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[h2]Wada: FFXIII could signal death of "this type of game" at Square[/h2]
January 6th, 2010 @ 13:42
By Patrick Garratt
The Final Fantasy XIII team may move onto "'next generation' forms of play" now the game's complete, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada's told Edge, and that "this type of game" may cease to be made at the firm.
The comments are likely to cause shock in the FF fanboy fraternity.
"I believe Final Fantasy XIII is going be something special, and that it's going to be well received by the audience," Wada said.
"But whether we are going to continue to internally create this type of game remains to be seen, because I actually feel that the team that was involved with Final Fantasy XIII should next move on to create and generate some 'next generation' forms of play."
Wada said that the expectation of Square internal development is to create new experiences.
"I really think that the Final Fantasy team could create something completely different, but at the moment they're strictly catering to the particular audience they have now," he added.
FFXIII has now shipped in Japan, selling 1.6 million units in December. It's planned to release on March 9 in the US and Europe.
[h2]CVG: Heavy Rain releasing February 26[/h2]
January 6th, 2010 @ 18:34
By Patrick Garratt
New CVG ed Tim Ingham's stuck his neck on the block over the Heavy Rain release date - he reckons its February 26.
Citing "watertight retail sources," CVG's claiming "Sony has officially penned in the date" for the Quantic thriller's appearance.
"That's the date we've got and as far as we're concerned they've committed to it," a source told the site.
Yesterday, SCEE told us to expect a date "in the next few weeks", after the BBFC rated the game a 15.
HMV listed the game as a February 26 release today, simultaneously announcing its exclusive Collector's Edition.
We're saying nothing. Keep watching.
January 6th, 2010 @ 13:42
By Patrick Garratt
The Final Fantasy XIII team may move onto "'next generation' forms of play" now the game's complete, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada's told Edge, and that "this type of game" may cease to be made at the firm.
The comments are likely to cause shock in the FF fanboy fraternity.
"I believe Final Fantasy XIII is going be something special, and that it's going to be well received by the audience," Wada said.
"But whether we are going to continue to internally create this type of game remains to be seen, because I actually feel that the team that was involved with Final Fantasy XIII should next move on to create and generate some 'next generation' forms of play."
Wada said that the expectation of Square internal development is to create new experiences.
"I really think that the Final Fantasy team could create something completely different, but at the moment they're strictly catering to the particular audience they have now," he added.
FFXIII has now shipped in Japan, selling 1.6 million units in December. It's planned to release on March 9 in the US and Europe.
[h2]CVG: Heavy Rain releasing February 26[/h2]
January 6th, 2010 @ 18:34
By Patrick Garratt
New CVG ed Tim Ingham's stuck his neck on the block over the Heavy Rain release date - he reckons its February 26.
Citing "watertight retail sources," CVG's claiming "Sony has officially penned in the date" for the Quantic thriller's appearance.
"That's the date we've got and as far as we're concerned they've committed to it," a source told the site.
Yesterday, SCEE told us to expect a date "in the next few weeks", after the BBFC rated the game a 15.
HMV listed the game as a February 26 release today, simultaneously announcing its exclusive Collector's Edition.
We're saying nothing. Keep watching.
