★ Final Fantasy Reports and Updates

For the time being the "FFXIII ICON" will bring you here, since majority of this news is about FXIII anyways.
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Latest Updates
03rd Mar 2009 - On the Way to a Smile : Denzel Chapter - by dby2k
05th Mar 2009 - Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Coming 30th May with Limited Edition DSi - by dby2k
05th Mar 2009 - Final Fantasy XIII Website Updated with Nora Team and a New Message - by dby2k
28th Mar 2009 - FF7: Advent Children Complete Trailer 2 Released - by dby2k

Past Updates
January 2009

February 2009

Distant Worlds music from FINAL FANTASY

A Final Fantasy Orchestra Compilation has been released under the name Distant Worlds.
It contains 13 tracks across the series the majority coming from FF7 and FF8 (both well known for having tracks that can be orchestrated). Examples include Liberi Fatali, Love Grows, One-Winged Angel and many more.
Mr. Uematsu Nobuo was in charge of the supervision of this compilation.
The pieces were played by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra with Arnie Roth as the conductor.
It retails for 3,000 Yen (With tax included) on the 14th of January 2009 in Japan.
Sample music can be heard on the Official Website.
Available on iTunes as well.

Source :http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1221238_1124.html
Official Website :http://www.square-enix.co.jp/music/sem/page/distant_worlds/

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Dissidia: Final Fantasy on top of the food chain in Japan for December

Quoted from QJ.net


Source : http://pspupdates.qj.net/Dissidia-Final-Fantasy-on-top-of-the-food-chain-in-Japan-for-December/pg/49/aid/127828

New Male FFXIII Character Unveiled, Sazh Katzroy

Sazh Katzroy is the latest to be introduced in the lineup. In the image below, you can see he's primarily a dual revolver type. Also Lightning pushing him off is LoL

Source: http://ff7ac.hotcafe.to/

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Final Fantasy VII : Advent Children Complete TBE March 2009

It is expected to be released on March 2009 in Japan in the Blu Ray format. It will include new scenes and such.
First Press copies will include the 2 hour FFXIII(FF13) demo.

Source: http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/1221148_1407.html

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More FFXIII Scans from V-Jump

As the title says, more scans. More Sazh Katzroy.

Source: http://ff7ac.hotcafe.to/

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Dissidia Final Fantasy North American Site Opened

As the title says, the North American(NA) website for Dissidia has opened it's doors. Nothing much on it yet but you can click on the silhouettes of Cosmos and Chaos to tip the balance.
Edit: Please click on CHAOS people! We can't let Cosmos win!
You can access the website here:
http://na.square-enix.com/dissidia/

Source : http://www.square-enix.com/

Dissidia Dominates for the 3rd Week Running

Quoted from QJ.net:


Source: http://pspupdates.qj.net/Media-Create-Jan-5-to-11-Dissidia-still-dominates-third-week-running/pg/49/aid/128053

North American Final Fantasy XIII Release Delayed (Yay! For me anyway)

Quoted from Gamespot:


Source: http://www.gamespot.com/news/6203284.html?tag=latestheadlines;title;1

160GB PS3 "Cloud Black" Bundle Pack launch date 16th April 2009 and more

Yes you heard it right, the 160GB monster PS3. To top it off, they are retailing it with a bang! Introducing the Cloud Black(color) PS3 with Cloud's Wolf(クラウディウルフ) emblem on it. (I'm surprised people can't even translate this).
Different bundles are available, all retailing on 16th April 2009 in Japan.
What all the bundles have is the FF7: Advent Children Complete Edition(Blu ray Beyond High Definition).
The movie itself will contain more scenes adding to what I think is 30 minutes more to the movie.

◆「FINAL FANTASY VII ADVENT CHILDREN COMPLETE」
Release Date : 16th April 2009
Price : 4,900Yen (incl. tax)
Released by : Square Enix

◆「FINAL FANTASY VII ADVENT CHILDREN COMPLETE 「FINAL FANTASY XIII」Trial Version Set」
Release Date : 16th April 2009
Price : 5,900Yen (incl. tax)
Released by : Square Enix
Set Includes:
・「FINAL FANTASY VII ADVENT CHILDREN COMPLETE」
・ PS3『FINAL FANTASY XIII』Trial Version Set

◆「FINAL FANTASY VII ADVENT CHILDREN COMPLETE “Cloud Black” HDD 160GB＋FINAL FANTASY XIII」Trial Version Set」
Release Date : 16th April 2009
Price : 49,980Yen (incl. tax)
Released by : Square Enix
Set Includes:
・「FINAL FANTASY VII ADVENT CHILDREN COMPLETE」
・ Special Edition PS3 “Cloud Black” HDD 160GB
・『FINAL FANTASY XIII』Trial Version Set

Did I mention that this won't run on the Xbox 360?

Edit: They contain the OVA as well.

Source: http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1221340_1124.html
Official Website: http://release.square-enix.com/news/j/2009/01/20090119_01.html

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Korea Gets Dissidia First + Pre-order Freebies

English version? Forget about it! Who needs an English version when you can have the Korean version!



Source: http://www.qj.net/Dissidia-arrives-early-in-Korea-free-desktop-calendar-with-pre-order/pg/49/aid/127945

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Dissidia has FFXIII, FFVersusXIII and FFAgitoXIII Icons

Yep. Dissidia has those icons which can be used on your Friend card. You need the password though and it's available through online mobile support.

Source: http://www.4gamer.net/games/075/G007530/20090120004/

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Crisis Core Merchandise Now On Sale

Those of you who have been paying attention to Square Enix's online store should have seen an update in their catalog, in the form of Crisis Core merchandise. For those who haven't, pay the official link a visit. Playart models go for 3800Yen a piece. No one take the Soldier 1st Class pendant -.- I've already ordered it.

Official Site: http://www.square-enix-shop.com/jp/list_product.cfm?game_cat_id=26&site_id=1

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Dissidia: Final Fantasy ULTIMANIA hits shelves on 29th Jan

For those of you who bought Dissidia: Final Fantasy ULTIMANIA α(alpha) last December, consider forking out another 1900 Yen(tax inclusive) for this edition.
Sporting 704 color pages, exclusive interviews, more art, secret contents, EX modes and more...It is a must have for collectors out there.

■Release Date：29th January 2009
■Price：1900 Yen(incl. tax)
■Total No. of Pages：704 Color Pages
■Publisher：Square Enix
■Written by：Studio Bent Staff (The ones who made KH Ultimania)

Source: http://www.bent.co.jp/main/news/20090122C.htm

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Final Fantasy 13 Website posts a Countdown?

Those of you who did visit the FFXIII website regularly will now find a countdown timer on it and a button that says to Register Now. Something big is gonna be unveiled on the 29th this month(for me)! More updates as they come.
When you sign up you should get an image like that below.
So what are you waiting for? The clock's ticking!
This is the European site by the way.

Official Site:http://www.finalfantasy13game.com/

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