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FFXIII Spinoff Heading to Xbox 360?
As rumors fly, Square denies.
Rumors surfaced today that one, or possibly more, parts of the Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy XIII extravaganza will not only be heading to the PS3 and mobile phones, but the Xbox 360 as well. However, that's not what we heard.
It's worth mentioning that Square does sometimes comment on news and rumors and when they do -- said news and rumor seems to turn up true -- we'll keep pressing our glass against their door and listen for anything we can share.
When we contacted Square-Enix today regarding the reports, all we got was the standard "no comment on speculation or rumors" line. So at present, the forecast for some Final Fantasy games on the 360 is hazy at best.
It's worth mentioning that Square does sometimes comment on news and rumors and when they do -- said news and rumor seems to turn up true -- we'll keep pressing our glass against their door and listen for anything we can share.
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Mike_mgoblue:Speaking about 3DO-oops!! I mean PS3, 360,Wii...Posted: May 23, 2006 12:00AM PST by albertgold7
Mike_mgoblue, I'm glad that you liked my quick comparison I gave on the Tekken 6 and Dead or Alive on 360 and PS3. As far as the following systems are concerned, I would like to say I am in big support for 360 and Wii. I must say that I am very disappointed in Sony in dealings with the 3DO-oops!! I mean PS3. Sony: I don't know what happened to them man. They had it going on with PS1. They had Gameday football, crash bandicoot franchise as a mascot, EVEN DEAD OF ALIVE among others. Even though they over hype the power of PS2 to guide missiles, it still a great system that has among the best games to date (I have over 30 titles +Tekken series). Now it seems they only care about rehashes of successful titles. The worse part is, once the franchise loses its flare, it's over. No second chance. Look what they did to Parappa Rapper and the HARD DRIVE (I'm still mad at Sony for dumping it because they promised they would support it) As far as PS3, I am having a problem with them pushing this Blue Ray on me. When the PS2 came out, DVD was already the standard and was affordable. So PS2 was in my opinion, mandatory to get. Not with PS3. To be honest, I donâ??t care about HDMI. For one, I donâ??t own a HDTV and it is not the standard yet anyway. So thatâ??s not my issue with them. The problems are feedback on controllers are gone (I think its more due to the lawsuit lost the emersion that holds the patient of the technology then adding movement features) and the whole system I feel isn't worth the price simply because it is too plagiarized. I personaly feel that the high price OF PS3 is due to the $400,000,000 owed to emersion. Most important, their direction as a true videogame company like Nintendo and Sega that used to be is all but gone. Microsoft: I liked these guys from the beginning: A hard drive as standard and a perfect fighter that being DEAD OR ALIVE 3 on the system and Segaâ??s JetGrand Radio 2. At $250 I had to get it. I realized Microsoft was serious after purchasing Rare. I was hoping to see titles they were known for like Killer Instinct, Perfect Dark, etc. So I was quite disappointed when Microsoft came out with 360 so fast just to beat PS3 to market. That is until I played Perfect Dark Zero on it. At this point though, I was holding my $450 hoping for PS3 and a game because they were suppose to come out in the spring. Remember? Nintendo: the Wii is by far, system of choice and system of the year in my opinion. I will most likely buy more games for it than any other system owned that I have after its release. Their philosophy is so strong to videogames, itâ??s almost spiritual. There are other reasons: their controller (Perfect Dark 0 would have been perfect on it), their support for standard DVD, their internet capability and its price and the games! Red Steel and Madden is hot! Even a hard core action player like me appreciates games like Mario and RPGâ??s like Zelda and FF Chronicles. I am NOT a fan of handhelds until the Nintendo DS. I have five daughters and three of them have it. After playing the Metroid demo that came with it, I am also considering buying the Lite version for myself. Final: After Sony announcements at E3, I decided to take another chance with Microsoft and bought the 360 along with Dead or Alive 4 and Perfect Dark with another controller. I must tell youâ?¦ I am having a @#$%^%$ blast! Will I ever buy a PS3? No. A lot has to change from them before that is even considered. How is it that Nintendo can add all the standard features to their controller and then some and Sony can't? What ever Sony has to say now, I'm not buying it because it is too late. Besides, Sony is up against some strong competition this time around. Even by the time the PS3 come out, there will be too many great Wii and 360 games to choose from. Anyway, thank you for reading my novel.
Facts?Posted: May 21, 2006 12:00AM PST by Deathalo
I love how people say it's fact that the 360 has superior power to the PS3 when real technical analystist and big name companies compare both specs side by side and it's obvious which one has the advantage, which is why the PS3 is so expensive, it's an expensive machine to make. It may be too powerful for the public and games won't take full advantage of either console until years from now but the PS3 has more potential to be the best in performance if used right.
rumorsPosted: May 21, 2006 12:00AM PST by wolf_star22
rumors are rumors for a reason. Someone was retelling something and threw the 360 in there and now 360 fans hope it's true. Don't hold your breath.
Playstation 3 Again :)Posted: May 21, 2006 12:00AM PST by Dark_Messiah
Mike, dark messiah comes from the video game for pc the new rpg that looks very good i am anxious to have it. As for online play i don't have a 360, if i had the time and the money i would buy a 360 and a ps3 (i do not like wii very much) but i do not have 16 anymore and the time and i play just a few games one of them is MGS, so i will just buy Ps3 but only in 2007 when metal gear or heavenly swords came out, as for FFXIII i think you are right only in 2008 it will come out in my opinion. I have to say that we cannot compare one game that is under development like tekken that will only come out in 2007 probably to a game that as already been release like DOA4 and virtua fighter 5 look amazing compared to tekken 6. As for launch games i don't believe that grand turismo will be one of them, like as been reveled to IGN only 20% of the game his done http://ps3.ign.com/articles/707/707248p1.html, even madden only 30 % is done, what i was trying to say is that i don�´t think 360 is more powerfull than Ps3, for example if we have 3 months to do a game for both platforms, the game will look better for 360 because it is easier to develop for and developers are still learning the best ways to use the cell processor so i think in this stage it's normal that some games like sonic look better on 360, but this not means that the final version of the game cannot look the same for both platforms or better on Ps3 everything depends of how well they manage to work with cell and rsx. As for Metal Gear, i am a really big fan of all metal gear series i have play them all even the ones in nes, and the videos that we have seen were all in real time just like every metal, they do not have CG, kojima actually proved in GDC that it was real time controlling the camera, zoom in, change every light aspects of the scenes, of course i know what you gona say, this was after all a cut scene rendered in real time so there was no AI running, but it gives us a very good idea of the graphics of the game, the graphics of the cut scenes of MGS3 were equal to in game graphics or very similar, as for gameplay i truly trust in Mr kojima he never have disappointed me i love every game that came from his studios including Metal gear acid 1 and 2 that many people hate but i think they are amazing.
To: mike_mgobluePosted: May 21, 2006 12:00AM PST by LOOKOUT!!!
mike_mgoblue you kick ass!
Give Me A BreakPosted: May 21, 2006 12:00AM PST by RoniBopShop
We haven't even gotten to XII and now there's speculation on whether XIII will also be on the 360? Who cares, well besides people who have never played Final Fantasy and don't own Sony systems.
Playstation 3Posted: May 21, 2006 12:00AM PST by Dark_Messiah
Sorry mike but speak for yourself, i do not think xbox have better graphics than Ps3 i saw MGS4 trailer i saw FFXIII i saw heavenly sword, resistence, motorstorm and they aren't inferior to any 360 game i have seen so far, that's my opinion. If you say to me that the relation quality/price of 360 make her a very good choice agains't Ps3, my awnser is yes. When you speak of madden and sonic do not forget that Ps3 will only be release 6 moths from now, and the developers must spend more time to take more advantage of the system, the president of ubisoft recently said that he don't expect that the first generation games of Ps3 will use more than 1/5 of its power and has you all know Ps3 is harder to work for when compared with 360 but alot easier when compared with Ps2 and this was said by Mark Reign from Epic. Let's wait for Ps3 release and see what happen, and sorry for any english problems i'm Portuguese.
This is the funniest article ive heard all day.Posted: May 21, 2006 12:00AM PST by VG-REBEL
Any one who thinks Square would pass up the industry leader for RPG's just to go to that poor excuse for a game console (and an equally pathetic company) known as the XBOX360, IS A F***TARD. Sony loves Square. Square loves Sony. They aren't about to throw away the best game series for the system to a system formally known as the Anti-Christ.
Ps3Posted: May 21, 2006 12:00AM PST by Dark_Messiah
Sorry but only a fanboy would say something like 360 is better than Ps3 or Ps3 is better than 360. Both of them are fantastic systems and the console than will win the "war" is the one with the better games not the one with more memory or with a faster cpu.
Re:Just shut up: No, Deathalo! You shut up, you PS3 fanboy of a fool!Posted: May 21, 2006 12:00AM PST by albertgold7
I'm sick of your rambling when you don't know what youâ??re talking about. You donâ??t even own shit at 1up so you donâ??t qualify to tell anyone to shut up. You sound like one of the damned fools who are going to over pay for the Plagiarization 3-oh, I mean PS3. (Too bad you wonâ??t have force feed back on your 10 year old game pad that does not match the system). As far as the 360 VS PS3, Iâ??m not going to go into detail but based on all information given, 360 is better in terms of performance. Especially in the graphics dept. Say what you want, but Tekken 6 will not look better than ANY Dead or Alive game on 360. Thatâ??s my two cents on that one. As far as FFXIII on 360? Sales in Japan guaranteed it will never happen- at least simultaneously. Regardless of board of directors, Square will sell the rights to Microsoft after the exclusive contract is up and after they have squeezed all the money from it. OF COURSE ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. You need to listen to people to what they are saying instead of trying to find reason to tell them to shut up. Mike_mgoblue sounds more like a true gamer then a fanboy in my opinion. So I personally feel you were out of line. People need to repeat themselves because new members join all the time. If you feel that strongly the need to tell someone to shut up, do so. Just speak for your damn self.
FFXIII in 2008!!!!Posted: May 21, 2006 12:00AM PST by samg85
Well, it might not happen but it's possible that Square might delay the game. Just look at how much FFXII has been delayed, and that's on a system that has been out for 6 years. Again, I don't know it it'll happen. That's my opinion.
To:mike_mgobluePosted: May 20, 2006 12:00AM PST by Dark_Messiah
Sorry mike but on the square conference both FFXIII were annouced as ps3 exclusives, so the only game that i believe that will came to 360 is something like FFXIII Online the others i don't believe they will , and yoichi wada in an interview to rpggamer.com said that on e3 2006 they would reveal ALL their future plans to FF series and Dragon quest series, and so they did, FF in Ps3 and Dragon Quest on Wii and if they have a game for 360 why they didn't reveal it on E3? There is no better place to annouce a game than E3,they didn't do it because they haven't and all this news is purely speculation, and Yoshinori Kitase and Tetsyua Nomura always works for sony he never worked for any other company. And for those who don't no, in board of directors of square their is a representive of sony in their mr Tamotsu Iba, and before you say FFXI wasn't a ps2 exclusive before it go to 360 it was release in pc a long time before, and i think it's normal the online games go to many platforms as possible. And for Devil May Cry 4, he said he expected sooner or later it will came out to 360, what this means, is something like devil may cry 4 exclusive ps3, and after they release it, they will release something like Devil may cry 4 Special Edition to all platforms like they do with onimusha on pc and resident evil, and in my opinion God Of War is away better game than Devil May Cry. Finally Metal gear, Kojima said in an interview here in 1up that he thinks that the better platform for MGS is Playstation and that he would like to do something like metal gear online for all platforms including PC, so i think sony isn't stupid they will pay whatever konami wants just to maintain this game as a exclusive just like FF, this two franchises are very important for sony, in my opinion they are the most important just like halo for MS. Do you know that ps2 in japan is selling with the simbol of FFXII on it? but really on it in the right side of the console a very big simbol and with the game, sony have made a very very big promotion to FFXII in japan, to me this was some kind of agreement between the two companies, to maintain square as the right arm of sony, and one more thing read this article http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=17068.
wait...part 12 isnt even out? and we are arguing?Posted: May 20, 2006 12:00AM PST by Flassh81
Wtf are we arguing about here? I had to check Ebgames site to make sure I didnt miss ff12 being released in the US. Everyone here is arguing about a game that is years away compared to a game that has been out in japan but NOT released here yet. This is crazy..I feel like i'm taking crazy pills or something.
The Sony exclusives get smaller and smallerPosted: May 20, 2006 12:00AM PST by microsoft4life360
So far I haven't seen one PS3 exclusive game worth buying besides MGS4 and FFXIII (if this rumor turns out to be false). If FFXIII goes over to the 360, what's the point of paying an extra $200 just to play it on the PS3! Plus the 360 version might even be better.
Re: e2ekiel520Posted: May 20, 2006 12:00AM PST by Deathalo
Maybe you should look at the specs for the system, the 360 has 512 RAM for the entire system where as the PS3 breaks it into 2 parts: 256 for graphics, 256 for main processing power. This means graphics and proccessing speed are seperate and do not take away from the others memory space, unlike the 360. So when you think about it they both have the same amount of ram, just organized differently. Have fun 360 fanboy.
RE:Dragon...Posted: May 20, 2006 12:00AM PST by jgibson75
Why does everyone have to be so hateful on message threads like this?? I'll never understand it. Sure, MGS 4 will not come out for the Wii or 360 (unless the sales of the PS3 vs. the 360 cause a change of heart), but it is not crazy to say that it could be done on the 360... Kojima himself said in an interview a while back that he could have made MGS4 on the 360 from a technical standpoint... but he chose to go with the PS3 cause it would be the newest thing on the market around the time he hopes to have the game ready, and he likes to have his games hit on a fresh new console when making such a big leap in graphics and design. Ride the wave of new hardware sales so to speak. So it could have been done, he just chose to go with Sony. But with so many companies like Capcom and Rockstar, bringing their heavy hitters to the 360, it is not at all crazy to think that Square may eventually make a FF game for the 360, or that Kojima could make a subsistance style version of MGS4, or even a brand new MGS game for the X-Box 360... Anyway, the dumbass and elitist downtalk is just pathetic.
360 could do a better job with it's superior 512MB graphics memoryPosted: May 20, 2006 12:00AM PST by e2ekiel520
360 could to a better job at FFXIII...ps3 fanboys stop being ingnorant and look at the tech specs of both systems. there's a reason 360 is considered by developers be a better mech/gundam game machine-- it has superior lighting, particle effects and shader/shadowing technology than to the ps3, and its graphic processing power gives developers 512MB of ram to use on graphics alone while ps3 is just 256MB. every ps3 game ive seen so far has had poor lighting, weak shadowing and have not been as bright and vivid as 360 games.
square cant afford to make exclusives for a machine most people cant affordPosted: May 20, 2006 12:00AM PST by e2ekiel520
square can't afford to have exclusive AAA games on a console that the mass market cant buy. sony's price tag shocked developers as well and made them take a second, interested look at the 360. Capcom has already pledged total support for the 360 over the ps3 because they want to have as many people play their games a s possible, something the ps3 most likely wont offer.
mike_mgobluePosted: May 20, 2006 12:00AM PST by dragon630
i read one of your post and you said that you hope that MSG4 will be on 360. but to bad it wont you dumbass. incase you didnt hear but kojima said himself that he is not goin to release MSG4 on 360 and Wii. he said himself that he wants to keep and is goin to keep MSG4 only for the PS3. read up on news you moron.
RE: Dark Mess...Posted: May 20, 2006 12:00AM PST by jgibson75
Is that true about Devil May Cry 4 on 360! If so, that makes only 2 games on the PS3 I'll miss playing (cause I refuse to buy one for that price... Metal Gear Solid 4 and FF XIII)... I haven't heard that news drop elsewhere yet... so I just thought I'd ask where you heard this??
to:mike_mgobluePosted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by Dark_Messiah
Before the news o devil may cry on 360 in the site o xbox was written this "Do take note that there might be a translation issue somewhere in this article. So at this point, label it as speculation in your book of 'things I don't believe". I have a better source them 1up, that source it's SQUARE ENIX Have you see square press conference?? When they present the game, on the screen was written in VERY BIG LETTERS FINAL FANTASY XIII EXCLUSIVLY ON PS3, so this news of ffxiii on 360 is a pure lie and something that some MS fanboy invented as usual. Keep Dreamin with MGS4,FFXIII,GOD OF WAR,HEAVENLY SWORDS, RESISTENCE on your 360 while i will play them on my Ps3............
Mike...Posted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by Deathalo
Too bad you have no idea what your talking about and if you saw what EA had demoed at the sony press confrence maybe you would. And the PS3's nVidia GPU is far superior to that of the 360's and the fact of the matter is the PS3 is flat out more powerful than the 360, look at the facts. Now it may be a year or two before the developers take advantage of all the systems full potentials but the PS3 has much more potential which is why the price is so high, it is true next gen.
to vvkujaPosted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by dcypha
Neither Microsoft nor Sony need square-enix I hate to tell you that only company that truly needs them is nintendo. The reason for this is if your using a PC to write your post Microsoft already has you. You know that thing called windows that they own, and if is a mac they own part of that company too. Remember bill gates basically stole steve jobs company just to give him the power of it. While sony makes some of the best electronic gadgets, appliances, computers and so-forth in the world. The only company that is a gaming console company is Nintendo except for them owning the pokemon media franchise. I really don't see Sony or Microsoft disappearing if they don't win the so-called console war
Two Times Mike?Posted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by sqratch
So two times now you have posted about Merrill Lynch... "Merrill Lynch advised their investors to sell Sony stock after they predicted that the PS3 would be around $800-$900. Sony's stock fell 7.8% during E3 for a total of a $3 billion dollar loss." Isn't that interesting that they advised their clients based on their predictions and those predictions were was off base. Could their other predictions be off base as well? Enjoy.
One reason less to spend $200 extra on a PS3Posted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by mandangsbelow69
Right now Microsoft is doing their best job to make it harder to justify buying a PS3 for an extra $200, Metal gear Solid & FFXIII are still going to help alot but Microsoft is building alot of steam. The price of $600 makes it very hard to sell to parents who are going to buy this for any child or teen, especially with games already starting at $60 a pop. If both systems have pretty much the same games can you imagine spending that much extra money being spent thats 3 games right for a system that has a Blu ray player.
RE:DeathaloPosted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by MicroGates
The 360 "Can" do FFXIII and without breaking a sweat.And the plastic look on some of the games,that was the developers fault's,not because the 360 is underpowered.You know,kinda like when all of the first gen PS2 games suffered from severe "Jaggies" and "Low-res" graphics!People need to stop this "Oh,the PS3 can do things others consoles cant!" Cause you know what?Other consoles "Can" do what the PS3 can do,and in some cases,they can do it "Even Better!!!"
Sony doesn't control square and ff versus 13 is a spin off too.Posted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by Byakuya
If sony had control of square no square games would ever be released on the 360 use your head.... They released ffxi and they announced a game at the japan press conference project sylph. People are calling the 360's game a spin off as if it wont be a true final fantasy game. Newsflash Final Fantasy versus 13 is a spinoff of final fantasy 13.
360 can't handle itPosted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by Deathalo
I highly doubt the 360 will be able to handle what SE pushes on it's games, especially in next gen. The 360 can barely even handle gears of war and some of its games have that ugly next-gen plastic look. Unless they dumb down the game it's unlikely.
Misconception Part 2Posted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by eng050599
Greetings; I just wanted to add one more point as to why I don't think that FFXIII will be released on 360. That being that Sony owns a good chunk of Square. This makes square, not really a third-party developer; as some posters have indicated. It's more of a second party developer. Sony does not own a majority share in their opperaction, but they are a major shareholder.
Yeah!!! For what?Posted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by Shaner_Bock
Nobody even knows what the spin-offs are about so what's the big deal? Also I don't think that the "main" FFXIII would ever be considered for the 360, considering the game will sell very well in Japan...on the PS3. I believe that Microsoft would really have to win over more Japanese gamers before Square-Enix would release an "A" title on the 360. Yeah, any FF game would sell well on a 360 in America, but Square-Enix makes games for Japan first. They may test the waters with a spin-off title, but that's it.
Other reasons that it's unlikely..Posted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by djll
For starters, you'd be required to have a HDD for your 360, PS3 games are developed with a HDD in mind, it's a big thing to change, and if they did it's possible you'd end up with rediculous loading times. Secondly, if they released the main FFXIII, how many DVDs is it going to be? Would they bother releasing an 4 DVD game? Or, would they release a HD version, for the as yet non-existent HD-DVD 360 add-on? How closly are the games tied to Sonys online network infastructure, we're pretty sure that there will be downloadable/online content of some kind, it could be time consuming and expensive to migrate to another service wihout having planned for it in advance. I also think that the source website isn't credible in the slightest. Square-Enix is always the subject of multi-platform rumours, however they know their target markets well and wont waste money on porting and re-releasing games when they don't stand to make any substantial profit. E.g. multi-platform FFXI = lots more cash, but multi-platform FFX would never have done any better than it already had if it had, for example, been released for the XBox of GameCube.
If ur Deathalo read tisPosted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by WI1D_G0053
hey not to mention this, i wouldn't pay 600 dollars to play FF13, if its on the 360 also.
Hey GixmanPosted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by Deathalo
What about Halo, forza motorsport, oddworld, project gotham racing, ghost recon, fable, KOTOR, and Ninja Gaiden. Not to mention you guys got FFXI and GTA now too, so quit complaining and get over it, this is what the market's about and if you don't like it, buy a PS3 they have awesome games too yah know.
Why Would They....Posted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by sqratch
I see several comments on here such as "Square needs to stop kissing Sony's ass" and "Have fun losing business Square" among others. If you go onto various XBox360 message boards, many can't stand JRPG's and much rather play American Style RPGs such as Oblivion. Why invest a significant amount of time and money on games that are going to appeal to a very small percentage of 360 owners? The fact is that the 360 is not selling in Japan and since that is where Square does a good portion of their business, why work on an RPG for the 360? Stay with Sony, do some things on Nintendo's machines and possibly bring a MMORPG to the 360 if anything at this point in time. Enjoy.
Square makes more money supporting the 360 as wellPosted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by Byakuya
They are running a business... there can be no progress if square sits around and follows the same business practices over and over again. Square has missed out on millions of sales by not supporting the xbox the first time around, but this time around its harder for them to ignore the 360. The 360 will have an install base advantage straight into 2008 without breaking a sweat. Tons of amazing 360 games are on the way so the 360 will be competing neck and neck with the ps3. You guys know why square ONLY supported the ps2 in the current gen? The xbox had a install base of like over 20 million maybe 30 million and the ps2 had an install base over 100 million. (Who do you make games for? Greater chance for big profits going to the ps2 because you have more customers) This time around they'd be absolutely crazy not to support the 360 which will undoubtedly have the larger install base going into 2008.
Square Needs to Stop kissing Sony's Ass!Posted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by Gixman
As much as i hate to say this but it's true. Sony is not the only next Gen console on the friggin market. U mean C'mon! you have a mind of your own Square,stop worshipping sony so damn much and make more final fantasy games for microsoft's console. i have nothing against sony but microsoft deserves some of your games too as well as nintendo. It's no wonder i stopped buying your games After final fantasy 9 cause you seem to me making your money solely on the games you make on sony's platform. Every other developer from sega to namco to capcom and others release games on multiple platforms it's time you get with the program and make final fantasy 13 for the 360 as well. i'm positive the game can look just as good on the 360 as it does on the 360. I liked final fantasy games when you were making them on nintendo (and yes i still consider final fantasy 3 my fave game of all time as well as parts 7 and 9). But anyway...if ya reading this Square if you expect to make bring in more money make FF13 on the 360 and for the ps3 as well as support nintendo's next-gen console cause i'm not gonna spend six-hundred dollars to play the 13th edition of your mega-hit franchise.
Makes SensePosted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by asarabi
I guarantee you some form of FF XIII will come to the 360. Square Enix is populated by a bunch of morons. They realize that the PS 3 will not sell anywhere like the PS 2 because of price, at least outside of Japan, so why wouldn't they put their game which has cost a boat load to produce on every system they can so they can sell as many as they can? For a 3rd party developer to keep any game "exclusive" in the modern video game landscape would be a bad business move. Rockstar understands that and I bet you Square does too.
MisconceptionPosted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by eng050599
Greetings; I don't really see Square releasing FF XIII for both the PS3 and 360. It really does not make financial sense for them. An earlier post said that the XBox 360 is cheaper to develop for, and this may be true...if you are only developing for the 360. Since we know that FF XIII is being released for the PS3 we know that their development costs already include this. Adding a 360 port (and you know that this is what it will be) would only add to their overall cost, and would only have a modest impact on their sales. Let's face some facts. The 360 has not done well in Japan, in fact by all accounts MS has been shocked by how badly their system has done. The market in Japan seems to be waiting for two things Wii and PS3 with 360 taking a distant third. The reason for this, to be painfully honest, is that the games do not appeal to the Japanese demographic. Where are the RPG's? Where are the zany titles that never have a chance to be ported to North America? MS has placed their emphasis on the North American market, by placing the emphasis on online gaming, FPSs, sports and driving games. These are not big sellers in other markets. When it comes to the bread and butter of the Japanese market you need killer RPGs. Oblivion may be a great game from a North American perspective (I love my PC version) but the "sandbox" style RPG has never had any penetration in Japan. Blue Dragon may be good, but what comes after...nothing has been anounced. Square's first target has, and remains the Japanese market. Until MS gets penetration with their console there, I doubt we'll see the core FF series on 360.
Square needs to give the lovePosted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by jgibson75
I mean come on, they are giving the Wii and DS Final Fantasy CC love... PS3 still gets the main Final Fantasy series... but what would it hurt to make a series for the X-Box 360? After all, most other third party giants are making 360 games and are very excited about doing so... Capcom is bring their big guns with Resident Evil 5 to the 360 (plus the very cool Lost Planet, the demo was awesome on that one...)... Sega is bringing Phantasy Star Universe and Sonic (and rumors still abound of the eventual Soul Calibur 360 game)... Namco is working on an as of yet untitled RPG.Bioware, Lucas Arts, Activision, Ubisoft, E.A. and Rockstar are all working on major X-Box 360 titles... so Square-Enix is only robbing themselves of the money they would make by either making FF XIII for PS3 and 360, or at least giving the 360 some sort of fresh Final Fantasy experience... (besides FF XI)... Anyway... if the X-Box 360 has as strong of a year as many insiders are predicting, then maybe they will change their tune...
Biz makes weird bedfellowsPosted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by toodze
Right now, this is just speculation, but it would be nice to see a Fantasy game on the 360. Business is business, and if MS has something to entice SE to put a game out for the 360, so be it. I do not understand why folks get all bent out of shape when an AAA developer for one platform gives something to the other side. Calm down folks, there is no Benedict Arnold at Square. Weirder things have happened. Hell, Intel CPU's are in some Apples now.
If there be an FF on Xbox 360, it wont be XIIIPosted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by Bombader
When they decided to make a FF game on gamecube they made an original game called Crystal Cronicals and headed one of the not-so-well-thought-of poeple to head it (turned out ok, but very repitive). So if a FF goes on Xbox 360, it probably be original. But as Square being a 3rd party, anything goes really.
I hope its true...Posted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by Mikeyboy75
A console is only as good as its first party games if you ask me. Now that Sony is losing most of its exclusive 3rd party franchises, we will truly see how popular Sony and the Playstation brand really is.
If that's true, then I won't need a PS3...Posted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by SuicideNinja
FF was the only reason I've been looking forward to a PS3. If it comes for 360...then what other reason is there? I don't like DMC, MGS, or Killzone. Hmmmm....Shadow of the Colossus sequel maybe?
sony in trouble....Posted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by wishyouwerehere
sony is in trouble if square developes for xbox....the are the most important japanese developer.
RE: vVKujiPosted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by The_Limper
You do realize Japan is only %20 of the market right? MS doesn't need Square at all to win the console war. They might need them to win Japan, but like I just said Japan isn't nearly as big of a deal anymore. MS will be in first place after this generation of systems with or without Japans help.
its called a Plan "B" or rather Plan "X"Posted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by firetaw
News is Sony isnt sure they are gonna be a bigger success on there new next-gen console than the xbox new gen console... so evryone is probly preparing for Plan "B" or rather Plan "X" if for some reason " shit hits the fan" kind of situation. as you all know we got Xbox 360 players on Final Fantasy Online now.. so dont be to shocked. ~im still not worried about Nintendo... they are totaly out of the picture now trying to get back in~
Have Fun Losing Business SquarePosted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by planetary_bashar
The funny part is...it's much more difficult to program games for the PS3. More difficult = more time-consuming = more expensive. So by limiting themselves to one system, they also narrow their potential consumer base to recoup losses. Console exclusivity should really be a thing of the past by now.
FAKE FAKE FAKEPosted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by Dark_Messiah
When square announce FFXIII on e3 2006 on the screen was written FFXIII EXCLUSIVELY FOR PS3, if the game were heading to 360 they wouldn't say EXCLUSIVELY for ps3, this news is something invented by some fanboy, if you say assassins creed or ut2007 can go to 360 i believe they can because when they annouce this games they just say it will be on Ps3 not Exclusively on ps3, and one more thing mr tetsyua nomura e mr kitase only do games for sony consoles, so stop inventing news square presented the game as EXCLUSIVELY FOR PS3.
M$ needs SE, not the other way aroundPosted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by VvKuja
"As long as the MGS and Final Fantasy series are PS3 exclusives, gamers will get that second job to buy one. If FF games start showing up on the 360, it's going to be that much harder for some to justify the $200 difference in price. To that end, if Sony reports hefty losses over the next little while, expect those numbers to include some exclusivity contracts." --sharktastic Your joking right?!?!? MS needs SE more then SE needs MS. People will always put up the money for something Sony puts out. Remember MS still needs that one game that will make people want to buy it in Japan, Sony doesn't need that. And for your $200 price difference ---- your answer is simple BLU-RAY PLAYER!!!!!!!!!!! See Sony is using the Next-Gen DVD while MS will try and sell you one as an add on ( and I bet they will try and sell it for more then $200 )
when final fantasy went to cdrom, they started suckingPosted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by Cue..
honestly, final fantasy has been more an experience than a game since they aligned themselves with sony. little to no challenge exist in the playstation ff games other than it just being time consuming. played them all for the "experience" but now i just dont care whether i play one anymore. 12 is the first one i will probbly skip. even though i hear its a much better engine with no random encounters and such, though i just tire of the kids saving the world schlock. even if i buy a ps3, it wont be for ff13.
InterestingPosted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by EXTomar
Although we should all recognize what "exclusives" are, we should also be happy when a truly "portable" game cross platforms. If this game is truly about team/competitive play across a wide variety of platforms (including cell phones) then why ignore the XBox 360??
I doubt itPosted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by TheSilver
As far as i'm concerned Square will stick to the PS3, mainly because so far, sony has pulled through in the end. Also, I expect by the time this game actually does come out, there will be enough offered from sony to have a pretty large sized consumer base. Also, Sony has one of the largest loyal fanbases out there that I can see ^_^ .
Developers will go to where the consoles are...Posted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by raWfodoG
In order to maximize profits, developers look for who has (or who will have) the most consoles out there. This is not a far-fetched idea because FF jumped from Nintendo to Sony. Sony better make sure that they can get a lot of people to buy their console.
Llewelyn7Posted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by pdykstraVR6
stfu, imo. your mad ghey yo.
But they're all Sony's got!Posted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by sharktastic
Kojima Studios and Square Enix bailed Sony out of E3, no question. Gamers can forgive the price tag, the scaled back specs, the odd controller decisions, and even a PS3 "tard pack" (which, unlike the 360 Core system, isn't fully upgradeable). As long as the MGS and Final Fantasy series are PS3 exclusives, gamers will get that second job to buy one. If FF games start showing up on the 360, it's going to be that much harder for some to justify the $200 difference in price. To that end, if Sony reports hefty losses over the next little while, expect those numbers to include some exclusivity contracts.
State the Source!Posted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by Ultima9999
Who alledged these said rumors? Don't dangle a carrot out in front of our noses like that, we want any and all info on this subject. With PS3 price tag if would be a MAJOR blow to Sony if FFXIII series lands on the 360 even if its months after FFXIII release for PS3. Odds are that the PS3 will have the same supply woes as 360 no matter what Sony claims, so ones that miss out for the 1st couple of months of PS3 life may flock to 360 if FF does land there too, its actually smart buisness for Square-Enix alot of already 360 owners are eager for eastern RPGs and by that time there may be around 10 mil 360 in peoples homes. Interesting rumor indeed.
Llewelyn7Posted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by Omen9405
You cant clame Microsoft as being the devil because there using Business Skills to compete with Sony. And even if MS doesnt drop halo3 on them at launch, Gears of war is enough to back the PS3 against the wall. That game as described by many in 1up & IGN stated that this game was running like killzone(which Mysteriously wasnt at E3 this year) the footage we saw at E3 last year, but on actual game play.If you can get Killzone running style game play.Im sold.
hatin' on MicrosoftPosted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by Clayvion
I will stop hating on microsoft. Im a gamer not a rich person. They were the first to bring in the Next gen shit so I will buy and play the shit out of a 360 till MGS4 comes out or PS3 decides to put that price down sheesh! Anyway, whatever Squenix wants to do is their problem and their money.
no comment =/= denyPosted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by caesar_god
i would exactly say the rumour was "denied", but ya...it was confirmed. id keep it in the rumour bin.
Not as far fetched as people might thinkPosted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by dcypha
This isn't too much of a leap to believe. Square is a third party software company. If they want to make money they will have to produce for all consoles, sorry sony fanboys that is just the way the business works. Beside it may have been FFXI but square already produce a game for the 360, showing that they are willing to work with microsoft regardless how good they do in japan. People seem to forget that the biggest gaming market isnt japan its north america. P.S. for the guy who said that its cheaper to buy fps on pc must not know that graphic cards aren't cheap and as long as they kept producing one every two months the one you have will never compare. P.S.S Long live true gamers that own and play every console and pc games, Cause im really getting tired of all these MS, Sony, Nintendo and so-forth Fanboys like these companies are putting money in your pocket.
Hope its just speculationPosted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by Llewelyn7
I hate the Xbox/360 and hope it fails terribly. Halo 3 is Microsoft's only 'ace up their sleeve' and they're just going to wait for the ps3's launch to release it. Such a slimey business, even though they claimed at e3 that 'halo 3 is not our ps3 killer, we like to think that of system offers much more than that...' but when it ends up getting released just a week within the systems launch I think everybody will know it was total bs. Partially unrelated rant, but the moral of the story is- Microsoft is the devil.
Childrens GamesPosted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by ShredMeister
I stopped torturing myself with the cookie cutter rpg long ago. When I realized I was doing more work than play, the gig was up. Final Fantasy is an overrated eye candy snooze-fest.
FakePosted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by Dark_Messiah
I want to ask mr Dan Dormer if he saw the square conference?? Because on the screen, when they announce FFXIII, was written FFXIII EXCLUSIVELY for Ps3 and some months ago mr yoshi wada square enix president said that on e3 of 2006 they will reveal the future plans of square games so, unless you don't now how to read, i don't see why give importance to such a fake news.
NOT gonna happen..Posted: May 19, 2006 12:00AM PST by djll
Why would they bother? In Japan the 360 might as well not exist, and in the West people who are going to want to play FFXIII and other Japanese RPGs are likely to get a PS3 because of the blatent exlusive support it is likely to have from many Japanese developers. Who cares about the 360 and it's FPSs that I can get for my PC, at a lot less expense, anyway? If anything, this rumour will have come from some trivial attempt by Microsoft to get Square-Enix to release it's most anticipated game in Japan for their already dead console.
Do it already square.Posted: May 18, 2006 12:00AM PST by spaztastic
I am sick of sony and their greed, I don't care about their super machine that will cost me my soul. I just want the good games, so I for one am crossing my fingers for square to cut a deal with MS and start producing on the microsoft systems.
This would be it for me.Posted: May 18, 2006 12:00AM PST by a714generation
To be honest, based on what I've seen so far...the only thing keeping me hanging on Sony is Final Fantasy. If Square Enix went Dual platform...I think that would seal the 360 deal for me. Oh well..seems too good to be true. Here's to hoping that the Tokyo Game Show has something from Sony that gets me excited.
they can't ignore them forever.Posted: May 18, 2006 12:00AM PST by fatalhashbrown
Square would be foolish not to release a FF game on 360, or at least a new one. By ignoring the 360, they are only hurting themselves by not taking advantage of a userbase that would love to get there hands on a new FF game. Personally, I could care less. The only game that SE makes anymore that I like is Kingdom Hearts. I got sick of the not-so-final fantasy games around VII.
Microsoft needs FFXIII , spinoff,&Dragon questPosted: May 18, 2006 12:00AM PST by mandangsbelow69
Final Fantasy would absolutly ensure that Microsoft would be sucessful in Japan, Dragon Quest would be as important.
One day...Posted: May 18, 2006 12:00AM PST by AnotherBoogieman
I can see it happening one day. I just don't no if I see that happening. What's the comment on the Japanese not like Americans? The Japanese LOVE Americans. Every celebrity and musician sells crazy concert tickets and movie premiers. Japanese pop-life is heavily influenced by Americans. There is truth to the Japanese being hesitant to accept Western products. For one they're not usually priced competively and there's negative stigma associated with Western products and goods. Oh well, we'll see if a possible new RPG (for once) can give the 360 some kind of momentum (very doubtful). Besides not many 360 owners seem to care if the FF franchise is or isn't on their console...
who cares final fantasy sucksPosted: May 18, 2006 12:00AM PST by darkrocket
yea like really who cares???? 360 allrdy has the best games how their they dont need final fantasy
I WishPosted: May 18, 2006 12:00AM PST by Braynbasher
I think that Square Enix knows that it can't be in one corner anymore. For the longest time it seem as if sony held Square by the balls I think no longer.
thats cool but...Posted: May 18, 2006 12:00AM PST by Teflon_Tea
I dont really care about the final fantasy games but hey, if they do come to 360(the online one did), then more power to them.
if so...Posted: May 18, 2006 12:00AM PST by Mega_Flare
im still would get it on PS3 cause im not going to buy a Crap Box 360
Who Cares?Posted: May 18, 2006 12:00AM PST by Klus_Goose
Final Fantasy is teh suck.
I figured as much.Posted: May 18, 2006 12:00AM PST by canadianbacon
Seems like Sony's recent price announcement is sending a lot of developers 360's way. I certainly hope it'll come out on both since I'm not willing to fork out all the money for every system this time around.
they won't announce until TGSPosted: May 18, 2006 12:00AM PST by modifiedbears
i'm sure microsoft is holding back big announcements for TGS.
X360 library expandsPosted: May 18, 2006 12:00AM PST by lazy_Brown
Less PS3 exclusive more Xbox 360 games


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At a time when winter wheat harvest in the area is typically kicking off, 2012's is now wrapping up " thanks to record-high temperatures throughout the year that helped the crop mature faster than ever before. Additionally, the quality of the crop produced this year appears to have ranged as much as any in recent memory " because of record-low precipitation and devastating hail storms that took a toll on some acres, while other fields nearby received timely precipitation.
In northern Weld County, some farmers in the Nunn and Pierce areas spent the recent weeks hauling in wheat that produced dismal yields of just 5-6 bushels per acre, with some fields unharvestable, according to Deb Shipps, a local farmer who also operates the Nunn and Pierce grain elevators. At best, yields in that area reached historic averages of about 30-35 bushels per acre, she added.
Meanwhile, less than 60 miles to south, Bruce Bosley, a crop systems specialist with Colorado State University Extension who serves all of northeastern Colorado, found himself Monday afternoon in a wheat field near Hudson that produced yields of about 70 bushels per acre. Other fields in that area had produced 60 bushels per acre, he added.
"It's pretty remarkable the range we're seeing out here," said Bosley, who further noted that farmers can anticipate similar conditions and results this year for the many other crops planted in the region " early harvests and wide-ranging quality.
Like the Nunn and Pierce areas, Hudson, too, received less precipitation than normal throughout the year, but that area " unlike the Nunn and Pierce areas " received timely rains that resurrected the crop in late April and early May, just when it was needed.
The same went for the New Raymer area, where Curt Wirth, a local wheat farmer and seed salesman, said yields in that neck of the woods were above-average, hovering in the low-40s in many cases, he said.
It was the second year in a row that dry weather had threatened the quality of the local winter wheat, but " at least in some areas this year " the crop was saved by rains that wouldn't have done much good if they'd come any later. Winter wheat is a drought-tolerant crop, and nearly all that's planted in northeastern Colorado is done so on non-irrigated acres, and depends on timely rains.
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Johnny Cochrane (born in Paisley) was a Scottish football manager.
Cochrane was manager of St Mirren from 1916 until 1928.[1] He helped the club win the 1925–26 Scottish Cup, as St Mirren won 2–0 against Celtic at Hampden Park.[1][2] The Paisley-born manager arrived at Sunderland in 1928, replacing Bob Kyle. He went on to manage the Wearside club for 500 games, winning the Football League First Division in 1935–36 season. Cochrane also led Sunderland to success in the FA Cup with a 3–1 win over Preston North End in the 1937 FA Cup Final. Cochrane retired as Sunderland manager on 3 March 1939.[3] He managed Reading later in 1939, but left after just 13 days in the post.[4]
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- ^ "On this Day". www.safc.premiumtv.co.uk. Sunderland AFC. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ Williamson, Laura (22 December 2008). "As McAllister joins Ince at the job centre, Sportsmail present our guide to managers who only lasted 10 minutes - literally". Daily Mail. Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
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Former Politburo member Bo Xilai was removed from China's legislature on the eve of a once-a-decade leadership transition, stripping him of his legal immunity, and was put under investigation by prosecutors.
Bo's removal from the National People's Congress, reported on the official Xinhua News Agency yesterday, is a procedural step after the party turned over his case to the justice system on charges that he bore "major responsibility" in the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood, abused his power and had improper sexual relations with a number of women.
The Supreme People's Procuratorate, China's top prosecution agency, has put Bo under investigation for alleged criminal offenses and has imposed "coercive measures" on him as allowed by law, Xinhua reported yesterday evening.
Bo's downfall, the biggest political upheaval in China in a generation, has clouded the once-a-decade leadership transition set to take place at next month's Communist Party Congress. The party, seeking to bolster its legitimacy ahead of the congress, has sought to present Bo's case as an isolated incident.
"It indicates that not just his privileges as a party member have been taken away, his political rights as a citizen are also being taken away," said Wang Jianwei, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Bo was suspended from the Politburo in April and lost his party membership last month. His prosecution will probably follow the pattern set by former Shanghai Communist Party Secretary Chen Liangyu, who was removed from his post before the last party congress in 2007 and was prosecuted the following year, according to Willy Wo-Lap Lam, an adjunct professor of history at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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"It looks like it's kind of tight in terms of time before the party congress," Lam said. "Going by the past precedents, they will try him after the Congress."
Chen was replaced in Shanghai by Xi Jinping, the current Chinese vice president who is forecast to be named party general secretary at the congress and then president of China next year.
Until this year, Bo was seen as a possible candidate for inclusion in the Politburo Standing Committee, China's most powerful ruling body. The standing committee's new membership will be announced at the conclusion of the congress, which begins Nov. 8.
Bo was the party chief of southwestern China's Chongqing Municipality until he was ousted in March. He was suspended from China's Politburo in April and accused of serious disciplinary violations surrounding Heywood's case.
Bo's wrongdoing dates back to his time as mayor of Dalian, governor of Liaoning province and minister of commerce, Xinhua said at the time. It said investigators had "found clues to his suspected involvement in other crimes."
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According to the Chinese Constitution's article 74, NPC deputies can't be arrested or placed on criminal trial without the consent of the legislature or its standing committee.
Bo's wife Gu Kailai was convicted Aug. 20 and sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve after she confessed in a one-day trial to poisoning Heywood in a hotel room because she believed he posed a threat to her son as a result of a financial dispute.
A month later, Wang Lijun, the former Chongqing police chief and Bo protege who revealed evidence of Gu's crime to U.S. diplomats, was convicted on all four charges connected to the case, including bribe-taking and abuse of power. Prosecutors said he tried to cover up the murder, and he was sentenced to 15 years behind bars.
A Sept. 19 Xinhua account of Wang's trial recounted how Chongqing's most senior official slapped Wang across the face when he presented evidence that Gu was involved in the murder. Although Bo was not identified by name, he was the most-senior official in the city at the time.
Bo's behavior "badly undermined" the reputation of the Party and the country, created a "very negative impact at home and abroad," and significantly damaged the cause of the party and people, Xinhua said at the time.
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It's been a cracker of a July! I crept silently into Daring Bakers on the 2nd of July dreading what I would see. We've had the worse summer ever, the hottest, coupled with extended power cuts and monsoons that threaten to fail. Imagine my delight at seeing crackers … just perfect for the season. I had a go at two of the four recipes – Seedy Crisps {ah-mazing} and Health Crackers which were good too, maybe too healthy, but nice with cheese and onion jam!
Our July 2012 Daring Bakers' Host was Dana McFarland and she challenged us to make homemade crackers! Dana showed us some techniques for making crackers and encouraged to use our creativity to make each cracker our own by using ingredients we love.
Delicious, light, addictive, versatile and simple to make, crackers can't get better than this. I love baking savoury crackers; to date my favourite were Ottolenghis Olive Oil Crackers. These Seedy Crisps are now vying for top place!It was time to get a little creative as the dough was very simple to roll out. It rolls out really thin so I stamped out some fluted circles from the well behaved dough and baked a batch in my shallow tart tray. I was thrilled to see how well they came out, bite sized and perfect.The good thing is that these seedy crisps for canapes are make ahead, healthy and a great discovery! This was the part of the challenge I loved most, the gentle nudge that Dana gave us towards getting creative! The little canapes filled with a creamy cheesy chicken topping stole my heart!Beautiful little bites! Dress them up as you like … fill 'em up with a light chicken filling, or caramelised onion jam with blue cheese, maybe a mushroom – red onion olive oil filling, a salsa {peach, tomato, mango} … or get more adventurous and use seasonal fresh fruit and cheese. The pooch was uber delighted to get the little baked leftovers and came out of her bowl covered with sesame and poppy seeds. She is still as naughty as she is charming! I didn't get a seedy picture coz by the time I grabbed my camera, Coco had made a meal of every last crumb! Crackers!!I used the red harissa which I made recently in the chicken topping and tomato salsa. I served some crackers with the Caramelised Onion & Garlic Jam I make often … good choices for both these crackers. I have included the remaining two recipes below and will attempt try them soon. Our talented host Dana hasn't entered the world of blogging but has been a Daring Baker for a couple of years. Cheeses can be swapped, flours altered and spices changed; I encourage creativity! As long as you a making small crispy platforms on which to add a myriad of toppings, you are on the right track, she says.
Pepper Jack and Oregano Crackers (Roll with pasta rollers or by hand):
Servings: Approximately 80 crackers
1⅔ cups (400 ml) (235 gm) (8¼ oz) all-purpose (plain) flour
2¼ cups (540 ml) (225 gm/8 oz) grated pepper jack cheese, firmly packed
2 teaspoons (10 ml) (1 gm) dried oregano
½ teaspoon (2½ ml) (3 gm) salt
½ teaspoon (2½ ml) (½ gm) black pepper
½ cup (120 ml) (4 fl oz) vegetable oil
½ cup (120 ml) (4 fl oz) water
Spice topping
¼ teaspoon (1¼ ml) (1/8 gm) cayenne
1 teaspoon (5 ml) (3 gm) kosher salt
1 teaspoon (5 ml) (5 gm) sugar
1. Combine the spice topping and set aside.
2. Grate the cheese and put in the bowl of a food processor with flour, oregano, salt and pepper and pulse to combine. This can also be done by hand.
3. Add the oil and pulse until the consistency of wet sand is reached.
4. Add enough water for the dough to come together.
5. Form the dough into two disks, wrap with cling film and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
6. Heat the oven to moderate 325°F/160°C/gas mark 3.
7. Working with a quarter of the dough at a time, either use a rolling pin or roll out in your pasta rollers to 1/8 of an inch (3 mm) thick. If you use pasta rollers, ensure the dough is well floured so as not to stick.
8. Cut the strips into cracker shapes or cut out using a cookie cutter.
Transfer to a parchment lined cookies sheet and sprinkle with the spice mixture.
10. Bake for 20-25 minutes until medium golden brown.
11. Store in an airtight container and eat within three days
Cheddar, Rosemary and Walnut Icebox Crackers (form into a log and slice):
Servings: Approximately 48 crackers
½ cup (120 ml) (1 stick) (115 gm/4 oz) butter, well softened
2¼ cups (540 ml) (225 gm/8 oz) grated aged cheddar cheese (the better the cheese, the better the cracker), firmly packed
1 cup plus 3 tablespoons (285 ml) (190 gm/6oz) all-purpose (plain) flour
1 teaspoon (5 ml) (6 gm) salt
1/2 cup (120 ml) (60 gm/2 oz) finely chopped walnuts
1 tablespoon (15 ml) (1¾ gm) finely chopped rosemary
1. Combine butter, rosemary and cheese in a stand mixer and beat well (can also be done by hand)
2. Add the flour, salt and nuts and stir to combine
3. Form the dough into two tight logs and wrap with cling film
4. Chill for at least an hour and up to several days. The log can be frozen at this point for several months.
5. Heat the oven to moderate 160°C.
6. Slice a log into 5mm (1/5 inch) coins and place on a parchment lined baking sheet
7. Bake about 10 minutes until golden brown
8. Store in an airtight container and eat within three days
9. Try this recipe with different cheeses, nuts (or no nuts), and spices. Get creative!
It's been a fun daring July with quite the perfect challenge which has opened up a whole new window to creative baking. Crisp, versatile and popular, savoury snacks are always welcome, and I'm looking forward to trying the recipes above. I ♥ Daring Bakers!
Thank you Dana, and thank you as always Lisa of La Mia Cucina and Ivonne of Cream Puffs in Venice for hosting this fab kitchen!! Do stop by here to see our daring bakers go creatively crazy over crackers!!!
Summary: Delicious, light, addictive, versatile and simple to make, crackers don't get better than this. I made some seedy crisps for canapes with the same dough too.
Servings: Varies depending on thickness; approximately 30 crackers and 15-18 canapes {I made 1/2 recipe which I've shared below, minimally adapted}
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes plus resting time
- Crackers
- 1 cup/ 160 gm whole wheat four
- 1 cup/ 120gm all-purpose (plain) flour
- 1/3 cup / 40 gm poppy seeds
- 1/3 cup / 40 gm sesame seeds
- 1½ tsp table salt
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder/granules
- 3 tbsp /45 ml olive oil
- ¾ cup / 175 ml water {approx}
- Chicken Topping for approx 20 canapes
- 2 boneless chicken breast, cut into 2 fillets each
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- {Marinade}
- 1 cup /250ml cultured buttermilk
- 1tsp red harissa {recipe here}
- Juice of 1 lime
- Salt to taste
- Tomato salsa
- 3-4 tomatoes, deseeded, chopped fine
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped fine
- Juice of 1/2 lime
- Fresh coriander, finely chopped
- 1/4tsp red harissa {recipe here} or finely chopped deseeded green chili
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- Crackers
- Mix the flours, seeds, salt and baking powder in a large bowl.
- Add the oil and stir until combined.
- Add 1/2 cup of water to begin with, and then more as required until the dough comes together.
- Knead the dough 5 or 6 times and allow to rest, covered, on the counter for 15 minutes. You can also chill the dough at this point and come back later.
- Thermomix: Place all ingredients in TM bowl. Mix at speed 6 for 30 seconds, and knead in closed position for 2 minutes.
- Divide the dough into 4 parts. Roll out really thin on parchment paper, transfer to a baking tray and score with a pastry cutter.
- Bake at 230C for 25-30 mins {I used the lower element only. If you use both elements, then it will take lesser time}
- I used 1/4 dough to make about 2 dozen crisp canapes.
- Crackers/canapes will keep for a week in an airtight container.
- Chicken topping for canapes
- Make the marinade by whisking together buttermilk, red harissa, lime juice and salt. Mix in the chicken and marinate overnight {or 3-4 hours}
- Drain the marinade, then pan fry the chicken in 1-2 tsp of olive oil. Add the Worcestershire sauce once all the liquid has evaporated.
- Chop up the chicken and add all remaining ingredients. Taste and adjust seasoning if required. You can fill and refrigerate shells until ready to serve, else fill just before serving.
- Tomato salsa
- Mix together all the ingredients and allow flavours to mature for an hour or so.
Recipe: Health Crackers
Summary: Healthy in every way, these would go well with a thick dip or with a variety of toppings. {I made 1/2 quantity, about 40 crackers. The recipe below is for the full quantity}
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes plus resting time
- 3 cups /240 gm rolled oats
- 2 cups /280 gm plain all-purpose flour
- 1 cup / 80 gm wheat germ
- 3 tablespoons / 40 gm sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup / 180 ml vegetable oil
- 1 cup /240 ml water
- 1 large egg white
- Cracker topping
- Sesame seeds, poppy seeds, nigella (onion) seeds, salt
- Salt for sprinkling
- Mix the oats, flour, wheat germ sugar and salt together in a large bowl or bowl for the standup mixer.
- Combine the water and oil and stir into the oat mixture until it comes together and a dough forms.
- Thermomix: Place all ingredients in TM bowl. Mix at speed 6 for 30 seconds, and knead in closed position for 2 minutes.
- Form dough into a disk and allow to rest in the fridge for about 20 minutes but up to a day if you are making the ahead.
- Preheat the oven to moderate 160°C.
- Divide the dough into quarters and work with one piece at a time, allowing the remaining pieces to stay in the fridge as you proceed with rolling out the crackers.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough to about 1/16 inch (1½ mm) thick and transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet by carefully wrapping the dough around the rolling pin.
- Brush the dough with the egg white mixed briefly with a tablespoon of water and sprinkle with seeds and salt of your choice.
- Cut the dough with a pizza wheel and bake for 25-30 minutes until browned. Crackers that are not crispy once cooled may be returned to the oven.
- Store in an airtight container and eat within two weeks.
- Serve with cheese and Caramelised Onion & Garlic Jam, or Salsa, or a roasted red bell pepper dip, or topped with the chicken above.
- Note: You can omit the egg white for a vegetarian version. Roll the topping in gently on top.
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Tempting crackers and gorgeous clicks!
I like the site very much,photos are soooooo good
Really tempting and crunchy looking crackers… Would love to have it anytime of the day
What a lovely idea to shape the crackers like you did for the canapes! You photos are amazing, as always!
WOW what an inspiration posting your crackers and the photos are stunning and exquisitely beautiful. You really made me feel as if I was baking your crackers as I read your posting. Bravo to you. Cheers from Audax in Sydney Australia.
Ooh How I love the look of these crackers. Especially with that Onion Jam (which I seemed to have missed) So amazing to see you still so strongly active with the DBs. I miss the group and the fun.
Sorry if this is a double posting since I cannot tell if my first entry was published, delete if not needed.
WOW what stunning exquisite crackers and photos you have made! I When I read your posting it felt as I was making the crackers with YOU. I really love the look of your boat shaped crackers so so creative. Cheers from Audax in Sydney Australia.
wow! i love to eat crackers so much, all types of crackers are here with different size looking so crunchy and yummy. I will use this recipe for making crackers.
Great job on the challenge!
I haven't done a Daring Bakers in ages but these recipes I have to make. I love them! Your crackers are perfect and beautiful but I am really loving the recipes with such flavors packed into each. Love the mix of spices and cheese. They are great! And I have to try your caramelized onion & garlic jam. Wow! You keep on amazing, baby! xo
I love these rustic photos! I also love your dog 🙂
aah……i am going to try my hand at the the Cheddar, Rosemary and Walnut Icebox Crackers
Absolutely yummy!!!
AMAZING pictures! I was intrigued by the seedy crisps recipe, and after seeing yours I am definitely going to try it. What a great idea to make little cracker cups, too. Awesome job!
Beautiful job! Your crackers are fantastic, and I love the little appetizer cups! 🙂 My pups loved the crackers they stole from the toddler, too, haha.
love the little cracker bowls! beautiful pics 🙂
Beautiful clicks as always 🙂 and I love the idea of making the crackers in the tart tray! brilliant and perfect for filling
I really enjoyed this challenge too, quick and easy and perfect for hot weather.
You did a brilliant job on it
Wow! I was drooling reading the recipes & seeing the yummylicious pics. Will try my hand at making 'em crackers soon!
Deeba, thank you so much for visiting my blog. You are one of my favourite baker :)). Your cooking and photography inspire me. Super like the crunchy crackers!
Such perfect looking crackers. i love how u make them so adorable.
Heaven in a few simple bites
Amazing photos and delicious crackers.
so nice to be part of such a talented group. amazing shots and lovely crackers!
WOW – all of your crackers look outstandingly delicious. I love the idea of the little appetizer cups – that is genius. But they all look great, and I think I want to try those health crackers right away!! Beautiful work.
Oh wow – cracker canapes! This is such a brilliant idea. All your crackers look and sound delicious, you did so much work on this challenge. Amazing 😀
These look wonderful – all of them! Rather than fill up on so many things before dinner, why not just have good homemade crackers! Brilliant! ~ David
Baking the crackers in your tart pan was pure genius. All versions here look delectable.
This crakers are amazing! Great recipes!
This is so tempting, what a treat to be able to make fresh crackers. Love the pics!
I'm not sure what's prettier – you photography or the dog!
i can eat crackers all day……i'm loving coco's appearances 😉
Hey Deeba,
Loved the crackers and canapes..tweaked them to make them even healthier..;) Used 3/4 parts wholewheat flour and 1/4 part jowar atta.and used Flaxseeds and nigella seeds for the crunch and more health..:D…Will tweak it further next time to include millet flour..
And the crackers taste yum with hung curd cucumber dip too..:)
Thanks and cheers..
I love those cracker cup, what an amazing party starter they would make. But, Coco steels the show. She is soooo adorable.
These photos are absolutely gorgeous! We have never made crackers but I think we are going to try. Beautiful post! Thanks for sharing.
Lovely crackers and so many of them 🙂
I get into a cracker baking phase once in a while and then there is a lull for a month or so. Missing my flax seeds crackers right now but he next batch will be this sesame and poppy seeds 🙂
Have spent the last 1/2hour clicking through your beautiful recipes and photographs. They are all amazing. Thanks so much for sharing your fantastic talents
Fantastic website!
Cool – great to see someone else is really into crackers too! I love your little cups of cracker ready for fillings.
Check out mine if you would like to – I just love travelling and bringing home more cracker/cookie/biscuit recipes
Delicious recipes with the photos are looking so yummy. I ll try these recipes at my home. Thanks for sharing this post.
Thanks for these amazing recipes and photos. I only made healthy crackers and they are fabulous, adding some rye flakes at hand. just wondering whether you used traditional or quick-cooking rolled oats ? your biscuit edges are so neat, while mine are not.
Cheers from Georgia, the republic


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Yeh -- its task of providing price support for its main export by reducing supply to drive up the price.
And include Mecca, Medina, Qom and a few other holy sites with those nukes. End Islam, when they can no longer complete the Haj their religion will die out like others have.
There are criminal warlords that control most of the poppy harvest and with the Taliban's help a cut of the profit is realized for their terroist efforts.
A 10% harvest doesn't make up the difference of price drive up.
In my area, this 10% of normal harvest has made the Taliban's efforts more costly.
Calling a beery Marine in a bar "soldier" would be a good way to find out.
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