As the events in Paris continue to unfold, a number of gamers in Final Fantasy XIV and World of Warcraft have taken to setting up vigils in their respective games to honor the victims of the attack. Players in Final Fantasy have gathered in the amphitheater on the Balmung server to hold vigil, with several GM’s in … Continue reading “Gamers Gather In Mourning of Paris Attacks”
Final Fantasy XIV isn’t just making bank in terms of box sales and subscriptions, it’s also making good on licensed products. In Square Enix’s latest financial report, the company praises FFXIV and its first expansion, Heavensward, as being behind a bump in sales of goods derived from characters and soundtracks. During the three-month period ended … Continue reading “Final Fantasy XIV Sells Character Licenses”
Square Enix is gearing up for the launch of Heavensward, the first expansion to Final Fantasy XIV, out June 23rd, and now so can you. For players who left FFXIV but plan to come back for the launch of Heavensward, Square Enix is offering ten silver chocobo feathers that can be swapped for iLevel 120 … Continue reading “Return To Eorzea This Month: Get High Level Gear”
This week marks a special occasion here at MMO Fallout, in that once again I am branching out. Check out the first episode of my weekly movie review podcast, Direct 2 Netflix. If you enjoy it, please subscribe and keep listening. We’ll have new episodes out hopefully every Monday. As usual, the weekend wrapper looks … Continue reading “Weekend Wrapper: Still Not E3 Edition”
Final Fantasy XIV’s first expansion, Heavensward, releases June 23rd and introduces new stories, an increased level cap, a new race, new battles, new dungeons, and new mounts. More significantly, it introduces DirectX 11 graphics, offering better quality visuals at the expense of higher system requirements. To better prepare players for the road ahead, Square Enix is … Continue reading “Benchmark Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward Update”
Final Fantasy XIV is hosting a free weekend to celebrate four million registered accounts. The free weekend begins Friday February 27th at 3am EST and goes until March 9th at 4am EST. Eligible accounts include anyone who has previously purchased the game, with an account in good standing, whose subscription has lapsed. Otherwise if you … Continue reading “Final Fantasy XIV Free Weekend Coming”
Square Enix today has released their nine month period report ending December 31, 2014, and the news is good. Compared to the report from the same time last year, figures have increased across the board in substantial numbers. Operating income has shown an 89.6% boost to $126.02 million, net sales up 16% to $1.01 billion, … Continue reading “Square Enix Releases 9-Month Finance Report”
With the recent release of patch 2.5, Square Enix has announced another free weekend. Players with inactive accounts will be able to log in from January 30th until February 2nd. Who is eligible? Players who have previously purchased and registered FINAL FANTASY XIV and whose service account is set as inactive during the campaign period. … Continue reading “Final Fantasy XIV Free Weekend Coming”
Patch 2.5 is set to be the last to drop before the launch of Final Fantasy XIV’s first expansion, Heavensward, and it will be split into three parts to better distribute the content. If you have ten minutes to spare, take a look at the trailer below to see what is coming in the first update … Continue reading “Video: Final Fantasy XIV Patch 2.5 Trailer”
Playstation 4 gamers interested in trying out Final Fantasy XIV will be able to do just that, as Square Enix today announced a 14 day trial will be available. The trial gives players the opportunity to level up to 20, with certain other limitations, as well as the ability to transfer trial characters over to … Continue reading “Final Fantasy XIV PS4 Trial Available”
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