Our latest coverage of Final Fantasy XIV.
In a lengthy post today Final Fantasy XIV game director Naoki Yoshida clarified the game's stance on using mods. This comes after one of the game's most popular mods "Mare Synchronos" was taken offline after a receiving a "legal inquiry". The mod was a platform of sorts that allowed users to register custom visuals and animations which were 'synced' to [...]
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Square Enix and Capcom are teaming up this autumn, bringing creatures and gear from Monster Hunter Wilds into the long-running MMO Final Fantasy XIV Online while sending Eorzean icons the other way. The collaboration was announced during Gamescom 2025’s Opening Night Live, where FFXIV producer Naoki Yoshida and Monster Hunter series producer Ryozo Tsujimoto shared a brief teaser and an [...]
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Square Enix has confirmed that Final Fantasy XIV will roll out Patch 7.3 “The Promise of Tomorrow” on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. The date was revealed during the latest Letter from the Producer LIVE stream, alongside a new trailer highlighting what’s next for the long-running MMORPG. Patch 7.3 continues that cadence with fresh main scenario quests and the second leg [...]
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Final Fantasy XIV is preparing for its next major content update, as Patch 7.3, titled The Promise of Tomorrow, is set for release in early August 2025. The announcement came during the latest Letter from the Producer LIVE broadcast, where game director Naoki Yoshida shared a first look at what players can expect from the upcoming patch. New Main Scenario [...]
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Square Enix has released Patch 7.2: Seekers of Eternity for Final Fantasy XIV Online, continuing the Dawntrail storyline and introducing new challenges. The update is part of a multi-phase rollout, with additional content arriving in Patch 7.21 (April 22) and Patch 7.25 (May 27). The biggest part of today's patch is additional story content as well as a new tier [...]
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Square Enix has announced FINAL FANTASY XIV Patch 7.2: Seekers of Eternity, launching on March 25, 2025. The update introduces new story content, raids, trials, and PvP adjustments, as revealed during the latest Letter from the Producer LIVE broadcast. This is a big update as it includes a whole new raid tier, but the savage mode is releasing a week [...]
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In the latest Letter from the Producer LIVE, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online’s producer and director, Naoki Yoshida, unveiled the upcoming Patch 7.1 "Crossroads," scheduled for release on November 12, 2024. This update follows the game’s recent expansion, Dawntrail™, and features a blend of new quests, raids, and much more. While most of the new content comes at the same pace [...]
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Final Fantasy XIV has paused its automatic housing demolition timers across North American servers in response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in late September. The suspension affects players on the Aether, Crystal, Dynamis, and Primal data centers, giving those impacted by the storm some much-needed peace of mind. In FFXIV, if you don't step into your in-game home [...]
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In the chaotic world of Final Fantasy XIV, minions aren’t just adorable pets; they can also be pricey investments. Recently, the Hippo Calf minion has been making quite the splash—its price skyrocketing on the player-driven Market Board to staggering heights. Originally a cute bonus you could scoop up for a modest sum after running the Vanaspati dungeon, this little creature [...]
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It’s been a tough fiscal quarter for Square Enix, and even the mighty Final Fantasy franchise couldn’t save the day. In a recently published financial report courtesy of Eurogamer, Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu confirmed that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Final Fantasy 16 both fell short of sales expectations for May 2024. “We released multiple new titles, including major [...]
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