Today Square Enix announced that Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn will enter the closed beta phase for PC on Feb 25th.
To assist players quickly and easily assess their gaming PC’s hardware and performance, SQUARE ENIX has made the new FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn benchmark software, available today as a free download at na.finalfantasyxiv.com.
Closed Beta players will be able to try out the new Full Active Time Events, or “FATE,” as part of the new gameplay system. Players can participate in these randomly occurring events by simply being within proximity of the event, without the need to form parties.
Did you sign up for beta access? If you haven’t you can sign up here.
Press Release
LOS ANGELES (Feb. 21, 2013) – Square Enix, Inc., the publishers of SQUARE ENIX® interactive entertainment products in the Americas, announced today that FINAL FANTASY® XIV: A Realm Reborn™ will enter the Closed Beta phase for the Windows PC on Monday, February 25, welcoming the most loyal fans into the fully-redesigned, massively multiplayer online (MMO) adventure.
To assist players quickly and easily assess their gaming PC’s hardware and performance, SQUARE ENIX has made the new FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn benchmark software, available today as a free download at na.finalfantasyxiv.com.
Closed Beta players will be able to try out the new Full Active Time Events, or “FATE,” as part of the new gameplay system. Players can participate in these randomly occurring events by simply being within proximity of the event, without the need to form parties.
FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn is the first MMO to have been completely rebuilt from the ground up to improve all systems, gameplay and player experience. It will release this summer for Windows PC and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.
New screenshots and artwork featuring the different races can be downloaded through the press site. The new “Exploration” trailer composed entirely of real-time footage captured from the official benchmark can be viewed on YouTube. Additionally, in the “A Tour of Eorzea, Part 1” trailer, viewers can take a tour through the vast and beautiful realm of Eorzea in both Windows PC and the PlayStation®3 footage. Finally, the custom-designed gamepad UI is introduced by Producer and Director, Naoki Yoshida, in the Developer’s Commentary Video, “Gamepads.”
Players are invited to visit the official Facebook® page (https://www.facebook.com/FinalFantasyXIV) and participate in the official forum at http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com.
FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn is not yet rated. Please visit the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) website at www.esrb.org for more information about ratings.
About FINAL FANTASY
Since the release of FINAL FANTASY in 1987, this unique RPG series continues to showcase the spectacular visuals, highly imaginative worlds and rich stories leading the industry and earning the highest accolades from users around the world. Titles of the series have so far achieved a cumulative shipment of over 100 million units worldwide.
