Swanky shots from the Final Fantasy XIII launch party


Above: That made wayfor a 25-minute panel on the impact of Final Fantasy, starring Mark Cerny, Graeme Devine, Chris Taylor, Feargus Urquhart and Corrinne"everything Halo"Yu. Look 'em up!


Above: The panel then toasted itself and the game, which was kind of weird as none of us in the audience had anything to do with either


Above: The audience donned 3D glasses for a special trailer of FFXIII. Nothing new, but the technology was damn good


Above: DJ Mom Jeanskicked off his set with aremix of Lightning's theme, then went into an eclectic mix of Daft Punk, MGMT, SilversunPickupsand Mos Def


Above: As we left, we spotted these art inserts on the outside of the venue

Above: Finally, we took this brief video of the dancers who suddenly hopped onstage to dance around. We heard they were Maxim girls. Strange, but somehow fitting.

Brett Elston

A fomer Executive Editor at GamesRadar, Brett also contributed content to many other Future gaming publications including Nintendo Power, PC Gamer and Official Xbox Magazine. Brett has worked at Capcom in several senior roles, is an experienced podcaster, and now works as a Senior Manager of Content Communications at PlayStation SIE.