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San Diego, California gamer, Daniel Wolf, has filed a class action lawsuit against Square Enix and Sony Entertainment of America over alleged widespread Playstation 3 system crashes that occurred during Final Fantasy XIII gameplay. More »

From Wirebot: Our first Weekly Wirebot Giveaway launched with the giveaway of Final Fantasy XIII. That giveaway has since ended and now it’s time to announce the winner. Drum roll, please. More »

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To mark the release of Final fantasy XIII in China a specially branded Lightning controller will come packaged with the special edition of the game. Now’s the time to get jealous. More »

From Wirebot: For last week’s Weekly Wirebot Giveaway, we announced a giveaway of Final Fantasy XIII. Two-thirds of the giveaway participants did not complete giveaway entry instructions and as a result, we’ll be extending the giveaway deadline. More »

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The sales numbers are in and putting shame to Xbox 360 loyalists everywhere with Final Fantasy XIII selling nearly double the amount of copies on the PS3. More »

From Wirebot: Is owning the Final Fantasy XIII game a fantasy of yours? Fantasize no longer — we’ve got an opportunity for one lucky person to win Final Fantasy XIII for the console of their choice. Entering to win is simple: More »

Last week we launched a giveaway of Final Fantasy XIII for a console of your choice. The giveaway has since ended and now it’s time to announce the winner. Drum roll, please. More »

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My first 13 days with Final Fantasy XIII have officially come to a close. While I’m nowhere near completion I feel comfortable answering a few burning questions. Is Final Fantasy XIII worth it? Was it worth the 3 year wait? More »

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I just wanted make a quick comment about the insane number of flashbacks Final Fantasy XIII has and wanted to ask if anyone else was feeling my pain? I am in absolute love with the storyline, but I can’t help but think it could have been told in more creative ways than the obscene amounts of flashbacks that appear every 20- 30 paces Lightening takes. More »

From Wirebot: In an interview with Siliconera Final Fantasy XIII director, Motomu Toriyama showed interest in remaking the cult favorite Final Fantasy VII for next generation consoles. More »

For most of us here, this week has been epic for the release of Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIII. I’m not even much of a gamer and I know this much. I also know that despite the title, FF XIII is more fantasy than it is final. This week we’d like to make your fantasy come true by giving away a copy of Final Fantasy XIII. More »

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Boss battles in Final Fantasy XIII are challenging and there’s nothing you can do about it. In the past if you couldn’t get past a particular monster you could do a little level grinding until your attributes beefed up enough to slay the baddie with ease. This is not the case in the newest installment, level caps eliminate the ability to grind and force you to rethink your strategy the next time around. Do you miss grinding or are you happy to see it go? More »

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Final Fantasy XIII utilizes an Active Time Battle system for combat. We’ve seen version of this battle system in Final Fantasy VII: Advent children and also in plenty of non-Squre-Enix titles like this years PS3 exclusive White Knight Chronicles. The ultimate question here is, whether or not the ATB battle system works better than the traditional turn based combat from the past. What are your thoughts? More »

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Just to give everyone a taste of how truly vast Final Fantasy XIII is, I’m about to enter my 7th hour of playtime and I am still being prompted with battle tutorials and gaining new abilities. It’s almost as if the game hasn’t even started yet. This far into any other game and I would be getting ready to face the final boss. More »

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Final Fantasy XIII includes 6 summons, or Eidolon as they are called in this installment. 4 Eidolons are classic summons from the series and 2 are new additions. Summons have always been a high point for fans of the series and I can’t help but feel a little cheated with only taking control over 6 summons. Here is a list of 5 summons we would have loved to see get an HD makeover. More »

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Square-Enix is reporting that 5 million copies of Final Fantasy XIII have been shipped around the world. 2 million were dedicated to Japan, while the remaining 3 million were shipped to other countries around the world. Square went even further with their bragging by announcing that over 96 million copies of the Final Fantasy franchise have been shipped around the globe. More »

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Are you still debating over which console to pick up Final Fantasy XIII for? If you own both console the game is releasing on you are better off picking it up on the PS3. Not only because you won’t have to swap discs or because of the systems history with the playstation brand, but for its exclusive access to Final Fantasy XIV bonuses and the chance to join its beta. More »

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While Final Fantasy XIII is bound to keep RPG fanatics holed up in their bedrooms for the next couple of weeks, it’s not the only big title being released this month. In just 7 days God of War III will start heating up Blu-ray drives across the world. Here’s a few strategies that might help you knock out the 50+ hour epic that is Final Fantasy XIII in time for Kratos to ready his blades of Chaos. More »

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Today marks a truly stupendous day in gaming history. It’s been nearly 3 1/2 years since we’ve last laid hands on a Final Fantasy title, but all that is about to change today with the release of Final Fantasy XIII. A game so epic that a mere review can’t do it justice. That’s why I will be sharing my personal journey through the newest Final Fantasy installment over 13 days. Be sure to check back daily for ongoing impressions as I progress through this epic tale of hope and destruction. More »