Final Fantasy XIV

In this week's Player Perspectives column, MMORPG.com's Jaime Skelton looks at the newly uncovered fatigue system scheduled for Final Fantasy XIV. The system has been the cause of a lot of consternation across the internet and Jaime offers some of her thoughts. Read Player Perspectives and then participate in the discussion on our forums.

Fresh from the Final Fantasy XIV Twitter is the announcement that closed beta phase three will end on August 25th and that the open beta will begin in 'early September'.

Square Enix has announced three perks for simultaneous play of both Final Fantasy XI and Final Fantasy XIV. Players who link a PlayOnline ID with an active Final Fantasy XI Content ID to a Square Enix account with an active Final Fantasy XIV service account reduce the monthly subscription for FFXI to only $7.00 in addition to a few other bonuses.

Last week, MMORPG.com correspondent Thomas Allegood wrote a preview of some of the crafting professions in Final Fantasy XIV, members of the Disciples of the Hand. He continues the crafting preview with a look at the Goldsmith, the Armourer, and the Woodworker.

Our friends over at FinalFantasyXIVcore.com have let us in on the news that they have translated three interviews with the Final Fantasy XIV team. All three interviews/articles contain some new information which FFXIVcore.com users have graciously translated.

Once again, we delve into the world of Eorzea to find out more about the new crafting system. Unlike many MMORPGs where crafting and gathering are side jobs, Square-Enix has brought these jobs into the mainstream, by actually making them playable classes. Let's see what they have in store for us using this new and somewhat controversial system.

Final Fantasy XIV is a keenly anticipated game but with information hard to find at times, players and fans are left with many questions. MMORPG.com's Thomas Allegood lifts the lid of the latest MMO entry from Square Enix and does his level best to answer some of those questions.

Square Enix has announced that the Collector's Edition PC version of their sophomore MMO effort Final Fantasy XIV will be hitting store shelves on September 22nd, 2010. That's the good news. The bad news? Hopes for a simultaneous release on both the PC and PS3 have been dashed, as the PS3 version won't make it until March 2011.

Final Fantasy XIV producer Hiromichi Tanaka spoke to Eurogamer recently, revealing that the beta test for Final Fantasy XIV will be "starting soon."

Square Enix has released this latest video for Final Fantasy XIV depicting the veritable metamorphosis the game has undergone in the transition from alpha to beta. What do you think of the difference?

Citing a "closed" XBOX Live system, Final Fantasy XIV producer Hiromichi Tanaka explained to Eurogamer.net why Final Fantasy XIV will unfortunately not see a launch on the XBOX 360 platform.

At E3, a member of the Final Fantasy XIV crew was kind enough to give us a rundown of the character creation for the upcoming game.

Our team visited the Square Enix booth at E3 last week where they took Final Fantasy XIV for a spin. Check out the video below for a demo of the game's combat systems.

Square Enix has made available a new benchmark tool for Final Fantasy XIV, the successor to Square Enix's venerable Final Fantasy XI.

Two intrepid spies infiltrated the Square Enix offices in search of top secret information on the upcoming Final Fantasy XIV beta test set to go live sometime this Summer. What they found was the beta's character creation interface, where they then proceeded to explore the customization options on offer for the cat-like Miqo'te race.