Tag Archives: FFXIV

Tue, Jan 11, 2011 | 05:52 GMT

Naoki Yoshida wants FFVII atmosphere for FFXIV Online

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In a detailed Q&A session with the Japanese site 4gamer.net, newly incumbent Final Fantasy XIV Online director Naoki Yoshida has detailed his approach to rescuing the floundering Square Enix MMORPG, commenting that he wants to bring the impact and atmosphere of global bestseller Final Fantasy VII to Eorzea.

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Sun, Jan 02, 2011 | 23:08 GMT

Final Fantasy XIV producer promises to “reboot” and “rebuild”

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Newly incumbent Final Fantasy XIV producer Naoki Yoshida has kicked off 2011 with an open letter to fans (and detractors) of Square Enix’s beleaguered MMO, promising some radical work on the game.

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Fri, Dec 10, 2010 | 08:46 GMT

FFXIV PS3 delayed, PC trial period gets extended, dev team restructured

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Oh dear.

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Tue, Nov 23, 2010 | 14:07 GMT

Final Fantasy XIV getting travel and questing update on November 24

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Square’s about to patch Final Fantasy XIV to fix a lot of travel and questing issues in the MMO.

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Wed, Nov 17, 2010 | 13:00 GMT

FFXIV PS3 port development done

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Square has confirmed in this week’s issue of Famitsu the process of porting Final Fantasy XIV from PC to PS3 is now done.

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Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 22:52 GMT

Free trial period of Final Fantasy XIV extended once more

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Square Enix has extended its free trial of Final Fantasy XIV for another 30 days.

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Fri, Nov 12, 2010 | 01:09 GMT

“Players had a very high expectation” of FFXIV, says Tanaka

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Hiromichi Tanaka, SVP of software development at Square Enix, has said the company is doing everything it can to bring Final Fantasy XIV “back to the level” it planned to have ready for players of the MMO right from the start.

The latest patch is just a start.

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Tue, Oct 19, 2010 | 17:23 BST

PC Gamer rubbishes FFXIV with 30% review score

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UK mag PC Gamer has dropped a 30 percent review score on FFXIV, saying the MMO has “one of the most heinous interfaces ever devised”.

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Tue, Sep 21, 2010 | 18:58 BST

Square’s online currency Crysta hitting Europe and US for FFXIV

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Square Enix has announced its online payment system for Final Fantasy FFXIV called Crysta won’t just be for Japan, but for Europe and North America as well.

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Tue, Sep 14, 2010 | 20:20 BST

Stunning FFXIV HD CG trailer dropped for TGS

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Like. Wow.

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Wed, Sep 01, 2010 | 13:50 BST

FFXIV open beta to start tomorrow

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Those bugs can’t have been that “critical”.

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Tue, Aug 31, 2010 | 15:44 BST

FFXIV open beta delayed due to “critical bugs”

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Square has postponed the FFXIV open beta, which was due to begin in the US tonight, due to “critical bugs”.

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Thu, Jul 22, 2010 | 15:16 BST

FFXIV: Class artwork released, PC specs announced

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Square Enix has released artwork for the 18 different classes to choose from in Final Fantasy XIV, along with the recommended system specifications in order to run the game on your PC.

Get all of it after the break.

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Mon, Jul 12, 2010 | 18:01 BST

Square: MS unwilling to work on FFXIV 360 problems

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Final Fantasy XIV director Hiromichi Tanaka has told German site 4players.de that Microsoft was unwilling to deal with Square Enix over the use of Xbox Live with the MMO.

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Thu, Jul 01, 2010 | 14:35 BST

Square puts out new FFXIV shots, art

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Square Enix has put out a massive load of screens for Final Fantasy XIV. Massive.

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Wed, May 19, 2010 | 21:12 BST

Famitsu scans of FFXIV land on the interwebs

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Some scans from this week’s Famitsu have popped up on the net, and for those looking forward to Final Fantasy XIV, well, there’s some pretty pictures and information on the MMO’s Guilds in it.

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Wed, Apr 07, 2010 | 21:57 BST

Final Fanatsy XIV score leaked onto the net

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Final Fantasy XIV goes into Alpha tomorrow, and some folks have ripped music from Square’s client download and loaded it onto the net for you.

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Wed, Mar 31, 2010 | 17:08 BST

Belladonna: I’m “really interested” in game porn

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Yes, that Belladonna. Don’t pretend you don’t know who she is.

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Thu, Mar 11, 2010 | 12:59 GMT

Final Fantasy XIV gets new CG shots, art

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Final Fantasy XIII isn’t the only game in the series to hog attention this week: Square’s released new CGI shots and artwork of Final Fantasy XIV.

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Tue, Mar 09, 2010 | 18:51 GMT

PS3 FFXIII features FFXIV items, chance at beta access

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If you’re in the mood for a bit of offline JRPG action while you’re waiting for FFXIV later this year, you may as well grab the PS3 version of FFXIII. You’ll find some treats inside.

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