Square Enix held on the May 15-16 weekend the Final Fantasy XIV Fanfest event, most notably revealing a new class and the release date for the FFXIV Endwalker expansion – and amidst the celebrations, composer Masayoshi Soken revealed his successful battle against cancer and how the Warriors of Lights, FF14 players, have been supporting him
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Square Enix is holding the Final Fantasy XIV Festival 2021 online event this May 15 – 16 weekend, and the fanfest stream on the first day finally had a release date announcement for the FF14 Endwalker extension, and the reveal of the second new class, the Reaper job. The class was most notably introduced by
Every update for FFXIV is exciting. As more and more content gets added to the game, it just keeps getting better. Enter the FFXIV 5.5 update. Final Fantasy XIV gets pretty frequent updates. Today, the 5.5 preliminary patch notes went live for the Death Unto Dawn expansion which is adding tons of new content. Here’s
It’s safe to say that Final Fantasy XIV has been one of the most popular MMORPGs of the last two decades. Rivaled only by games like World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy has had a persistent and strong player base since its launch in 2010. Right now, it might seem like servers are down, but fret not—it’s all in service
Final Fantasy XIV continues to be on the better MMOs in the business. The team has done so much to salvage what was originally a flop and turn it into a game that many fans consider the best Final Fantasy. It’s a development saga that continues to impress, and it looks like we’ll be getting
The next interview in the Archipel Caravan stars Final Fantasy XIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida, who helmed the successful reboot of the title after its disastrous initial release and continues to lead it to this day. In the interview he discusses the process of redoing the MMORPG in detail, which is always a fascinating
The official Final Fantasy XIV Twitter account posted a status update that has fans already excited for next year: on February 5th, 2021 at 5:30pm PST (February 6th, 2021 at 1:30 GMT) will be an Announcement Showcase. According to the tweet below, they’ll be “announcing cool things”: We've got something else in store… Introducing the
At TGS 2020, final day, Square Enix held a live stream on Final Fantasy XIV YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse, with Yoko Taro, Yosuke Saito (NieR series Director), Toshio Muro (FFXIV Global Community Producer), and Final Fantasy XVI Producer Naoki Yoshida. Yoko Taro and Yosuke Saito joined the stream once the intro was over. Yoko Taro made
Our Japanese peers at Game Watch recently published an interview with Final Fantasy XIV Producer Naoki Yoshida, where they most notably spoke about whether the MMO could come to Xbox consoles. It looks like Final Fantasy XIV on Xbox One and Xbox Series X isn’t a pipe dream. The Game Watch journalist first mentioned how
With the current climate of uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, numerous major events in the games industry have either been cancelled or postponed throughout most of 2020. So far this has included major events such as E3, Gamescom, and more, alongside several anticipated fan events such as the Final Fantasy 14 Fan Festival. While the upcoming
There’s a good chance that you’ve been hearing more and more about Final Fantasy XIV as this generation has gone on. What started out in an extremely rough state when the MMO first launched back in 2013 has gone on to be one of the most popular games in the genre at this very moment. And
Square Enix Holdings published on May 13 its financial report on the last fiscal year, from April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020. Square Enix also mentioned it won’t hold some kind of online event in June during the E3 period. The Japanese company is currently unable to reveal some of its new titles for
While a lot of Final Fantasy fans are currently up to their nose in Final Fantasy VII Remake today, those dedicated to Final Fantasy XIV have been given some rather upsetting news. The highly anticipated 5.3 patch has been pushed back due to the coronavirus. Originally planned for June, the patch is going to have a collaboration with Nier:
NHK, Japan’s national broadcasting organization, organized a fan popularity poll for the Final Fantasy series. This isn’t the first time NHK organizes such a huge popularity poll, and before Final Fantasy, a similar poll was organized for the Gundam franchise back in 2018. The NHK Final Fantasy poll lasted from December 20, 2019, to February
Square Enix initially won’t be releasing exclusive PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X games and instead focus on releasing games on both the next-gen platforms and their elder sisters. Using the backward compatibility of PS5 and Xbox Series X, the Japanese company will release games for both PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Xbox
Following in PlayStation’s footsteps, Square Enix today announced that it would be diminishing some of its planned events that were set to transpire next week at PAX East 2020 as a result of the ongoing coronavirus. On the official Final Fantasy XIV website today, Square Enix announced that it would be dropping some of the events
Final Fantasy XIV: Echoes of a Fallen Star received a new trailer during its livestream for thePatch 5.2 update. Not only did fans get a glimpse at some of the major story elements but Ruby Weapon also made its official debut. Yes, the superboss from Final Fantasy VII appears in this game and with its
The latest patch for Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers titled Echoes of a Fallen Star will introduce tons of new content to the MMORPG. Patch 5.2, releasing in mid-February of this year, will bring with it new main story quests, a new raid dungeon, and new dungeons in general. The new content is listed just below:
It seems as though one of the most popular game developers of today will be making a cameo appearance of sorts in Team Ninja’s upcoming action sequel Nioh 2 later this year. As shared by user @HDKrin on Twitter, the latest developer stream for Nioh 2 announced the results of the character creation contest that had been
As 2019 comes to a close, DualShockers and our staff are reflecting on this year’s batch of games and what were their personal highlights within the last year. Unlike the official Game of the Year 2019 awards for DualShockers, there are little-to-no-rules on our individual Top 10 posts. For instance, any game — not just
With the decade quickly coming to a wrap, it is time for DualShockers’ annual Game of the Year awards selection. In all my time with this publication, this game of the year has been the most contentious — a fact that speaks to the many fantastic titles that came out this year. But whether you stan Fire
After originally launching over six years ago in 2013, Square Enix has now confirmed the most recent player totals for the popular MMO. Announced by Square and Producer/Director Naoki Yoshida via a press release, Final Fantasy XIV has now surpassed 18 million registered players in total. This number is comprised of players across all of the
If you’ve been wondering what’s gonna happen to Square Enix’s biggest MMO when the PS5 will be launching at the end of 2020, we have an answer now. Final Fantasy XIV Producer Naoki Yoshida was in London this week for the Final Fantasy XIV London Fan Gathering. During his elocution there, he most notably mentioned
In a brand new patch notes post from the Final Fantasy XIV official website, we learn more about the upcoming post-Shadowbringers expansion update. The 5.1 patch, titled “Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty,” is an alliance raid collaboration based on NieR Automata that takes place after the conclusion of the previous campaign. This update features new
Final Fantasy XIV has been one of the most interesting MMOs of the past decade. While Blizzard’s World of Warcraft still dominates, Final Fantasy XIV has a much more interesting story. It was quite bad and disappointing when it first launched in 2010, and to many it seemed unsalvageable to many. Its severs were closed
With Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers, many fans have had questions on a lot of the major content coming in the new expansion. Director Naoki Yoshida, took to the game’s the official forums to address some of these questions and concerns. The first question Yoshida-san addressed was the fact that no new playable healer job will be coming
I’m a simple man. Like most bearded bald men in their late 20’s, I only have two hobbies: gaming and waifu pillows craft beer. And while these two do occasionally have crossovers, they are indirect: Super Smash Bros. or Mario Kart tournaments at the local taproom. However, I’m thinking about making a road trip to Canada to try out these Persona, Final Fantasy, and Yakuza themed
The main protagonist of Final Fantasy XV, Noctis, will fight alongside the heroes in the MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV. The new collaborative event was announced during the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival in Paris this weekend. You can check out the new trailer down below. Throughout the trailer, there are many nods to the campaign in Final Fantasy XV. It begins with Noctis
Today, a new cinematic trailer was revealed for Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers. Alongside the trailer, players got their first look at the new Gunbreaker job as well as the new Viera race that has been teased since the expansion’s reveal. The Gunbreaker job looks to be based on the series’ iconic gunblade weapon, which was originally designed by
Early this morning, Square Enix hosted its opening keynote at the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival in Paris. Players got the chance to see tons (and I mean tons) of new content coming with the latest expansion of the MMORPG. To start, the expansion received a new cinematic teaser trailer that seems to set the overall tone of this expansion, not