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With the recent release of Final Fantasy XIII you're probably chomping at the bit to grab yourself a copy, so we're here to help and point you in the right direction so you don't pay over the odds.

From what we've seen most online retailers...

With Final Fantasy XIII, Square Enix can lay claim to a long list of magnificent achievements. There's no question that this is the most stunning looking example of a Japanese RPG on the market, taking the series trademark mix of high-fantasy and glossy...

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A team of students at Carnegie Mellon University has developed a Dungeons & Dragons application for Microsoft Surface. It's a little like a printed out map, but completely interactive and able to recognise items placed on top.

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The Fighting Fantasy range of gamebooks, which were an introduction to the world of fantasy for thousands of kids in the 80s and 90s, are coming to the iPhone.

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Square Enix has released a new Final Fantasy XIII trailer that will give FF fans a sneak peek into what they can expect from the next instalment in the series.

The trailer shows a mixture of cinematic sequences as well as some gameplay footage...

Gamers outside of Japan will not be seeing Final Fantasy XIII until April 2010 at the earliest.

The news was confirmed in a press release, and attributed to Square Enix president Yoichi Wada.

Japanese gamers can still expect...