Ubisoft and Square Enix Team up to Distribute Final Fantasy XI for Xbox 360

Ubisoft announced that it will sign an agreement with Square Enix to distribute "Final Fantasy XI" on Xbox 360 across Europe and other PAL territories. Ubisoft will also distribute the Windows expansion pack "FINAL FANTASY XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan". Both games will hit stores in April 2006.

Final Fantasy XI is a massively multi player online role playing game, taking place in the renowned world of Vana'diel. With the release of the third Windows expansion pack "Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan" and the Xbox 360 version, combining Play Online, "Final Fantasy XI" and all three expansion packs for the title - "Chains of Promathia", "Rise of the Zilart" and new "Treasures of Aht Urhgan" expansion packs, the world of Vana'diel will be an even livelier place to visit.

"Ubisoft is thrilled to offer the Xbox 360 its first MMORPG" said Alain Corre Executive Director for EMEA territories at Ubisoft. ""Final Fantasy XI" is a gorgeous game with a true innovative feature: Xbox 360 players can join Playstation 2 and PC gamers in the Final Fantasy universe, thus creating a unique interaction between different platforms."