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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Final Fantasy XI heads to Aht Urhgan for the next step of the Voracious Resurgencce
It's time for players in Final Fantasy XI to head back to the Near East with the upcoming June version update for the game. What's...
Final Fantasy XI ups equipment drops and brings back Sunshine Seeker
Dang, your gear in Final Fantasy XI leaves something to be desired. You should get some better gear. If only the game would run some...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s last stretch of Bozja is pretty good, but a little annoying
For various reasons, it doesn't seen as if it's been only a week since the last Final Fantasy XIV patch. (All right, it's technically...
Battle Bards Episode 193: Tribal jams
Strike up a drum, flourish a flute, and howl to the moon — it’s time to get funky with some tribal jams! In this...
Final Fantasy XI celebrates 19 years and promises new job progression and storage options
It's been 19 years since Final Fantasy XI first launched, and yet the game is still going strong with an update cadence the envy of...
Final Fantasy XI brings back Mandragora Mania for its 19th anniversary
After 19 years of operation, Final Fantasy XI no doubt finds anniversary celebrations just a little bit tedious. It's been 19 years! There's a ton...
Final Fantasy XI launches its May version update with more story and more Odyssey mechanics
Is it Bastok time in Final Fantasy XI? It certainly seems to be with the latest version update, because that's where the story of...
Final Fantasy XI launches a login campaign alongside a returner and discount campaign
Attention, would-be adventurers:Â Final Fantasy XI wants you. It wants you to log in. It's even taking a multi-pronged approach to this desire, in fact....
Final Fantasy XI kicks off multiple boost campaigns in May
If you still have leveling to take care of in Final Fantasy XI, you might want to hold off until May 11th. Not because you...
Final Fantasy XIV and XI now support more authenticator software for one-time passwords
If you want to enable a one-time password for your Square-Enix account to access Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy XI, or both? That's a good...
The Feast of Swords returns to Final Fantasy XI
Despite its name, the Feast of Swords in Final Fantasy XI does not actually allow you to eat any swords. You will be given no...
The Daily Grind: What MMOs should be adapted to mobile?
Sometimes the success or failure of a game may come down to its availability on certain platforms and systems. Sometimes an MMO that didn't...
Vague Patch Notes: The myth of the days before MMO datamining
For those of you who don't know, this column was named after Final Fantasy XI. Specifically, it was named after the practice that particular game...
Final Fantasy XI updates with the latest part of the Voracious Resurgence
It's time for an update of dour elves with the latest patch for Final Fantasy XI, bringing in the final part of the Voracious...
Final Fantasy XI plans a variety of bonus events throughout April along with the usual egg hunt
Final Fantasy XI is going to make you hunt eggs in April. This is familiar to any long-time player of the game, naturally. Starting...
Final Fantasy XI gears up for a lighter patch in April
The bad news for Final Fantasy XI fans is that the next version update for the game in early April will be a little bit...
Nexon and Square canceled the Final Fantasy XI R mobile MMO, citing an insufficient ‘level of creative differentiation’
Last fall, we poked around trying to figure out what happened to the Final Fantasy XI Remake, the mobile game that was originally announced...
Final Fantasy XI rolls out new Voracious Resurgence content and a new Odyssey foe
The March version update has arrived for Final Fantasy XI, and that means players can face off against a new foe in Sheol: Gaol as...
Perfect Ten: Ten things that killed me in Final Fantasy XI
In many ways, Final Fantasy XI was a designed copy of EverQuest. It did, however, remove a lot of the elements of that game in particular....
The Daily Grind: Do you miss free return events in MMORPGs?
Eliot was writing a piece about Final Fantasy XI's return home event a week or two ago and I suddenly had a pang of...
