Recently at E3, it was announced that FF XIV would indeed be a MMORPG title, following the success of Final Fantasy XI.  Very few details have been revealed about the game but it will be set in the world of “Eorzea” and will see a 2010 release for the PC and PS3.  There is a YouTube trailer below, which gives us our first glimpse of FF XIV.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWqopcZqiZQ

Sony recently unveiled a new trailer for FF XIII, which is shaping up to be very impressive.  There will be more information on the game in the coming months, but the game looks to be on the way to completion without any real issues.  For those keeping track, FF XIII is slated for a Spring 2010 release in North America.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BVQfxa8ucM

Shown below is a new trailer of FFXIII. There is not much revealed as far as plot or storyline goes, but the game is looking very splendid from a visual standpoint. Additional gameplay footage is also contained within the trailer.

Final Fantasy XIII will be released in Japan sometime later this year and is slated for a 2010 release in North America and Europe. Enjoy the trailer!

Recently, new screenshots and images have been revealed from Famitsu of Team Nora. For those that don’t know, some of the new and unfamiliar characters in the newest FFXIII trailer are of Team Nora. They have four members: Snow, Gabou, Marquis and Rebro. In the meantime, you can take a look at this media for your interest.

There has been several new details and gameplay information revealed by Square-Enix regarding Final Fantasy XIII. The trailer shows the main character Lightning entering a train carrying people that are set to be deported from the Cocoon. Another playable character, Vanille, is one of the convicts that later on joins Lightning’s party. Snow, the other playable character as shown in previous trailers, is leader of the resistance movement fighting against the Cocoon government.

As for gameplay, all enemies will be visible on the field map. Encounters are triggered by running into an enemy. Transitions between the exploration component and battle are expected to be seamless in nature and the battle system is said to be an improved version of the old Active Time Battle System. As a result, battles are command-based and each character can only perform a certain number of actions. This restriction is determined by the number of action points at the character’s disposal. Different commands utilize a different number of action points. Also to note, at the top right-hand corner there is what is known as the “bonus gauge”. However, at this point there is no information revealed as to how the gauge works.

Final Fantasy XIII is slated to hit store shelves on both sides of the Pacific sometime later this year. We will keep you updated as more information is known.

Recently, there has been a slew of new media for the highly anticipated Dissidia, including the Japanese box-art, screenshots and a trailer from the Tokyo Game Show. At this point, no word yet on a North American release date but the PSP title will be on store shelves in Japan on Dec 18th, 2008. In the meantime, these should hold you over…..

Japanese Box Art:

Trailer:

Screenshots:

Recently, Square-Enix has announced the development of three downloadable expansion scenarios for Final Fantasy XI. They will be available only exclusively for online purchases through the PlayOnline Viewer. The first expansion, to be entitled “A Crystalline Prophecy: Ode of Life Bestowing” will be released in Spring 2009. The others, entitled “A Moogle Kupo d’Eta: Evil in Small Dose” and “A Shantotto Ascension: The Legend Torn, Her Empire Born are currently not dated for release as of yet.

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