A full-fledged online RPG title for smartphones that shares

May 29, 2015
Name
CROOZ, Inc.
Ticker: JASDAQ 2138 (TSE standard)
Head Office
Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1, Roppongi,
Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
CEO
Koji Obuchi
Inquiries
Executive Officer in
Yusuke Inagaki
Charge of the
Corporate Strategy
Division
Telephone
+81-3-5786-7080
CROOZ CONDUCTS CLOSED BETA TEST OF FINAL FANTASY
GRANDMASTERS
A full-fledged online RPG title for smartphones that shares the world
setting of FINAL FANTASY XI
Starting Monday July 8, CROOZ, Inc. (headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Koji Obuchi)
will conduct a closed beta test of FINAL FANTASY GRANDMASTERS™ , a game
CROOZ is developing which allows players to easily experience a full-fledged online RPG on
their smartphones. This game shares the characters and world setting of FINAL
FANTASY ® XI , developed and operated by Square Enix Co., Ltd. (“Square Enix”). Today,
May 29, 2015, CROOZ will begin recruiting participants for the closed beta test.
FINAL FANTASY GRANDMASTERS will be the first full-fledged online RPG for
smartphones in the FINAL FANTASY series. The game uses the characters and world
setting of FINAL FANTASY XI , and will offer players an easy way to experience an
MMO* on their smartphones. In this grand adventure, players will be able to design their
own characters, customizing their appearance and abilities in any way by combining a range
of familiar Jobs—such as Warrior, Paladin, Black Mage, and White Mage—with a wide
variety of weapons and equipment. Real-time cooperative battles also add an extra element
of fun, allowing players to help and be helped by friends online, use the chat function to
communicate with allies met online, and team up to take on powerful enemies too strong for
one player to defeat alone.
In developing FINAL FANTASY GRANDMASTERS , CROOZ will draw on its
operational expertise built up through games such as The Knights of Avalon , which
enjoys a large player base more than two years after its release in 2012. We will also
leverage our technical expertise in implementing real-time online functions and user
interfaces optimized for smartphone devices, accumulated over the course of releasing
multiple native app games. Making this game enjoyable for players on smartphones will be
at the forefront of our minds as we develop FINAL FANTASY GRANDMASTERS .
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A type of game played while cooperating with many players connected online.
We are now accepting registrations to participate in the closed beta test at the official
website below:
http://www.jp.square-enix.com/FFGM/
■ About the closed beta test
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Participant recruitment period: May 29 (Friday) 15:00 – June 5 (Friday) 15:00
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Total participants: 10,000 people
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Selection announcement
First selection: June 8 (Monday): 5,000 people
Second selection: June 9 (Tuesday): 5,000 people
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Planned closed beta test period: June 8 (Monday) – June 12 (Friday)
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Conditions: Participants must use a device with Android version 4.0 or later
*Testers
*Users
will be decided by lottery once the registration period for applications ends.
of iOS devices are unable to participate in this closed beta test.
■ Future plans
As we develop new games, CROOZ is focusing on original RPG titles, based on our track
record of creating blockbuster games in this genre, such as The Knights of Avalon .
Furthermore, we are also focusing on developing licensed RPG social games, mainly through
our subsidiary Weber, Inc., as the entire CROOZ Group aims to create hit titles. Please stay
tuned for further developments from CROOZ.
Service Overview
Name
FINAL FANTASY GRANDMASTERS
Distributor
Square Enix Co., Ltd.
Planner and
developer
Square Enix Co., Ltd.; CROOZ, Inc.
Distribution
2015 (planned)
Supported
platforms
iOS, Android
Usage fees
In-app purchases (free to play)
©SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved. Developed by CROOZ, Inc.
*SQUARE ENIX, FINAL FANTASY and FINAL FANTASY GRANDMASTERS are trademarks or
registered trademarks of the Square Enix Group in Japan and other countries.
Company name:CROOZ, Inc.
Head office:Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1, Roppongi, Minato-ku,Tokyo,
Japan
Established:May 24th, 2001
Capital:430 million yen
Description:CROOZ is an entertainment company that provides online content
on a global scale, with a focus on social network games and online shopping.