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Square Enix has confirmed Final Fantasy Agito XIII is still in development for PSP. There has been little word on the handheld game, but the game’s art director Yusuke Naora claimed Agito is finally coming together on the Square Enix Members Japanese Twitter account, according to Examiner. Naora also confirmed …
Read More »FFXIII ships 5m worldwide
Three million units of Final Fantasy XIII were sold into retail in the US and PAL territories, Square Enix has announced. The title launched in Europe and North America yesterday, with launch events held in London, San Francisco and Paris. The game is already being tipped as being the biggest …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIII 360 bundles Europe-bound
Square Enix has announced two Xbox 360 hardware bundles to coincide with the launch of Final Fantasy XIII in Europe. The special edition bundle includes a 250GB hard drive, engraved with the Final Fantasy XIII name, two wireless controllers, downloadable avatar items and a copy of Final Fantasy XIII. In …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIV a serious WoW rival, says Wada
Square Enix president outlines move to outplay Blizzardâ??s dominant MMO
Read More »Final Fantasy: Crystal Bearers dated
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers will arrive on UK shelves on February 5th, 2010. The Square Enix game is the latest instalment in the Nintendo-exclusive branch of the long-running RPG series. It is the first retail entry to be specifically developed for Wii, as opposed to March’s DS …
Read More »Final Fantasy team balancing costs with creativity
While executive producer Yoshinori Kitase looks to handhelds and download services as platforms for experimentation
Read More »JAPAN: FFXIII demo to ship with Advent Children
Publisher Square Enix has confirmed that a demo of Final Fantasy XIII will be included with the Blu-ray release of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children in Japan. The news first appeared in Japanese gaming bible Famitsu. However, there are currently no plans to run a similar promotion in other territories. …
Read More »FFXIII on 360 not heading to Asia
It appears that Square Enix’s colossally hyped Final Fantasy XIII won’t be receiving an Asian territory release on Xbox 360 after all – despite claims at a recent Taiwanese press conference to the contrary . Having announced at E3 that Final Fantasy XIII would be released on Xbox 360 in …
Read More »Final Fantasy IV DS dated
The DS version of classic NES RPG title Final Fantasy IV will be released in the UK and PAL territories on September 5th, developer and publisher Square Enix has confirmed. FFIV has been fully kitted out with improved 3D graphics, fully-voiced cut-scenes, a rejuvenated musical score and a host of …
Read More »360 FFXIII is heading to Asia
Some tend to forget that the now-legendary E3 announcement that Final Fantasy XIII is to release on both Xbox 360 and PS3 also contained the news that the title would remain PS3-only in Japan – but some sort of Asian release does now seem to be on the cards. Kotaku …
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