New Final Fantasy XIII details

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The latest issue of Japanese magazine, Jump, has revealed some new nuggets of info for us Final Fantasy XIII nuts to ponder over.

First up, the mag talks about a character named Hope Estheim - who apparently makes a brief appearance in the playable demo that released in Japan with the Blu-ray version of the animated film Final Fantasy: Advent Children.

Hope, who holds a grudge against other major character, Snow, for getting his mother involved in a big fight (rightly so, too), fights using a boomerang-style weapon. There you go.

Vanille is the other character named - a character who, according to translations of the Jump report, you'll have caught a glimpse of in a couple of trailers (she looks like Rikku, apparently). Vanille's story remains a mystery, but it's reported she'll use a yoyo-style weapon that she swings around ferociously during fights.

The game's set for release in Japan later this year, and overseas next year (we hope).

Mike Jackson