Several new FFXIII screens surfaced on Famitsu’s website today and I’ve got them, along with a Google translation of the copy from the page, included for you after the jump.

Just last week, we reported that the Japanese magazine, Shonen Jump, had uncovered the identity of that blonde haired boy from the Square Enix FFXIII trailer we’ve all seen about a million times now. His name — “Snow”. Some of the older gamers out there may be thinking of this guy, and as shown in [...]

The latest issue of Shonen Jump in Japan finally revealed the mysterious blonde character who has appeared in trailers and screenshots for Final Fantasy XIII. His name is Snow, and the new render shown in this issue does make him look a bit psycho, but that’s always welcome in video games. Anybody notice the pattern [...]

We have gotten a hold of several images depicting Crystal Tools in-game renders from Final Fantasy XIII, and may have visual proof that the Xbox 360 version of the game is already being developed. Several Final Fantasy XIII in game renders utilizing the Crystal Tools engine surfaced online after apparently first appearing on the Japanese [...]

August kicked off with news straight out of Square-Enix’s DKΣ3713 event that a 90 minute FFXIII demo would be included in the Japanese Blu-ray release of “Advent Children: Complete” sometime during March of next year. However, recent news being reported by finalfantasy-xiii.net points to a possible stand alone demo release.

IGN randomly decided to release the very first (as far as I know) real-time, in-game screenshots of the FF XIII series. I must say, they look stunning. Not Heavy Rain stunning, but not especially far off. Things to pay attention to, in addition to the immaculately detailed player models, are the architecture and set pieces. [...]

The latest issue of Famitsu is all about the recent Square Enix DKS3713 event, and according to reports, the Playstation 3 exclusive Final Fantasy XIII demo that comes bundled with the upcoming Blu-ray edition of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete will actually run longer than the CGI film. The FFXIII demo will come on [...]

Microsoft marketeer Albert Pennello claims that they didn’t have to line Square Enix’s pockets to break FFXIII’s exclusivity – the publisher was attracted by the success of 360. The global marketing director claimed that “a publisher like Square can’t ignore” the size of its install base. “I think the most obvious reason that [Square Enix] [...]

Is Microsoft holding back, or will the FF demo remain a PS3/Blu-ray exclusive? DKΣ3713 announcements have begun to make their way around the interwebs, and according to a translation of FF7AC Reunion provided by FinalFantasy-XIII.net, the Advent Children: Complete Blu-ray, currently scheduled for release in March of 2009, will contain a playable FFXIII demo and [...]

Square Enix has pulled out all the stops for Microsoft at this years E3.  After showing a CG trailer, it was displayed that Final Fantasy XIII will be released on the Xbox 360 at launch in North America and Europe.

Official Playstation Magazine UK features Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy Versus XIII in their Big 10 Stories in their latest issue. It doesn’t offer much in terms of new info, but it provides a good summary of everything that’s been released so far, as well as some nice screenshots. Hit the jump to see [...]

Some artwork depicting Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XIII Versus characters has made its way on to the web. Whether or not the art is the work of an individual within Square-Enix, or that of a talented illustrator/fan of the series is unclear. Regardless, enjoy the art after the jump, and if you have [...]

I love me some Final Fantasy. The visuals created in this long standing franchise have been hands down some of the greatest works of art in the industry, and the new extended trailers give us all a glimpse at some never-before-seen footage. Alright, enough talk — have a look at the new extended trailers and [...]

It’s time for this year’s Jump Festa, an annual exposition put on by Weekly Shonen Jump publisher Shueisha. Though anime and manga are the general focus of the event, video games are welcome too, and Square-Enix is back for their traditional showing. The problem? The public’s getting jacked again as their most impressive wares are [...]

I am not a big fan of video game conference “shrinkage”. During a “1Up Yours” podcast on 1Up.com between site editor Garnett Lee and Electronic Gaming Monthly Previews Editor Bryan Intihar the two discussed what may be seen as a possible “disappointment” at this years E3.