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Swag Saturday: Final Fantasy spinoff pack (PSP)

by Ben Gilbert { Oct 10th 2009 at 7:00PM }

If you're like us, you're ready for The Future of Digital Entertainment™ and want to get rid of all that silly, antiquated physical media still laying around the house. We're using some for coasters (something's gotta hold our Zima!), some for Halloween treats later this month, and some for Swag Saturday giveaways.

We're hoping that you're not like us and are instead hungrily searching for your chance to win a copy of both Dissidia Final Fantasy and Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (on UMD, of course). Leave a comment below letting us what you're going to do with your physical media when the future is upon us and there's no turning back. We'll choose one winner at random after the comments are closed 24 hours from now. See you in the future!

Leave a comment letting us what you're going to do with your physical media when the future is upon us and there's no turning back.
You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec, presumably based on the longstanding feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys)
Limit 1 entry per person per day
This entry period ends at 7:01PM ET on Sunday, October 11
At that time, we'll randomly select one winner to receive Dissidia Final Fantasy ($40 ARV) and Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII ($20 ARV)
For a list of complete rules, click here

Gallery: Final Fantasy Dissidia

Gallery: Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core - March 08

Dissidia drops to $28 for a day

by Andrew Yoon { Oct 1st 2009 at 1:16PM }

The PSP-exclusive Final Fantasy fighter is having a one-day sale at amazon.com today. The online retailer is taking 30% off the retail price, removing the much-hated "Square Enix" tax. You'll be able to pick up the UMD for $28, including free shipping (with no sales tax, for most).

Of course, because this sale is only for the UMD version, those of you that purchased a PSP Go today will be out of luck. Hopefully, Sony keeps an eye on these sales and makes PSN versions competitive during their weekly Thursday updates.

Review: Dissidia: Final Fantasy (PSP)

by Ben Gilbert { Aug 26th 2009 at 4:20PM }

Dissidia: Final Fantasy is just okay. While the time I spent with the game's combat was certainly fun, if repetitive at times, a truly awful story and seemingly arbitrary customization options weigh down an otherwise decent fighting game. After 10 hours and a handful of characters, I was left wondering exactly who the game was intended for -- the FF fan in me loathed the story and the fighting game fan in me wanted deeper, more varied combat.

Gallery: Final Fantasy Dissidia

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Japan getting international version of Dissidia, coincides with PSP Go launch

by Griffin McElroy { Aug 24th 2009 at 11:15AM }

Square Enix is planning on tapping into a time-tested recipe for success in the Japanese games market -- if a game you release is overwhelmingly successful, then ... release it again! This time around, the title receiving the revamp treatment is the soon-to-be-released-in-America RPG brawler, Dissidia: Final Fantasy -- or, as it will be called when it gets relaunched in Japan this November, Dissidia: Final Fantasy Universal Tuning. (That's fancy Squeenix-speak for "International Version.")

Japanese tech blog AndriaSang learned the titular Tuning will add features to the game that have been added in the European and North American versions of the game -- features such as English voice overs and an arcade-style time attack mode. It shares the same November 1 release date as the PSP Go -- and in a clever sale-boosting move, will be released both as a UMD (for ¥5,040) and a PSN download (for ¥4,000). Sweet! You can save up that extra ¥1,040 for the release of Dissidia: Final Fantasy Universal Tuning Deluxe Remix Turbo Fighter!

Amazon offering $5 off Dissidia deal

by Randy Nelson { Jul 23rd 2009 at 10:30AM }

Even if you've already pre-ordered your copy elsewhere, Amazon is offering a deal on Dissidia: Final Fantasy that's worth checking out (unless you're after the PSP-3000 bundle, that is). By placing the game in your virtual shopping cart and entering the coupon code SAVE5DIS at checkout, the online retailer will knock $5 off its asking price of $36.99. Since the game sells for more than $25, you won't pay shipping or sales tax and will save the dough brick and mortars ask for pre-orders. So, if you ever see one of us on the street in need of cab fare, remember who did you a solid with this one, 'kay?

Update: We posted this deal earlier in the week, however the code wasn't active yet. We're glad to report the coupon code should be active now.

Dissidia demo expected July 23

by Jem Alexander { Jul 17th 2009 at 11:38AM }

Have you seen the latest episode of Pulse, the fortnightly PSN content highlight video? If so, you will have noticed that a demo for Square Enix's next PSP release, Dissidia: Final Fantasy, will be available to download on July 23. That's the expected release date, at least, but don't be surprised if it slips back down the slippery slope leading to the PSN servers. It wouldn't be the first time.

For many of us this will be the first time to see how the game actually works, as screenshots and videos have shown nothing more than a lot of mindless mid-air hacking and slashing. For a game which apparently lasts for over 40 hours, there's got to be a little more to it than that.

[Via VG247]

Dissidia to release in Europe on September 4

by Jem Alexander { Jul 6th 2009 at 10:45AM }

Dissidia will be making its way to European shores -- that's the UK and across all PAL territories -- on September 4. That's only a week or so after the American launch, but in return, European Final Fantasy fans will get access to the limited edition version of the game. The western release will also feature new content that wasn't available in the Japanese version, including an Arcade Mode, more balanced gameplay and other fun stuff.

Square Enix reveals European Dissidia collector's edition

by Jem Alexander { Jul 3rd 2009 at 6:30PM }

Sure, Europe still has some slight delay when getting Square Enix PSP titles, when compared to the US, but at least when they arrive, they come with extra goodies. Crisis Core had a bonus art book and now Dissidia will be getting the collector's edition treatment.

This special edition will include a regular boxed copy of the game inside clamshell packaging, as shown in the image to the right. Also in the box will be a "Best Selection Soundtrack Mini-CD," with specially chosen tracks from the game and liner notes by the composer.

There will also be a 48-page hardback artbook, similar to the Crisis Core one, and a Brady Games Official Miniguide and two lithograph prints. Not a bad package, overall, but we're still waiting for the announcement of the European release of the limited edition Dissidia PSP-3000. It is coming, right Square Enix?

Square Enix announces Front Mission Evolved, NIER

by JC Fletcher { May 29th 2009 at 5:30PM }

Square Enix's E3 lineup features two surprises, in addition to the expected Final Fantasy stuff: Front Mission Evolved and NIER. While we may have suspected that some kind of Front Mission game was coming, we wouldn't have guessed that it would be a third-person shooter instead of a strategy game, nor that it would be developed by a Western company (Silent Hill: Homecoming's Double Helix Games, specifically). The E3 lineup press release highlights SE's efforts to become a more "global" company, and it hardly gets more "global" than handing one of its existing IPs over to a Western developer to be made into a PS3/Xbox/PC shooter.

NIER is a new PS3/360 action game developed by Bullet Witch/Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles maker cavia. Players control NIER, who fights in a "crumbling world" to find a cure for his daughter, who is infected with the "Black Scrawl virus."

The announcement also provided a firm release date for DISSIDIA Final Fantasy and its PSP bundle: August 25. The first episode of the WiiWare Final Fantasy IV: The After Years was also dated -- for this Monday! See the whole announced lineup in our gallery.

Gallery: Square Enix E3 2009 lineup

Dissidia US release has reversible dark & light cover art

by Majed Athab { May 15th 2009 at 9:00PM }

See the full picture.

Now, who would have thought you could print on both sides of paper? Apparently, Square Enix discovered it could do just that with its North American Final Fantasy: Dissidia box art. Taking advantage of the whole good versus evil theme, future owners of the title can choose whether they want to sport the villainous force of Chaos on the outside, or flip out the baddies for a cover featuring the heroic champions of Cosmos.

With this, and the recently announced Final Fantasy PSP bundle, it appears Square Enix is really looking to push Dissidia forward. Look out for it in August.

Want a Dissidia sequel? Better buy the first game

by Andrew Yoon { May 8th 2009 at 10:00PM }

Dissidia, the Final Fantasy fighter, is hitting western PSPs later this year. While series spokesperson Tetsuya Nomura says a sequel would be difficult to do, another Square Enix producer thinks differently. Speaking to Final Fantasy Union, Dissidia director Takeshi Arakawa said the team would "like to make an attempt to make a sequel." However, that comes with a clause: the game must be successful when it launches in the US and Europe.

Well, there you go. If you want a sequel, you're going to have to buy the first Dissidia. Considering it's one of the most anticipated titles on the PSP right now, we're sure that's not going to be a problem for Square Enix.

Gallery: Final Fantasy Dissidia

[Thanks, Kyle!]

Dissidia US announcement trailer heavy on CG, still cool

by David Hinkle { Apr 3rd 2009 at 10:30AM }

The first official US debut trailer for Dissidia: Final Fantasy has made its way onto GameTrailers (you can watch it past the break) and, like most Square Enix trailers, is full of great music and lots of words. Oh, and CG. Square Enix loves the CG. But, we will admit that even though there's no gameplay footage, there is a certain warm, fuzzy feeling we get seeing Final Fantasy's good guys square off against the series' evil doers.

Dissidia: Final Fantasy will release in the US this summer.

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Dissidia: Final Fantasy confirmed for PAL territories

by Jem Alexander { Mar 26th 2009 at 2:15PM }

It's okay, Europeans. You can stop holding your collective breath. Dissidia, the Final Fantasy fighting game, will definitely be heading to PAL regions. The PSP exclusive will be available to purchase in the region this Autumn, a few months after the American "mid-year" launch. Hopefully, Europeans will be rewarded for their patience with a special edition and a branded PSP bundle, much like the Crisis Core release last year. Fingers crossed!

Gallery: Final Fantasy Dissidia

Dissidia continues relentless sales assault on Japan

by Andrew Yoon { Feb 3rd 2009 at 12:20AM }

A Final Fantasy game doing well? Who would've thunk it?! Square Enix's PSP-only Final Fantasy brawler has continued its dominance over the Japanese game charts in January, with over 186k units sold in January. This bumps the total number of copies sold to 846k. It's clear that it will only take a few more months for the game to cross the million threshold.

The rest of the top 10 charts are dominated mostly by Nintendo games, with the odd exception of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (yes, they're still buying that game), and White Knight Chronicles for PS3. See the full list at IGN.

Dissidia sequel would be 'very difficult,' says Nomura

by Andrew Yoon { Feb 1st 2009 at 9:00PM }

The PSP-exclusive Final Fantasy brawler may be the only fighting game featuring the famed RPG characters for quite some time. Tetsuya Nomura revealed in the Japanese "Ultimania" strategy guide that a sequel isn't in the works, in spite of plans to originally make one. (Translation via 1UP) "There are no current plans for a sequel. To be honest, I wanted to do one up until a few months ago. I even called [Mitsunori] Takahashi, the planning director, and [Ryuji] Ikeda, the lead programmer, to talk about sequel concepts -- I told them to think about what they were going to do and prepare themselves [to make a sequel]."

Although there was intent to create a sequel, it appears that idea is dead. Nomura said that making a sequel would be "very difficult," although didn't provide any details. Considering Dissidia isn't out in the US yet, we're still waiting for the original game before clamoring for a sequel.