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The game was initially hinted when Square Enix opened a teaser site as a collaboration between mobage and Square Enix. Yoichi Wada unveiled "Final Fantasy Brigade" on December 2, 2011. It was Square Enixs first free to play mobile game associated with the "Final Fantasy" series. The game is in development by Square Enix 1st Production Department. A closed beta started in mid-December 2011, before the game's official release on January 6, 2012. A smartphone version was also announced, although it had no release date. The art style of the game is similar to the one from "Theatrhythm Final Fantasy". It is being distributed through DeNA in Japan and Korea: in Korea it was localized by Daum Communications and released in August 2012. On November 30, 2012, Square Enix and DeNa announced the game would be coming to North American IOS devices. Registering at the game's official site for the North American launch informed players when the game would come out, and also gave them a character card that summoned Cloud from "Final Fantasy VII" for a three-month period.