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Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy, the debut title from producer Ichiro Hazama, was originally designed for release on DS but due to hardware limitations, the game’s production was held back. Speaking in the the latest edition of Iwata Asks, Hazama said the idea for the title came after he finished work on the Final Fantasy movie Advent Children, and with the release of 3DS, a handheld with the storage capacity and power was finally available to bring his ideas to fruition. Thus he went to Indies Zero to finalize his plans for the game, and after getting the all-clear from Tetsuya Nomura, work on the game started that very day. In order to get fans involved, Hazama said Square sent out fan surveys sent, and the 70 songs contained in the game are a direct result of said surveys. The more you know, etcetera. The rhythm-action game, which contains four-player co-op, will land on 3DS February 16. A western release has yet to be confirmed.

Square Enix has opened a website portal which devoted entirely to its Piano Collections series of game soundtracks. At present, the site contains piano renditions of Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts music,. and soon, NieR. The Piano Opera: Final Fantasy I/II/III soundtrack site has also been updated with track lists, samples, and composer comments from Nobuo Uematsu and Hiroyuki Nakayama. The soundtrack will be released on February 29 for ¥2,800 ($36.74), and sheet music will be available starting in March for ¥1,800 ($23.62). Thanks, Andriasang.

Square Enix has released a new batch of screenshots to celebrate the launch of Final Fantasy XIII-2 in the UK today, and as one would expect from a FF game, they are drop dead gorgeous – even if they are just showing combat. Say whatever you will about the series’ gameplay or storylines over the years, there’s no denying it has always been one of the more visually pleasing franchises out there. This time out, the sequel to FFXIII puts players in the shoes of Lightning’s sister Serah as she a Noel, a hunter from the future, journey across the boundaries of time and ultimately come face-to-face with antagonist Caius Ballad and his interesting hair decor. It’s out on PS3 and Xbox 360.

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Square has trademarked something called Final Fantasy Dimensions in the US and Europe. Dug up by a NeoGAF user, the trademark was filed on January 16, and the domain FinalFantasyDimensions.com has been registered as well. Theories on the trademark range from a Vita title in the works from 1st Production Department, to a game already released in Japan but getting a name change in the west. Thanks, Gematsu.

The deals have been dropping left and right today, but we’re especially excited to pick up some of the latest Square Enix iOS games in their half off sale starting today and running until January 4.

Unfortunately, there’s a giant, glaring omission right now since Chrono Trigger is not on the list. However, all of the Chaos Rings games, Groove Coaster, and the Final Fantasy games are there so it’s still a great showing. Proceed beyond the break for the full list. More »

While Square Enix fans are still marveling over the fact that Squeenix was able to come up with a more bizarre title than Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, the company is forging ahead with Theatrhythm Final Fantasy. Bizarre even by Final Fantasy standards, this Theatrhythm trailer shows off more of those sweet chibi versions of all your favorite FF characters battling with the power of music. More »

Final Fantasy producer Yoshinori Kitase thinks Square Enix has something to learn from rapid Western development.

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Final Fantasy XIV producer Naoki Yoshida has said the MMO, which is scheduled for an upgrade to 2.0 in 2013 with a new engine, is still FFXIV and not an entirely new game.

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Square Enix isn’t going to pretend the popularity of action RPGs will go away if it shuts its eyes and covers it ears.

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Grasshopper Manufacture, creator of offbeat titles Killer 7, No More Heroes and Shadows of the Damned, has teamed up with Japanese social gaming company DeNA to work on new projects. Expect kooky results.

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Square Enix and DeNA are developing the first social game based on the Final Fantasy IP in Japan. The game, which was initially revealed via a teaser yesterday,  will be released via DeNA’s Mobage platform, and while there isn’t a date set, pre-registrations are being accepted. Those in Japan who own Fantasy Type-0 on PSP will receive an exclusive in-game reward. This will be the third social game from Square, with Facebook games Knights of the Crystals and Chocobo’s Crystal Tower released previously.

Still no word on a western localization. Thanks, GI.biz.

Below the break you will find more coverage than a bacon bikini.

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It’s Tuesday. Have some shorts to go along with it.

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Square Enix has released a large batch of gorgeous screenshots for Final Fantasy XIII-2, as well as a company Q&A with the game’s director, Motomu Toriyama.

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Square Enix’s latest Final Fantasy title is headed for the PSP soon, but until it releases we’ll just have to gorge on these quality PSP screens.
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The somewhat confusing character development system of Final Fantasy XIV is due for an overhaul.

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Time for your second round of shorts for the day. Don’t worry, it’s not as short as the shorts being sported by this fella.

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Since when isn’t a Final Fantasy game not lovely, I ask?

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Two LA concerts are to celebrate the sweeping scores of the Final Fantasy series, as performed by the Distant Worlds Philharmonic Orchestra and some notable videogame musical talent.

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Tuesday’s second batch of shorts are here. Get ‘em while they’re hot, etc.

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