Brendan 2016-01-16 0 comments
Final Fantasy XIV's development team has responded to the tragic news surrounding the death of Sian Blake, the voice actor who brought to life Yugiri, an first NPC introduced in the later stages of A Realm Reborn. Blake took over for the role beginning with the Heavensward expansion. This week, the team behind Final Fantasy XIV spoke out for the...
Brendan 2016-01-10 0 comments
Audiophiles rejoice; the latest soundtrack from Square Enix's hit MMO, Final Fantasy XIV, is set for release next month on Bluray music disc. Previous to this Square Enix had released three EP albums with select tracks from the expansion but the full 60 track release will become available on February 24th, 2016 for purchase. Several of the other collected albums...
Brendan 2014-12-06 0 comments
It's been a while, but there's a lot of exciting Square Enix news—especially for Final Fantasy XIV—that's worth recapping now that 2014 is drawing to a close. Final Fantasy XIV is getting its first expansion next Spring. Dubbed 'Heavensward,' the expansion was announced in October at the FFXIV Fan Fests held across the globe. It is the first full-blown expansion...
Brendan 2014-03-14 8 comments
Final Fantasy XIV's momentum refuses to slow. Naoki Yoshida and his team have attracted the attention of almost 2 million active subscribes but they aren't stopping there. Since the release of patch 2.1, A Realm Awoken, back in December, Yoshida and the development team turned their attention to the upcoming patch 2.2 The 8 minute trailer for the patch showcases...
kula shakerz 2014-01-10 0 comments
Have a deactivated Final Fantasy XIV account? Good news! Square Enix have announced that players will be able to return to the game and explore the realm of Eorzea this weekend for free. The event starts on Saturday January 11th 2014 at 12:00 a.m. (PST) and ends on Monday January 13th 2014 at 12:00 a.m. (PST). If you haven't installed...
Xin 2010-12-10 0 comments
Nothing is going right for Final Fantasy XIV. Poorly received by critics, the game's staff and fans are now paying the price for it's shortcomings. Nobuaki Komoto and Hiromichi Tanaka have been replaced by Naoki Yoshida (Record of Agarest War Zero, Cross Edge) as FFXIV's Director/Producer. SQEX will also be "hand-picking" a number of other developers to help right the...
Xin 2010-09-01 0 comments
It appears those critical bugs weren't nearly as critical as previously claimed, as the open beta phase for Final Fantasy XIV will start at 10pm EST tonight. If I'm understanding instructions correctly, which is a long shot, all you have to do is enter you SquareEnix Members information at THIS SITE, at the appropriate time, and you should have a...
Xin 2010-08-31 0 comments
Final Fantasy XIV's Open Beta phase is scheduled to kick off in less than 24 hours, and today we bring you good news of...what? Oh....Wait, not good news, BAD news! FFXIV's Open Beta has been indefinitely delayed due to the discovery of "critical bugs" within the game. SquareEnix have also stopped releasing the registration codes needed to play in the...
Xin 2010-08-29 0 comments
SquareEnix are ready to open Final Fantasy XIV to the world with the game's Public Beta set to begin this Wednesday, September 01st. To celebrate, they've also released a new trailer. Watch the Trailer: Walk Free, Walk Free Love the song, love the visuals, hate that I'll have to wait for the PlayStation 3 version in March. Someone buy me...
kula shakerz 2010-08-21 0 comments
Square Enix recently revealed a trio of bonuses for players that subscribe to both Final Fantasy XI and Final Fantasy XIV. The bonuses announced in the press release only apply to the Windows version. Bonuses for the PlayStation 3 version will be announced at a later time. Bonus 1: Save up to €5.95 on the base FINAL FANTASY XI Monthly...
Xin 2010-06-30 0 comments
At last year's e3, SquareEnix promised that Final Fantasy XIV will release in 2010. As it stands, they were half right. The PC Edition of FFXIV will be available in two versions, and on two different dates: Sept. 23rd for the Collector's Edition and Sept. 30th for the Standard Edition. The game's monthly fee will be the same as FFXI,...
Xin 2010-06-25 3 comments
According to both SquareEnix President Yoichi Wada and Game Director Hiromichi Tanaka, Final Fantasy XIV is unlikely to appear on Xbox 360 due to the "closed" nature of Xbox Live. "The main reason why we couldn't go with Xbox 360 was the Xbox Live system," stated Tanaka. "Microsoft has a different point of view: they want to have a closed...
If you're a fan of SquareEnix, then e3 was a terrible time for you. Other than a passing glimpse of Final Fantasy XIV at the Sony press event, the company has shown very little. But speaking of FFXIV, if you head over to the official site, you can pick up the game's PC Benchmark Test, and determine just how smoothly...
Xin 2009-12-16 4 comments
It's been known for a few months now that the initial printings of Final Fantasy XIII, releasing tomorrow in Japan, would contain a voucher code for an in-game item in 2010's Final Fantasy XIV: Online. What we didn't know was this: The voucher contains a second code, which gives you a chance to enter the Final Fantasy XIV PS3 Beta...
kula shakerz 2009-11-12 1 comment
The official Final Fantasy XIV website has been updated again and this time it reveals two new character classes, the Gladiator and Pugilist. Gladiators are expert swordsmen, known for their battle prowess with blades of all designs; short and long, single and double-edged, straight and curved. They favor combat at close range, where they masterfully execute a deadly array of...