Square Enix today announced the transfer of the administration duties for Fantasy Earth: Ring of Dominion to Gamepot as of November 1st. The PC-based MMORPG was originally released on February 23rd by Square Enix. Furthermore, Gamepot will introduce an item-based payment system versus the current monthly usage fees.

Fantasy Earth: The Ring of Dominion is already the third online game Square Enix has cancelled recently. After transferring the administration rights of EverQuest 2's Japanese version to Sony Online Entertainment, the company announced the cancellation of Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII's online component as of September 29th.

Final Fantasy XI and Front Mission Online are the company's two remaining MMORPGs in Japan.

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