out, but the game is only 30% complete according to the staff. Lighting Returns will bring the long-promised happy ending for Lightning, and will not include any multi-endings. The game’s project leads specifically stated that this would be the last … Continue reading Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is 30% complete

Square Enix opens “Lightning Room” -Presentation for New Direction of Lightning Saga- twitter account

By: Erren Van Duine Square Enix has readied an all new Twitter account in anticipation of Friday’s 25th anniversary stage event. With the next entry in the FFXIII series being revealed, the first tweet comes from Producer Yoshinori Kitase. He explains that the account was made for this week’s reveal, which will provide a variety of updates during the presentation and Final Fantasy 25th anniversary … Continue reading Square Enix opens “Lightning Room” -Presentation for New Direction of Lightning Saga- twitter account

Another Beginning: Lightning’s Story and more due tomorrow

Square Enix USA has finally confirmed the last set of FFXIII-2 DLC set for release tomorrow afternoon. Along with pricing, we have the official name for Snow’s episode, as well as a short description for each piece of new content. “Snow’s Story: Perpetual Battlefield” Snow is engaged in battles at the Coliseum after being separated from his fiancée, Serah. The episode also features a battle … Continue reading Another Beginning: Lightning’s Story and more due tomorrow