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| Final Fantasy XI Online Beta through Official Xbox 360 Magazine Square Enix Ltd. and Future, the international special-interest media company announce a deal that sees the next issue of Xbox 360: The Official Xbox Magazine exclusively covermounting the FINAL FANTASY XI Beta version for Xbox 360. As the biggest covermount in the five-year history of Xbox magazines, the beta disc will only be available with Future's Xbox 360: The Official Xbox Magazine in the USA, UK, France, Italy and Germany, joining the title's existing monthly coverdisc. The exclusive disc is completely free for the duration of the beta test and will give fans of the Final Fantasy series and readers of Xbox 360: The Official Xbox Magazine an exciting opportunity to be the first to sample the next-generation version of Final Fantasy XI. Square Enix will be opening their beta servers for a limited-time, enabling gamers to help them fine-tune the Xbox 360 version, which includes support for high-definition screens, before the retail version goes on sale. Players will undertake multiple adventures in the world of Vana'diel - a gaming universe packed with the award-winning visual content, innovative gameplay and deep storylines which have made the Final Fantasy series million sellers across the globe. All gamers need to experience the beta version of Final Fantasy XI is an Xbox 360 with Hard Drive and broadband connection. Issue 4 of Xbox 360: The Official Xbox Magazine hits UK news stands on Thursday, 5 January 2006 and is packed with the latest reviews, previews and playable demos, as well a second disc, featuring the FULL Xbox 360 Beta version of FINAL FANTASY XI. FINAL FANTASY XI is a massively multi-player online role-playing game (MMORPG) with over 1.5 million characters to date. Players undertake multiple adventures through Vana'diel, in a gaming universe that contains same the award-winning visual content, innovative gameplay and deep storyline that the FINAL FANTASY series is known for. The Rise of the Zilart and Chains of PromathiaTM expansion packs expand the storyline and open up a variety of higher-level skills and abilities. The upcoming third expansion, Treasures of Aht UrhganTM will include the exciting introduction of the long-awaited job class, Blue Mage. With the release of Xbox 360 version, Square Enix will be expanding its cross-platform strategy, making FINAL FANTASY XI available to a much wider audience across the world. The powerful next-generation capabilities of Xbox 360 will provide a much more dynamic and visually impressive gateway to Vana'diel. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Game News :: home page |