Final Fantasy XII

Today Square Enix has confirmed that Final Fantasy XII will be released early 2007 in Europe.

John Yamamoto, President and CEO of Square Enix Ltd. comments, “We are very excited to be bringing FINAL FANTASY XII to Europe and PAL territories next year. The game has been a massive success in Japan and looks set to become one of the crowning glories of PlayStation 2.”

When an exact release date has been announced, we'll let you know.

After a couple of days delay the Official North American Final Fantasy XII website has opened! On the website you can find information about the game, the characters and the world called Ivalice. At the mutimedia section you can download buddy icons for AIM and watch a trailer.

Final Fantasy XII will be released in North America on October 31st.

» Official North American website

Yesterday Square Enix has announced the official release date for Final Fantasy XII in North America. The game will be released on October 31st, 2006 and will be exclusive for PlayStation 2.

A limited edition of the game will be available exclusively at GameStop and EB Games stores. Housed within special packaging, the bonus DVD offers Japanese and American promotional trailers, in-depth developer interviews, an art gallery and featurettes focusing on highlights of the Final Fantasy franchise.

Final Fantasy XII will have a retail price of $49.99 (USD) and $59.99 (USD) for the Collector's Edition.

The Final Fantasy XII Original Soundtrack will be released in Japan on April 19th and will consists of 4 discs containing over 100 tracks composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto, including songs that did not make it into the game. The first edition of the album will ship in a special DVD case and contain a special 28-page booklet. The album will cost 3,800 yen ($32.36 US).