Official Site:Â Final Fantasy XI
Studio:Â Square Enix
Launch Date:Â May 16, 2002 (in de facto maintenance mode as of November 10, 2015)
Genre:Â Fantasy Themepark
Business Model:Â Subscription
Platform: PC, PS2, Xbox 360
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Choose My Adventure: All the MMOs you made us play in 2022
This has been a pretty challenging year for a lot of reasons, and my 2022 in Choose My Adventure certainly didn't feel any different...
Final Fantasy XI’s December update is here along with a discount and return campaign
The bad news for Final Fantasy XI players is that the story content originally planned for this version update was delayed until January 2023,...
Final Fantasy XI turns on the Starlight Celebration once again on December 16
Do you have a holiday bench yet in Final Fantasy XI? Your chance to get one yet again is arriving on December 16th as...
Wisdom of Nym: A completely groundless hope about our next destination for Final Fantasy XIV
Normally when I do speculation columns - about Final Fantasy XIV or really anything else under the sun - I'm doing so for a...
The MOP Up: Another look back at Final Fantasy XI’s history
Final Fantasy XI continued its series of retrospective interviews, this time sitting down with former GM Toshio Murouchi to talk about the history and...
Final Fantasy XI brings the Alter Ego Extravaganza around once again
These days, a lot of the content you explore in Final Fantasy XI will be done with alter egos, because Trust magic has become...
Wisdom of Nym: What’s the future of Final Fantasy XIV’s story arcs?
In August of 2013, the Final Fantasy XIV relaunch happened and did basically every thing you should not do with any sort of long-format...
Final Fantasy XI releases its November update with more story and more Sortie opponents
You there! Do you play Final Fantasy XI? If not, go play it until you're ready to do Sortie content! We'll see you for...
Final Fantasy XI previews more Voracious Resurgence story and new Sortie opponents
We're about halfway through the Final Fantasy XI 20th anniversary celebration at this point because the developers have really put all their eggs into...
Choose My Adventure: Running face-first into the brick wall that is Neocron
It's not often an MMO makes me ragequit, but hoo baby did I ever do that with Neocron.
I'll digest on why I think I...
Final Fantasy XI’s Koichi Ishii reminisces on the origins of the game
If you love or hate skillchains in Final Fantasy XI, Koichi Ishii is the one to credit with them. Another interview on the game's...
Final Fantasy XI brings the Harvest Festival back once more on October 24
The down side to the Harvest Festival in Final Fantasy XI is that by this point it is a pretty well-worn event without much...
WoW Factor: Was the faction split ever good for World of Warcraft?
Before I had played World of Warcraft and back in the time when I allowed myself to speculate more freely on what games would...
Final Fantasy XI brings stronger armor and new foes with today’s version update
The October version update has arrived for Final Fantasy XI, and it brings with it no new story this month but plenty for players...
Final Fantasy XI plans on more Sortie and Ambuscade content for its October update
If you're a big fan of the Voracious Resurgence storyline in Final Fantasy XI, we're sorry to tell you that October's version update will...
Wisdom of Nym: Sorting through Final Fantasy XIV’s current balance state
So right now, some jobs in Final Fantasy XIV are performing better than others. In other news, water retains its moisturizing properties. Early reports...
Final Fantasy XI chronicles the game’s history from 2009 to 2012
A lot changed for Final Fantasy XI between 2009 and 2012. During that stretch of time the game announced a big set of add-on...
Wisdom of Nym: Where Final Fantasy XIV’s tutorials really fall down
I don't think there's really a question to be asked about whether or not Final Fantasy XIV wants new players to join the game....
Final Fantasy XI launches its newest patch with more Voracious Resurgence content
Being allowed to access a new area called "The Silver Knife" sounds faintly ominous. It's not quite a name to run away from, but...
Final Fantasy XI prepares for the Buffalo Blitz while the anniversary site looks back at console hardware
These days, the idea of an MMO on a video game console is not particularly surprising, considering that your consoles are all connected to...
