Final Fantasy XIV Archives

Which could mean they're holding off for an E3 announcement as the rumors would have it, or that the game is still deep in development. Finally, the publisher added some detail on their plans for their MMORPGs, Final Fantasy XIV and Dragon Quest X Both games saw major growth during the previous year thanks to the launch of[...]

Square Enix has revealed that Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood patch 4.3 Under the Moonlight will arrive on May 22nd This patch introduces the next chapter of the "Return to Ivalice" 24-man raid series alongside new quests, a new beast tribe to join, a new trial, and a new dungeon. Patch 4.3 series of updates will introduce a wealth of[...]

Square Enix released a whole bunch of new screenshots for Final Fantasy XIV's patch 4.3 "Under the Moonlight" which show moments from the new main scenario quests, some dungeon and raid stills, as well as new emotes and changes to the glamour dresser. Alongside these new screenshots is a handy introduction to the new full Alliance[...]

Final Fantasy XIV's next patch is on its way at the end of next month, which means new gear is inbound Now, this won't be top-level gear, as it's going to be rewarded by the new expert-level dungeon, (so if you've been grinding that Mendacity and Sigmascape Savage gear, you don't need to get upset[...]

As you might have guessed, the next chapter of the Ivalice 24-man alliance raid series is set to arrive in Final Fantasy XIV in late May when Patch 4.3 goes live Titled Under the Moonlight, Patch 4.3 brings a ton of new content to the critically acclaimed MMO and continues the story of the Stormblood expansion with additional[...]

For the first time ever, the Final Fantasy XIV Eorzean Symphony Orchestra is leaving Japan On June 15th and 16th, the official orchestral concert of the game will be performed outside of Japan at Hollywood's famouse Dolby Theater The Eorzean Symphony features masterpiece song selections, a full-scale symphonic orchestra, a choir, renowned soloists and video excerpts from[...]

A long, long time ago, during a Q&A far, far away, the development team of Final Fantasy XIV promised that the Gold Saucer sexy bunny costumes would be made available for male player characters as well as female PCs So far, that promise has not been fulfilled, but finally we have hope[...]

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Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood saw it's second half of patch 4.2 hit today, meaning that game version 4.25 has gone live, bringing with it access to a new area for Exploration Missions, the Forbidden Lands of Eureka, and even further Hildibrand adventures. Eureka Anemos, the Forbidden Land, is a new region of unexplored, untamed land with[...]

March 13th marks the launch of a new patch for Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood, which brings the Forbidden Land of Eureka and more Hildibrand adventures The Forbidden Land of Eureka will be the key here, as its a new unexplored area for players to sink their teeth into, and it brings new gameplay elements and new[...]

I honestly never thought I would be writing these words, but after a week of playing Final Fantasy XIV since patch 4.2 went live, Square Enix have gone too far When I initially played version 4.0 Stormblood back at launch, I was somewhat unhappy about how useless my warrior's pile of HP was I tend to war main,[...]

credit// Square Enix With Final Fantasy XIV down for a 24-hour maintenance period as Patch 4.2 readies to launch, we finally have the full patch notes And damn, are these a doozy To save you extensive reading on the Lodestone, we've got the highlights for you. First up is Housing. FFXIV has something of a housing crisis with fewer[...]

We're getting changes to the glamour system, new dungeons, msq quests, new raids, new mounts, free company submarines, but today we found out even more of what to expect in Final Fantasy XIV version 4.2 based on updates to the Lodestone and the Patch 4.2 mini-site. With so much new content, the patch will be accompanied by[...]

credit// Square Enix It's finally time to find out what Gosetsu and Yotsuyu have been up to since being stranded together on an island after the fall of Doma Castle, as Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood's patch 4.2 Rise of a New Sun is coming our way on January 30th Square Enix released the full detailed patch notes for what[...]

So we've pulled all the highlights and pulled out the best of the best for you with our GOTY awards. And yes, we put the most important one on top. Game of the Year – Horizon: Zero Dawn Best Shooter – PlayerUnkown's Battlegrounds Best RPG – The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Best Action/ Adventure Game – Horizon: Zero Dawn Best Strategy Game[...]

MMOs seem to be the big split in BC writing staff. The nominees for Best MMO of 2017 are: The Elder Scrolls Online GTA Online EVE Online Warframe World of Warcraft Final Fantasy XIV Our judges' scores were: Games Madeline's Score Patrick's Score Gavin's Score Total The Elder Scrolls Online 6 1 4 11 GTA Online 3 3 2 8 EVE Online 2 4 5 11 Warframe 5 5 6 16 World of Warcraft 4 2 3 9 Final Fantasy XIV 1 6 1 8 I may have pulled out the executive card and been the tie-breaker with these[...]

But first, time to check out the competition. The categories and nominees are as follows: Game of the Year Cuphead Destiny 2 Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild PlayerUnkown's Battlegrounds Super Mario Odyssey Horizon Zero Dawn Best Shooter Prey Destiny 2 PlayerUnkown's Battlegrounds Ghost Recon: Wildlands Call of Duty: WWII Resident Evil VII: Biohazard Best RPG South Park: Fractured But Whole NeiR: Automata Mass Effect: Andromeda Torment: Tides of Numenera Legend of Zelda, Breath of[...]

Square Enix has released a new batch of screenshots of Final Fantasy XIV's update 4.2, which will be titled Rise of a New Sun The patch is set to release in late January and will bring additional dungeons, a new primal, and the Omega Sigmascape raids. Today's screenshots let us take a look at the two new dungeons[...]

Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood's second major content patch is coming sometime in late January (my personal bet is the last week of the month), but the first details have already emerged on the game's official site We've heard about how patch 4.2 will be addressing the game's continued housing shortage, but now we've got some[...]

Final Fantasy XIV probably isn't the first game to come to mind when you think of competitive PVP, but Square Enix has been working pretty hard in the last year and a half to provide a reasonable staple of PVP offerings With today's release of Patch 4.15, we got a new PvP mode, in which[...]

And I say that as someone who has paid over $14 every month for over two years now to play Final Fantasy XIV, which is one of the few MMOs that still uses a subscription service Yes, yes, I'm normally an unpaid corporate shill for that game, but I fully understand why the subscription fee puts[...]

Much like Akio himself. Of course, there are countless moments in every episode where references are made to Final Fantasy XIV through use of the game score, in-enginr footage of actual in-game battles and emotes, and the plot of A Realm Reborn By far, my favorite tiny detail of well-crafted storytelling was the final scene of[...]

credit// Square Enix The Royal City of Rabanastre is the new Alliance raid made available in Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood Patch 4.1 The Legend Returns This is the first Alliance raid to make it into Stormblood and we're excited to try it out The raid has been available since 4.1 dropped on October 10th, but we're a bit behind the times[...]

Despite being a rather popular MMO that has finally escaped out of the looming spectre of version 1.0, Final fantasy XIV has had a longstanding issue with in-game housing While housing wasn't the most popular thing when it fist rolled out, it very quickly became necessary Especially for Free Companies, which are FFXIV's version of[...]

Square Enix invites all Warriors of Light to take the journey to Ivalice in Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood Patch 4.1: The Legend Returns.  The highly anticipated new story arc and alliance raid will send players to the ruins of the Royal City of Rabanastre as they learn more about the Majestic Imperial Theater Company and unravel the mysteries[...]

It has been more than five months since the second major expansion to Final Fantasy XIV hit, and finally we're about to head into the next big content update for Stormblood Square Enix announced yesterday that Patch 4.1 would be coming with the October 10th reset at 1am PDT. While the patch notes aren't out just yet, there's quite[...]

Final Fantasy XIV Online and Domino's are teaming up to offer Australian pizza lovers the chance to get their hands on a free copy of Final Fantasy XIV Online – Complete Edition when ordering their favourite pizzas for a limited time Sadly, this promotion is only going on at Dominos in Australia, but we were[...]

Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy XIV has over 10 million players as the game welcomes patch 4.06. The company pins this continued success as largely due to the game's robust updates which consistently provide players with new content at a steady, but quick pace. The recent Stormblood expansion was pretty darn massive, expanding in-game content with two[...]

This weekend, Square Enix hosted Final Fantasy XIV's 37th Letter from the Producer Live broadcast, starring Director and Producer Naoki Yoshida,  Global Community Producer Toshio Murouchi and Art Director Hiroshi Minagawa as they shared new information and answered questions from the game's fans. Since there have been complaints about the lack of strength built in to new tank gear, which prompted some[...]

Unless you don't mind spoilers — in which case, read on, my friends.   We've seen an interesting progression in the Warrior of Light over the course of Final Fantasy XIV Even starting over with version 2.0 onward, our player characters have come an obscenely long way, taking down any enemy that gets in their path[...]