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Naoki Yoshida, the man often credited with turning Final Fantasy XIV<\/em> around after the MMO\u2019s miserable launch and who is now in charge of bringing the upcoming Final Fantasy XVI<\/em> to life, wasn\u2019t always the superstar we know him as today. In fact, the higher-ups at Square Enix canceled Yoshida\u2019s very first project at the\u2026<\/p>\n

Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – kotaku.com<\/p>\n

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Naoki Yoshida, the man often credited with turning Final Fantasy XIV around after the MMO\u2019s miserable launch and who is now in charge of bringing the upcoming Final Fantasy XVI to life, wasn\u2019t always the superstar we know him as today. 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