All Final Fantasy XIV owners can add the Stormblood expansion to their accounts for free during a new promo period that also sees the return of the free four-day login campaign time for lapsed subscribers.
Longtime producer for Final Fantasy XI, Akihiko Matsui, has stepped down, with Yoji Fujito taking over. The game's team is downsizing and focusing mostly on narrow content refreshes and maintenance.
Final Fantasy XIV Â will get a major upgrade to the North American data centers, with downtime to coincide with the next patch, 6.38. The game is also getting the return of the Hatching-tide seasonal event next week.
Final Fantasy XI opens part one of the final chapter of the Voracious Resurgence this month. The most recent update also refreshed Ambuscade, and made adjustments to the chat filter.
A new collection, Puma x Final Fantasy XIV, will mark A Realm Reborn's 10th anniversary. Patch 6.35 is also out, with Eureka Orthos, lots of quest content, and additional features
Final Fantasy XIV has updated its minisite with new info on what's coming in Patch 6.35, including tribal quests and the deep dungeon Eureka Orthos.
Sequels have the unfortunate stigma of needing to be better than their predecessor or they're often criticized or forgotten. They can't simply replicate what the original did right or they'll be written off as bland an unimaginative. Thankfully, Square Enix realized the faults of the first Octopath Traveler while also building upon what made it a strong title in Octopath Traveler II.
The next edition of Little Ladies' Day in  Final Fantasy XIV will take place from March 1-15th. Square Enix has the details of this year's returning seasonal event, including a new dance emote.
Aiming to have the biggest Fan Festival in North America, Final Fantasy XIV's event will take place in person in Las Vegas in July. Meanwhile, an indigenous group claims Square Enix is using its cultural property.
The Final Fantasy XIV team has temporarily suspended automatic demolition of estates until further notice due to the earthquake affecting Turkey and Syria.
Naoki Yoshida has strong warnings for those using third-party tools to get through Final Fantasy XIV's hard content, saying that development of that hard content only makes sense if people aren't cheating their way throguh it.
Final Fantasy XIV brings its Valentione's Day event back on February 1st, with new rewards, a new emote, and more.
Originally unveiled as Project Athia back in 2020, Forspoken tells the story of Frey, a New Yorker who sees themselves sucked into the fantasy world of Athia at the time of its greatest peril. How does Square Enix's latest AAA IP stack up though, and is Athia a world worth jumping down the rabbit hole to explore?
Forspoken launches next week, and the upcoming RPG from Square Enix just revealed the hardware you'll need on PC to get a good experience.
Update 6.3, Gods Revel, Lands Tremble is live in Final Fantasy XIV. The packed update adds a ton of new content, from quests to a new dungeon, new housing wardsm and the first major changes to Island Sanctuary.