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Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIII countdown ... of DEATH! photo

Ladies and gentlemen, prepare to panic! In seven days time, Square Enix will make an announcement ... and it will have SOMETHING to do with FINAL FANTASY XIII! OH GOD!

Actually, it's not that exciting, but with so many publishers pulling the lame "countdown" gimmick on us, it's getting increasingly difficult to make it sound interesting. Square Enix has another of those enthralling teaser sites that the games industry loves so much, this one bearing the prophecy: "The countdown has begun. A new vision will soon be revealed to the world. Register now to ensure you're there for the unveiling."

What could this mean? With it being Square Enix, I'm willing to bet that it'll be something stupid, but if the publisher would like instead to instead announce something that isn't disappointing, I certainly won't stand in its way.


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Midgetsnowman's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2009 15:27
Midgetsnowman
I'm hoping for something like ff7-9 on psn or XBLA.

Its a pipe dream that wont come true, I know. But I can hope.
grafkhun's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2009 15:33
grafkhun
FF14 is being announced already? awesome! 13 was aweso- oh wait...
RyoGeo's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2009 15:36
RyoGeo
I am presuming the announcement will be that Final Fantasy XIII will be quickly followed by Final Fantasy XIII - X2, with cameos by Cloud and Vincent and, once a save file has been generated, enables one to put FFVII in any backwards compatible PS3 and finally activate the "Revive Aeris" code that all Final Fantasy hopeless have been waiting for.
XanderSan's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2009 15:38
XanderSan
"It is now officially... NEXT WEEK!"

What could they possibly annouce? Can you really top the '...huahhah?!" annoucement of FFXIII on the 360 last year?
TheDirtyHobo's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2009 15:55
TheDirtyHobo
I can't watch this awesome timer tick down because apparently my 1280x800 laptop screen doesn't meet the minimum resolution requirements of 1280x768. Maybe I'll just go to GameCrazy and watch the SF4 timer go down instead.

Speaking of announcements announcing future announcements, where the hell is my Left 4 Dead DLC, Valve?
Qraze's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2009 16:04
Qraze
its gonna be a new video of shit we've seen for the past two years with one second of "new" footage. bet.
eternalplayer2345's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2009 16:09
eternalplayer2345
I want a countup just to confuse people.
SpencersGifts's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2009 16:11
SpencersGifts
wait people still give a rats ass about this? jesus just let it die
Newsworthy's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2009 16:19
Newsworthy
These countdowns only serve as a warning to not even try and load the page until 2 hours after.

I remember the GTA IV countdown. I was there when it hit 00:00. But, nothing. Page couldn't load due to demand. So screw it, I'll look when I'm ready. :)
Syn's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2009 16:22
Syn
They're announcing their new line of FFXIII adult toys. Dildos shaped like swords....er...gun swords...gun blades!
Blow-up dolls of the likeness of...what was that bitch's name? Dia somethin...sounds like Walrus Vulva?
garison's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2009 16:26
garison
UUUUM it won't let me load if because my screen is too small. FUCK YOU SE!
SephirothX's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2009 16:30
SephirothX
this countdown gimmick is being used waaaaaaay too often.

I can understand games like Chrono Trigger utilizing it (cuz you know, time is sort of relavent in that game), but seriously there were countdowns for GTA, Halo, Sonny and Cher vs Capcom, etc, etc
LOLface's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2009 16:46
LOLface
I hope they don't reveal the final Cylon... Sorry bad joke.

But back on topic, I hope that game companies will stop using 'countdowns' because they're just ridiculously overused.
ThunderHeartXI's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2009 16:56
ThunderHeartXI
My 1360x768 television is apparently too small to run a 10724x768 website, apparently. Well, fuck you too Square Enix.
worldeater's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2009 17:15
worldeater
dude, they already revealed the last cylon!
Anyway... I am really sick of seeing countdowns to games, and this is just a countdown to an announcement! I just cannot get hyped about games anymore because I just find it annoying at this stage- purposefully ignoring any news about over-hyped games.
Overcrowd's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2009 17:26
Overcrowd
I bet you it's Final Fantasy Haeresis XIII, the long rumoured 4th instalment in the Fabula Nova Crystallis collection.

I want everyone to know that I called it, right here right now.
RawwrBag's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2009 17:26
RawwrBag
Midgetsnowman, I was thinking the same damn thing.
Urashima's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2009 17:31
Urashima
CLEARLY it will be revealed that FF XIII is set in the future world of FF VII and that Sephiroth has been reborn in the form of a giant robot. This G-Sephiroth Mk. II will be the main boss, and is made up of Serphiroth's DNA, and parts of the defeated Emerald and Ruby weapons.
LukienAkeela's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2009 17:34
LukienAkeela
It's got to be something that I will not care about, and will wait for Jim to tell me what that totally not-awesome thing is.
BulletTrain's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2009 17:46
BulletTrain
It'll be some dumb Square game for a handheld or mobile phone that nobody cares about.

Either that or it'll be stuff that people saw in famitsu weeks ago.

I stopped caring about FF13 when they said it wouldn't be out here until 2010.
the Golden Avatar's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2009 18:20
the Golden Avatar
The new vision is that the game is now a 360 exclusive.
Dan CiTi's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2009 19:13
Dan CiTi
It's a PS3 exclusive again. They just wanted some money from MS.
Dan CiTi's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2009 19:15
Dan CiTi
What the hell is up with that website? UGHHH.
Noah's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2009 19:34
Noah
Countdowns to announcements are so lame.
Sgt Cheesecake's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2009 21:32
Sgt Cheesecake
How about some in game footage, Square?
Wexx's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2009 22:09
Wexx
Please, more cinematic footage. PLASE!
IncredibleScott's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2009 00:31
IncredibleScott
My hope is that they will announce that Final Fantasy XIII: Versus will be announced for XBox360!!!

Or maybe it's just some sort of spinoff title for the iPhone/iPod Touch.
Syn's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2009 04:23
Syn
Maybe it's a countdown to the countdown for the countdown of the countdown for FFXIII?
Aurain's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2009 06:39
Aurain
Kotaku's got the full news.
but
Final Fantasy 13 fansite has supposedly found 2 files for Trailers in the files for FF13. One in HD.
Big shocker!...
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