Hironobu Sakaguchi is building a “Square Developer’s Office” within FFXIV that will contain messages from 60 staff members
Final Fantasy series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi is creating a “Square Developer’s Office” within FFXIV that will contain messages from 60 people who were involved with the series.
Dark Knights gather from far and wide in FFXIV to grieve the news of Berserk author’s death
Dark Knights gather from far and wide in FF14 to grieve the news of Berserk author Kentaro Miura's death.
Final Fantasy VII Remake: Digital Clock – Buster Sword to release on Sep. 17 in Japan
Square Enix will release Final Fantasy VII Remake: Digital Clock - Buster Sword on September 17 in Japan for 21,780 yen (around $190).
Oh, the Chaos! New Final Fantasy game’s trailer sparks internet meme
Oh, the Chaos! New Final Fantasy game STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN's trailer sparks internet meme.
FFXIV director reiterates ban on third-party tools, world-first raid clear video gets taken down by Square Enix
Final Fantasy XIV director and producer Naoki Yoshida reiterates ban on third-party tools after the raid group Neverland reported a world-first clear of Dragonsong's Reprise (Ultimate) using third-party tools.
FFXIV: Base costume of Murouchi’s cosplay during live broadcast possibly identified
FFXIV: Base costume of Murouchi’s cosplay during live broadcast possibly identified.
Final Fantasy XIV’s new fleet-footed Scholar ability gets players buzzing
Final Fantasy XIV’s new fleet-footed Scholar ability gets players buzzing. While some jobs are getting flashy new moves and dramatic overhauls to mechanics, the Scholar only had “Can make party members move faster” highlighted.
FFXIV meme ascends to official status in special live performance at Digital Fan Festival
FFXIV meme ascends to official status in special live performance at Digital Fan Festival.
FFXIV producer/director Naoki Yoshida criticizes a Japanese internet service provider over connection issues
ISP in Japan called NURO Hikari warns of connection trouble on the day of FFXIV patch 6.2 due to “online game updates” FFXIV producer/director Naoki Yoshida previously criticized a Japanese internet service provider over connection issues.
FFXIV Omega Protocol cheater performs “Digital Seppuku” to atone for their actions
The phrase "Digital Seppuku" went trending on Twitter in Japan following a cheat incident surrounding Final Fantasy XIV's World First race of The Omega Protocol (Ultimate) raid.
FFXIV sound director’s commemorative horse race was a big success for fans
FFXIV sound director’s commemorative horse race was a big success for fans. Between Soken mentioning the race and courteous commentary from the announcer, it was a race FFXIV fans are sure to remember.
FFXIV’s new Data Center in Japan is seeing a confusing mix of cultures after the World reshuffle
In Final Fantasy XIV (FFXIV), each Data Center having something of their own local rules was made apparent by the creation of the Meteor Data Center in Japan. Some players were stuck in the middle of different cultures coming together, which was likely something of a culture shock for them.
Final Fantasy XIV player’s 24 accounts helped him level up at work
Final Fantasy XIV player’s 24 accounts helped him level up at work.
FFXIV sees illicit waymarks proliferating in one of its high-level raids
Final Fantasy XIV's Pandaemonium – Abyssos: The Seventh Circle (Savage) raid is seeing an increase in the use of illicit waymarks, and these waymarks have been dubbed "rule bypassing waymarks" by FFXIV players in Japan.
Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi creates a free company called SQUARE in FFXIV
Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi creates a free company called SQUARE in FFXIV. His title within the free company is executive vice president which happens to be what his title was during his time at Square.
FFXIV cookbook will be released for sale on November 9
FFXIV cookbook called The Ultimate Final Fantasy XIV Cookbook: The Essential Culinarian Guide to Hydaelyn will be released for sale on November 9.
FF14 goes full steam ahead as unofficial statistics show a significant spike in player count
FF14 goes full steam ahead as unofficial statistics show a significant spike in player count.
FFXIV sound director’s return is being celebrated with a horse race in Japan
FFXIV sound director Masayoshi Soken’s return is being celebrated with a horse race in Japan. The race will be broadcast on the Kochi Racecourse’s YouTube channel.
FFXIV: Endwalker’s release brings increased traffic to spoiler blocking service in Japan
FFXIV: Endwalker’s release brings increased traffic to Japanese spoiler blocking service fusetter, a service that lets users post symbols in place of characters and longer bits of text into Twitter.
[Update] Final Fantasy X’s Wakka memes resurface after a YouTube Poop music video goes viral
It has come to our attention that the meme and video discussed in this article contain homophobic content. This sort of content should not be posted while overlooking or failing to critically examine that fact. For that reason, we want to apologize to our readers and anyone who may have been hurt by it.
Final Fantasy XIV to resume free trial today following months-long suspension
Square Enix has announced that they will resume registration for the free trial of Final Fantasy XIV starting today on February 22. The registration for the free trial was temporarily suspended in December of 2021
Tifa and Aerith mods keep on coming for Final Fantasy VII Remake on PC
Tifa and Aerith mods keep on coming for Final Fantasy VII Remake on PC. When looking at the most popular FFVIIRI mods on Nexus Mods, we can see that over half of them in the top 30 are related to Tifa or Aerith.
