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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Set to Hit Stores in January

Matthew Sims — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:16:00 +0000

There were more than a few people who were disappointed by Final Fantasy XIII, and I’m one of them. There was something about the rather ridiculously convoluted story and Hope’s incessant whining that led me to quit the game about half-way through. I’ll return to it eventually, but certainly not by January when Final Fantasy XIII-2 releases.

The sequel will continue the story of Lightning, and that’s about all I know, or care to know. As much as I felt the first one was rather disappointing, I can’t help but feel that I will return to it and that there is a payoff somewhere near the end. I mean I there had better be a payoff, or else there’s a good bit of wasted build up. Also, I feel the need to say that a boomerang is a stupid weapon. Seriously.

Square-Enix will be showing off some more of FF-XIII at their booth at Comic-Con later this week.

Final Fantasy XIII Demo Hitting US this June with Advent Children Blu-ray Release?

Chad Lakkis — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:44:56 +0000

Reports are in that US production of the Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Blu-ray are complete and that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment plans to release it stateside sometime in June. Blu-ray.com also reports a slew of features, the most interesting being an “Exclusive Sneak Peek at FINAL FANTASY XIII”.

Nothing is confirmed at this point, and the “sneak peek” could end up being nothing more than another blue ball educing trailer, but if you like to hope (and who doesn’t) here’s a little more fuel for your hope powered jet pack. A Square Enix spokesperson told MCV the following back in January as a part of the Japanese announcement of Advent Children:

“At present the Final Fantasy XIII demo will only be available in Japan with the Blu-ray release of Advent Children Complete, but we hope to have further news in the coming months,”

Could this be that “further news” the representative was speaking of? Only time and profit margins will tell, but considering the rate at which units moved off the store shelves in Japan, my money says you will be seeing a demo in the US release as well.

Wada Wada Wada – Square Enix is Neutral in Hardware Wars

John Landis — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:33:18 +0000

Square Enix President and all around peaceful guy Yoichi Wada recently stated that his company remains neutral in the ever flame-inducing console war.

Fans (or fanboys) of the 360 and PS3 were at each other’s throats yet again recently when supposed long-time PlayStation backer Square Enix announced that their flagship title Final Fantasy XIII would be released for the 360 — in North America, at least.

“We’re now in the age of the multi-platform, but depending on age and territory, users have different tastes. Therefore it’s very difficult to just deal with one company or one hardware platform – in order to offer our product to the vast majority of gamers we need to deal with multiple companies and platforms.n North America Microsoft is doing very well with its hardware, and for that reason it’s a very important partner for us.”

He also states, “We always consider the territory and hardware for titles, and I just want to make sure that we’re neutral about dealing with companies.” This should come as no surprise to anyone, as Square Enix titles have popped up on nearly every system at some point since the glory days of the NES. So this isn’t a knife in the back to Sony at all — perhaps a bullet in the brain to Kaz Hirai considering the game is still a PS3 exclusive in Japan.

Speaking of Nintendo, when asked about the Wii, Wada said in typical lawyer-over-the-shoulder speak that they didn’t have any plans, but the system was kick-ass and that they’re “ready to offer various types of content to various types of users.” Basically, if it can make money, they’d be willing to make a game for it.

You can read the full interview over at gameindustry.biz