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Hidemi Matsuzuka has uploaded a stylish CG wall-scroll poster of Lightning on his Facebook. The artwork is designed by the one and only Tetsuya Nomura. It's not the best quality, so stay tuned for a higher-resolution image to be posted later.

Source:  Hidemi Matsuzuka Facebook

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Hidemi Matsuzuka, the man in charge of Square Enix's Play Arts Kai series of figurines as well as other merchandise, has recently posted two images of Lightning's new Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII figure.

This will be Lightning's third time being released as a Play Arts Kai figurine, her previous figures were based on her Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XIII-2 incarnations.

Source:  Hidemi Matsuzuka | Facebook

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Square Enix has apparently decided that there just can't be enough versions of Final Fantasy IV, as such the company has released yet another port of the beloved SNES classic, this time for Android.

The port is based on the Nintendo DS remake of the game, and therefore features updated graphics and other enhancements over the original SNES version. It can be purchased now on the Google Play store.

Source:  Google Play

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Square Enix has revealed their booth lineup for E3 later this month. Final Fantasy X|X-2 HD Remaster, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX & Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut will all be playable while Thief will be making an appearance in an unplayable form.

Bear in mind that this does not include any potential announcements that Square Enix may be planning to make at the event, it simply refers to which announced titles will be at their booth. 

E3 will take place on June 11th - 13th at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Microsoft and Sony will hold their own press conferences one day beforehand on June 10th. Square Enix are set to livestream content from their booth, the schedule for which can be found here.

Source:  E3 Insider

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Perhaps one of the most difficult challenges that a video game developer can have is keeping its fan-base happy; gamers are a skeptical bunch that don’t tend to react well to change. It is this mentality that makes the task of developing for a long-running, fanatically loved franchise one of the most difficult in the industry. As developers try to find ways to keep the franchise new and exciting they are effectively walking a tight-rope; all it takes is just one wrong step and the series’ reputation is damaged inexorably. Square Enix has had to learn this lesson the hard way after the thirteenth major installment in its long-running and critically-acclaimed Final Fantasy series left many of the series’ fans feeling disenchanted with the franchise. Despite receiving decent critical reception, there is simply no denying that some of the series’ fervor has been dampened in the wake of Final Fantasy XIII, so much so that its direct sequel is one of the worst-selling Final Fantasy titles released on home consoles. But as time moves on I can’t help but ask the question “Have we been too harsh on Final Fantasy XIII?”

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North American Final Fantasy XIV official site has opened the pages for "Disciples of Hand" and "Disciples of Land". New images are provided as well. Enjoy!

Please click "Read More" to learn more about the disciples.

Source:  Official Site

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It seems that Amazon has stopped taking pre-orders for Final Fantasy Versus XIII on their site, and now it is pointing to other sellers. Until recently it was still up for pre-order for anyone who wished to buy it.

Here is how the page for it looks now, and here is how it used to look in October 9, 2012. The same is also happening on the Japanese Amazon page for the game. When you look at other SE games, like Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, it is still available for pre-order as usual. Another game which disappeared from sight long time ago, The Last Guardian, while in the similar situation as Versus has had no changes made to its pre-order page.

Is it possible something is happening with the game, and we might get an update on it during E3? It's likely. They could also be just updating the release day for the game as for those who have had the game pre-ordered before there is a message "Delivery estimate: We need a little more time to provide you with a good estimate. We'll notify you via e-mail as soon as we have an estimated delivery date" on their order status. It's also interesting to note that the game has also been listed on a Swedish site a couple of days ago for pre-order on PS4. While that should be taken with a huge grain of salt, it's good to see some commotion going on with the game after all these years!

Thanks Eternal for the heads up!

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Enjoy!

Source:  Square-Enix Presents

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According to Square-Enix Japan, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD, and Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII will make an appearance at this year's E3. There's a host of programs schedule for all to see.

The schedule timing is adjusted to Pacific Time, US. Click "Forum Discussion" below to view it.

Please be extemely excited! :D

Source:  Square-Enix Japan

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Square Enix recently live-streamed the 7th part of their Letter from the Producer LIVE series for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. The community reps over on the Final Fantasy XIV Forums have posted a translation of the Q&A section of the letter which contains some interesting new bits of information.

According to Naoki Yoshida, the 3rd phase of the Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn beta test is scheduled to begin on June 14th (assuming that no critical bugs surface between now and then). Yoshida also stated that a new job, Scholar, is set to be included in the game at release.

Furthermore, a new trailer has been uploaded to the official Final Fantasy XIV Youtube channel. The new trailer focuses on job-specific actions.

Source:  FINAL FANTASY XIV Forums

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