FinalFantasy-XIII.net: Once again, scans have surfaced on the internet and once again, the focus is on Lieutenant Colonels Jihl Nabaat and Yaag Rosch, as well as Odin's Gestalt form.
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TOKYO, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Sony Corp's (6758.T) introduction of a cheaper PlayStation 3 will have a big impact on video game sales in the next business year following a limited boost this year, the head of game maker Square Enix Holdings (9684.T) said.

Square Enix President Yoichi Wada told a gathering of reporters on Wednesday the PS3 cut would be positive for game sales but not enough to warrant an upward revision to its sales and profit forecasts in the current year to March 2010.
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411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy, Metroid Prime Trilogy, Cursed Mountain, and Harvest Moon: Magical Melody.
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Kotaku writes: "A playable demo for upcoming role-playing-game Final Fantasy XIII has already been released in Japan. Bundled with Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete, it came out earlier this spring.

And with the Japanese PS3 version being something like 90 percent finished, you'd think that the game would be in playable form at this year's Tokyo Game Show. Wouldn't you?"
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Say hello to Jihl Nabaat. Last seen acting smug in Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIII E3 trailer, she is the commander of PSICOM, the intelligence force of the theocratic government Lightning and gang are fighting against in the game. She is pretty, but she's also cruel and heartless, seeing the l'Cie as something below human. She also looks great in glasses.
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In a recent interview, Square Enix's Yoshinori Kitase revealed that the Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII has not effected development in any way. Speaking at GamesCom, Kitase said:

"The important thing for us is that the game runs smoothly on both systems. We have made changes to the game, but nothing because of one system specifically – all changes have been made to get maximum performance."
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VG247: FFXIII producer Yoshinori Kitase has told VG247 that Sony's just-announced PS3 price cut fits in well with his game's release schedule.
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Neocrisis: The latest scans reveal the following:

- Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep will debut faster than FF XIII

- Tokyo Game Show ready to play in the play Final Fantasy XIII

- Final Fantasy Versus XIII and Agito, 3rd of the video does not play

- Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep Play time of 15 hours, 3 people working over 50 hours, the volume of play
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Square Enix was quite generous with their info at the recent GamesCom gathering, revealing not only a number of new game features, but a possible release date too. Among some of the new information revealed are the existence of two new female characters, Xbox 360 release info and an all new gameplay system known as "Paradigm Shift".
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NowGamer: Square Enix's Yoshinori Kitase has told NowGamer the company is considering downloadable content for Final Fantasy XIII
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Joystiq: Klee Kuo, one of Square Enix's marketing Moogles, just dropped word that the English voice work for Final Fantasy XIII is complete. In fact, that isn't the only detail offered on the Twitter account. Kuo's also made sure to say how impressed he is with the new Summons (marketing, ho!) and how the game will incorporate a "unique level up system in FFXIII like Sphere Grid in FFX and License Board in FFXII."

So, Squenix, now that you have the voice work out of the way, can you get us that demo? Please?
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Right now, there's only one way to get an early hands-on with Final Fantasy XIII: own the Japanese Blu-ray release of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete. Heck, you can't even go to a gaming convention to get a proper hands-on!

Square Enix is undecided about releasing a playable demo of Final Fantasy XIII in the States, but if it does, it won't be available on disc form. Square Enix's Yoshinori Kitase commented, "we are thinking of providing it in a downloadable format," reiterating earlier sentiments. However, don't expect to play a localized version of the PS3 demo. Instead, "if we were to provide the demo overseas, it would be a completely new version." The game has progressed quite a bit since the release of the Japanese demo, meaning Square Enix would be more inclined to show something new ... if they decide on actually making one in the first place.
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VG247: Badaboom. FFXIII's PS3 and 360 versions will release simultaneopusly next spring in Europe, producer Yoshinori Kitase told VG247 at GamesCom today, calling the info the "new announcement".
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Kotaku writes..... Summon character Odin has been appearing in Final Fantasy games since FFIII. The summon returns for FFXIII, and he can only be summoned by character Lighting.

Here is a first look at Odin in his "Gestalt Mode" in which he transforms into a horse for Lighting to ride. Gitty-up!
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FinalFantasy-XIII.net: V-Jump, who named Vaag in their latest issue are ready to reveal the name of another Final Fantasy XIII character. This time it's the glasses wearing, long haired woman who appears in the latest trailers
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PSLS Writes:

In the E3 Trailer for Final Fantasy XIII, a new character was revealed. The new character slightly resembles Sepheroth with his silver hair. The characters name has now been revealed, along with details about Odin…
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FinalFantasy-XIII.net: A scan from the most recent issue of V-Jump revealed some new Final Fantasy XIII details, including the driving commands for Odin and the name of the silver haired man featured in the E3 2009 trailer.
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FinalFantasy-XIII.net: Yoichi Wada, speaking to ITmedia, has commented on the development status of Final Fantasy XIII today.
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Final Fantasy Union writes: "At this year's Japan Expo, taking place in Paris, France, Square-Enix displayed a series of new play arts to be added to the Japanese Square-Enix store. The most notable of this set are the five new Final Fantasy XIII play arts, featuring Snow, Lightning..."
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From Gametrailers:

"I wanted to post this because there's been loads of threads created in confusion over the article. There was some site uffsite.net reporting that FFXIII has seen a downgrade, and so GT has been spewing with hate all day. That is false."
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