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HMV to host Final Fantasy XIII launch

Kitase! Kamikokuryo! Free CDs! Alex Zane.

Square Enix has unveiled plans for the UK launch of Final Fantasy XIII.

HMV Oxford Street will hold a special event on the day the game is released, Tuesday 9th March, from 5.30pm - 7.30pm.

Producer Yoshinori Kitase will be on hand to meet fans, along with art director Isamu Kamikokuryo. DJ and TV presenter Alex Zane will MC the event.

Entry will be free. The first 50 people to turn up in Final Fantasy costumes will receive a free FFXIII soundtrack. Everyone else will get the chance to win other stuff.

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