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We want to meet you! Yes, you. Next week, GamesRadar will be celebrating good times and Final Fantasy at our reader meet-up in San Francisco. There will be contests. There will be free food and drinks. There will be a playable demo of Final Fantasy XIII-2. And hopefully, there will be you, because without you, there would be no GamesRadar.

Yes, you complete us. So to celebrate the upcoming release of Final Fantasy XIII-2 and our reader meet-up, we’re giving away boxed copies of Final Fantasy XIII for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

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Above: Touch your favorite TalkRadar hosts and mingle with fellow radar readers at our meet-up in San Francisco on Jan 25. More details here

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