Final Fantasy XIII

Square Enix has released a lot of new screenshots of Final Fantasy XIII in 720p quality. They are really worth watching!

At Microsoft E3 Press Conference that is currently taking place Yoshinori Kitase and Motomu Toriyama appeared on stage to show the first footage of Final Fantasy XIII on the Xbox 360. The demo featured the English interface and voice acting. They also showed the summon Odin for the first time in the world.

Kitase announced that they expect to release the game in Spring 2010.

Update: For the fans that missed the press conference, you can watch the demo here (with thanks to GameTrailers).

As the release date of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children--accompanied by the Final Fantasy XIII trial--is just one day away, some people have been lucky enough to grab hold of their copies. And, of course, the first attraction is the Final Fantasy XIII demo. Whilst playing through the trial, many people have begun trying to take screencaps and videos to post online for those unable to play the trial, there is one particular screenshot provided at the end of the trial.

It appears as though Square-Enix plans to capitalize on this holiday season as much as possible. Of course, this release window is strictly for Japan only. The US and EU release dates are expected to be sometime after April 2010.

Stay tuned for further updates on the release date of Final Fantasy XIII!

Source: Final Fantasy-XIII.net

On the official North American and European website of Final Fantasy XIII a countdown timer is displayed. Still 5 days and 18 hours to go (next Wednesday) and something new should be revealed according to the website.

"The countdown has begun. A new vision will soon be revealed to the world. Register now to ensure you're there for the unveiling."

Rumors go that it might be a new trailer. Maybe its just the time before the websites open.

» Official North American website
» Official European website