Our latest coverage of Final Fantasy XIV.
Final Fantasy XIV is at it again: the MMORPG has partnered with Amazon.com for a cross-promotional event. Buyers who make purchases through Amazon's video game section that total $19.99 or more will also receive a promotional code, which is exchanged for "three Eastern-themed in-game items." Not every item qualifies. Ones that do will have a note on the item's store [...]
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Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood’s release is looming on the horizon, but Square Enix isn’t letting the existing content take a back seat. Patch 3.57 has just rolled out which comes with a number of changes that gives current players more reason to keep playing until the expansion rolls out and makes it easier for them to catch up. The latest [...]
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Final Fantasy XIV's Free Login Campaign events may begin to seem a little pointless to some of you, seeing as you can now play the game for free until level 35, but for those who have long since passed that milestone, the free login events provide a much-needed chance to see what's new. Following the release of "the Patch 3.5 [...]
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Soon, Yoshi-P will answer player questions about Final Fantasy XIV's upcoming patch 4.0 in the 35th Letter from the Producer Live! The date is set for April 28, 2017, at 5:00 AM (PDT)—time is subject to change. Curious players will have to post their questions to the official forum post if you want Yoshi-P to respond. The post is up, [...]
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Given what I'm about to tell you, I feel like there's a need to preface this article with "this is not an April Fool's Day prank." There's a Japanese TV drama called "Final Fantasy XIV: Daddy of Light" that features Final Fantasy XIV as a centerpiece. Apparently based on a true story, the show is about a father and his [...]
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Final Fantasy XIV officially did away with its 14-day free trial and instead went with an unlimited free trial up to level 35. Players can try out as many jobs as they want, explore dungeons, and even race Chocobos at the Gold Saucer for free. With the only restrictions being the level 35 level cap, inability to trade, send letters, [...]
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The release of Stormblood is going to change a lot for Final Fantasy XIV players. In order to prepare for the upcoming launch, Final Fantasy XIV Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida has announced that Square Enix will soon be relocating the North American data center. Yoshida states in the announcement that "the Final Fantasy XIV NA data center was Square [...]
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When Patch 3.56 for Final Fantasy XIV goes live on Tuesday, March 28th, it will conclude Heavensward's main scenario that began in June, 2015. You can read the minor spoiler paragraph synopsis of the upcoming patch if you're already caught up with the story content—or if you're the type to not care about narrative. Final Fantasy XIV's next expansion Stormblood [...]
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Square Enix has announced that they will no longer support the Playstation 3 edition of Final Fantasy XIV when the next expansion, Stormblood, releases. Starting March 18, 2017 (this Saturday), the automatic renewal of PS3 players' 90-day recurring subscriptions will be suspended. If you have a PS4, or plan to get one, you PS3 players will be able to upgrade [...]
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Guide: Running a Casino in Final Fantasy XIV (And Making 700+ mil Gil)Watch this video on YouTube Guide: Running a Casino in Final Fantasy XIV Bit of an oddball video this week - Omer explains how to run a casino in Final Fantasy XIV and make millions of gil. A few people have asked about this before, so I figured [...]
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