Motomu Toriyama, current director on Square Enix's Final Fantasy series, said that upcoming title Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII will be the 25-year-old franchise's "most complete and polished game" in a recent interview with VG247.

The game, slated to release next year, pits Lightning against a "new deity" in the final battle of the XIII trilogy. Toriyama said the game "will really take care to thoroughly embody the character of Lightning herself," adding that the game is much more world-driven compared to the first title's story-driven plot.

Revealed earlier this month, the first additional chapter for Final Fantasy XIII-2, known as Sazh: Heads or Tails?, is available to download from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 now. The downloadable content (DLC) will also be available from the PlayStation Network for PlayStation 3 from tomorrow. Sazh: Heads or Tails? is a new episode which provides players with the chance to take control of Sazh, one of the most popular characters from Final Fantasy XIII. The brand new storyline runs in parallel with the narrative of the main campaign, and upon completion of the new episode the player is rewarded with the option of adding Sazh to their party.

The downloadable content also includes two new card games, “Chronobind” and “Serendipity Poker” that are added to the Serendipity from Chapter 2 onwards. The Sazh: Heads or Tails? DLC is available in PAL territories via Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 priced at 400 Microsoft Points, and will launch tomorrow, 29th February 2012, on PlayStation Network for PlayStation 3 priced at €3.59/£2.99. Electronic Theatrewill keep you updated with all the latest details on Final Fantasy XIII-2, and future DLC for the videogame. [SOURCE]

Square Enix has announced details about the next downloadable episode for Final Fantasy XIII-2.

Titled 'Sazh: Heads or Tails?', it will be released on 28th February, 2012 on Xbox LIVE Marketplace, costing 400 Microsoft Points. It will be released on PlayStation network a day later, priced at £2.99/$4.99. The DLC lets players control Sazh from Final Fantasy XIII in a special story that runs concurrently with the events of the main game.

When you complete the new episode, you will have the option of adding Sazh to your party. [SOURCE]

Do you like Final Fantasy games? Do you like Square-Enix's brand of role-playing game drama? Then spend seven minutes watching this new Final Fantasy XIII-2 trailer. Over on YouTube, the commenters tried to derail things by demanding Kingdom Hearts 3. You wouldn't do that here, would you?

FFXIII-2 will be out in North America for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. [SOURCE]

Square Enix has confimed that Kazushige Nojima, the writer of many of Final Fantasy's greatest stories, will not be directly involved with Final Fantasy XIII-2, despite being the person who came up with the concept for Final Fantasy XIII.

Speaking to us at this year's E3, Motomu Toriyama, the game's director, said: "Nojima is still indirectly involved with Final Fantasy XIII-2 because he's a writer for Fabula Nova Crystallis which is the mythology that all the Final Fantasy XIII games are based on. He's not directly involved with Final Fantasy XIII-2 though."