We are just hours away from the release of what is probably the biggest RPG this year.  RPG enthusiasts are expecting Final Fantasy XIII to revolutionize the genre for this era.  But while reviews, including our very own, are still coming in, the fact remains that hype for this title is high.

The hype is so high that Square Enix Public Relations officials have been doing as much as they can to feed off this attention… literally.

You may have seen it from other reporting blogs, but this past Christmas, we received quite a large package from Square Enix.  While it wasn’t a demo (it was actually a CD with HD trailers and screenshots), it was still quite refreshing.  We actually received thirteen sugar cookies with the “XIII” logo designed on them along with a festive-themed postcard.

A few weeks ago, the publisher’s PR company event sent us some cel art, but the best part of the package was an invitation to the cocktail-themed Launch Party happening in the Regency Center at San Francisco that’s actually happening tonight.

Casual gamers may be thinking, “A cocktail party for a video game?”  Yes folks, a cocktail party for a video game.  This will actually be my first cocktail party, especially since I just turned 21.

That being said, we encourage you to stay tuned to Gamer 2.0’s SmashPad TwitterPage for up-to-the-second coverage as well as pictures from this huge event.  And don’t worry, they won’t be just pictures of a drunken me quoting Kefka.

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About This Author: Danreb Victorio

Danreb Victorio is SmashPad's longest tenured staff member and has been writing for the publication since its existence as Gaming-Nation, Inside Gamer Online, Amped IGO, Amped News, and Gamer 2.0. Though SmashPad has gone through many branding changes, Danreb has remained the same--he pushes out content while also improving his craft with every piece that gets published. As a Co-Managing Editor, Danreb, along with Chris Selogy, is in charge of assigning, maintaining, and providing SmashPad's editorial content. Danreb is currently an undergraduate at San Jose State University studying to earn a bachelor of science in magazine journalism. In addition to SmashPad, you can read his work on Yelp.com and San Jose State University's student newspaper, The Spartan Daily.

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