News for Monday, March 14th, 2011

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News
Edge Magazine: Japanese Online Services Shut Down To Save Power

Metal Gear Online, Final Fantasy XI and XIV shut down to conserve energy following power plant explosions.

FFVII Citadel: Dissidia Duodecim Demo Coming to PSN in Europe, Too


Activities
help_japan: Fandom Auctions: Japan Earthquake/Tsunami
help_japan: Help for Japan: March 2011 Relief Charity Auction
ffvii_100: Prompt #80 - Rude
ff_exchange: DOINK! 2011 has arrived! Signups are open!
fanlore: New Challenge: 5 Things!

Pick a page - stub or not! - of a fandom, character, relationship, trope, person, or anything else at Fanlore. Add five details to it, large or small - bullet-point lists or full paragraphs, whatever you can think of!

Recommendations
victoryfanfare: 1 fanart rec (FFVII) (Aerith)


Tumblr Digest
ff_tumblrdigest: tumblr digest for Mar 14, 2011 (FFVII, FFVIII, FFIX, FFX)


Fanfiction
Compilation of Final Fantasy VII
teekoness: Thicker Than Blood (1) (Cloud, Rufus) (PG13) (6,912 words)
XpaperplaneX: Mislabeled (2) - Regression (Sephiroth, Cloud) (PG13) (3,100 words)


Fanart
Final Fantasy (General)
priestessofpie: Happy Kweh Year (Chocobo)

Final Fantasy I
blackorb00: Black Mage 2010 Color by ~blackorb00 on deviantART

Final Fantasy V
sephiroth7734: King ExDeath of Tycoon (Exdeath/Lenna) (SFW)

Compilation of Final Fantasy VII
julia-mi: Cloud (SFW)

Final Fantasy VII
sillyhearts: .: Ready to go :. (Red XIII) (SFW)
adam-leonhardt: Final Goodbye (Aerith, Cloud) (SFW)

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
elyflycorn: Chibi Cloud and Tifa_Bond (Cloud/Tifa) (SFW)

Final Fantasy VIII
Zombiekunoichi: Run Devil Run. (Ultimecia)

Final Fantasy IX
project-nyx: Duodecim countdown: IX (Zidane) (SFW)
blackswordashura: Kuja transe (SFW)

Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy XIII
denebtenoh: Threat (Lightning) (SFW)
quiss: Chibi HopexVanille: Darkmarty (Hope/Vanille) (SFW)

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
project-nyx: Duodecim countdown: X (Tidus/Yuna) (SFW)
aureta: DFF012: Yuna (SFW)


Icons
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
knightess: 40 FFIV CC icons

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
rijsg: 94 icons

Final Fantasy Icon Grab Bag
darkpalace: 30 icons


Cosplay
color-of-infinity: Otakon 10: Smiles and Sunshine (FFXII) (Vanille)
edenfilms: Squall Leonheart (FFVIII)
negativedreamer: Cid Highwind - Final Fantasy 7


Graphics
animekittysama: 4 wallpapers


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