Sorry for the delay in the news, but I’ve been off supporting a movie release. But while I was away, I did see this interesting piece of news: The buzz on the street is that the next update to the Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XI will add 32 “achievements” in the game. Apparently, Final Fantasy XI is “the only Xbox 360 game” to have never implemented a “Gamerscore” system. From my understanding, Gamerscores are an important part of the Xbox Live community in that they help to determine the top players on Xbox Live.

I do not have access to a Xbox 360, so if anyone has a better understanding of the whole situation, feel free to post in the comments.

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Final Fantasy XIII was confirmed to be in development, announced by Square Enix during their E3 conference eariler this month. Following the announcement was not only a trailer but confirmation of a counter part called “Final Fantasy Verse XIII”, which is being worked on with the KH2 team. It is believed that the “Verse” version will be more action based, such as the KH series, but still living to the Final Fantasy aspect.

The highly anticipated Kingdom Hearts II video game for the PlayStation 2 console was finally released today in the North American continent! After almost five years of development, KH fans rejoice at the sight of the sequel that is believed to be much bigger than the original title and contain a more complex storyline. It also has been reported that acouple of areas in the United States will have to wait until tomarrow to get their hands on the “Square candy of Spring 2006″.

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