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In about 5 hours Square Enix will hold the big Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV event, where the game's release date will be announced. According to a news update video from GameSpot, that has been taken down, Final Fantasy XV will be released on 30 September.

The other announcement in the news update video is that a new demo will be released featuring a younger Noctis. No footage of the demo was shown in the video, however a Chinese trailer has also hit the internet today showing footage of the demo.

In the Chinese trailer you enter the dream of young Noctis and you meet a new friend, the summon Carbuncle. This demo part will not be playable in the final game.

According to Gematsu.com Square Enix is planning to launch Final Fantasy XV worldwide on Friday 30 September 2016 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. This information was corroborated by three independent sources who would have knowledge of the matter. According to the website the release on this day will be very likely, however given sensitivity of the matter, and that within a company setting anything can change before it is made public, they're reporting it as a rumor.

The release date will be officially announced at Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV, an event taking place on 30 March at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Final Fantasy XV was first announced as Final Fantasy Versus XIII on E3 2006 exclusively for PlayStation 3. On E3 2013 it was revealed as Final Fantasy XV.

Earlier today the 7th Final Fantasy XV Active Time Report was broadcasted. This time it was no live broadcast, but recorded a week earlier. The last Active Time Report took place during the Tokyo Game Show 2015 in September.

In this Active Time Report they've shown the 2nd Progress Report, which will likely be the last, since the game is in an advance state of development. Next they went into detail on the Niflheim Empire showing characters were some play an important part in the story. Also new battle footage was shown where the gang is infiltrating a Niflheim Base. Some noticed that the first part of the gameplay footage was sneaking (like in Metal Gear Solid) and than hell brake lose!

Last item on the broadcast was the special event taking place in March. It's called Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV and will take place on 30 March 2016, 19:00 PST at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Tickets will be available on 5 February for free and can be ordered on the official website. During this special event the release date will be announced and more details about the tech demo will be revealed.

Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy V will be released on Steam on 24 September. Final Fantasy V was originally released in 1992 in Japan and weaves a classic tale of magic, monsters and friendship as players follow four unlikely heroes tied together by fate who embark on a journey to restore life to the world's four elemental crystals.

The Steam version will be based on the mobile version that was released in 2013 on iOS and Android and include the following features:

• Veteran character designer, Kazuko Shibuya, has returned to recreate the characters and graphics from the Game Boy Advance version for an enhanced experience;
• Updated controls and a newly optimized active-time battle system for an even more fluid PC experience;
• ·A job and ability system featuring 26 unique classes that allows players to freely customize their four heroes to fit their unique play style;
• The Sealed Temple, an additional dungeon originally featured in the 2006 version of Final Fantasy V for Game Boy Advance;
• Enuo, an optional boss created by renowned designer Tetsuya Nomura;
• Loads of obtainable Steam trading cards and achievements.

The Steam version will be available for $ 15.99 / £ 10.99 / € 14.49. Players who pre-order the game before launch will receive a 10% discount.