Final Fantasy Xiii

In Real Life

Just Why, Exactly, Did Final Fantasy XIII Suck So Badly?

3:00PM February 1, 2012 | Luke Plunkett

Boring. Bland. Linear. Those are three of the kinder things that can be said of Final Fantasy XIII, a game so poor it needed a direct sequel just to salvage some brand integrity. They’re also disarmingly simple, and don’t really get to the heart of just why the game was so disappointing to so many. More »


News

Hope You Like Final Fantasy XIII-2! There Will Be DLC.

8:30AM December 30, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Back in late 2009, Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama wrote on his blog: “The world of Final Fantasy XIII is starting from here on out.” It hinted that FFXIII DLC was on the horizon. It wasn’t. More »


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Final Fantasy XIII’s Lightning Strikes Skyrim

6:30PM December 19, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

It’s East meets West. A Japanese gamer has inserted Final Fantasy XIII heroine Lightning into The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim with a character mod. Here are the results. What do you think? More »


In Real Life

Is This Lady The Most Famous Final Fantasy Tester Ever?

11:00PM October 17, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Meet Yuko Oshima. She’s 23. She’s famous. And she’s testing Final Fantasy XIII-2. More »


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What Is PlayStation’s Mysterious ‘Long Live Play’ Teaser All About?

10:00AM September 27, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

The PlayStation folks are promising we’ll “see beyond the doors” — the doors at the tail end of the above teaser clip — on October 5, 2011. What brand of video game hype is this? And should we be expecting something amazing next week? More »


In Real Life

The Many Cinematic Missteps Of Video Game Cutscenes

11:50AM September 22, 2011 | Kirk Hamilton

The video game cutscene has undergone a lot of transformations over the past couple of decades, and many games these days present elaborate, dazzling CGI sequences that are often billed as “Hollywood-caliber.” More »


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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Gets Its Own PlayStation 3 And A Release Date

11:20AM September 15, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Square Enix is releasing the sequel to Final Fantasy XIII in Japan this December. It’s called Final Fantasy XIII-2. To commemorate that release, Sony will release a sequel to the PlayStation 3 Final Fantasy XIII Lightning Edition. More »


News

This Final Fantasy Figure Excites Me More Than The Game

12:30AM September 6, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

After the whole Final Fantasy XIII hullabaloo, a FF break was in order. The world didn’t get that. It got Final Fantasy XIII-2. More »


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A Town With NPCs Is The Most Exciting Thing About These Final Fantasy XIII-2 Screens

4:20AM July 15, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Look! It’s an actual town, complete with people with ellipses over their heads, indicating that they wish to speak to you! Oh Square Enix, you do love us. More »


Nintendo

When All Else Fails, Use Final Fantasy To Sell 3D

5:00PM June 16, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

As you may or may not be able to tell, this is Final Fantasy XIII running on a glasses-free Toshiba television. More »