Disambiguation:
– Final Fantasy XI, an MMORPG released in 2002
– Final Fantasy XIV, an MMORPG released in 2010 and re-released in 2013
– Final Fantasy series, a series of video games that began in 1987
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Final Fantasy XIV once again has a free trial open for non-players
So for a little while there Final Fantasy XIV was so popular that it needed to kind of scale back on how many people...
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,...
Wisdom of Nym: Everything we learned from the February Final Fantasy XIV live letter
So what did we learn from the latest Final Fantasy XIV live letter? A lot, and most of it good, although some of it...
One Shots: Stepping back from the brink
A little while ago, I read how some visitors to the Grand Canyon have actually fallen in and perished because they would get a...
Final Fantasy XIV’s live letter explains future patch plans and graphical upgrade plans
After a decade of operation (a little more, actually, but even producer and director Naoki Yoshida admits to rounding to a decade because it...
Vague Patch Notes: The metaverse doesn’t exist and isn’t a good idea either
You can't swing your arms at this point without hearing about "the metaverse" in some capacity, which is supposedly the reason why Facebook changed...
Final Fantasy XIV’s director and scenario writer discuss the twists and turns of Endwalker
For those of you who still haven't played through the Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker story, this narrative goes places. It features some scenes within its first...
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...
The Stream Team: Time for tanking in Final Fantasy XIV
It's roulette day in Final Fantasy XIV, and that means MOP's Chris is going to hop into the queue and lead some folks through...
The Game Archaeologist: Dark Eyes, a forgotten Japanese MMO from 1999
For a country that was the epicenter of video games (and, in many ways, still is), Japan never quite latched onto the MMORPG genre...
Final Fantasy XIV turns house demolition back on as of March 9th
Nature is healing, if by "nature" you mean "the Final Fantasy XIV servers" and by "healing" you mean "are going to tear your house down...
Wisdom of Nym: Gaming the system in Final Fantasy XIV
All right, so we aren't going to have a new live letter until Friday, which means that now I'm going to actually pick down...
One Shots: Please, please stand in the fire
While any seasoned MMORPG player may look at our first screenshot, courtesy of Utakata in Blade and Soul, and start developing sympathetic twitches, don't...
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 XIV will add Steam account linking in early March
So, are you playing Final Fantasy XIV on Steam? It might not be the majority of the playerbase, but it's still a portion of it,...
Hands-on: Lost Ark is a solid MMO that falls just short of true greatness
After years of waiting, the MMOARPG Lost Ark launches in the west today, at least for those who bought founder's packs. The rest of...
Wisdom of Nym: Speculating on the next few bits of Final Fantasy XIV content
Let's start with something that's important: At this point, and for most of my future speculation, I'm going to make an assumption that may...
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...
Massively Overthinking: How would you fix New World?
Amazon's New World is one of the biggest, most ambitious, and most beautiful MMORPGs the industry has seen in years, and yet since its...
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...
