Have you yet to jump aboard the current generation of game consoles, as you did not yet come to a conclusion on whether the Wii, Xbox 360 or PS3 is able to fit your gaming needs? Well, Microsoft aims to persuade you with their latest console bundle which will not only include the Xbox 360, but also Final Fantasy XIII as well, aptly known as the Final Fantasy XIII Special Edition Bundle. Targeting folks who are in the US, you no longer need to import one from Japan if you’re a hardcore fan.

The newly announced Xbox 360 Final Fantasy XIII Special Edition Bundle comes complete with two wireless controllers, a copy of Final Fantasy XIII (naturally), access to exclusive downloadable content (specifically avatars) and, the undoubted highlight, a 250GB hard drive engraved with the Final Fantasy XIII name. Additionally, if you’re really looking to complete the package you could opt-in for a strictly limited edition faceplate, which will be made available ‘promotionally in very limited numbers’ created by none other than Square Enix’s famed character designer, Tetsuya Nomura. The Xbox 360 Final Fantasy XIII Special Edition Bundle with engraved 250GB HDD is set to land on March 9th but, at this juncture, no pricing information has been made available (either for the bundle with faceplate or without).

How much do you think this bundle will cost when available? Considering it is Final Fantasy that we’re talking about here, it would be advisable to get your advanced order in before anyone else, unless you love being disappointed on launch day.

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Didn’t I tell you earlier that you needed to download Vinyl Fantasy VII (VF7) fast?

According to Wired News, Team Teamwork, creator of Vinyl Fantasy VII, has pulled the album from the Bandcamp website due to pressure from the copyright holders of the music he mixed.

Apparently, Team Teamwork was not served a cease and desist notice, rather he was told by the Bandcamp site that a copyright holder had complained, and so the mashup artist pulled Vinyl Fantasy VII from the site. He was unaware of who filed the complaint, though he alluded to the thought that it was more likely to be Square Enix than any of the hip-hop artists they sampled. Referring to the appropriation of hip-hop Team Teamwork said, “Aside from the whole DJ Drama fiasco a few years ago, the law has been very lenient toward that media.”

Team Teamwork, also known as Boston-area graphic designer Tim Jacques, stated that the album had made him a little over a hundred dollars.

This is where the sheer silliness of all of complaints over appropriation come into play. Whenever a corporation sends a cease and desist letter to a mashup artist, or a modder, it costs thousands, sometimes tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees to do so. The economic impact of Vinyl Fantasy VII was just over a hundred dollars.

Simple math aside, Vinyl Fantasy VII actually helped both Square Enix, and Final Fantasy XIII, as well as the hip-hop artists used. By promoting their work, publicly appreciating their work, and exposing them to new audiences Vinyl Fantasy VII was nothing but great marketing for everyone involved, until someone complained and turned down the music.

When corporations cease to silence fans, who are really doing nothing more than appreciating their work, said fans, and future fans are alienated, and seek out other properties to love.

Bottom line? If your girlfriend sends you a cease and desist letter for writing her a love poem, maybe it’s time to start seeing other people. Sorry Square Enix, sorry Jay-Z, we love you, but maybe we should talk about having an “open” relationship.

[Source: Wired: GameLife]

Vinyl Fantasy VII (VF7) Mashup Pulled Down Due to Copyright Infringement originally appeared on About.com PlayStation Games on Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at 14:39:26.

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Didn’t I tell you earlier that you needed to download Vinyl Fantasy VII (VF7) fast?

According to Wired News, Team Teamwork, creator of Vinyl Fantasy VII, has pulled the album from the Bandcamp website due to pressure from the copyright holders of the music he mixed.

Apparently, Team Teamwork was not served a cease and desist notice, rather he was told by the Bandcamp site that a copyright holder had complained, and so the mashup artist pulled Vinyl Fantasy VII from the site. He was unaware of who filed the complaint, though he alluded to the thought that it was more likely to be Square Enix than any of the hip-hop artists they sampled. Referring to the appropriation of hip-hop Team Teamwork said, “Aside from the whole DJ Drama fiasco a few years ago, the law has been very lenient toward that media.”

Team Teamwork, also known as Boston-area graphic designer Tim Jacques, stated that the album had made him a little over a hundred dollars.

This is where the sheer silliness of all of complaints over appropriation come into play. Whenever a corporation sends a cease and desist letter to a mashup artist, or a modder, it costs thousands, sometimes tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees to do so. The economic impact of Vinyl Fantasy VII was just over a hundred dollars.

Simple math aside, Vinyl Fantasy VII actually helped both Square Enix, and Final Fantasy XIII, as well as the hip-hop artists used. By promoting their work, publicly appreciating their work, and exposing them to new audiences Vinyl Fantasy VII was nothing but great marketing for everyone involved, until someone complained and turned down the music.

When corporations cease to silence fans, who are really doing nothing more than appreciating their work, said fans, and future fans are alienated, and seek out other properties to love.

Bottom line? If your girlfriend sends you a cease and desist letter for writing her a love poem, maybe it’s time to start seeing other people. Sorry Square Enix, sorry Jay-Z, we love you, but maybe we should talk about having an “open” relationship.

[Source: Wired: GameLife]

Vinyl Fantasy VII (VF7) Mashup Pulled Down Due to Copyright Infringement originally appeared on About.com PlayStation Games on Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at 14:39:26.

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Didn’t I tell you earlier that you needed to download Vinyl Fantasy VII (VF7) fast?

According to Wired News, Team Teamwork, creator of Vinyl Fantasy VII, has pulled the album from the Bandcamp website due to pressure from the copyright holders of the music he mixed.

Apparently, Team Teamwork was not served a cease and desist notice, rather he was told by the Bandcamp site that a copyright holder had complained, and so the mashup artist pulled Vinyl Fantasy VII from the site. He was unaware of who filed the complaint, though he alluded to the thought that it was more likely to be Square Enix than any of the hip-hop artists they sampled. Referring to the appropriation of hip-hop Team Teamwork said, “Aside from the whole DJ Drama fiasco a few years ago, the law has been very lenient toward that media.”

Team Teamwork, also known as Boston-area graphic designer Tim Jacques, stated that the album had made him a little over a hundred dollars.

This is where the sheer silliness of all of complaints over appropriation come into play. Whenever a corporation sends a cease and desist letter to a mashup artist, or a modder, it costs thousands, sometimes tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees to do so. The economic impact of Vinyl Fantasy VII was just over a hundred dollars.

Simple math aside, Vinyl Fantasy VII actually helped both Square Enix, and Final Fantasy XIII, as well as the hip-hop artists used. By promoting their work, publicly appreciating their work, and exposing them to new audiences Vinyl Fantasy VII was nothing but great marketing for everyone involved, until someone complained and turned down the music.

When corporations cease to silence fans, who are really doing nothing more than appreciating their work, said fans, and future fans are alienated, and seek out other properties to love.

Bottom line? If your girlfriend sends you a cease and desist letter for writing her a love poem, maybe it’s time to start seeing other people. Sorry Square Enix, sorry Jay-Z, we love you, but maybe we should talk about having an “open” relationship.

[Source: Wired: GameLife]

Vinyl Fantasy VII (VF7) Mashup Pulled Down Due to Copyright Infringement originally appeared on About.com PlayStation Games on Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at 14:39:26.

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The White Knight must be indeed very brave to release within a month of Final Fantasy XIII. But, if anyone can pull it off, it’s Level 5. With it’s unique online play (MMO-lite) and ability to bring unique online items back into the single player game, it should be unique and impressive enough to stand up to the coming FFXIII storm.

PlayStation 3 New Releases:

02/02/2010 – White Knight Chronicles International Edition – Compare Prices

PlayStation 2 New Releases:

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This Week’s PS2 and PS3 New Releases: February 1-5, 2010 originally appeared on About.com PlayStation Games on Monday, February 1st, 2010 at 01:59:57.

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The latest PS3 news: File under rumor: Final Fantasy XIII (FFXIII) may be a complete retail package, with no DLC.
The Final Fantasy team has said it has no plans to release downloadable content (DLC) for FFXIII. One of the reasons cited? It would delay production… that’s a great answer, really.
Yoshinori Kitase, producer on FFXIII, has said while there are now plans to release DLC for the epic role-playing game, his team has sad that their framework would support it. So they “could” release new content for FFXIII, if they chose.
Being technically able to do something is very different than planning it. DLC is a touchy subject, we all like to have more of our favorite games, but we also don’t want to feel like we are being nickled and dimed for content that should have been included on the disc.

In a way I find this refreshing. With Madden including ads, and Dragon Age having DLC available out of the box, I have to wonder, since when is $60 just an entrance fee to a property? When I buy a film, I expect to get the whole film, the same for a game. Expanding the universe later is one thing, something I’m willing to pay for. But plotting DLC from day one makes me ask, “why wasn’t this on the disc?” It almost feels like we are being charged stand-alone game rates for episodic content.
So kudos to you Square-Enix. You are keeping the DLC door open, but doing what you should be, creating an excellent game. I’m sure Final Fantasy XIII will be so popular that it would be too profitable not to create additional content for the game. And that’s what players ultimately expect from DLC, additional content created by demand, not content you withheld from the original game to charge us for later.
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No DLC for Final Fantasy XIII? originally appeared on About.com PlayStation Games on Thursday, January 28th, 2010 at 00:20:32.

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The Lost Gamer writes "The official North American Final Fantasy XIII website has today received an update that features not only the new International Trailer, but also made additions to the Eidolon section. Within here, we learn about each characters Eidolon and within a series of new screenshots we can see some of the English Playstation 3 version but more importantly gain a further glimpse at the Xbox 360 version of the upcoming title." This blog is updated frequently every day with the latest games consle news.