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Final Fantasy III PSP quietly launches in North America next week

By: Erren Van Duine Starting next week you’ll be able to play Final Fantasy I through IX all on one platform. That is, if FFIII works with the PS Vita. Compatibility with Sony’s newest handheld is currently unknown, but Final Fantasy III for PSP is set to launch Tuesday September 25th in North America – just five days after the Japanese release. The news comes … Continue reading Final Fantasy III PSP quietly launches in North America next week

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Behind the scenes of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

By: Erren Van Duine The latest update from the FFXIII team includes a brief behind the scenes look at the game’s production. The video includes a quick look from the Final Fantasy 25th anniversary exhibit, as well as what sort of progress the team is making back at the office. If you look closely, you can see location tests for the city of Luxerion using … Continue reading Behind the scenes of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

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Upcoming contest – Win yourself one of these Final Fantasy 25th anniversary posters

By: Erren Van Duine Hey all. We’ve got a great new giveaway coming to the site here momentarily. Courtesy of Square Enix, we’ll be giving away a load of these specially designed Final Fantasy posters. Created to honor this year’s 25th anniversary of the series, all 14 mainline entries are gathered here using the designs of Yoshitaka Amano. These are indeed the same posters given … Continue reading Upcoming contest – Win yourself one of these Final Fantasy 25th anniversary posters

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Square Enix outlines the future schedule surrounding the current Final Fantasy XIV’s fate

By: Erren Van Duine The current version of Final Fantasy XIV is ending – if you hadn’t heard the news, you most certainly do now. Square Enix has laid out the plans for the coming month for current and future players alike, with the end of this month signaling the beginning of the end. Billing for the current version of XIV will cease at the … Continue reading Square Enix outlines the future schedule surrounding the current Final Fantasy XIV’s fate

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Final Fantasy Versus XIII to miss Tokyo Game Show, Producer Shinji Hashimoto reportedly confirms

By: Erren Van Duine Final Fantasy Versus XIII will be sitting out Tokyo Game Show once again, Producer Shinji Hashimoto as reportedly claimed. UPDATE: Seems a user over at FF-Reunion was able to speak to Hashimoto today regarding the report from earlier. They asked him if it were true that Versus XIII would not be at TGS as per what people were saying online. To … Continue reading Final Fantasy Versus XIII to miss Tokyo Game Show, Producer Shinji Hashimoto reportedly confirms

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What is Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII?

By: Erren Van Duine It’s been less than a year since Final Fantasy XIII-2 launched worldwide, bringing with it higher praise than its predecessor. The praise was deserved, the game improving on many aspects of FFXIII – though its story left many perplexed. It arguably created more questions than it answered, leaving fans in the dark and trying to piece together what happened. DLC was … Continue reading What is Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII?

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Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII – The Making of Isamu Kamikokuryou’s oil painting

By: Erren Van Duine Square Enix has released a brief video on the making of Isamu Kamikokuryou’s “City of Light” artwork for Lightning Returns. Unveiled last week during the game’s announcement stage, Kamikokuryou is said to have worked for a month on the piece. The video highlights the creation of his office studio as well as the creation of the painting. Check it out below. … Continue reading Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII – The Making of Isamu Kamikokuryou’s oil painting

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Final Fantasy XIV Special Talk Show presentation now in English

By: Erren Van Duine Square Enix has made available last Saturday’s Final Fantasy XIV Special Talk Show presentation. For those who can’t understand Japanese, you now have the option of enabling English subtitles. The show runs about an hour in length and features gameplay footage along with commentary from the development staff. Check it out below! Source: Nova Crystallis Continue reading Final Fantasy XIV Special Talk Show presentation now in English

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Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Developer Interview

By: Erren Van Duine Previously detailed here, we now have Famitsu’s full Lightning Returns interview in full. The game’s lead development staff including Director Motomu Toriyama, Producer Yoshinori Kitase, Art Director Isamu Kamikokuryou and Game Design Director Yuji Abe have assembled to tell all following last week’s reveal of the finale to Lightning’s saga. Kitase: Including the initial development of novels and FFXIII-2’s DLC, Lightning … Continue reading Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Developer Interview

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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

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