Have you ever played a Final Fantasy game and thought that it would make a pretty great book? Well dream no longer folks, because the first three Final Fantasy games look like they're set for novelization.


This is a perfect opportunity for Square Enix's writing team to flex their creative muscles. FFI has long been the subject of entertaining Let's Plays, mostly due to its lack of characterisation and paperthin plot. With a novelization, Square Enix can stand to build upon the first gem in their crown and give us a somewhat familiar tale to enjoy. Let's not forget how good FFII and FFIII were either, though!

Square Enix has a habit of relegating these kinds of things to Japan-only, but here's hoping they make an appearance for Western audiences soon. In the mean time, better start asking your translator friends for some help!

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To complement the giant box set of every game in the series, it looks like Square Enix will also be releasing new Ultimania guides for the series. It's reported that these Ultimania guides will feature even more rare and obscure information than the previous ones, including some never before seen art.


Square Enix plan to release three compilations; the first one covers the Nintendo era titles, the second covers the PS1 titles and the last book covers FFX-FFXIV. They'll set you back about ¥3,255 each ($42|£26|€32).

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In celebration of Final Fantasy's 25th anniversary we have constructed the first ever Final Fantasy Olympics!



Sign up with your favorite Final Fantasy's team and compete in minigames to earn points for your team! A General Roster thread can be found here, this thread will link you to all of the rosters so you can sign up to compete for your chosen team! Be the best FF athlete and your ability in have all things FF tested! ...

Do you rate yourself as a bit of a singer? Too shy or socially awkward for those singing contests on the TV? Then why not audition for a spot in an upcoming Square Enix game!


Square Enix are holding auditions for a spot in an unspecified upcoming title. The first round requires hopefuls to sing a cover of one of five The World Ends With You songs though, so here's hoping it's that sequel we're all wanting!

If you can read Japanese then check out the official Square Enix page yourself. Otherwise, just get your recordings done by September 24 and fire them off to Square yourself! Good luck~

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Square Enix responded to some simple questions about the Final Fantasy X HD remake with some pretty shady responses. When asked for updates on the progress of the game - announced over a year ago now - the response was that corporate stonewall: "Thanks for your inquiry. We have no information on Final Fantasy X HD to share at this time."



So the guys at PSU decided to try an easier question: is it still in development?

"Again, we have no information we can share at this time. Sorry," was the response from Square Enix. Definitely not comforting news. Hopefully some solid details on FFX HD are released soon! ...

It seems as though Square Enix has been hanging around with Sony too much and believes their online store has been hacked. Attempting to reach any one of their online stores brings up a notice which explains the concerns.


The statement from SE says that the company is investigating the matter to see if any personal data was compromised. Apparently the concern is mostly over the US side of things. The hacked server contains non-financial data like names, mailing addresses and phone numbers, but didn't have contain credit card info. Keep tabs on your credit cards anyway is SE's advice.

“We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused by the suspension of the Square Enix Online Shop,” the company stated. “We take data security extremely seriously and we regret any inconvenience this may have caused our customers and fans. ...

Square Enix continues their portable push with another iOS (and this time Android too!) game called Demons' Score. You might have guessed from the title that it is heavily based on music - in fact, it's quite a hectic looking rhythm game with a decent amount of action. Square Enix have released the opening video and a little tutorial video. Don't try and tap your computer screen though, I already tried it and it doesn't work!

We're being treated to quite a show here. For arguably such a minor game, Square Enix have assembled an impressive team. The composers - who are really the most important feature of a musical kind of game - include Yoko Shimomura (Kingdom Hearts), Keiichi Okabe (Nier/Tekken), ZUNTATA (Groove Coaster), Naoshi Mizuta (Final Fantasy XI), Ryo Yamazaki (Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers), and Kohei Tanaka (Sakura Wars), with more rumoured to be on the way. Not bad at all, I must say! If you're a fan of games like Elite Beat Agents then this might just be up your ...

For those who don't know, FFXIV's changes have been addressed by the producer many times in the past. Once before doing a question answer session!



He's back at it again! This thread in their official forums is being used to ask the producer questions which he will answer! Anyone with a Square Enix account can ask producer Yoshida questions about FFXIV and a Realm Reborn! Yoshida's answers will be posted to their live youtube and twitter! Get in there and ask questions!

When the Q&A is over, EoFF will have complete coverage of what was asked and answered! For a summary of what was asked, see comments below! ...

My iPod Touch is unfortunately too old to try this out, but if you have an iOS device that can run firmware version 4.2 or higher, you can get this game for free. To quote Square Enix regarding the production talent:



This card battle game is made to be free to play from beginning to end, but they intend to introduce premium paid content for it as well.

If nothing else, check out the official site below to get a taste of the music.

Official English Site

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Square Enix has announced a timeline regarding the shutdown of the current version of Final Fantasy XIV and the release of 2.0! Starting on September 29th 11:59 PM (PDT) SE will be suspending billing procedures for FFXIV until the release of a realm reborn. New accounts and registration will not be available during this time, nor will activation of any special item codes. The simultaneous subscription bonus for FFXI and FFXIV will be ended at this time as well.

Accounts can still be registered until September 29th! If you are looking to get a free month of the current version register now while you still can!

The timeline breaks for a month until November 1st, when all character data including in-game saves, will not be recorded. This will last until midnight November 11th, when FFXIV service will shut down and Letter from the Producer LIVE Part III webcast will be released two hours later. This timeline brings gives an insight to the last days of the original release of Final Fantasy ...

This is a smaller Final Fantasy XIV patch, but it all builds up! A lot of this patch focused on the dangerous creature, Atomos. It appears in the following new areas:

• Dragonhead, Coerthas Central Highlands
• Emerald Moss, North Shroud
• Crimson Bark, West Shroud
• Black Brush, Central Thanalan
• Horizon, Western Thanalan

Additionally, teleporting to certain aetheryte camps (which is where Atomos appears) no longer costs anima. Atomos is said to now behave differently at these locations, but the patch notes are not clear how. You’ll just have to find out! Anyway, the camps are:

• Camp Brittlebark, Mor Dhona
• Camp Revenant's Toll, Mor Dhona
• Camp Ever Lakes, Coerthas Central Lowlands
• Camp Glory, Coerthas Eastern Lowlands
• Camp Bluefog, Northern Thanalan

Some general new stuff has been added, as well, which the patch notes do not specify, such as new monsters and weather conditions have been added (I personally want ...

Recently, as a service to Final Fantasy VII, a dedicated fan has remade the entirety of FFVII in Little Big Planet 2! The endeavor was made over the course of several months, posting a series of 6 videos on youtube. Included in the remake is fan-made dialogue and music! The whole impressive fan collection can be found here. Below is the first video!



This is just another example of dedicated Final Fantasy fans showing their love! In the past Final Fantasy has seen 3D renderings in Minecraft - Little Big Planet is a newer untapped tool for fanservice! What do you think? Have you seen any other examples of fantastic fan creations like this? Have you shown some FF love with something of your own? Discuss this here in our forums! ...

The dynamic duo of Biggs and Wedge. Everyone has heard of them from the great mind of George Lucas in the original Star Wars film, and the pair has since made small appearances or cameos in the Final Fantasy series. There will be several installments of their great misadventures throughout Final Fantasy. Their first such appearance was in Final Fantasy VI, even though Biggs was originally mistranslated into Vicks.

What were they doing then? Why, they were in the opening scenes of the game, of course! They were assisting the lead character, Terra Branford, in a raid on the town of Narshe as soldiers of the Gestahlian Empire. They were sent there to carry out the investigation of a frozen Esper discovered by local miners. With Terra coming along, it was assumed that the rumors of the Esper was being taken seriously, and who wouldn't want to come unprepared?

However, the Narshe Mines were being well protected by Narshe's guards. Biggs and Wedge, while being led by Terra, fought through the guards with quite ease to reach the new ...

Final Fantasy Versus XIII Delays Inspire Fan Protest

So after years of little info, quick updates about future updates, rumors of being upgraded to being FFXV, and even rumors of the game being canceled, fans have started a petition to get SE to be transparent about the production of FF Versus XIII.

While the success of an online petition is rare, the most recent and notable exception being that of the Dark Souls petition that led to a DLC and PC port, this is another example of fans being upset with SE's curious PR campaign for the missing Versus XIII. Square has only released three videos, a few pictures, and name dropped about two characters and have given the most vague idea of what the game is about and how it plays. The title has been a no show for every major gaming expo and Squenix event since 2010. The game has been in development since 2006 and still has no release window. It entered full production last year.

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