Final Fantasy XIII Music Appearing On Vinyl
Fri, Jan 29th, 2010, 6:39 pm (EST) by Ronin90
Square Enix have announced that a selected number of tracks will be released on a limited edition vinyl record, something that has apparently never been done before.
It's unclear why the move has been made, but the disc will become available in Japanese stores on the 26th of February. It will retail for 2,800 Yen and contain eight tracks from the Original Soundtrack which was released a few days ago in Japan.
The OST will become available in Europe on the 9th of March, the day which the game is also released on Western shores.
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Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII OST
Let's Go Clubbing?
Game Over For Crystal Chronicles Franchise?
Sun, Jan 24th, 2010, 7:47 pm (EST) by Ronin90
When Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles first appeared on the Nintendo Gamecube back in 2004 it was very well received. It allowed four people to take part in the action, but they had to play using Game Boy Advances, instead of Gamecube controllers. Despite these heavy requirements, the game still ended up selling well over 1 million units and Square Enix naturally thought they were on to a winner.
This lead to Square Enix making the game into a franchise, which started with a prequel in the form of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates. It appeared on the Nintendo DS, and like its predecessor, it allowed people to join together to play the game, this time using the Wi-Fi capabilities of the DS. However, its sales didn't manage to stack up to the original game, with it selling just over 600,000 units worldwide.
Continue reading the full article.
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The Crystal Bearers, Echoes of Time, Ring of Fates, Crystal Chronicles, Weekly Musings
Where Now?
Nomura: No Plans For Final Fantasy VII Remake... Yet
Sat, Jan 23rd, 2010, 8:36 pm (EST) by Ronin90
Fans have long been craving a remake of Final Fantasy VII, but in the latest issue of Famitsu magazine, Tetsuya Nomura, the man behind the iconic character designs in FFVII, has again dashed their hopes.
Speaking on the subject, he said that there are as yet no plans for a Final Fantasy VII remake, but he hopes that Cloud Strife, will be able to make more cameo appearances in other Square Enix properties. He most recently appeared in Dissidia: Final Fantasy.
This will come as a disappointment to some, as Tetsuya recently announced that he was working on a franchise that would "give fans what they want" - it doesn't really leave many other options for what that game can be. He's also working on completing Final Fantasy Versus XIII, which he stated should see a lot more information revealed at this year's E3.
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Tetsuya Nomura, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Final Fantasy Versus XIII
Further Teasing
Final Fantasy VIII Coming Feb 4th To EU PlayStation Store
Thu, Jan 21st, 2010, 11:02 am (EST) by Ronin90
Many Europeans have been waiting for a quite a while to get their hands on Final Fantasy VIII via the PlayStation store, as it originally became available in Japan way back in September of 2009. North Americans were then able to enjoy it in December of 2009, but Europeans kept checking every Thursday to no avail.
Sony have now finally given a concrete release date for the title though, and they've set it as the 4th of February, 2010. Currently there's no price attached to the product, but expect it to be in a similar price range to Final Fantasy VII.
Next on the check list would be Final Fantasy IX, but that hasn't even been rumoured yet, so it might be a while before it's seen.
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Final Fantasy VIII, PlayStation 3
Gamers rejoice!
Final Fantasy XIII Composer, Masashi Hamauzu, Leaves Square Enix
Wed, Jan 20th, 2010, 10:52 am (EST) by Ronin90
Masashi Hamauzu, the composer of Final Fantasy XIII's original soundtrack, has left Square Enix. This follows the departures of Kenichiro Fukui (The Black Mages) and Junya Nakano (Final Fantasy X).
Hamauzu was seen to be Square Enix's main composer following the departure of Nobuo Uematsu, which now leaves only four composers remaining at the company, including Kumi Tanioka and Naoshi Mizuta. During his time at the company, Hamauzu worked on games such as Unlimited SaGa, Dirge of Cerberus and Sigma Harmonics.
The Final Fantasy XIII soundtrack is due for release on the 27th of January. It's unclear where Hamauzu will go from here.
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Masashi Hamauzu, Final Fantasy XIII, Square Enix
Tech Demo Leaked of GRIN Developed Final Fantasy
Mon, Jan 18th, 2010, 1:06 pm (EST) by Kyle
A tech demo of the Final Fantasy game, coded named Fortress, previously in development by swedish studio, GRIN, has surfaced on Youtube. The game is no longer being developed by GRIN, but according GRIN the game is now being developed by someone else.
The tech demo consists of a player character traversing wooded, and desert areas, as well as interacting with a large enemy, and other soldier-like enemies. The character is seen riding a Chocobo at one pointed, as well as shooting arrows.
It has been reported that the unannounced game is part of the Ivalice Alliance of Final Fantasy games, those that take place in Final Fantasy XII's world and history. Concept art of Ashe and a Judge have appeared on the portfolio websites of former GRIN employees.
Check out the video in our full story.
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Fortress, GRIN, Final Fantasy XII
Fortress
Final Fantasy Union: Episode 32
Mon, Jan 18th, 2010, 12:16 pm (EST) by Kyle
Kyle, Darryl and David are in to discuss post-Japanese/pre-North American Final Fantasy XIII release news, carefully! The crew tackle the English version of FFXIII being complete, FFXIII Play Arts (oh boy), Square Enix's random tour bus, and the latest International FFXIII trailer, as well as listen questions.
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Final Fantasy Union, Final Fantasy XIII
Podcast
Final Fantasy XIII Comes Second To Mario In December
Tue, Jan 12th, 2010, 8:00 pm (EST) by Ronin90
We're almost half way through January, but Famitsu have released sales figures for December 2009, a month which saw Final Fantasy go head to head with one of gaming's most iconic figures, Mario.
Unfortunately, Final Fantasy came out second best, as New Super Mario Bros Wii sold just under 2.5 million copies. Final Fantasy XIII only managed to sell 1.7 million, but it was still a pretty impressive showing nonetheless.
It'll be interesting to see how the game performs throughout January, as it had quite a sales drop-off in its second week.
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Final Fantasy XIII, Fabula Nova Crystallis, New Mario Bros Wii
Not Quite Good Enough
Final Fantasy Union: Episode 31
Tue, Jan 5th, 2010, 2:50 pm (EST) by Kyle
The full crew of Kyle, Jamie, Lauren and David is in, and finally, Final Fantasy XIII has been released in Japan! The crew discuss the release, sales, review scores, and release controversy. The crew also tackle listener questions on FFXIII console bundles and more!
As mentioned in this episode, FF & KH Union is conducting a listener survey. The crew would love for everyone to help out and participate so we can get the best idea of what listeners like, and what listeners want. Check out the survey at this link, thanks in advance!
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Podcast music "Harmony of Destruction" is by Ellywu2 from the OverClocked ReMix.
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Final Fantasy Union, Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy VIII
Episode 31
Square Enix Open to Western Developed Final Fantasy Games
Tue, Jan 5th, 2010, 10:39 am (EST) by Shawn
In a recent interview with Edge, Square Enix has signaled that they may be open to a western-developed Final Fantasy title, a shift from a company which has as of yet kept almost all of their games development centered in Japan.
When the president of Square Enix, Yoichi Wada, was asked about other Japanese publishers giving out their franchises, such as Silent Hill, he said: "That is one of the possible paths, but it's not something that we would shift completely over to. There is always a possibility that Final Fantasy could be produced with the input of our Western developers, overseen by our Japanese developers".
Check out the rest of the interview in the full story.
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Final Fantasy, Square Enix, Yoichi Wada
One Of Many Possible Paths
Final Fantasy XIII OST Gets A Commercial
Fri, Jan 1st, 2010, 4:18 pm (EST) by Kyle
Square Enix are really pushing Final Fantasy XIII's Original Soundtrack in Japan, so much so that the company has published a two minute long commercial for it. The commercial samples quite a few songs from the four disc OST, while panning around the OST sitting open on a display.
A few extras are also shown off, including the nifty box the whole thing comes in. The OST hits retail on January 27th for 5250 Yen, and is even available for pre-order for all you importers out there. Check out the Final Fantasy XIII Original Soundtrack commercial in our full story.
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Final Fantasy XIII, Fabula Nova Crystallis
Out Jan 27
