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In the latest Famitsu, it has been confirmed that a re-release of Final Fantasy VIII for PCs is coming in Japan. This has been hinted to happen several times through the Steam registry and achievements leaks.  It apparently is going to be similar to a Final Fantasy VII re-release that was made last year and featured game booster options such as increasing your HP, MP and Gil to the possible maximum. It is unclear if it will also feature cloud saving and achievements like VII did, but there is a high possibility that it will. There is still no announcement for the game to be released overseas.

Source:  novacrystallis

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Square-Enix has partnered up with Microsoft to promote the  release of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, and for that purpose they have created a website where fans can leave messages with the thoughts about the game and the series in general which will be used later in text art panels. They have put  up some new wallpapers on it with artwork showing off different jobs, such as a white mage, dragoon, and  bard,  from the game created by Akihiko Yoshida.

Source:  Square-Enix

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In this week's Dengeki it has been revealed that the main character of Drakengard 3, Zero, will have multiple allies that will aid her throughout her journey. Their names are  Deto, Decarted, Octa,  and Cento. As it has been previously reported, Zero is a promiscuous character and these allies are also her sexual partners... Please click "Read More" for a more detailed description of her harem.

Famitsu has also uploaded some new screenshots and artwork of the Apostles on their site:

Source:  Siliconera

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Square-Enix has announe the release of the music compliation for the DLC episodes in Final Fantasy XIII-2 called, "Final Fantasy XIII-2 Digital Contents Collection" as well as an Ultimate Hits soundtrack, "Ultimate Hits Final Fantasy XIII-2". The Ultimate Hits is just a a collection of population songs from the game. Both CDs will be released on July 18, 2013. They are sold for 5,040 yen and 2,940 yen, respectively.

Here is the list of tracks for the Digital Contents:

Colosseum Opponents

• Omega
• Lightning and Lieutenant Amodar
• Jihl Nabaat
• Ultros and Typhon
• Gilgamesh
• PuPu

Costumes

• Sera: Summoner’s Garb
• Sera: Beachwear
• Sera: White Mage
• Noel: Battle Attire
• Noel: Spacetime Guardian
• Noel: Black Mage
• Mog: A Wondrous Wardrobe Costume Pack

Weapons

• Sera: Genji Bow
• Noel: Catastrophe Blade
• Noel: Muramasa

Episodes

• Sazh: Heads or Tails?
• Lightning: Requiem of the Goddess
• Snow: Perpetual Battlefield

Source:  Gematsu

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Square-Enix has updated new details for the monsters, primals, and locatons for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. Please Click "Read More" to view them.

Also, there's a generous new batch of images! Enjoy.

Source:  Gematsu

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Today, Naoki Yoshida wrote a new Letter from the Producer discussing mostly what has been said during the Nico Nico Chokaigi 2 event in Japan earlier this month. Some of the interesting things he mentions is that pre-orders will be going up by the end of the month, with the information on the release date, pricing and a collector's edition of the game. Here is what he said:

"First and foremost, FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn will be released in summer 2013. It will be a worldwide release for the PC and PlayStation 3, available in Japanese, English, French, and German. At the end of the month we'll announce the release date, along with pricing and details on the collector's edition. We'll also start accepting preorders at the end of the month.

Our second important announcement was that phase 3 will start at the beginning of June. Phase 3 will include a multitude of changes based on feedback from the first and second phases, as well as the long-awaited
commencement of PlayStation 3 testing. But that's not all—we're also adding Ul'dah and Limsa Lominsa, nearly one hundred new FATE encounters,four additional dungeons, main scenario quests up to level 20, grand companies, provisioning missions, free companies; we're making revisionsto the battle system, testing the transfer of characters from version 1.0—the list goes on and on. I've been working around the clock, double and triple checking everything along the way, so sit tight and phase 3 will be here before you know it!"

Source:  SquareEnix

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According to Famitsu, Square-Enix still is undecided if the Last Mission content will be added to the Final Fantasy X-2 HD Remaster. The game right now is based on the North American version of the game. The Japanese release of Final Fantasy X-2 International + Last Mission which came out after the NA release included three extra dress spheres (festivalist, psychic, and bare), a Last Mission event that takes place 3 months after the game ends in a massive new tower, and a system to capture monsters and characters (including some of the old faces like Tidus and Auron). DLC perhaps?

On another note, Square Enix has also opened up the Final Fantasy X-2 HD Remaster section on their site now, which can be found here.

Source:  Siliconera

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The official Square Enix France Facebook page has uploaded 12 new screenshots of Final Fantasy X-2 HD Remaster. The screenshots show-off the game's FMV cutscenes as well as the remastered in-game character models and environments.

Source:  Square Enix France

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Square Enix has announced that those who preorder Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix can recieve a limited edition artbook! The book will be a true collector's item as it will available in limited quantities so be sure to preorder quickly! The artwork will include early sketches, character renders and even final pieces of artwork that never made its way to North America!

Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix will be released on PS3 on September 10th 2013! Get your keyblades ready!

Source:  PS Blog

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Last year Square Enix held multiple Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY concerts across the globe to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Final Fantasy series. Now the company has announced that it will be releasing the finale of this set of concerts on Blu-ray with the title Distant Worlds music from FINAL FANTASY THE CELEBRATION. 

The concert took place on December 31, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan and featured music from Nobuo Uematsu, Hitoshi Sakimoto, Masashi Hamauzu and Naoshi Mizuta. It was conducted by Arnie Roth and featured guest vocals by Susan Calloway and Crystal Kay.

Distant Worlds: THE CELEBRATION will be released on June 26th in Japan. It can be purchased from either the Square Enix e-Store or Amazon.

Source:  square-enix.co.jp

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