March 19, 2015 Name CROOZ, Inc. Ticker: JASDAQ 2138 (TSE standard) Head Office Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan CEO Koji Obuchi Inquiries Executive Officer in Yusuke Inagaki Charge of the Corporate Strategy Division Telephone +81-3-5786-7080 RELEASE OF FINAL FANTASY GRANDMASTERS CONFIRMED A full-fledged online RPG title for smartphones that shares the world setting of FINAL FANTASY XI At a press conference held today, March 19, 2015, CROOZ, Inc. (headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Koji Obuchi) announced its participation in the development of FINAL FANTASY GRANDMASTERS™ , which will provide players a MMORPG 1 experience on their smartphones in collaboration with Square Enix Co., Ltd. (“Square Enix”). This game will share the characters and world setting of FINAL FANTASY ® XI , developed and operated by Square Enix. 2 FINAL FANTASY GRANDMASTERS will be the first MMORPG experience for smartphones in the FINAL FANTASY series. The game uses the characters and world setting of FINAL FANTASY XI , and will offer players an easy way to experience an MMO on their smartphones. In this grand adventure, players will be able to design their own characters, customizing their appearance and abilities in any way by combining a range of familiar Jobs—such as Warrior, Paladin, Black Mage, and White Mage—with a wide variety of weapons and equipment. Real-time cooperative battles also add an extra element of fun, allowing players to help and be helped by friends online, use the chat function to communicate with allies met online, and team up to take on powerful enemies too strong for one player to defeat alone. In developing FINAL FANTASY GRANDMASTERS , CROOZ will draw on its operational expertise built up through games such as The Knights of Avalon, which enjoys a large player base more than two years after its release in 2012. We will also leverage our technical expertise in implementing real-time online functions and user interfaces optimized for smartphone devices, accumulated over the course of releasing multiple native app games. Making this game enjoyable for players on smartphones will be at the forefront of our minds as we develop FINAL FANTASY GRANDMASTERS . A teaser site is now available, where you can view a trailer for the game. Please click on the link below. http://www.jp.square-enix.com/FFGM/ 1: MMORPG: A type of RPG that allows a number of players to cooperate with other players online and enjoy the story together. 2: This press release does not pertain to the timing of the game’s release, and does not imply that the release is imminent. ■ In-game screenshots Note: The screenshots above are still under development. ■ Future plans CROOZ is focusing on role-playing games (RPGs), our specialty, as we develop new native app games, thus building on our track record of creating blockbuster games in this genre, including RAGNABREAK and The Knights of Avalon . CROOZ is currently working on various other games in addition to FINAL FANTASY GRANDMASTERS , and will make announcements via updates on our homepage and press releases once preparations are complete. Please look forward to further developments from CROOZ. Service Overview Name FINAL FANTASY GRANDMASTERS Distributor Square Enix Co., Ltd. Planner and developer Square Enix Co., Ltd.; CROOZ, Inc. Distribution 2015 (planned) Supported platforms iOS, Android Usage fees In-app purchases (free to play) ©SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved. Developed by CROOZ, Inc. *SQUARE ENIX, FINAL FANTASY and FINAL FANTASY GRANDMASTERS are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Square Enix Group. Company name:CROOZ, Inc. Head office:Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1, Roppongi, Minato-ku,Tokyo, Japan Established:May 24th, 2001 Capital:430 million yen Description:CROOZ is an entertainment company that provides online content on a global scale, with a focus on social network games and online shopping.
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