Looks like this year really is the year of Final Fantasy XIII! Japan’s Dengeki Magazine has uncovered some new information on how the game is coming along, including release windows!

The developers of the game let Dengeki know how the game has been coming along. The entire story and scenario has been fully completed, which is great news, while graphics for the game are around 80% done. Currently, the team is working on refining and perfecting the game’s battle system before its release later this year.

And remember some of the trailers shown earlier this year, and screens, like the ones I posted yesterday? (Check em out!) Well, according to sources, it looks like these are all from older builds of the game, meaning the game has progressed

and probably looks noticeably better from what we have seen, another bit of fantastic news, the best is yet to come.

The developers once again reiterated that there are no plans at this time for any form of DLC, easing fan tensions, as we can be sure that we will be receiving the full game upon purchase.

Final Fantasy XIII is slated for a late 2009 release in Japan, with a North American and European release to follow sometime in 2010. With a demo of Final Fantasy XIII releasing in less then a month’s time with the Japanese Advent Children Complete, stick with FinalFantasyXIII.net for all your upcoming information as more on this title finally become unraveled!

Via: finalfantasyxiii