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’s Naoki Yoshida pens heartfelt goodbye to the late Dad of Light blogger
Remember the Dad of Light TV drama that debuted on Netflix a few years ago? It told the story of Akio and his father...
Ask Mo: The hits and misses of MassivelyOP’s 2020 predictions
Last December, when we sat down to write out our annual MMO predictions for 2020, I don't think anyone had "biggest global pandemic in...
Massively Overthinking: The best and worst MMO developer quotes of 2020
We have a fun end-of-the-year tradition on MOP to recap the best and worst MMO developer quotes of the year. In fact, I keep...
Final Fantasy XI brings out new story and new Ambuscade foes with its latest update
Enjoying the Voracious Resurgence storyline in Final Fantasy XI, either for the story itself or just because it's more story content when the game seemed...
End-of-Year Eleven: The healthiest live MMOs going into 2021
It is only natural that, when you are shopping around for a different MMORPG to play, to consider the health of potential play candidates....
Final Fantasy XIV prepares for the annual Starlight Celebration starting December 14
It's almost time for the Starlight Celebration in Final Fantasy XIV, just a week after the game's most recent patch (which dropped yesterday), and this...
Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.4, Futures Rewritten, is live today
The time has arrived for players in Final Fantasy XIV to start forging a new future. The bleak outcome that had been predicted for the...
Final Fantasy XI details its Starlight celebrations starting on December 16
Final Fantasy XI is planning to celebrate Starlight by going all out as it does every year, and that means there are lots of...
Wisdom of Nym: The highlights of Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 5.4 notes
One of the things I still love about covering Final Fantasy XIV are the patches. These things are always bulky in terms of added...
Final Fantasy XIV posts its full patch 5.4 notes during 24-hour patch maintenance
We hope you got anything you wanted done in Final Fantasy XIV yesterday because the game is currently undergoing maintenance. In fact, it'll be undergoing...
One Shots: Pledging Trekkie Trekkie Trekkie
So you know how Star Trek claims that it has a functioning futuristic society without money? Somehow? That's made me overthink how Starfleet Academy...
Final Fantasy XIV posts the preliminary notes for Tuesday’s patch 5.4, Futures Rewritten
The posting of patch notes for Final Fantasy XIV is a long-respected tradition because they're always extensive and they first come out before the full...
Final Fantasy XI previews its December version update without any Odyssey content
It says something about this particular year that it's actually comfortable and refreshing to find something being delayed just because it isn't quite polished...
Final Fantasy XIV updates its site for patch 5.4 with more details on gear, side activities, and rewards
It's only a few more days until Final Fantasy XIV brings players into the content-filled world of patch 5.4, but there's still a bit more...
Desert Oasis: Black Desert Online should be 2020’s MMO of the year
Well here we are again, heading to the end of another year. And while many are eager for this year to end, us gamers...
Wisdom of Nym: Analyzing the last pre-patch Final Fantasy XIV producer’s letter
Well, it looks like we've got no actual new information on the next expansion. I'm not sure how to feel about that. I mean,...
One Shots: The life of fish people
Indentured servitude is something that Final Fantasy XIV likes to introduce to its players, such as poor Scott, who discovered that he's in for...
Final Fantasy XIV drops a trailer and previews the content of patch 5.4, Futures Rewritten
The next major patch for Final Fantasy XIV is launching on December 8th, just a little under two weeks from today. Unsurprisingly, that also...
Massively Overthinking: Gratitude for the devs of the MMO genre
Thanksgiving conveniently falls on a Thursday every year, which means it's the perfect topic for our regular Thursday Massively Overthinking roundtable. I've asked our writers what they're grateful for in and around the MMO genre the last couple of years - and now we're gonna do it again.
Square-Enix announces a permanent program allowing employees to work from home
Like many companies, Square-Enix had to embrace work-from-home options earlier this year to deal with lockdowns across Japan. It appears those programs were considered...
