Third Final Fantasy MMO Announced for Mobile Devices
Square Enix and Machine Zone announced that they are partnering to make a third Final Fantasy game for mobile devices. With the release of Final Fantasy XV at the end of the month, it is exciting news that a version of the game will be available on mobile devices as an MMO. While there hasn’t been much information released as of yet, the news of another Final Fantasy game for the mobile is certainly intriguing!
The new game is described as combining “the characters, storyline, and soundtrack from Final Fantasy XV with Machine Zone’s technology.” The game will not be as complex as Final Fantasy XIV and is said to ” follow the successful Machine Zone MMO titles Game of War: Fire Age and Mobile Strike.” It sounds like it might fall in line with these titles, but with the Final Fantasy game content.
“Machine Zone has a stellar track record in the mobile gaming space, and we are putting Final Fantasy XV in trustworthy hands,” Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda said. “We are very excited to work with the MZ team to bring together two leaders in the gaming world and look forward to Final Fantasy XV on MZ’s amazing gaming platform. We’ll work together to create MZ’s next great global mobile MMO game.”
Machine Zone’s games have seen quite a bit of success in the mobile space. Both Game of War and Mobile Strike have made themselves comfortable at the top of the iOS charts. Game of War alone saw daily revenue of $1 million in 2015. This was in part due to its many advertisements featuring supermodel Kate Upton. It’s also had advertisements starring actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and singer Mariah Carey, some of which have been aired during past Super Bowl events.
One thing is for sure, this is definitely exciting for fans of both the Final Fantasy franchise, as well as huge mobile MMOs like Game of War or Mobile Strike.