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Final Fantasy XI content getting added next week
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Posted by Daniel "monk" Pelfrey on Mar 16th, 2009
FROM THE PRESS RELEASE
Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in North America, today announced that the first in a series of three previously announced add-on scenarios for their MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) game, FINAL FANTASY® XI, will be available for purchase on March 23, 2009. This add-on scenario, titled “A Crystalline ProphecyTM – Ode of Life Bestowing,” will be available exclusively for online purchase through the PlayOnline® Viewer, and will be priced at $9.99. After purchase, FINAL FANTASY XI players will have access to this new content following the release of the upcoming version update in early April 2009.
Creation of these three upcoming content packages is led by Masato Kato, who created the stories and scenarios for FINAL FANTASY XI, and its first expansion pack, Rise of the Zilart®. Two additional add-ons, R20;A Moogle Kupo d’EtatTM – Evil in Small Doses” and “A Shantotto AscensionTM – The Legend Torn, Her Empire Born”, will be released later this year.
STORY
A Crystalline Prophecy – Ode of Life Bestowing
One day, a giant crystal appeared in the skies above Jeuno, triggering a series of unexplained happenings across the land. Now, adventurers will set forth to unravel the mysteries of this primordial crystal that holds the secret of Vana’diel’s past.
Accommodating players in North America, Europe and Japan, FINAL FANTASY XI is the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game capable of simultaneous multiplayer cooperation across three different platforms. Now in its sixth year of service, FINAL FANTASY XI has a robust community of 500,000 subscribers from around the world. The series continues to evolve and expand, offering newcomers and fans alike an immersive, engrossing and engaging universe to traverse, defend and explore.
For more information about FINAL FANTASY XI, please visit the official website: http://www.finalfantasyxi.com.
Profile of Masato Kato
Masato Kato served as director and scenario writer on titles including Chrono Trigger®, Radical Dreamers, Xenogears® and Chrono Cross® for Square Co., Ltd. (now Square Enix) and oversaw the initial plot conception and event direction for the original FINAL FANTASY XI and the Rise of the Zilart expansion. Since leaving Square in 2002, Mr. Kato has worked on a number of titles and continues to pursue his unique design vision.
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