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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Massively Overthinking: How long should MMO expansions be?
Star Wars The Old Republic's Legacy of the Sith struggled for many reasons, but the one I've seen echoed over and over is that...
Final Fantasy XI looks back at developing the story for its three nation-states at launch
It might be easy to forget with another Square-Enix MMORPG being everyone's focus in the storytelling department, but Final Fantasy XI has been doing the...
Final Fantasy XI is planning a crossover with Granblue Fantasy in May
So here's an odd promotional crossover we missed when it was first announced. You know Granblue Fantasy? Big gacha game, done quite well for...
Final Fantasy XI brings back its Final Fantasy XIV crossover event on March 22
Final Fantasy XI players can have a little bit of Final Fantasy XIV in their game, too. As a treat. Yes, it's the crossover collaboration...
Square-Enix opens up a free YouTube repository for all the Final Fantasy soundtracks
It's always been a little contentious when you try to listen to Square-Enix music on YouTube. The short version is that Square-Enix has been...
Final Fantasy XI updates for March with more Ambuscade content and more Crawler’s Nest grinding
Anyone who has played Final Fantasy XI for a long enough period of time probably remembers grinding enemies in Crawler's Nest for experience. It was...
Final Fantasy XI rolls out more Ambuscade content while delaying Voracious Resurgence story beats for March
Here's the bad news for the March version update for Final Fantasy XI: It's missing its headline feature this time around. The plan was to continue...
Wisdom of Nym: Speculating on Final Fantasy XIV beyond the live letter’s scope
Here's something that's important to note about Final Fantasy XIV's Naoki Yoshida: The man tends to say exactly what he means and not a...
Final Fantasy XI kicks off its annual doll festival on February 25
Dolls! They're small, they're cute, they're a recurring festival for Final Fantasy XI. This year, the doll festival is kicking off on February 25th,...
Final Fantasy XI producer Akihiko Matsui interviews Tetsuya Nomura on his experiences with the game
Tetsuya Nomura is an interesting figure in Square-Enix history. If you're not familiar with the name, he's an artist and director who is responsible...
Final Fantasy XI adds more storage and story with its newest update
The good news for Final Fantasy XI players is that the most recent patch is adding more storage space for players. The bad news is...
Final Fantasy XI’s February version update has more story, more levels, and more stuff to sell you
Good news, Final Fantasy XI fans! Producer Akihiko Matsui is happy to announce that February's patch will solve your storage woes... by letting you...
Final Fantasy XI prepares Valentione’s Day celebrations for next week
Love is in the air in Final Fantasy XI starting on February 8th, for both the various lovelorn citizens of Vana'diel and the chocobos...
Wisdom of Nym: What’s in Final Fantasy XIV’s February live letter?
It is not quite February yet at the time you read this, but it's not as if February is some distant future that we...
The MOP Up: Final Fantasy XI gets a lot more trustworthy
Final Fantasy XI is working to build up trust -- but probably not in the way that you think. This is actually part of...
Final Fantasy XI launches its January update with new Ambuscade and harder Odyssey monsters
There's no new story content in this month's update for Final Fantasy XI, but since at one point the game was supposed to never get...
Final Fantasy XI plans for higher stats and new challenges in its January version update
The name of the game in Final Fantasy XI right now is players reaching even greater heights of power, and that is definitely the case...
Final Fantasy XI’s producer looks ahead to the 20-year anniversary of the game in 2022
It's been 20 years since Final Fantasy XI originally launched in Japan... or rather, it will be in a few months. (The launch anniversary is...
The MOP Up: Fiesta Online adds new servers
Anime MMO Fiesta Online's heart grew two sizes bigger this past week thanks to the addition of a pair of servers -- one for...
Final Fantasy XI brings the Dragon Quest X crossover event around once again
It's tough for fans to feel as much about Dragon Quest X as other entries in the series, seeing as how it's the one installment...
