Final Fantasy FXN Network News
Four new songs will be available to download for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy on March 8th and one of them includes a track from Final Fantasy Type-0. The four songs are the following:
You can listen to some samples here.
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Fancy winning yourself a PS3 copy* of Final Fantasy XIII-2 AND a Collectors Edition Guide? Then you're in luck! From today (17th February) until two weeks time (2nd March) FXN will be holding a competition in which one lucky winner will be able to win both of these fantastic prizes!
To be in with a chance of winning you will first need to be a member of the forums and have a minimum of 10 posts (please do not spam), so if you're not registered feel free to join our community and introduce yourself! For the full competition details please click "Read More" (you will have to scroll down) or view the forum thread. Good luck!
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The end of January brought us a massive game for FFU: Final Fantasy XIII-2. This show, Darryl is join by Colin, Lauren, and David and they spend an hour talking about how the game panned out. In case you're not far into the game, don't worry; the group keeps the show spoiler free! The quartet start off the discussion about the story, the characters and their development. How did Serah and Noel turn out? Find out here. Then the gang talks about the gameplay, the battle system, the puzzles, and the general progression of the game. After an extended period talking about the monster companions, they get onto the controversial music and whether it was good or bad. And then what would our impressions show be without your input. The group go through a few of your opinions to see what you guys think about the game. The show rounds out with a great XIII-2 remix, so don't stop listening until the end! Listen in to get all the FFXIII-2 news and impression with your favorite people...and Darryl. Final Fantasy Union is part of the Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts Union podcast channel on Gaming Union/iTunes and releases an episode of FFU every four weeks.
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Square Enix has opened a special site for the upcoming Final Fantasy Type-0 art book, Aka no Hishi.
The 256 page size B5 art book includes rough sketches, previously unseen illustrations, comments and interviews from the art team, a history of the game world, and a summary of data that was submitted to the Square Enix Members player site. Look for the book on February 23, priced ¥2,940.
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Square Enix have revealed the official cover of the Final Fantasy Type-0 art book which will be releasing in Japan on the 23rd February, priced at ¥2,940. The book includes over 300 pieces of artwork, showing the characters, summons, enemies, air ships, backgrounds and more, much of it previously unreleased. As well as this the book also has a look back at the battles of Class 0, and a collection of player data from Square Enix Members.
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Director of Final Fantasy Type-0, Hajime Tabata, has been busy answering fan questions regarding Final Fantasy Type-0 and PlayStation Vita Support. Regarding Vita, Tabata said that he's played Type-0 on the system, and the graphics are very pretty. The ability to use the analogue stick for camera control also ups the playability, he said.
Regarding a sequel to Type-0, he said "I want to make a sequel, but... is there demand? (laughs). If we make a sequel, we aren't thinking about having it directly continue the Type-0 story." To read the rest of the article and to see the other fan questions and answers click please click "Read More".
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It's the end of November so here is a recap of all the news for this month. FFXIII-2 and Type-0 news are all compiled in the first post for easy finding. For the other games, they too have been compiled in the first post as well. We also have listed below other interesting news that you may find interesting that popped up this month too. Finally... We have posted two interesting threads that were created this month that we think may have your interest. So if you missed anything this month, check out the links below!
Final Fantasy XIII-2 and Type-0 News Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy XIV, Dragon Quest X, Bravely Default: Flying Fairy, Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance and Army Corps of Hell and Lord of Apocalypse News
Other Interesting News for the Month of November
Forum Threads of the Month
With the release of the Final Fantasy Type-0 Ultimania Guide in Japan, some information on what is inside the book are starting to leak on the web.
Probably the best bit of info in that book is confirmation of localization is being worked on! So now everyone can rest easy and prepare themselves for the next thing on their minds. PSP? PSVIta? Or something else? Also... Tetsuya Nomura reveals in the Ultimania that Final Fantasy Versus XIII moogles are similar to Type-0's moogles in terms of design.
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Though Square Enix has not officially confirmed the Western release of Final Fantasy Type-0 a sequel has been confirmed to be in the works. Speaking with Famitsu Hajime Tabata, the director and scenario writer of Final Fantasy Type-0 has revealed that the framework for a sequel in the "Type" series is in the works.
Tabata laments that although he would like to work on sequel to The 3rd Birthday, he believes that Square Enix policy would require him to work the another title, specifically the "Type" sequel.
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EDIT: Vandal.net have edited their article and it now says that there are no localisation plans for Final Fantasy Type-0. Seems like we'll have to wait for official word from Square Enix before we start getting our hopes up
In a recent interview posted by vandal.net, Yoshinori Kitase has given an update on other titles within the FNC universe. Provided that the translation holds; concerning Final Fantasy Type-0, Kitase has confirmed that the much awaited localization is underway! Kitase also promised that additional information on the title will be announced soon. As for Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Kitase commented that they are hard at work to complete the game. He also states that additional information will be released in the coming months. Finally Kitase mentions that now the focus of the series is on Type-0 (Localization) and Versus.
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