Final Fantasy XIII news has been slow recently and even though speculation about the famed 'Cloud Message' was initially centered around Final Fantasy VII, it hasn't taken long for fansites to attempt to capitalise on it by regurgitating news and claiming that this book will provide great things. The question is, should we actually care?

The short answer is no. Unlike the newly announced Re: DVD, Cloud Message is purely a book. This means there will be no new trailers and no new news. What will probably be in the book? Artwork, which we've more than likely already seen. Why is it likely that we've seen it anyway? Because the book features ten other topics (nine of which are games) and there is no real need for Square Enix to include something new when they have so much content that they can fill the book up with.

If the book is around 100 pages, that means each topic would on average get about 10 pages each. However, if you consider that DKσ3713 is going to be featured fairly heavily and other games such as Dissidia: Final Fantasy are almost out, this means that Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy Versus XIII are likely to only have 4-5 pages each. This amounts to less than the typical coverage they receive in a magazine and they can easily fill that with with what they've released already.

If you're a massive Final Fantasy fanatic and happen to like importing things from Japan, then this book could be a nice addition to your collection. From a news perspective though, this book will probably provide nothing more than it is already; a load of hype with absolutely no basis other than speculation.