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For a launch party for a major title in the gaming industry, you would think that it would be filled with happy, cheerful people with a few drunk people running around making idoits of themselves. Well well. Enter the Final Fantasy XIII launch party in London Oxford Circus where the "hardcore" Final Fantasy fans booed the 360 Final Fantasy XIII Bundle when presenter Alex Zane announced it is a prize. Keep in mind that the art director and producer of Final Fantasy XIII were present at this lovely occasion. The Koalition Click here to view the article

Do not call the upcoming Playstation 3 and Vita Final Fantasy X a "remake", because Square's Shinji Hashimoto will be the first to remind you that it is a "remaster". During the Taipei Game Show the media asked Hashimoto if the popular love story of Tidus and Yuna was going to be a remake or remaster and Hashimoto quickly responded with "remaster" citing the HD overhaul and according to Joystiq, Hashimoto is claiming the HD "remaster" is prettier than the original that released in 2001 with cutscene graphics that would rival many games to this day. No release date has been given yet for the FFX remaster however as Andriasang points out, there was a mysterious Twitter mess…

Do not call the upcoming Playstation 3 and Vita Final Fantasy X a “remake”, because Square’s Shinji Hashimoto will be the first to remind you that it is a “remaster”. During the Taipei Game Show the media asked Hashimoto if the popular love story of Tidus and Yuna was going to be a remake or remaster and Hashimoto quickly responded with “remaster” citing the HD overhaul and according to Joystiq, Hashimoto is claiming the HD “remaster” is prettier than the original that released in 2001 with cutscene graphics that would rival many games to this day. No release date has been given yet for the FFX remaster however as Andriasang points out, there was a mysterious Twitter mess…

The upcoming Final Fantasy XIII-2 downloadable content will be about baby chocobo loving Sazh. The “Sazh: Heads or Tails” DLC releases on February 28th at 400 MS Points for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 users will get it on February 29th. The DLC continues the story of Sazh and will also add Serendipity Poker and Chronobird to the Serendipity Casino. On February 21st for the 360 and February 22nd for the PS3, Square Enix will be releasing two additional costume packs for Noel and Serah. They will put you back 240 MS points. via Eurogamer Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full article

The upcoming Final Fantasy XIII-2 downloadable content will be about baby chocobo loving Sazh. The "Sazh: Heads or Tails" DLC releases on February 28th at 400 MS Points for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 users will get it on February 29th. The DLC continues the story of Sazh and will also add Serendipity Poker and Chronobird to the Serendipity Casino. On February 21st for the 360 and February 22nd for the PS3, Square Enix will be releasing two additional costume packs for Noel and Serah. They will put you back 240 MS points. via Eurogamer Click here to view the article

New downloadable content has been made available for gamers who’s RPG of choice happens to be Square Enix’s followup to Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2. For 640 MS points, gamers can get their hands on the Fight In Style pack which includes new coliseum opponet Omega and two outfits for both Serah and Noel. For 80 MS points each you can purchase four new weapons for Serah and Noel. For Noel, you will find Catastrophe Blade which increases the ATB gauge recharge rate and the Muramasa which helps to increase your chain bonuses. Serah gets a Seraphic Wing that increases your HP as you damage an enemy and then there is the Genji Bow which like Noel’s Catastrophe B…

New downloadable content has been made available for gamers who's RPG of choice happens to be Square Enix's followup to Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2. For 640 MS points, gamers can get their hands on the Fight In Style pack which includes new coliseum opponet Omega and two outfits for both Serah and Noel. For 80 MS points each you can purchase four new weapons for Serah and Noel. For Noel, you will find Catastrophe Blade which increases the ATB gauge recharge rate and the Muramasa which helps to increase your chain bonuses. Serah gets a Seraphic Wing that increases your HP as you damage an enemy and then there is the Genji Bow which like Noel's Catastrophe B…

Fans of Final Fantasy might have said, "oh no" when Final Fantasy XIII-2 was announced last year, but that didn't stop Square Enix from continuing on with the followup to 2010's Final Fantasy XIII that found gamers following the story of Lightning as her life intertwined with other characters through the game. Recently at this year's Tokyo Game Show, Square announced a release date for Final Fantasy XIII-2 as January 31, 2012 here in the states, but also a Japan only Playstation 3 bundle that features Lightning herself on the console. So far fans of the series have not been to accepting of Final Fantasy XIII-2 considering the huge flop that was Final Fantasy X-2, so S…

Fans of Final Fantasy might have said, “oh no” when Final Fantasy XIII-2 was announced last year, but that didn’t stop Square Enix from continuing on with the followup to 2010′s Final Fantasy XIII that found gamers following the story of Lightning as her life intertwined with other characters through the game. Recently at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, Square announced a release date for Final Fantasy XIII-2 as January 31, 2012 here in the states, but also a Japan only Playstation 3 bundle that features Lightning herself on the console. So far fans of the series have not been to accepting of Final Fantasy XIII-2 considering the huge flop that was Final Fantasy X-2, so Squar…

The US trailer for Square Enix's upcoming sequel to FFXIII has been released. If you have yet to beat FFXIII do not watch this trailer, because it contains plenty of spoilers. Click here to view the article

Following up rumors a few weeks ago that Square Enix registered a domain name for FFXIII-2, Square announced today that Final Fantasy XIII-2 will be a direct sequel to FFXIII and the RPG will find it's way to a PS3 and Xbox 360 near you in late 2011. No other details have been made available at this time. via Eurogamer Click here to view the article

In a rather questionable and unexplainable move, Square Enix has decided to put the legendary assassin from Assassin's Creed, Ezio Auditore into their upcoming sequel to Final Fantasy Xlll, Final Fantasy Xlll-2 with Ubisoft's approval of course. Square Enix and Ubisoft made the announcement in a joint press release stating that the assassin's costume from Assassin's Creed: Revelations will be an available option to Final Fantasy Xlll-2's main character, Noel Kreiss. This downloadable costume comes at a price, however Square Enix did not share the details. via Joystiq Click here to view the article

In a rather questionable and unexplainable move, Square Enix has decided to put the legendary assassin from Assassin’s Creed, Ezio Auditore into their upcoming sequel to Final Fantasy Xlll, Final Fantasy Xlll-2 with Ubisoft’s approval of course. Square Enix and Ubisoft made the announcement in a joint press release stating that the assassin’s costume from Assassin’s Creed: Revelations will be an available option to Final Fantasy Xlll-2′s main character, Noel Kreiss. This downloadable costume comes at a price, however Square Enix did not share the details. via Joystiq Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full article

To watch or not to watch that is the question. The first 10 minutes of God of War III were leaked and according to VG247 it is full of spoilers. VG247 is also reporting that the video has been pulled from one website, but still remains up on .Click here to view the article

Dong Nguyen, the creator behind the surprisingly successful mobile game Flappy Bird has officially taken the game down and it is no longer available for download. Nguyen claims that the success of Flappy Bird has "ruined" his once "simple life". In a series of Tweets, Nguyen says "I am sorry 'Flappy Bird' users, 22 hours from now, I will take 'Flappy Bird' down. I cannot take this anymore.", followed by "I can call 'Flappy Bird' is a success of mine. But it also ruins my simple life. So now I hate it.". Flappy Bird has been pulled out of the Apple store and Google Play, however if you already downloaded the game, you can still play it. According to IGN, Nguyen receives a…

This is somewhat a viral set of games released for Star Wars Force Unleashed 2. There are 3 mini games (With more to come) to play and 1 audio clip. I'll leave the speculation up to you guys to determine what the videos and audio mean. Take a look at the countdown clock and underneath that you can click to find the "games". http://www.lucasarts.com/games/theforceunleashed2/cloningtank/ Click here to view the article

Chris from The New Hobbyist decided that he wanted to upgrade his home security and in doing so created the "Attack Creeper". The "Attack Creeper" is mostly compiled from cardboard, an RC Car, and the guts being different electronic items ranging from a motion sensor to an Aurduino board that you can purchase pre assembled or you can put it together yourself. To see more such as pictures of the process and to check out the places where Chris hides his "Attack Creeper" to scare people like the bathroom tub, please check out The New Hobbyist. Click here to view the article

Former Rooster Teeth contributer David Dreger aka "Knuckles Dawson" who went missing on May 27th has been found dead. His sister Danielle Dreger confirmed the sad news on the "Find David Dreger" Facebook pagethat Dreger's body was discovered on June 20th in Ambleside Park in West Vancouver, British Columbia."We are thankful that the prayers for discovery made by everyone during this time have been answered. It is with deep sadness that we must let you all know that David's body was discovered on June 20 near Ambleside Park. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their prayers, support and compassion. David was an exceptional, bright, caring and lovi…

Former Rooster Teeth personality and community member David Dreger aka KnucklesDawson has gone missing from the Vancouver, British Columbia area and police have upgraded the investigation to a missing persons case.According to information posted by RoosterTeeth's SailorTweek, Dreger tweeted about deleting his Xbox Live and Twitter accounts and then sent out his last tweet out on May 26th. SailorTweek stated, "Those of us who know David understand what a big deal the deletion of his accounts are". Both of his accounts were later deleted. Dreger left behind his wallet, computer, and cell phone. His bike was later found at Stanley Park. Police and volunteer search units …

The continuing trend of developers offering gamers a “discount” on downloadable content if they buy some form of a season pass appears to have struck the folks over at Turn 10. Turn 10 announced that Forza Motorsport 4 is getting it’s own $29.99 season pass that will allow gamers to get a 30% discount on six expansion packs that are set to launch between November 2011 and April 2012. Forza Motorsport 4 races onto store shelves for the Xbox 360 on October 11th here in the states, October 13th in Australia, October 14th in Europe, and October 20th in Japan. via Joystiq Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full article

The continuing trend of developers offering gamers a "discount" on downloadable content if they buy some form of a season pass appears to have struck the folks over at Turn 10. Turn 10 announced that Forza Motorsport 4 is getting it's own $29.99 season pass that will allow gamers to get a 30% discount on six expansion packs that are set to launch between November 2011 and April 2012. Forza Motorsport 4 races onto store shelves for the Xbox 360 on October 11th here in the states, October 13th in Australia, October 14th in Europe, and October 20th in Japan. http://youtu.be/k7UUEMWYgck via Joystiq Click here to view the article

Details on the VIP membership that is included in the $80.00 limited version of Turn 10′s Forza Horizon have been released. VIP members will have access to five cars; the 2011 Koenigsegg Agera, 2011 Lamborghini Sesto Elemento, 2012 Audi R8 GT Spyder, 2012 Pagani Huayra, and the 2011 RUF Rt 12 R. Other goodies included in the VIP membership are a VIP icon that appears next to your gamertag, extra slots in the Store Front, in-game gifts, and extra space in your My Forza gallery. Besides the VIP membership, the limited edition version of the game comes with a steel book, a Horizon Festival ticket to XBL content, day one car pack, a Horizon Accelerator pack, and five exclus…

Details on the VIP membership that is included in the $80.00 limited version of Turn 10's Forza Horizon have been released. VIP members will have access to five cars; the 2011 Koenigsegg Agera, 2011 Lamborghini Sesto Elemento, 2012 Audi R8 GT Spyder, 2012 Pagani Huayra, and the 2011 RUF Rt 12 R. Other goodies included in the VIP membership are a VIP icon that appears next to your gamertag, extra slots in the Store Front, in-game gifts, and extra space in your My Forza gallery. Besides the VIP membership, the limited edition version of the game comes with a steel book, a Horizon Festival ticket to XBL content, day one car pack, a Horizon Accelerator pack, and five exclus…

343 Industries Frank O' Connor has had enough of game leaks coming from inside the industry and wants everyone to know that "leakers" are not doing anybody any favors. "Breaking embargos is not prophesy, "Nor does it require any particular skill or insight. Ultimately he is taking or being given information and leaking it, illegally and often erroneously. And he isn't doing it for some noble or worthy reason. He's doing it for attention. "People, including nice people with kids and families and stuff, work super hard on this stuff and wake up in the morning to find some of their effort blown up. It's not fun, and for what? So you can have a mildly interesting surprise 8 h…

No you did not read that headline wrong. In case you missed it at the end of April, there is free (YES FREE) DLC for WWE All Stars for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. The "Compatibility Pack 1" includes the Honkey Tonk Man. via Marketplace Click here to view the article