There’s only one game out there that I love screenshots for more than Koei Tecmo’s Nioh, and it comes from none other than Square Enix. Final Fantasy XIV’s screenshots are always a blast to pour through, and they are the highlight of my job whenever a batch is ready to be published. This new story from Square Enix’s successful MMORPG sees the Heroes of Light travel to a far off land in...
A single fan on Twitter saw an innocent question ramp up into a full-blown war of approval over the weekend. He only asked which of the two popular MMORPGs he should stick with, World of Warcraft or Final Fantasy XIV, and he quickly found himself stuck in the middle of an epic Twitter-flexing competition. As you can see, it starts out innocent enough. Do I go to @FF_XIV_EN or @...
Square Enix no longer limits Final Fantasy XIV’s trial period to just 14 days. Anyone who wants to check out the game can do so indefinitely for any length of time, free from the stress of a time limit. In other words, you never have to stop playing it! Of course, the trial version still has its limitations, and not nearly the same amount of content makes itself available. Players will...
Final Fantasy XIV Online is already one of the most beautiful and interesting video games on the market, and its latest expansion is making all the right moves to continue this upward climb for years to come. A string of announcements made at the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival in Frankfurt, Germany, over the weekend show that Square Enix has no problem reveling in its past when looking...
Yesterday in our Final Fantasy XV review, I refused to join in the collective fist-pumping claims that Final Fantasy had finally returned to form. The critical success, good word of mouth, and financial figures might make it seem that way, but it's not exactly the case So, what was wrong with it? Nothing! I love Final Fantasy XV, but my belief is that the series already saw a...
Square Enix revealed the next expansion for Final Fantasy XIV over the weekend, but the big news is it will only be coming to the PlayStation 4 and PC. Square Enix will officially end support for Final Fantasy XIV on the PlayStation 3 this summer. Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood will add new features and an entirely new region for players to explore. See the full list of additions below...
Three years after its successful relaunch, Final Fantasy XIV is still expanding its userbase to respectable sizes. Square Enix has confirmed that the game has accrued over 6 million players in that time frame. This figure excludes players who played it during a free trial time period or played for under 30 days… like myself. Final Fantasy XIV’s success is well deserved considering it...
Naoki Yoshida is not a household name amongst the Japanese game design world yet, but he should be a bit better known in the years to come. Why? Because he saved Square Enix from certain doom by morphing the horrendous Final Fantasy XIV: Online into one of the most fun and original MMORPGs in recent years, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. However, the sun was not always shining on...
Last generation’s consoles and their accompanying networks weren’t quite ready for massively multiplayer games, but this time around the genre isn’t as much of a surprise. Final Fantasy XIV is already available on PlayStation 3, but it’s looking like PlayStation 4 will be the place to play. Square Enix has announced an April 14 release date for the game and detailed some information...
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn is a solid relaunch of the tragic Final Fantasy XIV, and Square Enix would love to put it in the hands of as many players as possible. Those potential subscription fees are paying for this game to be developed twice, after all. However, despite Final Fantasy XI launching on the Xbox 360, Square Enix has snubbed the Microsoft audience with the release...