Final Fantasy XI News

Final Fantasy XI, which released back in 2002, announced yesterday that they're taking measures to alleviate server congestion on the Asura server. Yes, that's right. a 23 year old MMORPG that hasn't had a major update in 5 years not only retains a loyal playerbase, but is actually growing. MMORPGs running into server congestion issues isn't unusual, especially after a [...]

Despite officially being in maintenance mode for several years now, Final Fantasy XI continues to receive content updates every month. While the updates are noticeably getting smaller, they still include a few new things to do in the 22-year-old MMORPG. This month’s update will add the new Master Trial which will pit players against August, the founder and king of [...]

Final Fantasy XI is bringing the holiday cheer to Vana’diel as the pseudo-maintenance mode MMORPG brings back Starlight Celebration next weekend. As part of the holiday event, goblins will be returning with their loot of stolen moogle presents, as they’ve done over the past 20 years or so, and it’ll once again be up to you to get them back. [...]

The beginning of the end of Final Fantasy XI’s Voracious Resurgence storyline is now at hand with the release of the first Final Fantasy MMORPG’s latest patch. It’s been nearly three years since the narrative that nobody expected began, and now, the final chapter is ready for players to take on. The update not only brings closure to the storyline [...]

Get ready to celebrate the game's 21st anniversary with the Vana'versary boost campaign. From May 11th to May 31st, you'll have access to an array of boosts to help you power through to the endgame. During the event, you can expect to receive double to triple experience and capacity points, double Dedication from items, doubled Bayld from reives, and bonuses [...]

Back in January, Final Fantasy XI’s Game Director Yoji Fujito announced that the Voracious Resurgence narrative was finally coming to a “thrilling conclusion” this year. And so it shall come to pass. The next major update for the 20-year old fantasy MMORPG will bring the 11th and final chapter to the story arc that began three years ago after Square [...]

Final Fantasy XI has received its monthly dose of content today with the release of its January version update. As previously announced, the update brings with it a bunch of new content, including new story quests and new Ambuscade dungeons. The update kicks off Chapter 10 of the Voracious Resurgence storyline which sets the stage for the saga’s ‘thrilling conclusion’ [...]

At the top of the year, Final Fantasy XI Game Director Yoji Fujito revealed that the 20-year old MMORPG’s ongoing Voracious Resurgence storyline is coming to a thrilling end this year. Turns out, Square Enix still has a few more chapters up their sleeve the first of which will drop on January 11th with this year’s first major content update. [...]

After running for nearly three years, Final Fantasy XI’s Voracious Resurgence storyline is coming to an end this year. Game Director Yoji Fujito revealed during his end-of-the-year recap that the “thrilling conclusion” to the ongoing storyline is coming this year in addition to a new Master Trial, Reforged Prime Weapons, and chat improvements, among others. “The Development and Operations teams [...]