Final Fantasy XIV News

Naoki Yoshida has announced the release date for the next major Final Fantasy XIV update, Patch 6.25, during his latest Live Letter to the Community. According to the long-running MMORPG’s producer, the patch will be arriving on all platforms on October 18th and will introduce new Hildibrand quests, Variant and Criterion dungeons, Omicron tribal quests, and the new Manderville weapons [...]

Xbox players might still be seeing Final Fantasy XIV come out on the console more than a decade after it was first released. Xbox head Phil Spencer previously said that he’d love to see the popular MMORPG on Microsoft’s gaming console and reiterated that it’s still the goal during last week’s Tokyo Game Show. “Naturally, we haven't given up yet,” [...]

If you have buddies who haven’t been playing Final Fantasy XIV for a while, now’s the best time to try and invite them back to the game. Not only will they get to enjoy the fantasy MMORPG’s latest content offerings, but they’ll also get free game time and a host of other items to help them get back into the [...]

Final Fantasy XIV has grown another year older today. And as is tradition, Square Enix has published a new short story series that will tug at your heartstrings to mark the now nine-year-old MMORPG’s anniversary. The new short story series is titled Tales from the Dawn and revolves around the lore and some of the major characters in the Endwalker [...]

Square Enix is gearing up for the release of Final Fantasy XIV’s next major update next week with the preliminary patch notes for Patch 6.2: Buried Memory. As with previous preliminary patch notes, a few details have been omitted to prevent spoilers. A few other details like balance adjustments and new items also remain hidden until the final patch notes [...]

Square Enix revealed today a release date for Final Fantasy XIV's patch 6.2 as well as a new trailer for the update. Patch 6.2 includes a whole host of new content including new Main Scenario Quests, a new dungeon, new trial, and a new raid tier (with the Savage difficulty launching 1 week after 6.2 drops). FINAL FANTASY XIV Patch [...]

Square Enix is helping new players get more acquainted with what Final Fantasy XIV has to offer in a new Starter Guide video series. The seven-episode guide walks players through the fantasy MMORPG’s entire Free Trial experience from character creation all the way up to hitting level 60, the maximum level that players can reach in the free trial. The [...]

All signs point to the fast-approaching launch of the next Final Fantasy XIV major update – Patch 6.2: Buried Memory. The Patch 6.2 microsite is now live with a brief rundown of the update’s new features and content, including new MSQs, raids, and other challenges. More information is also expected to arrive in a few weeks as Naoki Yoshida prepares [...]

The official microsite for Final Fantasy XIV Patch 6.2: Buried Memory is now live with more information on the fantasy MMORPG’s next major update. As with previous teaser sites, the new one offers a brief rundown of the upcoming patch’s new main scenario quests and other new content, including the new Manderville weapons, Pandaemonium chapters, and Allagan Tomestones of Causality. [...]