

A detailed comparison of the PS3 and Xbox 360 releases of marathon sim Final Fantasy XIII concludes that the Xbox 360 version is indeed significantly inferior to the PS3 original, and even goes so far as to ridicule the game for its now legendary linearity.
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The Xbox 360 port of Final Fantasy XIII has been leaked to pirates a week in advance of its international release date, and is now being downloaded the Internet over in a literal free-for-all.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Galleries, Games, H
- Date: Feb 26, 2010 14:51 JST
- Tags: Doujinshi, Final Fantasy, Image Gallery, Lightning, Parody, RPG, Shota, Shotacon

Final Fantasy XIII has inspired an expansive new genre of fanart with its irresistible shota-oneesan coupling of Hope and Lightning, known as ホプライ / Hoprai; most of it consists of soppy depictions of the adorable pair fawning over one another, but at times things can get quite steamy…
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World of Warcraft’s colossal success is put into perspective by the below graphic, revealing some disturbing facts about the game-cum-economic-occupation.
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The Xbox 360 port of Final Fantasy XIII has been confirmed as being almost half the size of the PS3 version, coming in at 18GB on 3 DVDs versus 38GB on one BD, far smaller than expected.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Feb 23, 2010 20:57 JST
- Tags: Bugs, Marketing, Namco, Ports, PS3, RPG, Tales of Graces, Tales Series, Wii

Bandai Namco has finally announced a humiliating official recall of its notoriously buggy Wii title Tales of Graces, a mere three months after release.
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Japanese polled as to whether they prefer subbing or dubbing in their games have by a narrow margin indicated a preference for subs.
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The Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII has been confirmed as being significantly inferior to the PS3 original, with Xbox 360 in game graphics at 1024×576/2xAA versus 1280×720/2xMSAA on the PS3; texture quality and draw distance on the Xbox also suffer degradation, far from the “identical” versions Square Enix promised.
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Final Fantasy XIII’s producer has expressed his interest in a Final Fantasy VII remake, and has explicitly denied there will be any DLC for Final Fantasy XIII.
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Insipid gaming rag Famitsu has quizzed its readership on who they think the “coolest” video game characters to be, with the list displaying all the taste and discernment that could reasonably be expected of a mob of impressionable schoolboys.
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A gallery of some of the best cosplay the world outside Japan has to offer, drawing in all manner of characters and every level of cosplay from “pro” to amateur and of course flights of Photoshop fancy.
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