Tuesday Shorts, Overnight Edition: Final Fantasy, Grasshopper iPhone cases, Atlus sale

A collection of dainty amuse-bouche dishes to warm you up to the meat of the news.

When is Final Fantasy VI not Final Fantasy VI? When it’s the really-rather-cheeky rip-off, Final Fantasy VI – Death Runner. 100% unofficial, 100% nothing to do with FFVI.
Want to see the Wii Balance Board being put to effective and worthwhile use? Students have developed a game that utilises several Balance Boards to assist children undergoing physical therapy.
Grasshopper Manufacture has created two iPhone cases – ‘Cockroach Maiden’ and ‘Hallo, Friends’ are available in Japan for around $25
Andriasang has some scant Final Fantasy Type-0 (that’s XIII Agito’s new name) character details from an early magazine leak.
Japanese mobile phone social network Gree is to host a new Resident Evil game.
Starcraft 2 has been patched.
Robot Unicorn Attack is coming to Android, and more Adult Swim games may follow.
Some new Dance Central DLC is on the way – Justice, Tone Lōc, and more.
The latest Mortal Kombat TV spot is called “Fatality Lives” and features an unlikely gaming-slash-party social situation.
There’s a new entry on the APB: Reloaded developer blog, with details of version 1.5 and an extensive Q&A session.
Final Fantasy XI will soon benefit from changes to the fishing system. Hold the presses.
If you preorder the new Harvest Moon, you’ll score an adorable plushie llama. Llama? Something, anyway.
US retailer Best Buy is adding new sales desk and staff to its game departments.
A ninja hero will be added to Heroes of Newerth this week.
Atlus is throwing a massive sale on Amazon. Demon’s Souls for $15? Yes prease.
The creator of Minecraft clone FortressCraft has claimed it’s the fastest-selling XBLIG game.