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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
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Square Enix Considering Final Fantasy XIII DLC

1:20PM Brian Ashcraft | The worse kind of DLC is stuff that should be in the game, but isn’t. The best DLC adds to the game experience. More »
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
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Final Fantasy Versus XIII Dev Time “Comparatively Faster” Than FFXIII

8:20AM Michael McWhertor | Sick of looking at these same Final Fantasy Versus XIII screen shots? Yeah. Me too. Well, the good news is that development on Final Fantasy XIII is doing wonders for that other Fabula Nova Crystallis entry, according to the developer. More »
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Saturday, August 1, 2009
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Which Western Games Have Inspired Final Fantasy XIII?

3:30PM Luke Plunkett | There are plenty of Western games that have been inspired by Square Enix’s Final Fantasy series over the years. But are there any Western games that have inspired Final Fantasy? Specifically, Final Fantasy XIII? Why, yes, there are. More »
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
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Multi-Platform Final Fantasy XIII Won’t Be Compromised

1:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Final Fantasy XIII is a multi-platform game — which has some people worried about a dip in quality. Square Enix is here to ease those fears. That’s nice! More »
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
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Japanese Voices On Xbox 360 Final Fantasy XIII, Who Needs ‘Em?

5:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Hey, did you hear? In the West, FFXIII is coming to the PS3 and the Xbox 360. The PS3 has Blu-ray. The Xbox 360 does not. More »
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Thursday, May 7, 2009
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Square Enix Doesn’t Consider Final Fantasy XIII A JRPG

12:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Final Fantasy XIII is a Japanese-made game. It is also a role-playing-game. Yet, don’t tell FFXIII producer Yoshinori Kitase that it’s a JRPG — he’ll set you straight! More »
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Wednesday, May 6, 2009
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Square Enix Has “No Plans” For English FFXIII Blu-ray Demo

4:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Just because the Final Fantasy XIII Blu-ray demo powered Japanese PS3 sales, don’t expect the same for the West. Heck, don’t expect a Blu-ray demo for the time being. More »
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Tuesday, April 7, 2009
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Square Enix: FFXIII Needs Ten Times The Success Of Smaller Titles

5:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Eagerly awaited multi-platform title Final Fantasy XIII has been five years in the making. Five years is a long time and not cheap. The pressure must be tremendous. More »
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
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What The Final Fantasy XIII Demo WIll Let Players Do

7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | The 1/23 issue of Famitsu rings in 2009 with interviews with 21 developers who are slated to shake things up this year. The meatiest stuff comes from Yoshinori Kitase about the FFXIII demo. More »
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Final Fantasy XIII Producer Is Not Enemies With FF Versus XIII Director, ‘Kay?

11:20PM Brian Ashcraft | Yoshinori Kitase, director of Final Fantasy VII and Chrono Trigger, and fellow colleague Tetsuya Nomura, character designer for FFVII, are rumoured to be bitter rivals. Word has it that since the two are unable to work together, each of them are making separate FFXIII games with Kitase producing Final Fantasy XIII and Nomura directing Final Fantasy Versus XIII. Not so! says Kitase. He tells LEVEL magazine: More »
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