Final Fantasy XIII (ファイナルファンタジーXIII, Fainaru Fantajī Sātīn^?) is an upcoming console role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix Co., Ltd.. It is slated to be the first main Final Fantasy series title for the Sony PlayStation 3 video game console. Unveiled at E³ 2006, the game features a high-tech futuristic world. The only characters revealed thus far are a woman with the code name Lightning who wields a gunblade-like weapon, and an unnamed, giant man who is her ally. Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2 director Motomu Toriyama returns as the director of the game.^[1] According to Square Enix President Yoichi Wada, the storyline will focus on "those who resist the world."^[2]

Final Fantasy XIII will run on the "White Engine", a proprietary engine built for Square Enix's next-gen games. The game was originally planned for the PlayStation 2 but was later moved to the PlayStation 3 after the development team discovered the power of the platform.

Square Enix recently announced they had licensed Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3 to use on a number of particular next generation titles, but will still use the White Engine for most exclusive Playstation 3 games, most notably Final Fantasy XIII.^[3]