VANADIEL COLLECTION 2008 FOR THE PC AVAILABLE NOW

April 17, 2008

VANA’DIEL COLLECTION 2008 FOR THE
PC AVAILABLE NOW

Fourth Installment of the
Award-Winning MMORPG lands on retailer shelves today

Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of
Square Enix™ interactive entertainment products in North America, announced
today that the VANA’DIEL® COLLECTION 2008 for the Windows / PC platform has
shipped to retailers. This anthology includes the globally renowned MMORPG
(Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) epic FINAL FANTASY XI, with its
four continuing expansions packs – RISE OF THE ZILART, CHAINS OF PROMATHIA,
TREASURES OF AHT URHGAN, and the most recently-released, WINGS OF THE GODDESS,
offering PC gaming fans of the series as well as newcomers to the mystical world
of Vana’diel the ability to enjoy the entire FINAL FANTASY saga in one package.
(MSRP: $29.99)

Accommodating players in North
America, Europe and Japan, FINAL FANTASY XI is the first massively multiplayer
online role-playing game capable of simultaneous multiplayer cooperation across
three different platforms. Now in its fifth year of service, with its latest
expansion pack WINGS OF THE GODDESS shipping in November of 2007, FINAL FANTASY
XI has a robust community of more than 500,000 subscribers and more than 1.7
million player characters from around the world. The series continues to evolve
and expand, offering newcomers and fans alike an immersive, engrossing, and
engaging universe to traverse, defend, and explore. The latest expansion, WINGS
OF THE GODDESS, which shipped November of 2007, offers a never before seen
chapter of the game world, Vana’diel. Set 20 years in the past, before the
ravages of war swept through the land, players will experience the locales and
terrains of Vana’diel from a new perspective, as well as engage in the epic
battles of its history.

VANA’DIEL COLLECTION 2008 is rated T
(Teen). Please visit the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) Web site at
www.esrb.com for more information about ratings. The official FINAL FANTASY XI
Web site can be found at
www.finalfantasyxi.com