Screens from the recently released Final Fantasy XIV trailer have been revealed. The pre-rendered graphics are top-notch, as to be expected from Square Enix. Unfortunately, no gameplay shots were released, but the gameplay is said to be similar to Final Fantasy’s previous MMORPG, Final Fantasy XI.

You can view the images here.

Just a general warning, really. I’m in the process of merging all the scan pages into one covient page, saving loads of space and making for an overall cleaner looking website. However, in the process of merging, I will have to delete the current pages holding the scans for a day or so. Nothing big; they’ll be back up before you know it.

In other news, the new staffers, Shannon and Dyln, are hard at work updating the content pages and compiling new scans from the past two years. Once the renovation is complete, the site will be back up and running at full status. I look forward to it, and I hope you do as well.

Over and out!

Well, we’re just full of updates today, as we should be. FFXIIIUS has been dormant for a bit, but now that summer’s officially hit (for me, anyways), the updates will be flowing in non-stop. First on our massive plate of Final Fantasy, the announcement of Final Fantasy XIV! Sure, it’s not Final Fantasy XIII, but as of right now we will be covering FFXIV as well as FFXIII, FFVersus, and FFAgito. To get you up to speed on FFXIV, one of our newest staff members, Shannon, has written a short description:

Announced June 2nd, Square-Enix revealed the next in their flagship series, Final Fantasy XIV. Unlike most of the series, however, Final Fantasy XIV takes after Fantasy Fantasy XI in being an MMO RPG, playable only online. According to the trailer released in SE’s press conference, as well as a short press announcement afterwards, it seems Final Fantasy XIV will be available only for Playstation 3 and PC. SE announced their plan was to release XIV in a worldwide simultaneous release sometime in 2010, which would be an improvement from XI, where the game became available in JP, NA, and EU with months in between the release in each region. This is the first time that two chornological Final Fantasy games are planned to be released in the same year.

Sounds great, no? You’ll be seeing alot from Shannon, as well as our other new staffers, in the coming months.

Next up, a new trailer for Final Fantasy XIII straight from E3 2009. And it’s in English! Thanks to GameTrailers for the awesome video.

There was also a short glimpse at Final Fantasy XIV at the conference, provided again by GameTrailers.

For right now, that’s all. Be sure to look out for these videos up on our video page, as well as updates to almost all of our content. Continue the Fantasy!

I love this site, I love working for this site, but it’s a lot of work. The pages that were taken down require a lot of fixing, and with school finals and such I just don’t have the time to keep up with it. I’ve also been completely skipping on the news, and I owe everyone an apology for that.

And so, I’m asking you for help. Yes, you. I need some people to do pages for me or at least put in a little contribution. You don’t need to know coding, I just need someone with somewhat good grammar and a knowledge of Final Fantasy XIII. I will be forever it debt to you and will fully consider you as part of the Final Fantasy XIII US staff. Please, I’m at my rope’s end. I’m in need of assistance.

If you’re willing to help, email me at com.jake@gmail.com or you can instant message me at nosno4u@hotmail.com. Once school wraps up here I’ll hopefully have some more time to put into the site. Right now though, I need your help!

Just a little f.y.i. post.

FF13US was recently ripped offline and then back online due to unfortunate circumstance. In this process, some of the newly updated data was lost. I’ll be working with the site over the next week or so to get all the updated pages back up, and then resume the regular news.

Hopefully the restoration won’t take too long, sorry about the inconvenience.

Presenting the cover art for the Blu-ray NA release of Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete:

The cover features the famous Cloud and the infamous Sephiroth sword to sword, eye to eye. The Blu-ray is set for release in NA on June 2nd. Don’t forget, the movie comes with a sneak peak at Final Fantasy XIII!

Take a good, long look at this image:

Notice anything out of the ordinary? No? How about not out of the ordinary? You see, the building behind the spunky shotgun kid is an actual building. A famous actual building. The building behind him is a direct rip off of Saint Mark’s Basilica, one of the most popular cathedrals in Venice.

So what could this mean? Besides the obviously fake characters, royal families and such, could Final Fantasy Versus XIII be set in modern day Venice? What do you think?

From DVDactive

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced a Blu-ray release of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete for the 2nd June. Retail will be around $38.96. Extras will include featurettes (”Legacy of Final Fantasy VII”, “Reminiscence of Final Fantasy VII Original Story Digest”, “Reminiscence of Final Fantasy VII Compilation Story Digest”), a Denzel Animated Film, an exclusive sneak peek at Final Fantasy XIII, and trailers.

Note the mention of “an exclusive sneak peak at Final Fantasy XIII”. What could that be? Be sure to pick it up in June to find out.

In the multiple months that FF13US has reported no news, there has been loads. Several details about each game have been revealed, along with numerous screenshots, scans, and videos. I’ll try to cover as much as I can, in as little space as I can, but it won’t be easy.
Scans (From Edge Magazine, The Official Playstation Magazine UK, PSW Magazine, Famitsu, V-Jump, Shoen Jump, and Denkei PS3) -

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• Final Fantasy Versus XIII



















• Final Fantasy Agito XIII

New Websites -

• JP Fabula Nova Crystallis Official Website
• NA Fabula Nova Crystallis Official Website
• JP Final Fantasy XIII Official Website
• NA Final Fantasy XIII Official Website
• EU Final Fantasy XIII Official Website
• JP Final Fantasy Agito XIII Official Website
• JP Final Fantasy Versus XIII Official Website

New Release Dates -

• Final Fantasy XII
  JP – 2009
  NA – 2010
  EU – 2010
• Fina Fantasy Versus XIII and Final Fantasy Agito XIII still TBA

Breaking News -

• Final Fantasy XIII is now multi-platform. It will be releasing on the PS3 and Xbox 360 in North America, although it is still a PS3 exclusive in Japan.
• Final Fantasy Agito XIII is now in production for the PSP. Originally a mobile phone title, the project completely switched over to the PSP for unknown reasons. The game will have gameplay similar to Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII.
• Final Fantasy XIII’s gameplay is similar to Final Fantasy XII, but is not as open.
• A Final Fantasy XIII demo and a Final Fantasy Versus and Agito XIII trailer will be featured as an added bonus on the Blu-ray release of Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete. This bonus is said to only be on the first initial shipments of the DVD. The DVD is set for an April 16th release in Japan and a June release in North America. No Europen release date has been announced as of yet.
• Art from Final Fantasy XIII is featured in Dissidia: Final Fantasy as an unlockable. Dissidia was released December 18, 2008 in Japan and is set for a Summer 2009 release for North America and Europe.
• A DVD released by Famitsu on December 13, 2008, titled “Re: Riplai”, features trailers from all three games.
• The names of the characters in both Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy Versus XIII have been revealed. See our Character pages for them.

And that’s it! Now that we’re all caught up from the past year, we can start providing up to date news, interviews and scans! We will also be updating all of our content pages over the next few days to fit the revealed information. Look forward to brand new information about all three games as the Japanese release inches near!

Hey, I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. I’m JakeH, and you’ll be seeing a lot of me over the next few months. From news to content, I’ll be helping out FF13US update and report your favorite unreleased saga. I’ve worked for multiple sites before, so I know my way around.

My first order of business is to provide a ultimate hash news post of all the Final Fantasy 13 news that’s been skipped over while the site’s been inactive. It’s a hard piece of work, but I’ll get it done as soon as possible. I’ll also be updating all the old content pages with new information, ’cause God knows there’s been a lot.

Hopefully I’ll have that news post out soon, and from there we can continue providing you with fast, accurate information on Final Fantasy XIII!