Our latest coverage of Final Fantasy XIV.
Square Enix announced today that their flagship MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV surpassed 20 million registered users today. Keep in mind this isn't an active user figure, so besides being a really big number that makes for good PR, it's pretty meaningless. A more relevant metric is the game's active non free trial characters, which sits at about 1 million (so [...]
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Final Fantasy XIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida reveals the new release date for Patch 5.3 – Reflections of Crystal in his latest Letter from the Producer. The patch was originally scheduled to go live in mid-June but was delayed as the dev and QA teams adjusted to the new working conditions brought about by the pandemic. “We did everything [...]
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The Dragon Quest golems are returning to Final Fantasy XIV with the return of the Dragon Quest crossover event. The event will run from July 2nd through July 27th and, like previous iterations, will task players with taking on several FATEs featuring the iconic golems. “Typically forged of stone and clay, the magical monstrosities known as golems once served myriad [...]
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues its deadly course, numerous video game companies and development studios have already opted to cancel events and conventions that were supposed to be held this year. The latest one to be pulled is Square Enix’s annual North American Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival which was scheduled for November in San Diego, California. FFXIV Producer and [...]
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Square Enix is bringing back the Maiden’s Rhapsody crossover event in Final Fantasy XIV. For first-timers, the event features the main character for the Final Fantasy XI Rhapsodies of Vana’diel expansion, Iroha. Completing the event questline will reward you with an Iroha costume so you can dress up as the iconic character as you travel through Hydaelyn and beyond. The [...]
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Square Enix is giving away free copies of the Final Fantasy XIV Starter Edition for PS4 until the end of the day. Once you claim your free copy from the PlayStation Store it’s yours to keep forever. The Starter Edition gives players access to all “A Realm Reborn” content until level 50. The Starter Edition will also come with a [...]
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Square Enix announced today that they're revising upwards their profit forecast for the year (April 1, 2019 - March 31, 2020) due to strong performance from "Final Fantasy XIV" and the mobile game "Dragon Quest Walk". Square Enix reported the following in the announcement: "...the Company now expects higher operating income, ordinary income, and profit attributable to owners of parent [...]
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Apparently, all it took to get a NieR: Automata crossover raid in Final Fantasy XIV was for FFXIV Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida to bribe NieR Producer Yosuke Saito and NieR Director Yoko Taro with steaks and wine. Lots and lots of wine. Yoshida recounts the events in a bonus episode of The Creation of Shadowbringers. “Simply put, I personally [...]
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Square Enix has just released new information on the next major update coming to Final Fantasy XIV in the latest Letter from the Producer livestream. Patch 5.3 “Reflections in Crystal”, will conclude the Shadowbringers storyline and will rework the A Realm Reborn storyline to allow new players to easily transition into the next chapters. “The main scenario questline in A [...]
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Want to take the latest Final Fantasy XIV patch for a spin? Well, now’s your chance because the popular fantasy MMORPG is now available for free for a limited time until May 17th. Simply login to the game and enjoy eight consecutive days of free access. Not everyone can take advantage of the offer though. First off, you should’ve already [...]
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