PS3 Weekend Warrior: Final Fantasy XIII takes over

Posted Dec 20, 2009 at 11:06AM EST by Karl B.

Listed in: PS3 Tags: final fantasy xiii, playstation 3 updates, psn update, Square Enix

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Busy, busy week on the QJ.NET PS3 blog. The 2009 VGAs last weekend opened up a flood of new game announcements, and the mid-week release of Final Fantasy XIII in Japan also led to lots of traffic on the blog. Great week for fans of the long-running RPG series, really. It was also nice to see a few special editions announced for Europe. European gamers have been getting the short end of the stick long enough. Hit the jump for the PS3 Weekend Warrior.

The Hardware:

PS3 is year's best platform, Wii the worst according to Metacritic. Link
Amazon's All PS3 Gold Box tomorrow. Link
Sony: PS3 Slim could have been smaller. Link
John Koller: motion control, 3D gaming, PSN for Sony in 2010. Link

The Games:

Europe getting Dante's Inferno Death Edition, includes Isaac Clarke skin. Link
VGA 2009: Medal of Honor reboot gets debut trailer. Link
VGA 2009: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II debut trailer. Link
Casting director says Star Wars: Battlefront 3 is still alive. Link
Square Enix's Kawazu: I wish Final Fantasy will be forever. Link
Army of Two: The 40th Day demo out this week. Link
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands gameplay details revealed. Link
LBP's Pirates of the Caribbean pack bringing water, cannibals next week. Link
Watch: Awesome Red Dead Redemption gameplay trailer. Link
Video: First Mega Man 10 gameplay footage. Link
God of War III: Ultimate Trilogy Edition announced for PAL territories. Link
Uncharted 2 DLC coming this Christmas. Link
More Naruto going portable and multiplatform. Link
Heavy Rain DLC and Collector's Edition announced. Link
Another patch for Modern Warfare 2 incoming. Link
Final Fantasy XIV:
- Final Fanatsy XIV PS3 beta is happening. Link
- Wada: Final Fantasy XIV will rival WoW. Link
Final Fantasy XIII:
- Europe getting Final Fantasy XIII Limited Collector's Edition. Link
- A million copies of Final Fantasy XIII shipped to Japan. Link
- An early look at the Final Fantasy XIII Trophy Set. Link
- Reassuring numbers: Yoichi Wada confirms 1.8 million shipment for FFXIII. Link
- Final Fantasy XIII sells over a million at day one
- Behold - the Final Fantasy XIII opening cinematic. Link
- Analyst: Final Fantasy XIII may surpass FFXII success on the PS3. Link

The Network:

Sony starts talking about PSN fees again. Link
PlayStation Life gets more life. Link
EU PS Store Update - 12/17/09. Link
US PS Store Update - 12/17/09. Link

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