News for Thursday, January 27th, 2011

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News
nitas101: Japanese Dissidia 012 website updated with Final Trailer, Characters, and DLC.
FinalFantasy_XIII.net: New Final Fantasy Versus XIII Trailer Released in HD
FinalFantasy_XIII.net: New Dengeki Final Fantasy Versus XIII Scans.
FinalFantasy_XIII.net: New Final Fantasy Type 0 Trailer in HD
Final Fantasy Union: Final Fantasy Versus XIII and Type-0 Trailers Officialy Released.
ff7citadel: First Screenshot of Aerith in Dissidia Duodecim.
FinalFantasy_XIII.net: New Final Fantasy XIII-2 Screenshots and Artwork.


Activities
adventawards: New Icon Contest- Aerith
ff7_drabbles: New Writing Prompt #88 Wings.
ff20in20: Round 11 Sign Ups


Recommendations
victoryfanfare: 1 fanart rec (Dissidia) (Bartz,Squall,Zidane)
victoryfanfare: 1 fanart rec (FFIII) (Cloud of Darkness)
victoryfanfare: 1 fanart rec (FFVIIOGC) (Aerith)
victoryfanfare: 1 fanart rec (FFIII) (Ingus)
victoryfanfare: 1 fanart rec (FFV) (Bartz,Faris)
victoryfanfare: 1 fanart rec (FFVI) (Kefka,Terra)
victoryfanfare: 1 fanart rec (FFIX) (Eiko,Moogles)
victoryfanfare: 1 fanart rec (FFVII) (Reno)


Fanfiction
Compilation of Final Fantasy VII
Oniko: A SOLDIER's Weapon Chapter 1 (AU) (Cloud/Sephiroth) (NC17) (5404 words)
Oniko: A SOLDIER's Weapon Chapter 2 (AU) (Cloud/Sephiroth) (NC17) (4462 words)
virage: Ghosts Part II (Cloud/Sephiroth) (R) (10,000 words)

Final Fantasy X & Final Fantasy X-2
Danko Kaji: Vertigo (Baralai/Yuna) (PG) (3719 words)

Ivalice Alliance
saidthedemon: A Love That's Gonna Last (Balthier/Fran) (PG13) (426 words)

Final Fantasy XII
XxhelloworldxX: Pirouetting Dancer (Penelo/Vaan) (PG13) (2944 words)

Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy XIII
Thetra: Lost in You Chapter 1 (Hope/Lightning) (PG13) (845 words)
the_mad_hatter: Sight (Hope/Lightning) (PG) (140 words)


Fanart
Final Fantasy (General)
enjoyment: Valentine Kupo (Moogle)

Compilation of Final Fantasy VII
misteen: The Burdened Two Hearts (Cloud,Zack) (SFW)
danslalune27: At the Zoo (Rufus,Tseng) (SFW)
victoriavalentine: My Snow Angel (Cid/Vincent) (SFW)
crabofdoom: Party General (Sephiroth) (G)
chrislea: Tango Anyone (Reeve/Vincent) (SFW)

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
starcrown: Turks vs. Yuffie (Reno,Cissnei,Yuffie) (SFW)

Final Fantasy VII
lumenox: Let me Dream with You (Aerith/Cloud) (SFW)
joejitsu: Bahamut Summon (Cloud,Bahamut) (SFW)

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
bleedingsonata: Fenrir (Cloud) (SFW)

Final Fantasy VIII
kaskachan: Seifer (SFW)
kaku_sama: Fluidum (Edea,Siren) (SFW)

Final Fantasy IX
rikkitikki: Day 11 of 30 (Vivi) (SFW)

Final Fantasy X & Final Fantasy X-2
elstormo: Paine (SFW)
saraclecu: Rikku (SFW)
flaii_chan: Yuna Chib (SFW)
kenu: o0snapshot0o (Rikku/Auron) (SFW)

Ivalice Alliance
m0onqueen: Fran (SFW)

Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy XIII
xsize: Lightning (SFW)
hales_the_hairball: Crystalize (Hope) (SFW)
flyingmilkpig: Oerba Vanille Yun Fang (SFW)

Dissidia Final Fantasy
roseannepage: Dark Warrior of Light (SFW)


Fan Comics
vampiretrees: HOPE LESS (FFXIII) (Hope,Lightning) (SFW)


Icons
Compilation of Final Fantasy VII
mikaai: 20 icons (Cloud/Tifa)

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
plastic_vinyl: 8 icons and 9 banners (Cloud,Tifa,Lightning,Sephiroth,Tidus,Yuna)

Final Fantasy Icon Grab Bag
hilian: 56 icons


Cosplay
frankiki: Unseen (FFVIIOGC) (Tifa)
princessrin0a: Dark Squall Leonhart (FFVIII)
edenfilms: Tifa Lockhart (FFVIIOGC)
katz16: The Team (Dissidia) (Firion,Cloud,Squall,Shantotto,Terra,Zidane)


Graphics
animekittysama: 12 Dissidia 012 Wallpapers (Lightning,Kuja,Kain,Laguna,Shantotto,Terra,Tifa,Gabranth)


Resources
ixbran: Preview of the Dengeki Playstation Scan (Dissidia 012)
shockinblue: FFXIII-2 Lightning Official Artwork


Gameplay
muggy_mountain: Yuna and Auron Sphere Grid Switch. (FFX)

So it turns out that switching Auron and Yuna on the sphere grid is a really, REALLY good idea if you want to completely devastate everything in your path.

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