Final Fantasy XIV News

2024 is shaping up to be an exciting year for Final Fantasy XIV with a new overarching storyline set to begin with the Dawntrail expansion’s release later this summer. That’s not the only big thing that Square Enix has planned for the long-running fantasy MMORPG as it will also be making its way to Xbox Series X|S sometime this year. [...]

Square Enix has updated the Growing Light landing site with more information on what’s coming to Final Fantasy XIV when the Patch 6.55 lands next week. Players can now browse new screenshots and game descriptions of the update’s contents, the highlight of which is part two of the Growing Light main scenario quests and the end of the Realm Reborn [...]

Square Enix has announced another 24-hour maintenance downtime for Final Fantasy XIV next week in line with the release of Patch 6.55 and a massive data center upgrade. The extended downtime begins on January 15 at 2 a.m. PST. Barring any unexpected issues, the servers are expected to go online at around the same time on January 16. Patch 6.55: [...]

Final Fantasy XIV executive producer kicks off 2024 with a New Year message teasing what’s in store for the long-running MMORPG this year. The highlight of the year of course is the upcoming Dawntrail expansion which will be getting significant airtime at the Japan leg of the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival this weekend. Apart from the new expansion, Yoshida [...]

Final Fantasy XIV is decking the halls with bright lights, frosty snowmen, and over-sized presents as Starlight Celebration returns this week to the long-running MMORPG. As in celebrations past, the Bearded Lady will set up shop once again in Old Gridania to bring Christmas cheer and rewards. The winter event begins on Friday, December 15 and will continue through to [...]

Back in December 2021, Square Enix ran a cross-promotion between Final Fantasy XIV and GrubHub that offered an exclusive pizza-eating emote. The caveat is that you needed to purchase at least $15 of pizza via the food delivery app and will be sent a redeem code for the emote a little while later. Unfortunately, many players complained that they didn’t [...]

Square Enix is getting ready for another server upgrade which will send Final Fantasy XIV servers to the proverbial cloud. To ensure that the cloud servers will be able to handle the strain of live service, the team will be running a week-long stress test from November 20th through November 27th. There will be no maintenance downtime prior to the [...]

Final Fantasy XIV has just received a handful of new side content as Patch 6.51 goes live along with the start of a new PvP season and the highlight Fall Guys collaboration event. From now until December 31st, players will be able to participate in a 24-player battle royale event in the Golden Saucer version of Blunderville. Just like in [...]

Fall Guys’ beloved bouncing beans are making their way to Final Fantasy XIV later this month in a collaboration event that’s been on the docket for some time now. The event splash site is now live with details on the upcoming event and the garishly colorful rewards it has to offer. The Final Fantasy XIV x Fall Guys collaboration event [...]