Square Enix is hosting two special events on March 8, 2010 in San Francisco to mark the upcoming release of Final Fantasy XIII and the celebration will be a star studded event. Leona Lewis, the British singer responsible for the music of Final Fantasy XIII will be on hand to enjoy all the gaming goodness. The first event to take place will be the FINAL FANTASY XIII EXPERIENCE, where gamers get a chance to get their hands on the most anticipated release of the year. The daytime event will take place across two gaming sessions each of which will be 2 hours long. Gamers will enjoy the game first hand, browse a gallery of stunning artwork, view trailers and meet the development staff. Some lucky fans will also win fantastic raffle prizes at the event.

The second phase of the celebration will be that evening where a select group of guests will also be invited to the FINAL FANTASY XIII LAUNCH PARTY. Industry luminaries such as Gas Powered Games' Chris Taylor (Supreme Commander), Microsoft Game Studios' Corrinne Yu (Halo), and FINAL FANTASY XIII director Motomu Toriyama will celebrate the FINAL FANTASY series and its latest iteration. To get an invite to such an awesome event would be a fans dream.

SQUARE ENIX MEMBERS is offering an opportunity to win one of 200 invitations for two to the FINAL FANTASY XIII EXPERIENCE. Additionally, Bronze members and above have a chance to win one of 50 invitations for two to the FINAL FANTASY XIII LAUNCH PARTY as part of our biggest sweepstakes yet.

For official rules and how you can make your way to San Francisco and be a part of one of the biggest parties of the year check out http://member.square-enix.com/na/features/ff13/ and be sure to check back with DualShockers as we bring you all the coverage from this Final Fantasy XIII Celebration.