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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Everything we learned from the Final Fantasy XIV Digital Fan Festival 2021
Update: We've now summarized the event after the intro; the liveblog itself can still be found in the comments. The original intro follows.
It's time,...
Final Fantasy XIV’s digital fan festival kicks off tonight at 9:00 p.m. EDT
Eager for more information about Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker? You'll get some tonight as the game's digital fan festival kicks off tonight at 9:00 p.m....
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...
Wisdom of Nym: What to expect from Final Fantasy XIV’s digital fan festival
I had this dream the other night wherein somehow, we had the digital fan festival for Final Fantasy XIV but didn't learn any new...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida talks blacklists, friend lists, and Island Sanctuaries
So you meet some people in a random group in Final Fantasy XIV whom you never want to see ever again, and you blacklist...
The Soapbox: If you want innovation in MMOs, stop worshiping polish
Gamers often lament that the world of MMORPGs lacks innovation. It's a frustration I share; this a genre that could be much more than...
One Shots: Collect flowers 1/9000
"I think there’s a storm brewing above the land of halflings," Lethia said. "I started playing an ungodly amount of Lord of the Rings...
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 XIV previews its upcoming Moogle Treasure Festival for the digital Fan Festival
When the digital fan festival kicks off for Final Fantasy XIV on May 14th, the digital events start too. Want to pick up some emotes?...
First impressions of Elyon’s western closed beta: Day one and a dungeon run
I can't believe I'm actually playing Elyon on local servers. People have been excited for this game since it was called Ascent: Infinite Realm, and just...
Check out the Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker trailer… by way of Moonbase Alpha
If you don't remember Moonbase Alpha, you have sadly missed a cavalcade of memes based on the game's text-to-speech software. Not only were there memes,...
Wisdom of Nym: What we actually know (vs. what we assume) about Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker
So what's going to happen to Nocturnal Sect? We don't know yet.
I put that front and center because it is one of the current...
One Shots: Phantom of the choppera
Last week's community challenge to represent music from MMOs in picture format was picked up in a variety of interesting ways, including this one...
Final Fantasy XIV takes a look at character concept artist Hiroyuki Nagamine’s work
What do the Four Lords, the Koropokkur, and the Fat Cat minion in Final Fantasy XIV all have in common? Well, all of them were...
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...
Perfect Ten: Why I’m a sucker for MMO collector’s editions
If you've ever wondered what kind of naive sucker would plunk down a semi-thick wad of perfectly good cash on an overstuffed MMO collector's...
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...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 5.5 stories have some issues
All right, I'm just going to spoil this column up front. Out of this patch's stories... well, one is kind of a wisp of...
Final Fantasy XIV confirms that there will be no in-person attendance for the digital fan festival
Here's the good news for Final Fantasy XIV fans: The digital fan festival scheduled for May 14th and 15th is still going to go forward...
