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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Nexon revenues rise in early 2015
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Final Fantasy XI gets a new area
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Forsaken World is getting a mobile edition
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Here’s how Final Fantasy XI’s maintenance mode is going down
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Massively OP Podcast: Episode 7
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Final Fantasy XI welcomes spring with this week’s update
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