Final Fantasy XIII Dispels Negativity
Posted on 2009/10/25 by Kyle
With it's release in Japan set for December 17th, and few events between now and then, Tokyo Game Show 2009 was really the last big event Square Enix had to showcase Final Fantasy XIII. With one of the longest development times in Final Fantasy's history, Square Enix promising to revolutionize the RPG genre with the game, and so many mounting doubts about the game, Final Fantasy XIII had a lot to prove at the event. Gaming Union got some hands-on time with the game at TGS 2009, and it's time to compare and contrast to see if player concerns were really met by Square Enix.
For the last year in particular FFXIII has had gone through an equal amount of hype and doubt among gamers. Starting with the announcement of moving the title to the Xbox 360, concerns continued the mount as more in-game action was shown, and Square Enix's answers at the time not particularly cooling the situation. Gameplay and graphics have long been called into question, so when we got our hands on FFXIII at TGS 2009 we paid extra attention to see if the concerns are really substantiated or not.
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Final Fantasy XIII
Square Enix Wins Court Battle In South Korea
Posted on 2009/08/05 by Ronin90
In 2007, a Korean company called Fantom started distributing a music video (Sonata of Temptation) by K-Pop star IVY that contained an unauthorized live-action scene-for-scene adaptation of a scene from Advent Children.
Square Enix filed an injunction and the Seoul Central District Court ordered Fantom to cease distribution and sales of the video in April, 2007. In March of the following year, it then decided that Fantom should pay approximately $250,000 in damages to Square Enix.
Fantom appealed the decision and the case was taken to the Seoul High Court. However, Square Enix were the victors again, and the damages needing to be paid were increased to approximately $325,000.
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Square Enix Court Battle
Crisis Core Leads Ultimate Hits Inductees
Posted on 2009/06/12 by Ronin90
Square Enix have announced that they will be added six new titles to their 'Ultimate Hits' collection, which will now have 51 different titles featured.
They have been releasing their Ultimate Hits collection for a couple of years now, and this year they've decided to add six new titles to the range, most of which are from the PSP.
View the full story to see the games which have been inducted.
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Crisis Core, Final Fantasy XII, Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy II, Advent Children
Ultimate Hits
FXN Podcast: Episode 18
Posted on 2009/05/17 by Kyle
David, Lauren and Kyle are back with discussion of what's going on with Fabula Nova Crystallis, 360 vs. PS3 versions of FFXIII, and lots of discussion about Advent Children Complete, as Kyle and Lauren have now watched the film.
The FXN Podcast will also be getting back to it's normal schedule soon, technical problems delayed this episode a couple days.
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Podcast music "Adrenalyne Kyck" is by Big Giant Circles, Liontamer, zircon of OCRemix.
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Episode 18
Dissidia: Final Fantasy Limited Edition PSP Bundle Announced
Posted on 2009/05/14 by Ronin90
Sony have just announced on their PlayStation Blog, that Dissidia: Final Fantasy will be seeing a PSP bundle when it's released in North America in the summer.
The Bundle is currently scheduled to go on sale on the 25th of August, 2009 and will only be available at GameStop. The bundle will include the PSP-3000 in Mystic Silver, Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children on UMD and a 2GB Memory Stick PRO Duo. It'll have a retail price of $199.99.
This obviously means that Dissidia will be coming out before the 25th of August in North America.
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Dissidia PSP Bundle
Dissidia: Final Fantasy Q&A Session
Posted on 2009/05/09 by Ronin90
As mentioned in the previous three parts, Final Fantasy Union had the opportunity to interview Yoshinori Kitase, Dissidia's Producer, and Takeshi Arakawa, Dissidia's Director. The event took place in London, England and as well as interviewing the development staff, the opportunity to play the game was also offered. Please feel free to check out the full preview for Dissidia over at Gaming Union: Dissidia Nearing Western Release, Looks Very Solid.
Over the past few days, some important pieces of information have been shown from the interview and after the jump the full transcript will be provided. We hope you enjoy.
Also, feel free to discuss this interview on the forums
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Exclusive Interview With Dissidia Staff
Square Enix Wage War On Piracy
Posted on 2009/04/21 by Ronin90
In a press release today, Square Enix issued a statement directly targeting those who wish to share the new Blu-ray edition of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete on the internet via illegal methods.
Square Enix have been getting a lot tighter with regards to protecting their Intellectual Property recently, and they've even started taking down footage from their games off of YouTube. In the press release it is claimed that they are continuously monitoring the internet, with selected sites (not mentioned) being earmarked as specifically garnering their attention.
Should websites be found to have the Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete download available, they can be looking forward to communication from Square Enix which will initially come in the form of emails or letters.
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Square Enix, Advent Children Complete, FF7 Compilation
Advent Children Complete Download
Final Fantasy XIII Demo Coming To North America Afterall?
Posted on 2009/04/18 by Ronin90
Following the successful joint release of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete and the Final Fantasy XIII Trial Version in Japan, fans have been clamouring to get their hands on the demo. Previously Square Enix stated that the North American version of the release wouldn't feature the demo, so anyone who wanted to play it has had to wrestle with customs fees and import it. However, a new statement from Square Enix could contradict their previous statements.
When talking about the North American version of Advent Children Complete (currently scheduled for release on the 2nd of June 2009), Square Enix said that it would include an "Exclusive preview of Final Fantasy XIII". Now, this could be one of two things; either Square Enix are giving North American gamers some exclusive new trailers not released to the public, or they're thinking about packing in the demo for North American gamers too.
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Final Fantasy XIII Demo
Who Cares If The Final Fantasy XIII Demo Is 5GB?
Posted on 2009/04/17 by Shawn
According to various news sources, the size of the Final Fantasy XIII demo stands at about 5.09GB, 256 MB of that being a firmware update for the PlayStation 3. This, of course, spread the idea that the Xbox 360 version will be downgraded from the PlayStation 3 version, or the PlayStation 3 version will be downgraded to run on the Xbox 360, due to the Xbox 360 using the DVD format (around 6.5GB due to copyright protecting), compared to the 50GB Blu-ray currently has.
But really, who really cares if the demo is 5GB?
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Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete
Final Fantasy XIII Demo
FXN Podcast: Episode 17
Posted on 2009/04/17 by Kyle
With David and Lauren away, Kyle and Jamie are joined by Darryl to dig into the latest on Advent Children Complete and the inbound Final Fantasy XIII demo. To note, this was recorded on Sunday.
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As mentioned in the podcast, listeners of the FXN Podcast are encouraged to check out Kyle and Jamie's new podcast, the Gaming Union Podcast!
Podcast music "Umaro Uematsu" is by Quinn Fox of OCRemix.
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Final Fantasy Podcast
Final Fantasy XIII Demo A Complete Waste Of Time
Posted on 2009/04/13 by Ronin90
Anyone who's even vaguely interested in Final Fantasy XIII will know that in a couple of days Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete comes out in Japan, and with it comes a demo of Final Fantasy XIII. It's been talked up for quite a while, but some of Square Enix's recent statements really question the validity of the demo itself as to be honest, it now seems fairly redundant.
To go straight for the jugular, Square Enix claimed that the demo isn't even reflective of the game's current build, as it was built using an older version of the engine that was used during 2008. So, they're effectively saying that the experience offered in the demo doesn't represent what the actual game will be like... so, what exactly is the point in showing it to people? Many people buying it will probably use the demo to judge whether they will buy the end product and if it's not a great experience, it might change their minds (Haze anyone?).
This does also lead nicely on to the second point, why release the demo so far in advance of the game's actual release date? Square Enix haven't even tied themselves down to a quarter yet, so the game isn't that near completion. They've done the same in the past too, as they released the Final Fantasy XII Demo a year before its release in combination with Dragon Quest VIII... spot the similarity?
More after the jump.
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Weekly Musings, Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII Demo
Final Fantasy XIII Demo
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