Pre-order the Lightning Returns collector’s edition for a chance at big prizes

By: Erren Van Duine Square Enix is giving North American fans another reason to pre-order their recently announced collector’s edition for Lightning Returns in the form of free prizes. Revealed today, those who pre-order the CE – available only through Square Enix’s online store – will automatically be entered to win a grand prize package including a one-of-a-kind, custom PS3 or Xbox 360 of your … Continue reading Pre-order the Lightning Returns collector’s edition for a chance at big prizes

Dress FFXIII protagonist Lightning in a outfit made almost entirely of moogles

By: Martin Gaston DLC for the Japanese version of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII allows players to adorn protagonist Lightning with an outfit made almost entirely of moogles. The game is now out in Japan, and Siliconera reports that the premium Lovable Moogle DLC comes with Moogle Queen outfit, Moogle stick weapon, and a Moogle shield. Alongside the Loveable Moogle pack, Square Enix has also … Continue reading Dress FFXIII protagonist Lightning in a outfit made almost entirely of moogles

Dengeki talks Physics and Movement in Lightning Returns

By: Ehren Rivers In the most recent Dengeki interview, the development team discussed, among other things, the challenges of creating a system with so much varied and customizable equipment that actually appeared out of battle. TensaiShojo illuminated the bulk of the interview for us, with some interesting development reveals mixed in. Lumina, for example, is supposed to look like a 12-years-old girl. Her extravagant movements … Continue reading Dengeki talks Physics and Movement in Lightning Returns

Square Enix is making a live action Lightning Returns commercial

By: Erren Van Duine Square Enix has announced today that they’ll be airing an all-new live action commercial for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII in select regions of Japan. The game, which will launch next week on November 21st, will of course be featured in the ad said to include both live action and CG. It will also reflect the various costume changes Lightning can … Continue reading Square Enix is making a live action Lightning Returns commercial

Final Fantasy Versus XIII delisted from Amazon

By: Erren Van Duine Popular online retailer Amazon.com is no longer selling Final Fantasy Versus XIII, according to various reports. Several users have noted the site – which used to offer the game for pre-order despite any concrete release date – has now halted sales outside of directing to other outside sellers. Upon visiting the product listing page , the game does indeed come up … Continue reading Final Fantasy Versus XIII delisted from Amazon

An update on the various Final Fantasy series titles in development

By: Erren Van Duine Square Enix has provided a brief glimpse at the progress on several of their in-development Final Fantasy titles in this week’s Famitsu. While nothing new has come out of the magazine in terms of tangible information, we now know that Final Fantasy X and X-2 HD Remaster are nearing 80% and 65% completion respectively. Lightning Returns has also made a bit … Continue reading An update on the various Final Fantasy series titles in development

Paradox Endings may influence the story of Lightning Returns

By: Ehren Rivers A few weeks ago the website FFDream got to send someone over to Japan for a live interview with Motomu Toriyama and Yoshinori Kitase about several upcoming games, including Lightning Returns. Their team got to ask seven questions about Lightning Returns, two of which were questions we all already know the answers to (Why do you only play as Lightning, is this really … Continue reading Paradox Endings may influence the story of Lightning Returns

Lightning Returns Q&A video taps questions from the community

By:  Erren Van Duine Last month media the world over got to catch a glimpse at Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII for the first time. While this month will largely focus on FFXIV, Square Enix UK has given Lightning fans another small taste of what’s to come. Much like our own encounter, the community team sat down with Producer Yoshinori Kitase and Director Motomu Toriyama – … Continue reading Lightning Returns Q&A video taps questions from the community

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Preview Part III: Bold new ideas for the series, but are they for the best?

By: Erren Van Duine With the final entry in the Final Fantasy XIII saga, Square Enix has surprisingly and decidedly broken the tried and true mould set by previous games with that number attached with a strikingly different effort in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. Rounding out the finale to an unplanned trilogy, they’ve a lot of work ahead of them to try and recapture fans who may … Continue reading Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Preview Part III: Bold new ideas for the series, but are they for the best?

New images and artwork of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, with new character Lumina

By:  Erren Van Duine Square Enix has released some new images and artwork for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. These are accompanied by the game’s newly announced release timeframe of Autumn 2013. New screens show off recently revealed character Lumina, as well as a sampling of the many costumes Lightning will be able to utilize in the game. There are many types of garbs, each … Continue reading New images and artwork of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, with new character Lumina