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FFXIV goes into beta this weekend

Not just in Japan, turns out. Everywhere!

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Update:Turns out that the 10th July start date for the beta test applies worldwide. It's been confirmed on the game's English Twitter.

Original story: Square Enix has announced that the closed beta test for its next MMO, Final Fantasy XIV Online, will begin this weekend in Japan.

The news appeared on the official Twitter feed for the game (thanks, Andriasang).

Square Enix recently revealed that the game would launch on 30th September worldwide on PC - but that the PS3 version has been delayed until March 2011.

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