FFXIV: Letter from the Producer XLV and official site updated

First: Letter from the Producer XLV is now online. Yoshi-P is reminding us that much awaited A Realm Reborn beta phase 3 will begin in early June; also, we get to know that, at the end of this month, it will be possible to pre-order A Realm Reborn and the release date (summer 2013 - PC and PS3) will be announced, along with pricing and collector's edition details!

Also, Final Fantasy XIV official website has been updated: "Today we added a lot of new content to the official FFXIV website! We've revealed information on Odin, Bahamut, a bestiary section filled with vile beasts, and a plethora of images from the three city-states!". Quick links (UK): Primals and Beastmen, Bestiary, Locations.

Last but not least: a few more beta phase 3 images have been added to FFXIV official Facebook. Check them here.

New FFXIV: A Realm Reborn screenshots show Ul'dah and more

Square Enix is releasing, on Final Fantasy XIV official Facebook page, screenshots (10 so far) from A Realm Reborn beta phase 3, which will kick off in June. Check them all by clicking here!

FFXIV: Niconico Chokaigi 2 and new info and pics on beastmen and primals

Tomorrow, Niconico Chokaigi 2 event will take place and Square Enix will be there with a FFXIV: A Realm Reborn beta demo area. Learn a little more here.

Also, today more info on Eorzea's primals and beastmen have been released, along with new pics! Check them by clicking on the following links:

• Ifrit / The Amalj'aa
• Ramuh / The Sylphs
• Garuda / The Ixal
• Titan / The Kobolds
• Leviathan / The Sahagin

"Eorzea is home to myriad unique races. Among them are the tribes of the beastmen, who are responsible for calling down the god-like beings known as primals.
Primals are possessed of terrifying power, and are effectively immortal─they can return from death's halls no matter how many times they are slain. They are wont to bless their beastman worshippers with spiritual and physical strength, and the city-states deem them a most dire threat."

Final Fantasy XIV: ARR's Limsa is alive!

Today's Developers' blog post gives us a glimpse of Limsa Lominsa in A Realm Reborn, showing us that everything feels more alive than FFXIV 1.0, also thanks to NPCs actually doing various things, like...
"Yellowjackets patrolling the streets...
Fishers repairing their nets...
Sea Wolves doing push-ups with Miqo’te sitting on their backs...wait, wha?"

"Serving wenches waiting on tables...
Peddlers gesturing to potential customers...
Unconscious prisoners hanging suspended over the sea while carefree pirates point and laugh at the poor lads' misfortune...wait, wha?"

FFXIV: new screenshots for classes and jobs

Yesterday (sorry, it was a busy day), Square Enix released new A Realm Reborn screenshots, for every combat class and job (but Arcanist and Summoner). Check them all by clicking on the following links:

• Gladiator / Paladin
• Pugilist / Monk
• Marauder / Warrior
• Lancer / Dragoon
• Archer / Bard
• Conjurer / White Mage
• Thaumaturge / Black Mage