Final Fantasy Xii

In Real Life

The Fantastic Character Art Of Akihiko Yoshida

9:00PM July 6, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Akihiko Yoshida has been at Final Fantasy developers Square Enix since 1995, when he joined Squaresoft, one of the companies (along with Enix) that merged to create the RPG powerhouse. More »


News

Bankrupted Studio Says Square Enix Demanded Code By Fax, Didn’t Recognize FFXII Screenshots

3:00AM May 29, 2011 | Owen Good

In a feature story published today in Sweden, the founders of GRIN lay their studio’s precipitous demise at Square Enix’s feet, saying the publisher reneged on payments during the development of a Final Fantasy game and saddled them with ridiculous requirements as the project went sour. More »


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What Do Harry Potter, Toy Story And Final Fantasy Have In Common?

6:00PM November 16, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Voice actors are more than just minor celebrities: they are so essential to a character that they become inseparable. More »


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Is Story Important For Japanese Role Playing Games? Ask This Lady

7:00PM May 27, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Miwa Shoda joined Squaresoft, now Square Enix, in 1995 and went on to write Japanese Legend of Mana and Final Fantasy XII. Those are big games with big stories — something that they apparently do not need. More »


Rumour: Leaked ‘Tech Demo” Footage Of Final Fantasy: Fortress

4:00AM January 18, 2010 | Owen Good

This is a two-minute, 30-second video said to be of a tech demonstration of “Fortress,” the Final Fantasy project GRIN was said to have been working on when the Swedish studio closed. More »


Final Fantasy XIII Impressions: 15 Years Later, 25 Hours In

5:00AM December 26, 2009 | Tim Rogers

Well, I’ve played twenty-five hours of Final Fantasy XIII in the past few days, and the one thing I can say with confidence is that I sure have played twenty-five hours of Final Fantasy XIII in a few days. More »


In Real Life

Final Fantasy XIII Toilet Water Is Coming Soon

2:00PM November 28, 2009 | Owen Good

What? What?! That’s what “eau de toilet,” means, right? Oh, fine, it’s perfume, specifically a fragrant homage to Final Fantasy XIII, and it’ll be available a month after the game’s release in North America. More »


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Final Fantasy XIII Drink Dated

2:30PM October 23, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

For those who enjoy drinking questionable Final Fantasy beverages (and who doesn’t), listen up. The latest tie-up between Square Enix and Japanese beverage maker Suntory will be out this December. More »


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GRIN Were Working On A Final Fantasy Game

1:45PM August 20, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

There were the faintest of rumblings about this months ago, but now that GRIN are officially out of business, it can officially come to light that they’d been working on… a Final Fantasy game. More »


In Real Life

Gorgeous Wedding Gowns In (Or Inspired By) Video Games

10:40AM August 7, 2009 | AJ Glasser

Weddings are a summer thing. There’s good weather for an outdoor wedding and the most popular month in America to get hitched is August, according to some sources. More »