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Square, FFXI, and the MMORPG

Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday January 6, 2002 @03:40AM from the games-people-play-together dept.

LukeG writes "Squaresoft's latest instalment in the ubiquitous Final Fantasy series will mark huge departure from previous titles, as they gamble on the popularity of massively multiplayer gaming on consoles. The genre, already succesful on the PC, has yet to be tested on a console audience, but that is exactly what Square are planning with the groundbreaking release of Final Fantasy XI later this year on PS2." I'm interested to see the FF world taken to an MMORPG. If anyone can make the genre not suck, it's Square.

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WOW! by ViXX0r · 2002-01-06 03:43 · Score: -1, Offtopic

First Post!

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yea, you got it by magwa · 2002-01-06 03:45 · Score: -1, Offtopic

yup. you beat me

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Stephen King, author, dead at 55 by Anonymous Coward · 2002-01-06 05:10 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci Fi writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.