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Square Enix’s epic Final Fantasy XV “Uncovered” event took place a few hours ago, and we’ve got a lot of ground to cover, so let’s get right to it…

Final Fantasy XV is exactly six months away, but wouldn’t you rather be playing it right now? Square Enix understands your plight, which is why the Final Fantasy XV: Platinum Demo is now available to download for the PS4 and Xbox One through the PlayStation Store and Xbox Games Store.

In addition to giving players a glimpse inside the world of Final Fantasy XV, the Platinum Demo will include an exclusive scenario that won’t be available in the full game that’s set to launch in September. In the Platinum Demo, players will take control of a younger Noctis who has just begun to master weapons, magic skills, and driving:

Final Fantasy XV: Platinum Demo is a free download demo that offers a glimpse into the final game as it whisks players away to a fragmented dreamscape of Noctis as a child. This storyline is unique to the demo and will not be available in the final version of the main game. Players can take control of young Noctis as he masters various weapons, magic skills, and driving. To overcome the many monsters within this fantastical dream world, young Noctis will have Carbuncle as is his magical guide.

Players who complete the Final Fantasy XV: Platinum Demo will unlock an exclusive Carbuncle summon that’ll be available in Final Fantasy XV on September 30.

Square Enix’s epic Final Fantasy XV “Uncovered” event took place a few hours ago, and we’ve got a lot of ground to cover, so let’s get right to it…

The big news is that Final Fantasy XV will be released for the PS4 and Xbox One on September 30. The RPG, which has been in development in one form or another for over a decade, will be released in three separate editions.

The “Day One Edition” will retail for $59.99 and include a bonus downloadable weapon, the Masamune. Players who pre-order the game on the PS4 will also receive a Dynamic Theme, while Xbox One owners can obtain new Avatar items (a Noctis Special Outfit and a Carbuncle Pet).

The “Deluxe Edition” will retail for $89.99 and come packaged in an exclusive Steelbook case. In addition to all of the “Day One” bonus content, it’ll also include a Blu-ray copy of the Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV film, and two in-game bonus items (a Platinum Leviathan Regalia design for your car and the Royal Raiment costume).

Finally, the “Ultimate Collector’s Edition” will be available exclusively through the Square Enix Online Store. Priced at $269.99, it’ll include everything from the “Deluxe Edition” plus a Play Arts Kai action figure of Noctis, a Blu-ray copy of the Brotherhood Final Fantasy XV anime series, a hardcover art book, a soundtrack CD, and four in-game item packs. The “Ultimate Collector’s Edition” will be limited to a print run of 30,000 copies, and you can get a closer look at it after the break.

But first, take a look at the brand new trailer for the game, which is titled “Reclaim Your Throne,” and includes a cover of “Stand By Me” by Florence + The Machine. (more…)

Square Enix has already confirmed that Final Fantasy XV will definitely be released sometime in 2016. But you can’t just announce the release date for a game that’s been in the works for the better part of a decade, you have to make it an event. And that’s just what Square Enix plans to do with “Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV,” a live presentation that promises to uncover everything about the game (including the release date) on March 30.

“Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV” will be hosted by Kinda Funny‘s Greg Miller and Tim Gettys, and fans can reserve a ticket for the event at FinalFantasyXV.com/uncovered beginning February 5. However, Final Fantasy fans who aren’t located in the Los Angeles area will still be able to watch the presentation via YouTube or Twitch.

The whet our appetites until the big arrives, Square Enix released a brand new gameplay trailer for Final Fantasy XV as part of the most recent Active Time Report with Director Hajime Tabata. Viewers will get a look at Noctis and his team infiltrating a Niflheim Base to battle with a bunch of soldiers and a towering Magitek walking tank.

The complete January 2016 episode of Square Enix’s Active Time Report has been embedded after the break. (more…)

2016 is going to be a big year for the Final Fantasy franchise. Remakes and re-releases of both Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy IX are in the works, and Director Hajime Tabata is hard at work on the next game in the series, Final Fantasy XV. The fifteenth Final Fantasy game began life in 2006 as Final Fantasy Versus XIII, an action-oriented (and, at the time, PS3-exclusive) spinoff to Square Enix’s “Fabula Nova Crystallis” project. But after a number of delays, a title change, and a platform change, it looks like Tabata is finally ready to release the game for the PS4 and Xbox One in 2016.

He delivered the good news to Final Fantasy fans everywhere via the Square Enix Blog this morning:

We will finally release FFXV this year, in 2016! In development, previous phases required wisdom and strength. However, moving forward the final phase will focus on effort and willpower.

I vow to you all that every member in the team will do their best to the very last possible moment taking responsibility and pride in their craft.

We will do everything we can do to finish FFXV to create an experience we are incredibly proud of and one that you will enjoy and treasure.

While we still don’t know the exact date of Final Fantasy XV’s release, we do know that Square Enix is planning a simultaneous global launch, a first for the franchise.