
This release announcement for Final Fantasy XIII has drawn as much attention for revealing the schoolgirl uniform-esque outfit of Serah as it has for revealing the date in some quarters.
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Official confirmation (by way of extravagant YouTube ads) of the release date of Final Fantasy XIII is finally forthcoming; the Japanese PS3 release will just scrape in before the end of 2009 as promised, coming out on December 17th, with pre-orders opening shortly.
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Pre-orders for Final Fantasy XIII are on the verge of opening throughout Japan.
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Square Enix has sued the producers of a music video containing cosplay recreations of scenes from its CG movie Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, and has been awarded a 400,000,000 won ($325,000) settlement for copyright violation.
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Sharp-eyed observers can’t help but notice that upcoming blockbuster RPG Final Fantasy XIII’s graphics seem to have suffered a substantial degradation since the first promotional shots were released.
Now shots of the game are looking distinctly polygonal…
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In its glorious 20 year history, Square Enix’s Dragon Quest series of RPGs has captivated RPG fans the world over, mostly on Nintendo platforms. Just how much each title has captivated fans is visible in the ranking below, based on an online survey of Japanese gamers.
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Demon-butler series Kuroshitsuji is confirmed for a 2nd season of the TV anime adaptation, according to a recent blog entry by seiyuu Junichi Suwabe (Fate/stay Night’s Archer, and Undertaker’s seiyuu in the first season) following a special promotional event held Sunday.
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The latest Final Fantasy XIII trailer has spurred fan anticipation to new heights with its prominently featured oppai, this time belonging to a new character.
The character’s name is not known, but her oppai and megane combo (not to mention her pantsu) is identifiable enough…
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The successor to Final Fantasy XIII has been announced as an MMORPG sequel to the venerable Final Fantasy XI, for the PS3 and PC; the Xbox 360 is notably neglected…
You can see the usual gorgeous CG trailer below:
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Apr 24, 2009 07:03 JST
- Tags: Business, Eidos, Oppai, PC Gaming, PS3, Square Enix, Tomb Raider, UK, Xbox 360

Square Enix recently hastily completed its purchase of UK game publisher Eidos, best known for its early oppai physics experiment Tomb Raider and its cosplay simulator Hitman, spending some £85 million on the company.
The Eidos group filed losses of £100 million in 2008 (due, they say, to restructuring), and as the below graphs show, has experienced plummeting or stagnant sales of its top franchises in recent years, leading some to wonder whether this deal was well advised?
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The demo of long awaited RPG blockbuster Final Fantasy XIII has unveiled an unpleasant truth for Xbox 360 owners: the demo alone is 5GB, more than the capacity of a single layer DVD, and of course the full game will be many times larger.
The capacity of a Blu-ray disc is 25GB for a single layer, 50GB for two, whilst a single layer DVD is 4.7GB and a dual layer one 8.5GB. Unfortunately, the Xbox 360 only has a DVD drive.
2ch provides its impression of the situation facing Xbox 360 owners when the game finally finds its way onto the platform next year:
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It may not be at the level of Star Ocean, but the recent demo of Final Fantasy XIII reveals a game most appreciative of the female form.
You can see plenty of illustrative caps below, along with the most extensive gameplay footage we have yet seen:
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