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News Final Fantasy 14 Servers Suffer Sustained DDoS Attacks, Square Enix Investigating

Login, connection issues persist

Square Enix's ever-popular MMO, Final Fantasy XIV, is currently experiencing a sustained DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) assault. The publisher/developer has warned its millions of invested players to expect login and connection issues until they are successfully repelled. In a blog post, Squeenix revealed that...

• Tue 7th May 2024
• Square Enix
• PS5
• PS4
• Final Fantasy

News Dawntrail Adding Artistic Pictomancer Job Class to Final Fantasy 14 on PS5, PS4

Relm reborn

Juggernaut MMO Final Fantasy XIV's upcoming Dawntrail expansion introduces the Pictomancer Job class, inspired by the artistic magic of Relm Arrowny of Final Fantasy VI fame. The Pictomancer is a ranged DPS class that uses a magical paintbrush and pallet to bring their artistic creations to bear on the battlefield, with colourful and...

• Mon 8th Jan 2024
• Square Enix
• PS5
• PS4
• Final Fantasy

News Final Fantasy Creator Makes Yoshi-P Cry Live on Stage with Heartfelt Praise

Final Fantasy's "even better"

Naoki Yoshida — commonly known by his nickname Yoshi-P — has been a key figure in getting Final Fantasy as a brand back on track over the last decade or so. He heads the team that rebuilt Final Fantasy 14 and eventually turned it into the juggernaut that it is today, and he's the producer on the very well received...

• Wed 25th Oct 2023
• Square Enix
• PS5
• PS4
• Final Fantasy

News Final Fantasy 14 Is Getting Final Fantasy 16 Crossover Content, Including a Torgal Mount

And a boss battle against Ifrit

In the ultimate Naoki Yoshida mash-up event, MMO Final Fantasy 14 is getting crossover content from Final Fantasy 16. Announced during the 2023 London Fan Festival, a trailer confirms there’ll be a boss battle against Ifrit, as well as a new Torgal mount and minion. Presumably there’ll also be fresh gear to...

• Sat 21st Oct 2023
• Square Enix
• PS5
• PS4
• Final Fantasy

News Final Fantasy XIV Patch 6.5 - Growing Light Signals the Beginning of the End

A decade in the telling

Final Fantasy XIV is a behemoth of a game at this point, as players who have stuck with it from launch can well attest. Now, more than a decade later, with four expansions under its belt (not to mention playable on three generations of PlayStation consoles), the end of the story that started back in 2013 is finally in sight...

• Tue 26th Sep 2023
• Square Enix
• PS5
• PS4
• Final Fantasy

News Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters Could One Day Be Playable in Square Enix's PS5, PS4 MMO

Finally, a challenge

If you thought Square Enix's mega-MMO Final Fantasy XIV could be improved by Frankensteining the recently released Pixel Remasters into the Manderville Gold Saucer or something, you aren't alone. Naoki Yoshida, the producer of the popular game, wants the same thing. If you have the technical skills to make it happen, then...

• Tue 1st Aug 2023
• Square Enix
• PS5
• PS4
• Final Fantasy

News Final Fantasy 14's Free PS5, PS4 Trial Expands to Include Stormblood

Relinquish your life

Square Enix’s gigantic MMO smash hit Final Fantasy 14 will grow in 2024 with the release of its next major expansion Dawntrail, but for those eager to see what all the fuss is about, you may be excited to learn that the title’s gigantic free trial will grow yet again with the release of its 6.5 update, which is expected...

• Fri 28th Jul 2023
• Square Enix
• PS5
• PS4
• Final Fantasy

News PS Plus Members Can Get a Free Fast Travel in Final Fantasy 14

Available until 1st June

Final Fantasy XIV players looking to save some Gil will want to take advantage of a new PS Plus bonus that went live on the PS Store earlier today. Available until 1st June 2023, active members can claim a free Aetheryte, which acts as a fast travel point for you in the game world. You will eventually need to renew it, but...

• Tue 23rd May 2023
• Square Enix
• PS5
• PS4
• Final Fantasy
• PS Plus

News Final Fantasy 14 Patch 6.4 The Dark Throne Launches on PS5, PS4 Next Week

The story continues

The neverending forward march of Final Fantasy XIV continues (even if director Yoshi-P is currently obsessed with Zelda), with a trailer being released for the next chapter in the long-running MMO. The next patch, 6.4 - The Dark Throne, will set the stage for the next (as-yet-unannounced) major expansion and goes live next week,...

• Mon 15th May 2023
• Square Enix
• PS5
• PS4
• Final Fantasy

Random Final Fantasy 14's Yoshi-P Couldn't Stop Playing Zelda During PS5, PS4 MMO's Test Stream

Do not disturb

As we alluded to in our other article on the subject, the industry has been put on pause for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of Kingdom. And not even Final Fantasy 14 director Naoki Yoshida could put down his Nintendo Switch for a recent test stream, featuring the game’s v6.4 update. Any guesses for what he’s playing? Clearl

• Sun 14th May 2023
• Square Enix
• PS5
• PS4
• Final Fantasy
• Random