Win a Signed Copy of The Last Story

After a long, long time of waiting, The Last Story is finally on its way to North America in just a couple of weeks. The game will be available to purchase on August 14 - and to celebrate, we’re giving away five standard edition copies of the game. But that’s not all - all five copies are signed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, the game’s director and the creator of the Final Fantasy series.

So how do you win? Just send us the answers to the five questions below to nintendo@ign.com. DO NOT POST YOUR ANSWERS IN THE COMMENTS - unless you want to seriously destroy your chances of winning. The first five people to correctly respond to all five questions will earn themselves one of the signed copies of the game. Winners will receive their copy on launch day, so if you win you can still dive into the adventure right away.

Once we have selected the winners, we’ll update this article to announce who the lucky gamers are. Please note that this contest is only open to readers living in North America. And again - this is just for a standard boxed copy of the game. If you're waiting the special edition that includes the art book, or you want the pre-order incentive soundtrack, you'll have to head to the store on August 14. But those won't be signed by Sakaguchi... Decisions, decisions.

Now for those questions…

1. What is the name of the main hero in The Last Story?

2. What was The Last Story’s Japanese release date? Be specific - month, day and year!

3. What was developer Mistwalker’s first game?

4. Which movie marked Hironobu Sakaguchi’s debut as a film director?

5. Name the legendary composer of both The Last Story and the Final Fantasy series.

Good luck, Koopalings! The contest starts... NOW! Go! E-mail!

Audrey Drake is an Associate Editor at IGN and a proud member of the IGN Nintendo team. She is also a lifelong gamer, a frequent banisher of evil and a wielder of various legendary blades. You can follow her wild adventures on her IGN blog and Twitter. Game on!

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Bond Skyfall Trailer 2 Hits

The new trailer for Skyfall has hit the net, alongside a couple of brand-new stills from the latest James Bond picture.

Beware of spoilers from the trailer ahead…

It kicks off with M apparently writing Bond’s obituary, before being berated by Ralph Fiennes’ Gareth Mallory for losing a drive that contains the identity of every of every agent embedded in terrorist organizations across the globe.

Bond then makes a miraculous return from the grave before becoming embroiled in a series of spectacular action set-pieces, including one atop a train.

We are also introduced to the new Q – played by Ben Whishaw – who issues Bond with his iconic weapon of choice, the Walter PPK.

And we get our first glimpse at a very blonde Javier Bardem as the film’s villain Silva, whose plan seems to be… well, you’ll just have to watch the trailer below!

Chris Tilly is the Entertainment Editor for IGN and is a big fan of blonde Bardem. His idle chat can be found on both Twitter and MyIGN.

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