‘Final Fantasy 13-2′ Will Offer Bi-Monthly DLC

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Square Enix briefly shared their plans for ‘Final Fantasy 13-2′ DLC, which includes at least two releases a month of new costumes, monsters, and weapons.



Though Square Enix might have got a few things right with Final Fantasy XIII, there were many more things that they got wrong. Luckily, with Final Fantasy XIII-2, the developer is getting a chance to deliver the JRPG experience gamers were craving in 13, but never ended up finding.

Part of delivering that superior RPG experience in Final Fantasy XIII-2 involves making a game world that is continuously growing. While earlier Square titles like fan-favorite Final Fantasy VII never had the opportunity to reap the benefits of DLC, Final Fantasy XIII-2 does, and will be delivering a lot of it.

In fact, Square Enix has said that they have a plan to release DLC for Final Fantasy XIII-2 up to two times a month, providing players with new weapons, monsters, and costumes. But the plan isn’t just to allow those who purchase the DLC (if the DLC isn’t free) to simply unlock the new items; some will have to be earned.

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Spend Your Next Seven Minutes Watching This New Final Fantasy XIII-2 Trailer

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Do you like Final Fantasy games? Do you like Square-Enix's brand of role-playing game drama? Then spend seven minutes watching this new Final Fantasy XIII-2 trailer. Over on YouTube, the commenters tried to derail things by demanding Kingdom Hearts 3. You wouldn't do that here, would you?

FFXIII-2 will be out in North America for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. [SOURCE]

21 New Screenshots from "Final Fantasy XIII-2" + Pre-Order Details

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The unfolding drama of Final Fantasy XIII continues in Final Fantasy XIII-2. Explore a richly developed world featuring both new and familiar faces, and an exciting and highly developed strategic battle system. In this ongoing saga, the future is about to change. The Historia Crux, a new and important gameplay system of Final Fantasy XIII-2, enables the player to travel through time to affect the past, present and future.



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First Image of DLC In Final Fantasy XIII-2

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The first image of DLC in Final Fantasy XIII-2 has now been posted by Square Enix. We now can have a glimpse of the alternate weapon Serah can wield. This weapon of Serah’s can be obtained if you pre-order the game from Lawson’s. It’s this item where Serah can sap the energy off enemy monsters. Square Enix has hinted that the weapon could be obtained while playing Final Fantasy XIII-2 itself. The only difference being that it on’t be available in the colour seen on the image below. Final Fantasy XIII-2 is released January 31st in North America and February 3rd in Europe for the PS3 and Xbox 360. [SOURCE]

Square Enix Reveals Final Fantasy XIII-2 Special Editions

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Fans of the Final Fantasy series will be seriously out of pocket now that Square Enix have announced two special editions of the upcoming Final Fantasy XIII-2, due for release on 3rd February for PS3 and Xbox 360. Both editions will be available for pre-order from today across Europe and other PAL territories.

The LIMITED COLLECTOR’S EDITION will come housed in unique packaging and will include the FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 game; a Composer Selected Soundtrack CD featuring a number of the music tracks from the game specially chosen by FINAL FANTASY XIII’s development team; an artwork book “The Art of FINAL FANTASY XIII-2”, featuring material from various stages of the game’s development; 6 collectible postcards featuring high quality CG artwork of main characters in the game; and a High Definition Lenticular Art print of the character, Lightning.

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New Final Fantasy XIII-2 Screens & Artwork

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The release date for one of the most talked about RPG’s is creeping up on North America and European gamers and Square-Enix has dropped a few new screenshots and artwork to keep us wanting more until the release early next year. The new screens show off Hope and some of his artwork along with the existence of a Casino slot machine mini-game. In RPG’s there can never ever be enough things to do. So seeing this addition is welcome. Check out the rest of the screens below. [SOURCE #1] + [SOURCE 2]

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Final Fantasy XIII-2 is Almost Done, Bosses will be tougher, and XIII-2's easy mode

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XIII-2 is almost done:

In an interview of Famitsu with Producer Yoshinori Kitase, Final Fantasy XIII-2 is nearly done. With the game releasing on December 15th in Japan, it would be right for Square Enix to finish Final Fantasy XIII-2. By next week, hopefully the game will be gold and ready for shipping when the game comes out. Now that XIII-2 is nearly done, does that mean they’ll start working on Versus XIII soon? Well, Kitase didn’t leave any comment when asked about that topic. [SOURCE]

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AKB48's Yuko Oshima Co-Designs Two Costumes for "Final Fantasy XIII-2"

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With the promotional gears in full spin for Final Fantasy XIII-2, the next step naturally involves AKB48. Group member Yuko Oshima worked with Square Enix to co-design two costumes for the RPG, but that's just the beginning of her campaign.

Oshima will also be starring in a commercial for XIII-2—set to start airing on November 15—in which she attends a development meeting and proposes her costume concepts. It's not going to be that easy for Oshima, though. After the commercial debuts, the official site for XIII-2's beta testers will hold a popularity contest for the costumes, and the winning outfit will appear in the game.

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New Final Fantasy XIII-2 Screens Reveal new Details

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Square-Enix sure do love to tease their Final Fantasy fans. Earlier this month they released some tantalising tidbits about the pre-order bonuses and editions you could receive, and now they’ve gone and released a small selection of new screens for fans to drool over.

Below you can see six new screens, all from in game footage. Two we are assuming come from cutscenes, and then one from a battle (can’t tell if its a player controlled creature or an opponent) and then three screens of the slightly modified Crystarium. It’s interesting to see that there is now a list option of characters to choose, and that creatures are also listed, hinting at possible upgrade trees for them too. Most interestingly of all was the inclusion of a Cait Sith on the list, shame it’s almost nothing to do with the megaphone moggy from Final Fantasy VII. [SOURCE] + [SOURCE #2] + [SOURCE #3]

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FinaL Fantasy XIII-2's Enhanced Combat System Explored In New Trailer

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The latest trailer for Square Enix’s upcoming Final Fantasy Sequel, XII-2, has hit the web. In this trailer we get a good look at the basics of combat and how it has evolved since last year’s Final Fantasy XIII.

Paradigm shifts are of course still a central part of combat, the ability to change up your character’s move-sets at any time can be a huge advantage. New to XIII-2 are “Cinematic Action” sequences which play out like the quick time events featured in modern action games. Check out the full trailer in the embedded player below. You’ll be able to check out the new combat system for yourself when the full game hits store shelves on January 31st. 2012. [SOURCE]

New Final Fantasy XIII-2 Screenshots Released

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Ahead of its release in December in Japan, Square Enix has released another batch of cool looking screenshots for Final Fantasy XIII-2. The Final Fantasy games have always been renowned for having excellent and artistic graphics and it appears Final Fantasy XIII-2 will be no different. Judging from the screenshots, Final Fantasy XIII-2 looks as beautiful as its predecessor. Final Fantasy XIII-2 is due for release January 31st in North America and February 3rd in Europe for the PS3 and Xbox 360. [SOURCE]

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Serah Farron’s Special Life Draining DLC Weapon In Action

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Square Enix plans to release downloadable weapons, costumes, and guest bosses for Final Fantasy XIII-2. Some items, like the Seraphic Wing, are pre-order bonuses. If you’re in Japan, you can get this special weapon for Serah by pre-ordering Final Fantasy XIII-2 from HMV or Lawson convenience stores. The transforming bow/sword (which is actually a moogle!) saps life from enemies each time you damage them.

While Square Enix has not announced the Seraphic Wing for North America, we have a different special weapon – the Genji Bow. [SOURCE]

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Final Fantasy XIII 2 - Environments / Historia Crux and Field Trailers

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