StarvingArtistEdit: Although it should have been more than obvious, I am confirming that it was an April Fool's joke created by me. My thanks to Pikko, the staff at Allakazham, and the staff here at DiV for helping me out. 140 replies and more than 9300 views (50+/740+ here) isn't too shabby for a night's work I think.
I briefly explain the process on my LiveJournal for those that are wondering how it was done. High res versions also there.
leghoneun: On Vieras and Moogles
The FFXIOnline.com Administration Team have been in contact with our SquareEnix community managers in regards to the leaked screen shots of SquareEnix's next MMORPG, "Rapture". Our SquareEnix contact representative has issued a statement reiterating SquareEnix's position:
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| We cannot provide any additional information in regards to "Rapture" at this time. |
Further stating that, they
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| cannot confirm nor deny the legitimacy of the screenshots that have been posted on Allakazam's website |
and that
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| SquareEnix takes seriously any violations of our Non-Disclosure Agreements and will take appropriate actions necessary to protect [SquareEnix's] intellectual properties and rights. |
The original screen shots posting can be found here:
Allakhazam.com: Hello Kitty Online: News: Sneak Peek at Square's New MMO! Attached to this news post is a local copy of the images hosted on Allakhazam.
EDIT: I would not be surprised if this was real.... given that:
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| The merger of Square and its rival company, Enix, took place on April 1, 2003, and was originally thought to be a joke. |
Real news on April Fools' Day IGN: Square and Enix Merge
And now we have SquareEnix.
So, do you really think this is a joke? If you were also thinking that Square merging with Enix was a joke back in 2003, you might want to think again about this one.