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E3 2011: Final Fantasy series exceeds 100m units

E3 2011: Final Fantasy series exceeds 100m units

Square Enix has revealed its Final Fantasy series has surpassed 100 million units worldwide.

Aaron Lee
by Aaron Lee
on Jun 8th 2011 at 10:35PM in News
Final Fantasy XIII sequel announced

Final Fantasy XIII sequel announced

A sequel to Final Fantasy XIII will be released this year.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Jan 18th 2011 at 10:31AM in News
Western feedback for FFXIII ignored

Western feedback for FFXIII ignored

Publisher Square Enix has admitted that it feared this year’s RPG release Final Fantasy XIII would receive a rough ride from Western critics before the game hit the shelves.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 19th 2010 at 4:25PM in News
Square scrapped FFXIII DLC plans

Square scrapped FFXIII DLC plans

Final Fantasy XIII was to be the recipient of some form of post-release DLC – that is, until publisher Square Enix abandoned the plans.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 8th 2010 at 5:08PM in News

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ASA bans Final Fantasy XIII TV ad

ASA bans Final Fantasy XIII TV ad

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a TV advert for Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIII after it was ruled that footage from the PS3 version of the game was used ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 18th 2010 at 12:07PM in News
Sony and SE ‘did nothing’ about bricked PS3s

Sony and SE ‘did nothing’ about bricked PS3s

PS3 manufacturer Sony and publisher Square Enix are being taken to court over claims that recent RPG release Final Fantasy XIII is causing the PlayStation console to stop working.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 6th 2010 at 11:39PM in News
FF Versus XIII could hit 360

FF Versus XIII could hit 360

For the first time since the game was announced in 2008, publisher Square Enix has suggested that RPG spin-off Final Fantasy Versus XIII may not remain a PlayStation 3 exclusive.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 18th 2010 at 5:42PM in News
NPD: New high for Final Fantasy

NPD: New high for Final Fantasy

First it was Modern Warfare 2 echoing its UK achievements in the US market, and now Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIII is getting in on the act.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 16th 2010 at 12:20PM in News

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NPD: Kratos conquers March

NPD: Kratos conquers March

Sony’s God of War III emerged as the March software champion in the US, shifting 1.1m units and bettering the performance of predecessor God of War II by 32 per ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 16th 2010 at 11:57AM in News
US: FFXIII tops 1m sales

US: FFXIII tops 1m sales

Having been on shelves for less than a week, Square Enix’s latest RPG epic Final Fantasy XIII has already passed the 1m sales barrier in the US.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 22nd 2010 at 1:09PM in News
FFXIII breaks series’ UK records

FFXIII breaks series’ UK records

Final Fantasy XIII has shattered the series’ UK sales records, becoming the fastest ever selling Final Fantasy game in the region, as well as the fastest selling UK game of ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 19th 2010 at 5:18PM in News
PS3 claims 54% of FFXIII sales

PS3 claims 54% of FFXIII sales

The fact that FFXIII has this week claimed the top spot in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 is of absolutely no shock – but onlookers will be ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 15th 2010 at 9:42AM in News

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UK CHARTS: FFXIII triumphant

UK CHARTS: FFXIII triumphant

Along with a welcome change of climate, this week has also bought with it yet another new name at the top of the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 15th 2010 at 9:41AM in News
FFXIII becomes HMV’s biggest launch

FFXIII becomes HMV’s biggest launch

An estimated 2,000 RPG fans flocked on HMV’s flagship Oxford Street store last night to mark the release of one of this generation’s most anticipated titles – Final Fantasy XIII.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 10th 2010 at 10:36AM in News
Final Fantasy XIII arrives at last

Final Fantasy XIII arrives at last

The four-year wait for a sequel to the critically and commercially successful Final Fantasy XII is over at last with today marking the arrival of Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIII ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 9th 2010 at 9:51AM in News
Xbox’s FFXIII “to outsell PS3 version”

Xbox’s FFXIII “to outsell PS3 version”

The Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII is on track to outsell the PS3 SKU by two-to-one – that’s the prediction of discount shopping portal MyVoucherCodes.co.uk.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 1st 2010 at 11:19AM in News

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Leona has allowed us to “reach out”

Leona has allowed us to “reach out”

It was once a genre that was the reserve of obsessives and teenage boys, but the RPG is now mainstream – and Square Enix believes that its promotional tie-in with ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 22nd 2010 at 12:12PM in News
HMV gets FFXIII official launch event

HMV gets FFXIII official launch event

Square Enix has announced that the official UK launch event for Final Fantasy XIII in the UK will take place at HMV’s flagship Oxford Street store in London on the ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 18th 2010 at 12:53PM in News
Square spends millions to fulfil Fantasy

Square spends millions to fulfil Fantasy

Millions of pounds will be spent on the marketing campaign for Final Fantasy XIII, MCV understands.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 5th 2010 at 10:31AM in News
FFXIII Collector’s Edition announced

FFXIII Collector’s Edition announced

Square Enix has lifted the lid on the Final Fantasy XIII Limited Collector’s Edition which will be released for both Xbox 360 and PS3 on March 9th.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 22nd 2010 at 4:35PM in News
JAPAN: Final Fantasy XIII sells 1m+

JAPAN: Final Fantasy XIII sells 1m+

Long-awaited RPG Final Fantasy XIII was finally released on PS3 in Japan yesterday and has, according to Kotaku, already sold over 1m copies in the territory.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 18th 2009 at 10:03AM in News
JAPAN: 1m copies of FFXIII shipped

JAPAN: 1m copies of FFXIII shipped

Western gamers still face a long wait for the release of Final Fantasy XIII, but the Japanese anticipation has reached fever-pitch ahead of the release of the PS3 version of ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 15th 2009 at 2:30PM in News
Big FFXIII announcement expected

Big FFXIII announcement expected

Many are predicting that publisher Square Enix will later this morning at a Tokyo press event announce the release date of the massively hyped Final Fantasy XIII in Japan.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 8th 2009 at 10:47AM in News
‘PS3 Slim is good news for FFXIII’

‘PS3 Slim is good news for FFXIII’

In truth, had Sony have increased the price of PS3 and Square Enix decided to sell Final Fantasy XIII for £100 it would still have sold millions – but Sony’s ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 25th 2009 at 6:40PM in News
Xbox FFXIII to ship on 3 DVDs

Xbox FFXIII to ship on 3 DVDs

Alongside the confirmation that Final Fantasy XIII is to be released simultaneously on Xbox 360 and PS3 in Europe next Spring, the game’s producer Yoshinori Kitase has also confirmed that ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 20th 2009 at 1:49PM in News