http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/final-fantasy-xiii/g-20060508175846527007 en http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-175179.aspx Despite a slew of reports confirming Final Fantasy XIII for Windows in the past 24 hours, Square Enix has told VG247 this morning that nothing of the sort is planned. news Jul 25, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-174413.aspx So you thought that Square Enix turned their back on Sony in favor of the almighty dollar by making FFXIII multi-platform. Well, fans of the Final Fantasy series may have their prayers answered. FFVII might be making a return to the spotlight with either a remake or a spin-off (like that of Crisis Core). Fans have been begging for this ever since Sony unveiled a tech demo of FFVII at E3 2005. The original may also be making a return by being distributed through PSN and XBLA. These rumors have gained some steam by Square Enix's Shinji Hashimoto saying, You can look forward to the upcoming invite-only fan event DKS3713 , where we'll have a major announcement that will shock the fans in attendance. The Square Enix DKS3713 Event will be taking place on August 2nd. So, mark the date and check back soon. news Jul 23, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-174069.aspx Square Enix has gone PC. On the first day of the show, the Japanese game publisher announced that Final Fantasy XIII is coming to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 (in Europe and North America only) and PC. During a press conference following the Microsoft event, Final Fantasy XIII Producer Yoshinori Kitase discussed the new development strategy that Square Enix has taken with its upcoming games. Aside from the new The Last Remnant game, which is being created for Xbox 360 and PS3 using Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3 externally, all new internally-developed games from Square Enix, including Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII Versus, and an untitled new massively multiplayer online game, utilize the new PC-based Crystal Tools development environment. These tools allow development teams to create cross-platform games. The content will be the same on all platforms, said Kitase. However, we have yet to determine how many discs will be required for the 360 version. We'll have to consider the differences between formats. Currently the game is being built on PC, where it's actually functional. We're still focusing on making it work on PS3, so it's difficult to know how long the process of taking it to 360 will take. Thanks to the new PC development platform, Kitase added, Now that we're developing on a PC base, the pace is going a bit faster, Kitase said. We haven't introduced new footage of the game, but we should be able to show something new in the near future. Square Enix showed the beautiful pre-rendered trailer for Final Fantasy XIII at the end of the Microsoft press conference. The publisher has a big event scheduled for Tokyo next month where the first new information will be revealed on all Final Fantasy titles. Previously, the publisher released its online game, Final Fantasy XII, on Xbox 360 and PC. news Jul 23, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-172849.aspx FinalFantasy-XIII.net: Many of us have been severly let down by Square-Enix after their announcement that Final Fantasy XIII would be seeing a release on Xbox 360 but I doubt any of us have been hit as hard as this. Apparently a GameFAQs member has been contemplating suicide after this announcement. news Jul 20, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-171922.aspx Many in the industry have viewed the announcement that Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIII will go multi-platform - appearing on the Xbox 360 as well as the PlayStation 3 in the West - as a crucial apex in the game hardware wars. It was Sony's last presumed big third-party published exclusive for PlayStation 3, and the day and date Xbox 360 release in North America and Europe has dealt the PlayStation 3 platform a major blow in terms of Sony-only titles. Therefore, Gamasutra asked Square Enix senior vice president of sales and marketing Shinji Hashimoto whether he felt that the announcement was, of sorts, a turning point for the game industry. news Jul 18, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-171223.aspx WhatIfGaming reveals what Microsoft thinks about the issue being raised. news Jul 17, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-170840.aspx The Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII won't see light in Japan due to the abysmal sales the console is having in that region. However Xbox 360 owners over at 2chan are saying they feel abandoned by Square-Enix's choice to only release a Playstation 3 version of Final Fantasy XIII in their country. news Jul 16, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-170279.aspx After being announced for the Xbox 360 at the Microsoft Press Conference, Final Fantasy XIII was completely absent at Sony's E3 2008 Press Conference. news Jul 16, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-170662.aspx From gameplayer: When Microsoft revealed yesterday that Final Fantasy XIII was coming to Xbox 360, they were only telling half the story. At a Q&A session with Square Enix after the press conference, we learned the truth. news Jul 16, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-169977.aspx Bloomberg writes: Square Enix Co., creator of the ''Final Fantasy'' series of role-playing games, rose the most in more than a month after Microsoft Corp. said the developer will offer a new installment of the video game that's compatible with the Xbox 360 console. Square Enix gained 5.2 percent to close at 3,250 yen on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the biggest advance since May 22. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell 2 percent. ''Final Fantasy XIII'' will be available on the Xbox 360 in the U.S. and Europe, Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft said in a statement yesterday. The game will be offered in Japan for Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 console and not the Xbox 360, Misa Tokunaga, a spokeswoman at Tokyo-based Square Enix, said by phone today. news Jul 15, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-169888.aspx FFXIII's move to 360 is exclusively a development for the West. The Japanese plans for 360 haven't changed, said Hashimoto. We considered the situation, and we would like to provide the game to as many fans as possible given the spread of the hardware. As the Xbox 360 is extremely popular in the West and practically a nonentity in Japan, the split decision makes sense. Furthermore, the migration to 360 is clearly a recent decision. According to Hashimoto, development has yet to begin in earnest for Microsoft's console. We're ready to start developing FFXIII for 360, he said. First, we will complete the game for PS3 in Japan, then begin localization for America and Europe while developing the 360 version simultaneously. news Jul 15, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-169780.aspx Final Fantasy XIII Teaser Site opens. A high quality video of the trailer can be viewed in full screen mode. news Jul 15, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-169703.aspx Joyful Xbox 360 owners are painting the town red tonight all due to a surprise announcement made by Yoichi Wada explaining that North America and Europe will see Final Fantasy XIII on Microsoft's Xbox 360 as well as Sony's Playstation 3. Japan's Playstation 3 however keeps the exclusive status for now. Does this therefore mean Versus XIII coming to Xbox 360? Well according to Hashimoto NO! In response of one person asking will Versus will be following suit. Follow the link for the full Live Feed of events from E3 include a Q&A session. news Jul 14, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-169644.aspx So, Final Fantasy XIII is being released on the XBox 360 and the Playstation 3, but that isn't the case everywhere. Square Enix announced during their press conference that Japan wouldn't be seeing an XBox 360 version and their PS3 version would hit before the US and Europe see their versions. news Jul 14, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-169609.aspx Kotaku: So, yeah! Final Fantasy XIII is coming to the Xbox 360. And now Square Enix is having a press conference, probably to explain how that went down. FFXIII producer Yoshinori Kitase is expected to be on hand as is Square Enix exec Shinji Hashimoto. Hit the jump for the liveblog. news Jul 14, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/f/the-top-7-games-we-want-announced-at-e3/a-20080711164838117009/g-20060508175846527007 We know they're coming, you know they're coming, so announce 'em already! feature Jul 13, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-168593.aspx Dengeki magazine interviews Square Enix forerunner Tetsuya Nomura about what to expect at Square Enix's August event. Final Fantasy XIII and Kingdom Hearts games are confirmed for the event. news Jul 12, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-167286.aspx Kotaku Write So what does RPG giant Square Enix have in store for E3 2008? Why RPGs, of course. The publisher's lineup doesn't come as a surprise to anyone who's been following the company since last E3. Starting on the portable side of things they'll be showing the remake Chrono Trigger for the Nintendo DS, along with Dragon Quest: Chapters of the Chosen and the Final Fantasy IV remake, with the PSP represented by their two Star Ocean remakes First Departure and Second Evolution. In console land we'll get a look at Xbox 360 exclusives Infinite Undiscovery and Star Ocean: The Last Hope, as well as The Last Remnant for the 360 and PlayStation 3. Topping things off will be Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes, the company's new iPod game. news Jul 9, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/f/next-gens-30-most-anticipated-games-of-e3/a-20080707131946439014/g-20060508175846527007 Presenting the games of the show that are most likely to be the biggest commercial and critical hits feature Jul 7, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/psp/ps3/News-164205.aspx Dissidia Final Fantasy details have once again been spotted and this time, they're coming from Japanese game magazine Famitsu. the game's producer Tetsuya Nomura, director Takeshi Arakawa, and planning director Mitsunori Takahashi all sat down with the publication and answered a few questions. First on the agenda was the question of why the game is taking so long to finish. The devs answered that the team doing it is pretty young and adjusting was one of the most time-consuming parts of development. As for how far along into completion the team has gone, they said they're at about 50 percent and that character models are almost completely sealed. Plenty more at the source! news Jul 2, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/final-fantasy-xiii/videos/g-20060508175846527007/v-20071217102345578033 video Dec 17, 2007 http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/final-fantasy-xiii/screenshots/g-20060508175846527007 screenshot Oct 31, 2007 http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/final-fantasy-xiii/screenshots/g-20060508175846527007 screenshot Oct 31, 2007 http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/final-fantasy-xiii/screenshots/g-20060508175846527007 screenshot Oct 31, 2007