This page contains trailers and gameplay videos for the upcoming RPG Final Fantasy XIII. The game was released in Japan on December 17, 2009 and in North America on March 9, 2010.

This page assembles various historic video trailers and acts as a reference point for the gradual evolution of final fantasy 13 trailers. Assembled below are the following videos:

• Final Fantasy XIII Trailer 2010 English official Square - January, 2010

Square Enix shows off even more of the story from Final Fantasy 13. The video features, characters, relation­ships and pop songs that increase gradually with volume over time in this new trailer for Final Fantasy XIII.

• Final Fantasy XIII Trailer - UK Launch Trailer - January, 2010

This is the first trailer to feature Leona Lewis' "My Hands", which is the english theme song for the game.

This video shows off a few new scenes and a bit of gameplay we've not really seen too much of before. There are a few spoilers so be careful if you want to enjoy the full experience of the game as you play it.

• Final Fantasy XIII Trailer - Trailer November, 2009

In November 2009, an extended Japanese trailer was released. The Five minute trailer shows the main characters, and how their adventure starts.

• Final Fantasy XIII Countdown Trailer - January, 2009

A new trailer for Final Fantasy XIII was released on the game's official web site on January 28, 2009. A countdown had appeared on the site on January 21 with little clue as to what it was counting down to, but the new trailer was it. The trailer, which is in Japanese with English subtitles, gives some more clues about the plot and features the first shots of in-game footage.Joystiq: Final Fantasy XIII Countdown Ends, New Trailer Released

Final Fantasy XIII is set in a world called "Pulse," which is a part of the Fabula Nova Crystallis universe. Two other FFXIII games are a part of this universe: Final Fantasy Versus XIII (PS3) and Final Fantasy Agito XIII (cell phones).GameSpot: E3 06: Square Enix announces trio of Final Fantasy XIII games (May 8, 2006)GameSpot: E3 2008: Final Fantasy XIII Roundtable Discussion (July 15, 2008)

The main character in Final Fantasy XIII is named Lightning, a female hero chosen to end a corrupt world.GameSpot: Final Fantasy XIII--2007 Square Enix Party Trailer Impressions (May 13, 2008) The game's producer Yoshinori Kitase commented that the battle system will somehow combine both the active and non-active elements of Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy XII.GameSpot: E3 2008: Final Fantasy XIII Roundtable Discussion (July 15, 2008)

• GameVideos.com: Final Fantasy 13 'Beginning of the End' trailer (Time: 2:45)

• GameTrailers.com: Final Fantasy XIII DKS3713 Trailer (Time: 0:30)

• GameTrailers.com: E3 2008: MS Press Conference Cam - FF XIII Trailer (Time: 3:22)

• GameTrailers.com: E3 2008 Japanese FF XIII Trailer (Time: 3:09)

• GameTrailers.com: Final Fantasy XIII Gengeki Special Edition Trailer (Time: 2:01)

• GameTrailers.com: Final Fantasy XIII PS3 TV Spot (Time: 00:30)