Studio:Â Square Enix
Launch Date: September 30, 2010; relaunched August 27, 2013
Genre:Â Fantasy Hybrid Themepark
Business Model:Â Subscription (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, PS3, PS4
final fantasy xiv
Official Site:Â Final Fantasy XIV
Studio:Â Square Enix
Launch Date: September 30, 2010; relaunched August 27, 2013
Genre:Â Fantasy Hybrid Themepark
Business Model:Â Subscription (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, PS3, PS4
Studio:Â Square Enix
Launch Date: September 30, 2010; relaunched August 27, 2013
Genre:Â Fantasy Hybrid Themepark
Business Model:Â Subscription (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, PS3, PS4
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One Shots: Tour guides
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Wisdom of Nym: What we know so far about Final Fantasy XIV’s next patch
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Guild Chat: Rebuilding a real-life home and an MMORPG guild all at once
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Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV and the horror of the Live Letter
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Wisdom of Nym: The jobs of Final Fantasy XI compared to Final Fantasy XIV
With 30 years of history, Final Fantasy as a series has had lots of riffs on the same basic ideas. It's the only thing...
One Shots: Bleeding edge graphics
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Final Fantasy XIV kicks off a free login campaign for former players
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