Final Fantasy XIV Archives

Square Enix just debuted two official Final Fantasy XIV playlists across streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music If you've been jonesing for some good ol' adventuring music, these tracks are perfect for that. Credit: Square Enix The playlists include Epic Encounters: Final Fantasy XIV and Soothing Sanctuary: Final Fantasy XIV Epic Encounters is a lot simpler[...]

Final Fantasy XIV Online Starter Edition for PlayStation 4 is currently free to download and play via the PlayStation Store If you've been thinking about jumping into the popular MMORPG, especially now that we have a lot more time on our hands and we're spending it inside The deal, which goes on through May 26,[...]

Square Enix released new updates about the next major patch for Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers, including the NiER crossover This particular patch, which will be 5.3, introduces the next chapter in the YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse alliance raid series It will also streamline the main scenario of the original game, A Realm Reborn, which will offer[...]

Final Fantasy XIV has been doing a pretty decent job of getting timely patches out, but that may be slowing down now due to the coronavirus The game's Producer & Director Naoki Yoshida posted a new update to the game's website recently that let fans know there would end up being some delays We have[...]

Square Enix has launched a brand new quest series into Final Fantasy XIV Online, as you will begin a new adventure in order to "Save The Queen" The new quest comes with the latest patch update, which is 5.25, for you to download today Aside from the usual array of patch fixes and eliminated bugs,[...]

Credit: Square Enix If dealing with coronavirus has meant you've had to skip out on paying for your Final Fantasy XIV subscription as of late, you have one less thing to worry about: having the home you so painstakingly built up demolished. Square Enix has confirmed that it is temporarily suspending any demolition of said homes of[...]

This week, Square Enix has launched a new mini-documentary video series that will discuss the creation of Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers The series will span six episodes and will go from now until mid-spring 2020 Each one telling a different aspect of the story behind the game's creation, complete with interviews of those who made[...]

The majority of which will affect Final Fantasy XIV Here's the details from Square Enix. Credit: Square Enix Since our team will not be in attendance, we are planning to scale down on our planned activities for Final Fantasy XIV: Panel Session: The Artwork of Final Fantasy XIV: A Look Behind the Screen We will be cancelling the on-stage[...]

As always, Final Fantasy XIV will be at the con featuring the game's latest updates and content to come Second, they are bringing a demo of Final Fantasy VII Remake for everyone to play Third, and a little out of the blue since we assumed it would be saved for E3 2020, the company is[...]

Square Enix has released a lot more details about what's going into the 5.2 patch for Final Fantasy XIV, as it will drop into the game on February 18th As you can see from the list below, there's a ton of content coming, much of it having to do with the new story "Echoes of[...]

Along with the 5.2 patch Square Enix released into Final Fantasy XIV, we now have a Valentine's Day event in the game which you can play right now Players must be Level 15 and complete the quest "It's Probably Pirates" before they can participate in "Of Ardor And Argument" In this event, Lisette has returned[...]

Those looking to dive into more Shadowbringers content will have a chance today as Square Enix dropped the 5.15 patch into Final Fantasy XIV Online This new update introduces a number of new challenges for Warriors of Light This includes adding a new PvP mode, and the first major update for the Blue Mage We[...]

Other notable games on the list include Apex Legends, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Disco Elysium, Final Fantasy XIV, Fortnite, Gris, Outer Wilds, and Sayonara Wild Hearts We have the full list of nominees for you below as The Game Awards will take place on December 12th, 2019. Credit: The Game Awards Game of The Year Control (Remedy/505[...]

Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers just got a brand new patch this week with 5.11, bringing with it new content and a fresh new raid Square Enix loaded up the full list of patch notes here, but the gist of it is that you're getting a new Ultimate Difficulty Raid as well as Crafter and Gatherer[...]

Square Enix is bringing back All Saints' Wake to Final Fantasy XIV this month, with a whole new set of things to do and collect You can find the Continental Circus roaming the woods of Gridania between October 17th and November 1st, as you can give their brand-new attraction a shot But there may be[...]

Square Enix released details this week about the new 5.1 patch coming to Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers, including NieR content being added You can check out some of the additions on the way as well as the art below, and if you're new to the game, the company is offering a free trial. Credit: Square Enix Vows[...]

They'll also have a second booth at #2141 with more titles to try including Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers, Final Fantasy VIII Remastered, Trials of Mana, and others they haven't mentioned more And for photo ops, you can hop on Cloud's iconic Hardy Daytona motorcycle Here's a full list of everything else Square Enix be bringing. Credit:[...]

[rwp_box_recap id="0"] Final Fantasy XIV's brand new expansion, Shadowbringers, does a whole hell of a lot for the game to move its central story forward, which is a double-edged sword The game's central conflict is between the Warrior of Light, Scions of the Seventh Dawn and their immortal adversaries The Ascians The expansion brings that conflict back[...]

Final Fantasy XIV fans shouldn't be disappointed in the Square Enix E3 showcase, as it gave us a hilarious new trailer about the Shadowbringers expansion Even if the info given at the show was just a wrap-up of everything we know so far, the trailer itself is a nice treat. And Game Director and Producer Naoki Yoshida confirmed[...]

In last week's "Letter from the Producer," we got a preview of some of the battle system changes coming to Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers Some of those changes are great The mechanist rework is brilliant, the charge actions work wonderfully, bards' skills are more streamlined, and most jobs feel exactly like they do right now, just[...]

Without the Live Service model, we wouldn't have ever seen Destiny, The Elder Scrolls Online, or Final Fantasy XIV turn their disappointing launches around. While, yes, getting self-contained games that are playable at launch may mean higher prices and longer development windows, the hardest sell will be going back to the days where games ended[...]

You can preview the new job actions below. https://youtu.be/jaGxC7wnBDoVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: FINAL FANTASY XIV: SHADOWBRINGERS – Job Actions (https://youtu.be/jaGxC7wnBDo) As for the DPS role balancing changes, Summoner and Bard are getting slight reworks Bard will see some actions removed in game version 5.0 so that the job is more traditional, focusing more[...]

Final Fantasy XIV's Producer and Director, Naoki Yoshida, sat down with Forbes for an interview about the MMORPG's upcoming expansion, Shadowbringers Like many JRPGs, and the rest of the Final Fantasy series in particular, FFXIV deals with the duality of light and darkness throughout it's campaign The player character is called the Warrior of Light, after all[...]

In the latest "Letter from the Producer" stream for Final Fantasy XIV, Game Director and Producer Naoki Yoshida revealed that, due to the difficulties of developing new races for the MMO, the gender-locked Hrothgar and Viera races will be the final races added to FFXIV. While it may not seem like it, adding a new race to the game[...]

In a recent interview with Dengeki Online, Final Fantasy Tactics' Yatsumi Matsuno and Final Fantasy XIV's Naoki Yoshida talked up the development of FFXIV's "Return to Ivalice" raids, Tactics, and Ogre Battle. However, the bit fans will find most interesting is the snippet of the interview where Matsuno discussed the possibility of making a new Tactics or Ogre Battle game[...]

During the Stormblood story cycle of Final Fantasy XIV, the "Return to Ivalice" raid series has combined the lore of the Tactics games and Final Fantasy XII into the MMO In fact, FFXIV and FFXII just might be concurrent stories Which brings up the question, could Elidibus from Final Fantasy Tactics be the same Elidibus as FFXIV's[...]

credit// Square Enix The highly anticipated World Visit system is live in Final Fantasy XIV after some extended maintenance this week However, to make sure everyone knows how to use the system, the dev team has released a handy "how-to" guide for players to figure out the server migration. To be fair, Final Fantasy XIV's menu systems can be[...]

credit// Square Enix The long awaited second-half of the Final Fantasy XIV and Final Fantasy XV collaboration has arrived in FFXIV today The first half of the collaboration saw Final Fantasy XIV's Empress of Birds appear in Final Fantasy XV as a special boss encounter. FFXIV players can join the event by undertaking the quest "The Man in Black" as long[...]

Final Fantasy XIV's Zenos yae Galvus is now available as a downloadable character for Dissidia Final Fantasy NT and Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Free Edition on Steam and PlayStation 4. Zenos yae Galvus is the Prince of the Garlean Empire as well as the Legatus of the XIIth legion, which is an elite combat unit for the[...]

credit// Square Enix [rwp_box_recap id="0"] The last content update for Final Fantasy XIV's Stormblood cycle released at the end of March, which means its time for me to sit here and tell you all about why Stormblood is the best content cycle in the game so far To be fair, that was my immediate reaction to SB when it launched[...]