FFXIV: A Realm Reborn release date announced, new video, new producer's letter

As expected, the launch date for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn has been announced today... August 27 (which is also my birthday)! Check all the juicy details, including Collector's Edition and pre-order bonuses, here (EN), here (FR), here (DE), here (NA) or here (JP).

Also, a new video, "A Tour of Eorzea - Part 2" has been published on YouTube and Letter from the Producer XLVI is now out (click).

Latest FFXIV news and future of Sama's Potion

Hi folks! First of all, here are the latest A Realm Reborn news:

• Release date to be announced today: a post has been published on The Lodestone but then quickly deleted (click!), with details about the new Collector's Edition bonuses (Helm of Light, Baby Behemoth Minion, Behemoth Barding and Coeurl Mount) and more! FFXIV French team tweeted about something happening in a few hours, so we can expect to get that Lodestone post up again and with more details (the release date itself was missing from the already published one)
• A Realm Reborn will be at E3 2013! New videos (+ trailer), "surprise" battle content, "juicy announcements": click (it is actually from The Lodestone, but there's not a URL for it since it's only a post on the home page)
• Letter from the Producer LIVE Part VII will air May 30, from 13:00 (GMT), on YouTube, details here
• Latest Dev Tracker posts: Jobs for DoL and DoH, Guardian's and Character Redesign, Armoury Chest
• Dev blog post "Getting in character" gives us a preview of revamped character creation system, offering new customization options: click!
• New PS3 screenshots showing Level Sync and more: click!
• Wallpapers and Windows themes: here and here (not sure about how to download the themes, tho)!

Also, I just wanted to give you a quick update about Sama's Potion itself: I'm currently preparing my university thesis and learning Dutch, so I don't have much time to regularly update this blog like I used to. That being said, I'm still using social networks to link you every news and more of Final Fantasy XIV as soon as I get to know of them, so please Like / Follow Sama's Potion (on the Facebook page you'll only find news and pics; on Twitter I also like to tweet with other FFXIV players and other people, so it's a little "cluttered")! :D But there's more: I'll revamp Sama's Potion soon, making it FFXIV only and adding new features. Changing its name too. That's all! :)

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!