Leona Lewis and Square-Enix are teaming up again, but this time it is in the form of a giveaway for Final Fantasy XIII.  If you don’t already own a copy or are just a really big Leona Lewis fan, you will probably want to enter this contest.  The giveaway started on April 9th and will end on May 7th at 12:00 p.m. EST.  Winners are to be selected randomly and will win a copy of Final Fantasy XIII and a prize signed by Leona Lewis.

According to the singer’s official website, 10 winners will be chosen in total and 5 will receive a game for the PS3 or Xbox 360.  The contest rules seem simple enough, except that it is restricted to those who live in the United States and the District of Columbia.  All you need to do is send Leona Lewis an e-mail with your full name, address, age and your type of gaming console to either LeonaLewisContestPS3@sonymusic.com or LeonaLewisContestXbox@sonymusic.com.

You can read all of the official rules on Leona Lewis’ official website here.

[Source: Press release, Square-Enix]

I’ve been lukewarm about the imminent release of Final Fantasy XII, until today. I think I’m a sucker for trailers, and I know I’m a sucker for anything Final Fantasy, but even so, this one tugs at the heartstrings. It brings the Leona Lewis song together with some fantastic voice work and even lips that move in English (something I honestly did not expect as I’m so used to the dubbing generally used in North American releases of Japanese games). 

It also looks better than any RPG I’ve ever seen.  Even if it’s purely cut scenes, there’s no question that this sets a bar for animation work for future epics.  Anyway, no more talking.  Enjoy. 

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