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Team XIII has a message for you at PAX Prime

Thursday, August 16th, 2012

Square Enix will be at this year’s PAX Prime to showcase 25 years of the Final Fantasy series. This will be done through playable units from every generation of Final Fantasy as well as games and giveaways (that include the new Final Fantasy XIII-2-themed PlayStation 3 and a poster of Yoshitaka Amano’s artwork) done on the show floor. This all takes place Friday, August 31st from 1:00 to 9:00pm.

In addition to the festivies, a special video message will be played at 7:30pm from the team behind Final Fantasy XIII and XIII-2 on what seems to be future developments:

“…fans will also have the opportunity to learn about the new details about the direction of Lightning’s story through a special video message from the esteemed creators Yoshinori Kitase (producer), Motomu Toriyama (director) and Isamu Kamikokuryo (art director).”

PAX Prime runs from August 31st to September 2nd.

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Kitase: New XIII project “up and running”

Wednesday, August 1st, 2012

A snippet of an interview from this week’s Famitsu involves Final Fantasy producer Yoshinori Kitase hinting again at a third Final Fantasy XIII game. “The new project is currently up and running”, to accurately paraphrase. We’re a month out from the Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary Event — where Motomu Toriyama and Yoshinori Kitase will host a panel on new developments for “Lightning’s Saga”.

It should also be noted that a title hasn’t directly been mentioned, leading speculation that the game may not be called “Final Fantasy XIII-3″.

Via: Game Jouhou

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Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary event detailed

Friday, July 20th, 2012

From August 31st to September 2nd, Square Enix Japan will be holding a special Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary event that will feature the existing franchise as well as developments on future titles. Most notable of which will be a panel with Final Fnatasy XIII/XIII-2 director Motomu Toriyama, producer Yoshinori Kitase, and art director Isamu Kamikokuryou on new developments.

Titled “Final Fantasy XIII Lightning’s Saga – New Developments Presentation”, it is widely expected that a new game announcement in the XIII series will be revealed.

Final Fantasy XIV director/producer Naoki “Yoshi-P” Yoshida will also be on hand to reveal more of Final Fantasy XIV 2.0, and we speculate that the debut of the new version’s trailer will make an appearance. Final Fantasy XI will also be represented, as this year is also the game’s 10th anniversary — including a performance by Nanaa Mihgo’s.

A live episode of Square Enix Channel will be recorded featuring the staff of Final Fantasy Type-0: director Hajime Tabata and art director Yusuke Naora.

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Posted in Final Fantasy Type-0, Final Fantasy XI, Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Final Fantasy XIV | 13 Comments »

Toriyama hints at future XIII announcement

Thursday, July 5th, 2012

Final Fantasy XIII and XIII-2 director Motomu Toriyama was recently interviewed by Famitsu at this year’s Game Developers Conference in Taipei. When the subject of a further plans for the XIII series came up — possibly announcing something at Square Enix’s 25th Anniversary event for the Final Fantasy series, Toriyama hinted at an announcement in the possible near future. Toriyama has cryptically hinted that the Final Fantasy XIII series may have continuation in some form before.

“The [FFXIII-2] Lightning download content had an ending that left a feeling mystery and hope. The day when the meaning of this will come to light is not too far off.”

Two possible venues come to mind: the 25th Anniversary event on August 31st through September 2nd, and Tokyo Game Show 2012 which will run from September 20th to the 23rd. Toriyama briefly commented on the status of Final Fantasy X HD, citing that there are many things to consider and asked fans anticipating the remaster to please patiently wait.

Via: Famitsu, AndriaSang

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Posted in Final Fantasy X + X-2, Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2 | 30 Comments »

Motomu Toriyama hints at third FFXIII game

Wednesday, June 20th, 2012

Recently released in Japan, the Final Fantasy XIII-2 Ultimania Omega included interviews with the game’s staff including Yoshinori Kitase and Motomu Toriyama. In regards to the scenario DLC “Requiem of the Goddess” featuring Lightning, Toriyama made the following comment:

“Like how Lightning took a step in the secret event… I think I want to take another step forward on this project of ours.”

Via: FF-Reunion

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Final Fantasy XIII-2 OST Plus releases this week

Tuesday, May 29th, 2012

Like its predecessor, Final Fantasy XIII-2 will be getting an Original Soundtrack Plus to complement the game’s initial soundtrack. Composed by Masashi Hamauzu, Naoshi Mizuta, and Mitsuto Suzuki, the sixteen-track album will release in Japan on May 30th for 2100 yen and include extra songs cut from the game and ones that were featured in DLC.

Square Enix also updated the Final Fantasy XIII-2 Facebook page to include pictures of the album’s jacket and disc. You can also sample the soundtrack by visiting the official website here.

01 Local Cosmos_soft_4Beat
02 Travelogue_GuideVocalDemo
03 The Last Hunter_original long edition
04 Unseen Intruder_instrumental
05 Memories for the Future_another take
06 FirstPV
07 Starting Over_Goh Hotoda REMIX
08 BOSSBATTLE_v2-09_31aug11
09 Crazy Chocobo_UstreamEdit
10 Hopping Chocobo
11 Noel’s Theme_guitar demo version
12 Local Cosmos_other_110725
13 Parallel World CrossFadeDemo
14 yuza_050
15 Clash on the Big Bridge – Oriental MIX -
16 Noel’s Theme – Final Journey -_AbstractSetOne

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Requiem of the Goddess DLC trailer

Monday, May 14th, 2012

Available tomorrow across all regions “Requiem of the Goddess” will feature Lightning battling against Caius in the “Next Prologue” for Final Fantasy XIII-2. Availalbe on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Tuesday, we have our first sneak peek here. Take a look:

Update: We have new screenshots of the North American version!

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Last Round of FFXIII-2 DLC set for May 15

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

It’s been a few weeks since our last Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC update, but on Tuesday, May 15th, we’ll be getting the last batch of downloadable content announced for the game. This includes a White/Black Mage outfit for Serah and Noel, 16 outfits for Mog, a DLC fight with Valfodr, and DLC scenarios for Snow and Lightning.

While pricing has not been announced for the North America region, expect outfit, Coliseum, and scenario DLC top be priced similarly to those in its category.

Via: PlayStation Taiwan, Nova Crystallis

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FFXIII-2 Original Soundtrack Plus website opens

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Like it’s predecessor and other Final Fantasy games before it, Final Fantasy XIII-2 will have a new album to accompany the standard Original Soundtrack release. Final Fantasy XIII-2 Original Soundtrack Plus will feature music that missed the cut, as well as new music that appeared in downloadable content. Sixteen tracks have been selected by the game’s composers: Masashi Hamauzu, Naoshi Mizuta, and Mitsuto Suzuki.

You can sample the soundtrack by clicking here.

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Original Soundtrack Plus will release on May 30th in Japan, retailing for 2100 yen.

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First look at Lightning’s scenario DLC

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

Our first images of the forthcoming Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC scenario involving Lightning called “Requiem of the Goddess”. It will pit Lightning against Caius yet again, but this time there will be battles involving the game’s battle system. Lightning has her own unique set of Paradigm roles to choose from as well. The scenario DLC will wrap up the story and provide some closure to the “message” that appears at the end of the game’s ending cinematic.

“Requiem of the Goddess” is scheduled for a May release on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live.

Update: Below are screenshots and renders of the upcoming DLC outfits for Serah, Noel, and Mog!