If there is one word that can be used to describe Final Fantasy XIV’s launch, it would be “extra smooth,” in that it is neither one word nor is it accurate. While Square Enix continues to monitor server stability and population, and while FFXIV remains unavailable for purchase, Naoki Yoshida has once again turned to … Continue reading “Extra Free Trial Time For FFXIV”
Square Enix is a company that I desperately want to love, because they did what no other developer would do and came through on their promise to improve a failed MMO from the ground up. Apart from Darkfall and maybe one or two other titles, this doesn’t happen. You have companies like NCSoft who would … Continue reading “FFXIV Impressions: Stop Teasing Me, Square, Let Me In”
Final Fantasy XIV is selling so well that Square Enix can’t keep up with the traffic. Early Access became three days of players being unable to log in due to emergency maintenance, server loads, high traffic, errors, worlds being full, server queues full, and worlds being locked to new characters. For the sake of limiting … Continue reading “Square Enix Halts FFXIV Digital Sales Due To Traffic”
If you’ve tried playing Final Fantasy XIV in Europe or North America, you are likely fully acquainted with the extended length of downtime and maintenance period on the related server clusters. A large number of players were completely unable to log in on Sunday, and the problems with heavy loads continue to plague FFXIV’s servers. … Continue reading “Naoki Yoshida Apologizes For FFXIV Launch Issues”
Gamers will be able to enjoy Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn on Playstation 3, Playstation 4, and their personal computers and in fact many of them have been thanks to the MMO’s numerous beta weeks. But why isn’t there an Xbox360 or an Xbox One announcement? Bad news, chief, there won’t be. As was … Continue reading “Surprise! Microsoft Behind No FFXIV On Xbox”
You remember Final Fantasy XIV, right? It’s that game that a few of our old website logos used to be based on. It’s been a while now since Final Fantasy XIV shut down to the public, with the promise of an upcoming relaunch in the form of A Realm Reborn. Well wait no longer! While … Continue reading “FFXIV: A Realm Is Reborn On August 27th”
If there was ever an MMO in line for “Best Comeback,” Final Fantasy XIV would be it. In the latest video, Square Enix shows off the custom built gamepad, as well as showing off a good deal of combat and controls.
Square Enix has released an extended cut version of the End of an Era video released last November. The first five minutes are the same End of an Era video you saw just a few months ago, with the addition of new video showing what happened to the adventurers after they were teleported away at … Continue reading “Video of the ____: FFXIV: End of an Era Extended Cut”
I think Final Fantasy XIV is the first time I’ve ever said “this game is shutting down” with a positive outlook. Earlier this month, Naoki Yoshida explained to us that Final Fantasy XIV will shut down at some point in the future in order in order to make way for the MMO’s relaunch, A Realm … Continue reading “FFXIV Shuts Down November 11th For 2.0”
Protip: Today’s comic is satire.
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