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So the beta test for Final Fantasy XIV PC has already commenced last weekend. Feeling sad that you weren’t in on it?Don’t worry, we heard through Twitter that a new batch of invites has just been sent out by Square Enix. Maybe you’ll get lucky this time around.

According to their tweet, beta invites were sent out to get “thousands of new applicants”. So, if you tried you luck out by sending in your application for that beta, you’d best keep refreshing that inbox of yours, lest you miss it.

“We’ve sent Beta Test acceptance mails to thousands of new applicants! Might you be one of them!? Check your mailbox…RIGHT NOW!”

You’d be crazy not to do as you’re told.

Here’s what you’re going to get from the Collector’s Edition of Final Fantasy XIV. Oh, wait. You didn’t know Square Enix was coming out with one? Well they are. But so far, it’s for the PC only.

IN-GAME ITEM – Collector’s Edition preorders will include a reward code to receive an exclusive in-game item, the Onion Helm (an exclusive in-game item which accelerates character recovery after falling in battle).
EARLY ACCESS – Play 8 days prior to the release of the Windows PC Standard Edition (timing of access subject to initial server capacity).
BEHIND-THE-SCENES DVD – Get an insider look at the making of FINAL FANTASY XIV, with exclusive video content, interviews and more in this special documentary DVD.
SECURITY TOKEN – A FINAL FANTASY XIV–branded Security Token for use with your regular password.
TRAVEL JOURNAL – Record your travels in this beautifully bound journal filled with pages of never-before-seen concept art.
RIGHT OF PASSAGE – Redeem a voucher to receive your fully-personalized Right of Passage Certificate, each stamped with a unique serial number.
AMANO COVER – Special PC Collector’s Edition illustration by renowned artist Yoshitaka Amano.

The Final Fantasy XIV Collector’s Edition will be available on September 22, 2010, practically a full week ahead of the standard edition’s release, which is slated for September 30. Purchase of the SE will also give you 30 days of game-time, although you can subscribe monthly to it for US$ 12.99. Meanwhile, the CE will cost you US$ 74.99.

No word yet if this Collector’s Edition is crossing over to the PS3, so we suggest you keep those fingers crossed. Oh, and keep it that way too for the new release date of Final Fantasy XIV’s PS3 version.

Here is what it looks like :

Square Enix has announced that the PC version of the upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game Final Fantasy XIV will be released on September 30, the bad news, the PS3 version will not be available until March of 2011. According to the games executive producer Hiromichi Tanaka:

“This September, players around the world will join together to explore the fascinating and exciting realm of Eorzea. We’re presenting players with a new style of online gameplay, that we know will please avid fans of online games, but welcome more casual gamers as well with the variety of gameplay and story-driven content.”

The game will be available in two versions, a standard edition that will cost US$ 49.99 and a collectors edition that will retail for US$ 74.99. It will be out on September 22 and will include “a behind-the-scenes DVD, a special branded security token, a FFXIV branded tumbler, map, a travel journal including concept art, the Onion Helm in-game item, a 30-day free trial period for the game and a pass that allows a guest to play for free for a limited time.” While the monthly subscription fee will be US$ 12.99.

A beta version of the game will go live in early July. For those wondering about the games requirements, you need to have a Windows XP/Vista/7, Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz or AMD Athlon X2 2GHz, 2GB of RAM, 15GB HDD space, NVIDIA GeForce 9600 512MB or ATI Radeon HD 2900 512MB and DirectX 9.

It has just been announced at the FFXI Vanafest 2010 that the Final Fantasy XIV Beta Test Site will officially be open on March 11th!

If you haven’t signed up yet, you may do so by clicking this link:

FFXIV Beta Sign Up

With the eagerly anticipated FINAL FANTASY XIV drawing ever nearer its beta test phase, we are excited to announce that we will be conducting a closed alpha test—exclusive to our loyal FINAL FANTASY XI users!
Those who have been selected as beta testers can expect to receive further information starting from Monday, March 1.
* The tester website is scheduled to go live on Thursday, March 11.

Those who were not selected in this drawing, fear not, for there will be other opportunities to come. Be sure to stay tuned!

New Version Update Announced! (02/23/2010)

We’re pleased to announce that the development team is hard at work on the next FINAL FANTASY XI version update, which is currently on track for a mid-March release!

As always, a host of new additions and enhancements are in store for you, the details of which will first be unveiled to the public at VanaFest 2010 on Sunday, February 28.

Those unable to attend the event need not despair, as extensive coverage will be provided via the VanaFest official site and Topics, including a streaming video feed and multilingual commentary from the international community teams as previously mentioned in this space. Don’t miss out on the festivities!

Visit the official VanaFest 2010 site today!

Since we aren’t able to play FFXI for most of the day today, we are having a little LS chat room on our ventrilo server!  Feel free to come on and discuss the new additions to the game with us!

What is ventrilo you may ask?  Ventrilo is a Voice Over IP  (VoIP) communications software.  Its free to download and to use, and allows us all to chat with each other by voice or in a chat room.

• Ventrilo can be downloaded for free here.
• Info on how to connect to our server can be found here.

Hope to see you all there!

Hello Linkshell members, this is our new Linkshell homepage!  I hope you guys like the layout.  If you guys have any comments feel free to let us know!  You can add comments to the topic on here without having to register I believe so feel free to try it out!

Also thank Silentwolf for helping us with the homepage!