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December 10th, 2009 at 02:47pm
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Square Enix has announced that everyone who pre-orders Just Cause 2 in the UK will receive the game in an exclusive limited edition format.
The limited edition will feature exclusive packaging along with the Black Market Chaos Pack, which contains “five must-have downloadable guns and gadgets, experimental and heavily upgraded items from the Agency’s research and development division, and a fold-out Panauan Intel Map, packed with information and hotspots for causing chaos and destruction.”
If you want to get your hands on a copy of the Just Cause 2 Limited Edition, you can head over to the official website to pre-order. Just Cause 2 will be available in the UK on the 26th of March 2010 for the PS3 and Xbox 360.
A full list along with a few pictures of the downloadable guns and gadgets follows below:
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Agency Hovercraft: The ultimate in amphibious transport, the Agency Hovercraft is the most flexible form of transport in the game. Equipped with a turret-mounted grenade launcher, you’re guaranteed to blow your opposition out of the water.
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Rico’s Signature Gun: Customised by the Agency and adapted for Rico’s shooting style, this deadly accurate and powerful pistol has precision, power and flair.
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Bull’s Eye Assault Rifle: More powerful than the standard assault rifle, this lightweight and lethal automatic rifle features increased accuracy and a higher magnification scope.
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Chevalier Classic: No agent should be without a hot set of wheels and with an increased top speed and superior handling, you can arrive at your destination in style or make a guaranteed quick getaway.
- Chaos Parachute: Featuring a skull motif, make an entrance no one will forget … should you leave anyone alive to remember.
- Panauan Intel map: With over 1000km² of tropical paradise to explore, the included fold-out Panauan Intel Map is an ideal reference tool for navigating around Panau, marking faction leader HQs, recommended BASE jump peaks and much more.
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By Mister-X
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December 2nd, 2009 at 09:36am
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Speaking in a recent interview, Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama spilled a few beans regarding the size and length of the upcoming RPG behemoth, stating how “experienced players” making their way through the story won’t be able to conquer it in a single sitting. Toriyama said:
“For XIII, the size of the entire game is considerable. Just running through the main story takes experienced players over 50 hours. For the first time, I think it’s possible to play through in full in about 60 hours or so.”
So while singleplayer campaigns in most modern-day games run for a good 6 to 10 hours, players of Final Fantasy XIII will want to get a little more comfortable in their chairs.
Final Fantasy XIII releases on December 17th in Japan, and March 9th in the West. Look forward to it!
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By Mister-X
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November 11th, 2009 at 10:36am
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After the extended bidding and acquisition process surrounding Square Enix’s buy-out of the UK-based Eidos Interactive, the deal has now come to a close with the formal rebranding of Eidos as Square Enix Europe.
Square Enix Europe represents “the unified business unit” that comprises sales and marketing offices in the UK, France and Germany, which will handle the promotion of the group’s games across Europe and PAL territories, as well as the management of the company’s developers including Crystal Dynamics, IO Interactive, Beautiful Game Studios, Square Enix London Studios and Eidos Montréal.
President and chief executive officer of Square Enix Europe, Phil Rogers said of the announcement: “Today marks a major achievement towards the goals we announced in July and represents the creation of an efficient and powerful structure for game development and publishing.
“We have a formidable product-line up which truly showcases the diversity of our exceptional gaming brands.”
Square Enix now has access to a multitude of franchises brimming with future potential previously under the ownership of Eidos, including Tomb Raider, Hitman and Deus Ex, adding to their own considerable line-up spearheaded by the likes of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest.
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By Mister-X
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November 11th, 2009 at 09:09am
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In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, president of Square Enix Yoichi Wada has revealed that, while the Japanese version of Final Fantasy XIII is complete, the US and European versions of the game are “in the final stages” of development, as the team adds the “final touches” to the game:
“We’ve completed the master of the Japanese version,” said Wada, “and for the US and European versions we’re just adding the final touches. The last stage of development has gone very smoothly this time.”
This could mean that a release of Final Fantasy XIII in the West could be much earlier than anticipated, following the game’s PS3 release in Japan on December 17th.
Wada also touched on Square Enix’s stance on the current generation of consoles, and the company’s wish for a long hardware cycle this generation so as to eke as much mileage out of their current software technology as possible:
“The ideal situation for developers would be to have a single platform worldwide,” continued Wada, “but that’s impossible, so with multi-platform, if you can expand your user base, I think we have to accept that reality.
“For the current generation, the ideal for us would be a long platform cycle and the prices to come down gradually, so that we can expand that user base.”
“It took us a tremendous amount of time to develop the software for this generation, so that’s a lesson for the creators.”
You can read both part one and part two of the GameIndustry.biz interviews with Square Enix president Yoichi Wada over here and over here.
Additionally, while speaking to MCVUK.com, vice president of brand at Square Enix Europe, Larry Sparks announced that a new, “special” Final Fantasy XIII video will be released on Friday, which is said to contain “big news”:
“We have some very big news regarding Final Fantasy XIII; that we will be revealing Friday afternoon.
“We wanted to share the news with as many people as possible, so we have created a special video that will be unveiled on Friday. We hope you enjoy the announcement.”
Could this be the long-awaited release date for the game in the west? The revelation of a demo? Or some or other story reveal? We’ll just have to sit tight and wait, won’t we?
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By Mister-X
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October 22nd, 2009 at 09:09am
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Speaking to Japanese game magazine Famitsu, and appearing in a recent issue, Final Fantasy XIII leads Tetsuya Nomura and Motomu Toriyama have shared a bit of information regarding their upcoming RPG behemoth, including information on load times during the game, how much hard-drive space the game requires, and Trophy support on the PS3.
First up, Toriyama revealed that save data will only take up 500 KB, while Trophy data on the PS3 will require up to 3 080 KB. Seeing as how Trophy support is now required by Sony of all games releasing on the PS3, this was a given.
Additionally, if you’re a bit anxious about having to wait during enormous load times transitioning from one scene to the next, Toriyama also said that the only load times you’ll have to endure is when you transition from town to field (and back again), because once you’re in a specific area, the game is seamless.
This was a major concern for the technical staff, so they worked on load times early in the development process to ensure a smooth experience.
Last but not least, another morsel of information regarding Final Fantasy XIII on the PS3 is that there won’t be an install of any kind, hopefully meaning we’ll be able to pop in the disc and start playing right away (unlike other PS3 games…).
Source: IGN
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August 26th, 2009 at 09:27am
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During a conversation between consumer games blog VG247 and developers working on Final Fantasy XIII, Yoshi Kitase and Motomu Toriyama, the pair revealed that, while an official remake of the classic RPG Final Fantasy VII isn’t currently in development, they do speak about it from time to time, reminiscing about the project and thinking about how they would go about re-creating the experience on the PS3.
Speaking through a translator, Kitase and Toriyama said:
“There’s no official project that’s up and running for a remake of Final Fantasy VII at this point. Both Toriyama-san and Kitase-san were involved in the development of the game, however, and it holds a special place in their hearts. They do talk about it on a personal level, like, ‘If we did it it would be like this or like that.’
“So, they do talk about it, but there’s no official project yet. But there’s that PSN release that just came out, so if you could play that for the time being, it should be fun.”
Hope springs eternal. Find out about the PlayStation Network version of Final Fantasy VII over here.
Source: VG247
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August 20th, 2009 at 06:34am
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A presentation held at the ongoing GamesCom videogame expo in Germany has unwittingly played host to a Final Fantasy XIV Online ‘peep show’ of sorts, as eager journalists with cameras tried to absorb as much of the gorgeous in-game footage as they could.
This has resulted in a veritable banquet of Final Fantasy XIV Online videos that show off the environments, characters, actions and magic from the game, which despite still being quite a ways off in terms of a release date, is already looking spiffy.
Watch below:
GC 09: Character Animations (Cam)
GC 09: Range Gameplay (Cam)
GC 09: Lalafell Gameplay (Cam)
GC 09: Magic & Melee Gameplay (Cam)
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