Giant FFXIII ads promise 2010 release in North America

Usually we don't get our news from the sides of buildings, but today is an exception.

A series of massive, building-side Final Fantasy XIII ads have been plastered in downtown Los Angeles, and posted on a blog on Square Enix's Members website. While it's nice to see Lightning, Snow, and Vanille overlooking the happenings in L.A., it's even nicer to see an official release window for North America, even if it's simply "2010." Considering it's arriving this year in Japan, we'd expect the usual six-month transition period to the U.S. and Canada, meaning it should arrive in the earlier half of the year.

If you want to see the massive ads for yourself, we've included them below.