Final Fantasy XIV Open Beta Starts In September

Everyone will get a chance to get their hands on Final Fantasy XIV (albeit in beta form) in early September according to a Twitter post by Square Enix. "The FINAL FANTASY XIV Beta Test Phase 3 will end on August 25, then move to the Open Beta Test in early September. Get ready!" It would be helpful if they could tell us exactly what day in "early September," that way we could take the day off work, call in sick, have a friend shoot us in the foot as an "accident," or whatever strings we have to pull so we could go home and play the beta.

For more on the importance of beta testing, I suggest you take a look at Annette's feature in the Batman: Arkham City issue (#209) entitled "The Lab Rats."