An official European based Final Fantasy 13 (notice the use of number and not roman numeral?) has launched today. Bearing nothing but a countdown and the message 'The countdown has begun. A new vision will soon be revealed to the world. Register now to ensure you're there for the unveiling' - Normally we'd assume it's simply a European site launch, but why have a countdown? And why would a European site launch so early prior to even the Japanese launch?

 

 

 

Check it out and register yourself here; http://www.finalfantasy13game.com/

 

A NA based countdown has also begun here;
http://na.square-enix.com/ff13/ (minus the ominous message)
Edit: The NA flash has a trailer written in the code (an FLV file) available in both SD and HD forms
whether the trailer is new or old, we don't know, but a HD trailer is welcome!