Final Fantasy XIV

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (lit. Final Fantasy XIV: Reborn Eorzea) is an upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game for Microsoft Windows personal computer and Sony PlayStation 3. It is currently being developed by Square Enix Production Team 3, with Naoki Yoshida as producer and director. The game will support Japanese, English, French, and German at its worldwide release in Q2 2013.

The original Final Fantasy XIV was released in September 2010 to widespread criticism. As a result of this negative reception, Square Enix President Yoichi Wada announced that a new team, led by Yoshida, would take over development of the title. This team was responsible for generating content for the original release as well as developing a brand new game which would address all of the previous version's criticisms. Initially dubbed "Version 2.0", Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn features a new engine, improved server structures, revamped gameplay and interface, and a new story. The alpha test concluded on December 27, 2012 and the first round of beta testing is scheduled to begin in mid-February 2013.

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn takes place in the fictional land of Eorzea, five years after the events of the original release. At the conclusion of Final Fantasy XIV, the primal dragon Bahamut escapes from its prison on the moon to initiate the Seventh Umbral Era, an apocalyptic event which destroys much of Eorzea. Through the gods' blessing, the player character escapes the devastation by time traveling five years into the future. As Eorzea recovers and rebuilds, the player must deal with the impending threat of invasion by the Garlean Empire from the north.