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Old News ‘90: Nintendo Says NES Final Fantasy Is Geared To Adults

10:40AM Stephen Totilo | We’ve been writing about Final Fantasy this week, so how about we study how people used to write about this huge franchise. Like back in 1990, when the first game was coming to America. How did people/Nintendo explain it? More »
Hands On

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers Impressions

8:00AM Stephen Totilo | Pick your selling point for the next Final Fantasy on Wii: Single-player with a deep story? Sort of is 75 per cent mini-games? Can lift cow and use udders over character’s head to shoot enemies? The last big game of the year? More »
News

Here’s What Final Fantasy XIII Chocobos Look Like

7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Chocobo! Those bird-like creatures from Final Fantasy games. The latest issue of Japan’s Shonen Jump shows just how huge the creatures are in Final Fantasy XIII. More »
News

Unraveled Anagram Points To FFXIII Announcement Friday

12:30PM Owen Good | A message posted to Square-Enix’s official Final Fantasy XIII site on Friday indicates, after not too much work, that some news is forthcoming on Friday. More »
Culture

Does Bon Jovi Add Anything To Final Fantasy? Judge For Yourself

2:30PM Brian Ashcraft | The latest Japanese television ads for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers features the music stylings of New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi. The ads are short (16 seconds or so), and there are three of them so far. More »
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Which Free NES Game Should I Get?

7:30PM AJ Glasser | Those of you that shelled out for the Wii’s Internet Channel before Nintendo made it free can now download one NES game on Virtual Console — as long as it’s worth 500 points. More »
Media

This Final Fantasy Crystal Bearers Attack Is Udderly Ridiculous

6:00PM Brian Ashcraft | On the fence about upcoming Wii title Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, The Crystal Bearers? Not sure if you should pick up the game and worried that Square Enix is simply milking the franchise. More »
Culture

Go Play Games With Earthquakes In Them

8:30PM AJ Glasser | October 17 marks the anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake — that famous 1989 one that rocked Northern California during an Oakland Athletics/San Francisco Giants game. More »
News

The Nintendo Download: The First Of The Final Fantasies

1:40AM Mike Fahey | The Final Fantasy that started it all makes its way to the Virtual Console this morning, and you all know the drill by now. First one to rescue the princess gets a bridge! More »
Culture

Booth Check: Square-Enix

4:30PM Stephen Totilo | You’d expect to find Dragon Quest slimes and Final Fantasy drinks in Square-Enix’s massive Tokyo Game Show booth. But would you have expected Modern Warfare 2? More »