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Signed, Unsealed, Yet to be Delivered...Not Yours - Dev Blog

May
24
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Signed, Unsealed, Yet to be Delivered...Not Yours

May 24, 2013

Hello all!
Fernehalwes here.

I know a lot of you guys have already seen the new Japanese box art (on sale August 27th, pre-order yours today), but thought you might be interested in how else it is being used. First, I found this massive tapestry on display in one of the dev team meeting areas:




Rumor has it that all of the gear shown here is actually in the game! Which would mean that bookish beauty in the mortar board on the far right is...!!!

Ahem! I also saw these sweet signed posters drying on the desk...

Pre-Orders and Launch Date Announced

May
23
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We’re pleased to announce that FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn will officially launch on Tuesday, August 27, 2013!

Players who have version 1.0 will not need to purchase FFXIV: ARR to continue playing on the PC. However, version 1.0 owners that wish to play the PlayStation 3 version will need to purchase a copy for the PlayStation 3. Existing users that are planning on purchasing a new copy of FFXIV: A Realm Reborn are encouraged to read all of the important information beforehand.


Players who have version 1.0 will not need to purchase FFXIV: ARR to continue playing on the PC. However, version 1.0 owners that wish to play the...

Check, One, Two - Dev Blog

May
21
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Check, One, Two

May 21, 2013
Hello all!
Fernehalwes here.

Last night we did the final sound check for the new trailer we'll be unveiling at this year's E3. As you can see in this photo, our sound director, Masayoshi Soken, is explaining to Yoshi-P how knee socks inspired him to create this particular orchestral masterpiece.





After that, Yoshi-P and community guru, Toshio Murouchi, moved over to our in-house studio to record the commentary track for an upcoming video release. Needless to say, it was late, and neither could quite get into the groove...




Who knew that the words 'konnichiwa' could be so funny?...