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RPG Land discusses what is still unconfirmed, eventually saying, "...Furthermore, it's sporting a T rating instead of RP, which again puts it in the minority. Does Play-Asia know something we don't? While one must always be cautious, these retail leaks of info and images have been slightly more reliable than usual, lately, so it seems worth considering, though we'll say again: it's far from official."
SCRAWL: "This week's Shonen Jump is officially out in Japan today, giving us a clearer insight into Final Fantasy XIII's Chocobos and Hope's summon Alexander than the leak earlier this week did.
FinalFantasy-XIII.net: Well that didn't take long. Forum members hintonmj and Squirrel Emperor have already worked out the anagram posted by Square Enix about an hour ago. The anagram says "Announcement Nov Thirteenth"
SCRAWL: "Next week's Shonen Jump has leaked a bit early, considering it's still Friday, but we have them. The new scans reveal both Hope's summon in Final Fantasy XIII as well as what the beloved Chocobo will look like this time around.
"Final Fantasy XIII" and "Kingdom Hearts III" soundtrack are what this aspiring composer on YouTube is distributing his music as. OSV has come across this user who has actually written some great sounding music that sounds as though it could really be from the game, but it's hard not to feel deceived when realizing it's all fan-made content being advertised as Square Enix music.
Nick @ PS3Center writes:
Japanese publication GameWatch has published a bunch of Final Fantasy XIII screenshots that showcase some of the environments that will feature in the final game.
Final Fantasy Union: "The latest edition of Jump Magazine reveals that Hope Estheim's associated summon will be Alexander. This means that almost all of the playable characters have had their summons revealed."
SCRAWL: "The latest issue of Famitsu reveals that next week's issue is going to contain brand new information on Final Fantasy XIII; this time, about Chocobos (the franchise's lovable bird creatures) and character growth (which we've already told you about)."
Square Enix have opened the official Final Fantasy XIII soundtrack webpage, revealing the full contents of the limited edition OST and encouraging fans to invest in the soundtrack of Final Fantasy XIII by offering free music to those who pick it up.
SCRAWL: "A brand new batch of Final Fantasy XIII screenshots have come forth tonight showing us more of Sazh's summon in-battle as well as more of Oerba Yun Fang and her relationship to the main cast of characters; as it's seen in the image above, she's having a conversation with Sazh."
Square Enix has lifted the wraps of what appears to be the Japanese boxart of Final Fantasy XIIIIt's now live on the Square Enix shop to look at.
This final box art for Final Fantasy XIII was uploaded a few moments ago on Square Enix's own e-store. It's identical to most of the other Japanese Final Fantasy box arts (white background and logo). Note that while the image is small, it clearly doesn't have a Playstation Network icon. The icon, however, was present at the end of the English Final Fantasy XIII trailer.
We all have known for some time now that the level up system for Final Fantasy XIII would be different from all other past games. Introducing new systems for magic, attacks and levels. Well, I came upon this article today and I'm just a little disappointed with Square-Enix. They couldn't be original and come up with a new system, but instead re-hash a old system used from Final Fantasy X. On the other hand we have not exactly gotten our hands on Final Fantasy XIII, so it is hard to make a argument. Hit the jump for more info.
The latest issue of Famitsu has revealed that Lightning will be appearing in Dissidia: Final Fantasy
Today the character growth system was revealed in Shonen Jump. The scans are from next week's Shonen Jump so they aren't officialy released yet. Therefore the scans are in low quality for the time being.
The Limited Edition of the Final Fantasy XIII soundtrack that was announced last week is now up for preorder online - with its limited status, it might be worth ordering soon!
A casting call held by Los Angeles based commercial ad agency, Liz Paulson Casting, is looking for someone to read a script which presents developer commentary and "an exclusive never before seen look at Final Fantasy XIII" before the camera pans back to reveal a release date.
What appears to be the complete Japanese boxart for Final Fantasy XIII appears to has leaked onto the web with the final boxart being identical to the art shown next to a special edition console at TGS 2009.