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According to IMDb.com , there is now a hint of a plot available for Advent Children, the DVD only sequel to FF7. From the site itself:

"Plot Outline: Two years after Cloud & Co. saved the world from Sephiroth, the citizens of the planet begin suffering from a strange sickness called Seikon-Shoukougun. Meanwhile, Cloud has secluded himself, and is being haunted by demons in his past." (IMDb.com)

There are more plot details on the site itself, as well as Japanese voice actors.

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An expansion pack for FFXI is coming out this fall, called Chains of Promathia. According to the press release found at playonline.com , it will change FFXI in "ways not before imagined".

Source: World Wide Gaming Alliance

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It's nice to see that the online world of FFXI is still healthy and growing.

Full Metal Alchemist, an excellent anime by Square Enix that has not yet been licenced outside of Japan, has another game based off of it for the GameBoy Advanced.

Although release dates are only set for Japan as of yet, for this summer, it will hopefully come to this continent not long after that.

There are 12 new screenshots courtesy of RPGamer that look promising, showing mostly battle scenes. This game and anime may not be as well known as, say, the Final Fantasy series, but it is definitely worth the attention as a Square Enix game.

Source: RPGamer

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I'm a big fan of the anime series Full Metal Alchemist, and even though I have no plans to get a GBA, I would definitely love to play this game.

Courtesy of RPGamer, here are 30 screens from the much talked about, upcoming FFVII: Advent Children

It includes pictures of Turks and Vincent Valentine, as well as scenery shots and weapons. Not many are very clear, but perhaps they don't want to leak too much of it yet.

The release date for this DVD only release is still uncertain.

Another great short fic by SpacemanSpiff is now available for your reading pleasure in the FF4 section. Feel free to comment in this thread, or in the appropriate Site Submissions thread.

Please visit our FF4 fanfiction section to read "A Call to Darkness".

Announced on the 7th of this month, the Final Fantasy game that some people love and others hate has reached the 500,000-user mark. Over a million characters have been created since launching in May of 2002.

So while some Final Fantasy fans may avoid the game, because of fees and being strictly on the computer, there is still a very healthy fanbase for FFXI.

Source: RPGamer

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I myself tried the game, but just couldn't get into it. It looks like fun, and it's easy enough to play, however I'm strictly a console gamer. I can see how someone who does like playing their games on the PC, and doesn't mind a monthly fee, would enjoy this game tremedously.