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* [http://release.square-enix.com/news/j/2009/06/nq6nzldaj.html Press Release]
* [http://www.newsishere.com/finalfantasy14.html Final Fantasy IV Release in 2010]
* [http://www.finalfantasyxiv.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.finalfantasyxiv.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.finalfantasy14-Online.com/ Fan website]


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Revision as of 02:38, 4 June 2009

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Final Fantasy XIV Online
File:FFXIV.png
Final Fantasy XIV title logo, designed by Yoshitaka Amano
Developer(s)Square Enix
Publisher(s)Square Enix
Producer(s)Hiromichi Tanaka
Artist(s)Akihiko Yoshida
Composer(s)Nobuo Uematsu[2]
SeriesFinal Fantasy
EngineCrystal Tools
Platform(s)PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows[2][3]
ReleaseTBA 2010[1]
Genre(s)Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
Mode(s)Multiplayer cross-platform

Final Fantasy XIV (ファイナルファンタジーXIV), also known as Final Fantasy XIV Online, is the fourteenth entry in the Final Fantasy series, due for release in 2010 for PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows.[2][3] It was announced that it will be released simultanously across all platforms, in all regions.[4] Like Final Fantasy XI, Final Fantasy XIV Online is a massively multiplayer online game.

Development

File:Rapture.jpg
Screenshot from a concept video of the game, as shown at E3 2005

Final Fantasy XIV, previously codenamed Rapture (ラプチャー),[5] was first mentioned in August 2005, when Square Enix announced they had begun working on a new MMORPG, but neither confirmed nor denied that it was a sequel to Final Fantasy XI, or that it was Final Fantasy-related.[6] Hiromichi Tanaka, producer of the MMORPG Final Fantasy XI, stated in April 2006 that developers are working to make Rapture a worldwide release.[7] He announced in February 2007 that the game was being developed for the Xbox 360 and for personal computers running the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. He also stated that it might also be brought to the PlayStation 3.[8] Square Enix announced at GDC 2008 that the new MMO will indeed target the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows operating system, and hinted that Mac and Linux clients are not out of question. [9] The game will utilize the Square Enix created graphics engine called Crystal Tools[10] and is being developed by the same team working on Square's current MMO title, Final Fantasy XI.[11]

On June 2nd, 2009, at the Sony E3 Conference, Final Fantasy XIV Online was announced for the PlayStation 3, with a trailer reminiscent of the intro to Final Fantasy XI. Later that day it was confirmed that it will also be released on PC. It is expected that Final Fantasy XIV is indeed Rapture.[12] The game will be produced by Tanaka and directed by Nobuaki Komoto. Akihiko Yoshida is the art director, and Nobuo Uematsu is composing the music.[2] The game will be cross-platform and will have cross-platform servers between PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows, making all servers accessible from any country. Square Enix has hinted the possibility of a 360 version.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Sony announces FFXIV at E3 as a PS3 exlcusive MMO in 2010". June 2, 2009. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d "FINAL FANTASY XIV". 2008-02-18. Retrieved 2008-03-08. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ a b "FINAL FANTASY XIV Press Release". Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  4. ^ "Final Fantasy XIV Simultaneous Worldwide Release Planned". Final Fantasy Union. June 3, 2009. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
  5. ^ Tong, Sophia (2009-06-02). "Final Fantasy XIV Online Trailer Impressions". Gamespot. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  6. ^ Ransom-Wiley, James (2006-07-18). "Square Enix confirmed Final Fantasy XII MMO". joystiq.com. Retrieved 2008-03-08. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Ransom-Wiley, James (2006-04-19). "Square Enix snubs Xbox 360, targets PS3 & Vista for new MMORPG". joystiq.com. Retrieved 2008-03-08. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ Ransom-Wiley, James (2007-02-08). "Square Enix confirms new MMO for Xbox 360 & Vista, maybe PS3". joystiq.com. Retrieved 2008-03-08. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ Tanaka, Hiromichi (2007-07-14). "E3 Square Enix Interview with FFXIclopedia". ffxiclopedia.org. Retrieved 2008-05-14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ Satoshi Nakamura, Mamoru (2008-02-18). "Game Developers Conference 2008 local report". GameWatch. Retrieved 2008-03-08. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ Tanaka, Hiromichi (2007-11-20). "Fan Festival 2007 Developer Q&A". Allakhazam.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  12. ^ "Final Fantasy XIV Online Trailer Impressions". June 2, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
  13. ^ "Square Enix considering FFXIV Online for 'Microsoft hardware". {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accesdate= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

External links

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