Session Name: | FINAL FANTASY XI & XIV: Developing and Operating a Cross-platform, Cross-region MMORPG |
Speaker(s): | Hiromichi Tanaka |
Company Name(s): | SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. |
Track / Format: | Online Games |
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Overview: | With sales of over 97 million copies worldwide, the FINAL FANTASY series, known for cutting-edge graphics, unique settings, and rich storytelling, has been popular with role-playing game fans across the globe for more than 23 years. In 2002, this primarily console-based series took a bold new step forward as it evolved into the worlds first cross-platform, cross-region MMORPG─FINAL FANTASY XI. This presentation will discuss the managerial know-how fostered during the lifespans of FINAL FANTASY XI and the newly released FINAL FANTASY XIV, with a focus on our teams global distribution-based development concept and RMT countermeasures. |