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It’s just days away that Final Fantasy XIII will be released. 2 weeks from now, the western world will see the light and decide if FFXIII is indeed a masterpiece, or mediocre. The developers updated their diaries to address current issues. More »

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From Wirebot:

I don’t think many people realize how big of a deal this is. After March 9th, two majorly successful franchises in the RPG realm will be released within the three months of each other. Both on next generation consoles, and both from different sides of the world. The new age of gaming is upon us, and with advancement, there is destruction. At the end of the year, we will have a good indication of where the industry is moving towards, and what games are the most successful in the RPG world. Is change good? Or are we forgetting what made these games so enjoyable to begin with? In 2010, who will reign? More »

It seems our fears have come true and the Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII will indeed be a crippled one. The Xbox version only runs at 1024×576 with 2xAA while the PS3 version runs at 1280×720 2x msaa. It is far from optimized to be a perfect port, and many compromises have been made. More »

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Sayumi Michishige of Morning Musume has been receiving a lot of criticism on her personal blog for her acne face. Of course that’s nothing new with celebrity blogs but the comments are so fierce and harsh! A person even went as far as calling her a bitch. Sheesh. More »

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Hayao Miyazaki’s beloved character Totoro makes a cameo appearance in the upcoming Toy Story 3 movie! How awesome is that? More »

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Being a big Final Fantasy fan, it’s shocking and disheartening to see one of the title’s most anticipated games get a low score of 40% in a Chinese magazine. More »

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A big surprise from the Sony and Panasonic team. Each of the two 25GB layers has been refined to 33.4GB per layer. They have been working a refinement for a while now, as the weakest chain in their technology is NOT their lasers. Why fix the body when you can fix the brain? How does this work, without buying any additional parts? A firmware update (FREE DOWNLOAD) to your blu-ray player or PS3 will tell your lasers to read more precisely and pack data more closely within the same space efficiently. (Improving error check.) More »

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From Rekuru:

The end of the year is rapidly coming to a close and with it, a decade as well. I decided it would be nice to look back at 2009 and reflect on what this past year has taught us. Below, I’ve compiled 10 things that we (or at least some of us) learned over the course of 2009. More »

I know many of you are excited about Final Fantasy XIII. What better way to wait for your copy than squandering away cash on delightful official FFXIII merchandise?

Here are 10 items I’ve selected for your appraise (in no particular order). Click thumbnails to see them better. More »

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From Wirebot: Final Fantasy XIII is shaping up to be one of the most exciting games ever. And these Japanese ads are a great testament to the Square Enix epic. There’s not-yet-seen content that shows off the stunning graphical quality of the FMVs and actual gameplay. Even if you don’t understand Japanese, they’re still worth watching. More »

From Wirebot:

Dating: The infamous “D” word that has a tendency to eat away at the best of us.

Sure, sometimes love can be a little tough, but as soon as your significant other starts talking about shipping out to stop an alien invasion, or talking about rescuing the princess you can be sure of two things: You’re either dating someone delusional, or a video game character. Here a 5 tell tale signs to look for. More »

From Wirebot: To keep us Square Enix and Final Fantasy fans happy, eight brand-new screenshots of Final Fantasy XIII have been released. There’s nothing too different from what we’ve already seen. Click on the pics for higher res. More »

The Sony ps3 just announced their new console, a slim edition. But Square Enix decided to up the ante with an enhanced white version designed with a graphic of Lightning, (name of main antagonist) in PINK. Hey at least your wife will approve of the purchase. “Oh that’s a cute little box.” More »

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Do you remember the Korean censorship committee going nuts because of “explicit” lyrics? I wonder why Lady Gaga was able to get past customs and the archaic Korean sensibilities. And that dress…I know Lady Gaga is special and all and gets away with crazy outfits, but I’m not a fan of what she’s wearing in the picture here.

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Hey Ningin people! I’m a new blogger here, brought on board to sift through all the daily stories in the Ningin Social News area and highlight the things I like everyday. (Ok, I’m going to try for everyday.) More »

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The official Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy Versus XIII websites were opened recently, and they look mighty fine – then again, Squenix did invent Sephiroth Battle Porn.

Neither website contains much content, but rather impressive art to gaze and drool about. Also, the FFVSXIII is completely in Japanese, but again, it doesn’t have anything anyways.

Sadly, there is no news of a release date on either website (or anywhere else I looked, for that matter). However, Dissidia has become 2008’s most popular game, despite being released in December.

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According to my dad, I’m living my third childhood because I went to Gyobo book store at Gwanghwamun today to look for Boxcar Children and The Baby-Sitters Club books. Well, I didn’t succeed in that department, but I did see this sexy looking thing.

It was sexy until I saw the price. 48,000+ won. Which translates into about $36. But then, compare that to $27 when you convert the price from 2500 yen. Um. Yeah. I know $36 is about the average price of an imported artbook, but my mind still thinks of June 2008’s conversion rate of 900 won to $1 USD and makes me think this is a $50+ book. Plus, I only had about 60,000 won on me, and I was not going to spend all my money at once like that.

But still! It looked sexy. At least, the cover did. Since it was in the plastic wrap, I couldn’t flip through the book to see if it’s worth that price. Then again, imported artbooks are so expensive. Once again, I ask myself, why must I have expensive hobbies!

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Square Enix has finally released new footage of the much awaited Final Fantasy XIII. However, I’m tired of being teased. Release date ju say yo?

But as if that wasn’t enough, Squenix has also released the trailer for Final Fantasy Versus XIII. Although we don’t see any game play action in either trailer, it is nonetheless breath taking.

PLUS most recently, the trailer for Final Fantasy Agito XIII was released. Though the story has nothing to do with XIII, it does revolve around the same theme and mythos. More »

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Sometimes I wish I had a cheaper hobby. As much as I love video games, they really suck my poor bank account empty. It doesn’t help when I have the internet telling me what games are coming out in United States and what games are released in Japan, which I hope some of them do see English localisations! A girl can dream! Now I just need to conjure up more money for these games that interest me in 2009. It’s going to be another expensive gaming year. More »

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