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“Critical bugs” cleaning at Final Fantasy XIV postpones open beta

Share No, the bed bug infestation plaguing the rest of the country hasn’t reached Hydaelyn, but it seems “critical bugs” of the software nature are lurking in Final Fantasy XIV and the hunt for them has delayed the start of the FFXIV open beta, which was scheduled for Sept. 1.

1Sep2010 | Mick James | 0 comments | Continued
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Final Fantasy XIV starts open beta plus a new trailer shows a possible villain

Share Final Fantasy XIV unlocked the gates to open beta today and, as a bonus, also gave us a new three-minute trailer showing brand-new cutscenes, including a possible villain sighting!

31Aug2010 | Mick James | 0 comments | Continued
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Final Fantasy XI updates still going strong with new Goddess missions and Magian trials

Fans can rest easy knowing that their eight-year old game will still be getting fresh content care of new Wings of the Goddess missions and Trial of the Magians challenges, including those for job-specific armor sets.

23Aug2010 | Mick James | 0 comments | Continued
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New Mog Bonanza Millionaires Announced

Share Hundreds of Final Fantasy XI players just became millionaires as Square Enix revealed the winners of their Mog Bonanza 2010.

24Jun2010 | Mick James | 0 comments | Continued
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FFXI Begins Raising Level Cap Next Week

Share Final Fantasy XI is set to begin a series of level cap increases, starting with a 5-level rise from 75 to 80 in the game’s next version update this June 21.

15Jun2010 | Mick James | 0 comments | Continued
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FFXIV Alpha Impressions: the Harajuku Round-Up

Share I’m turning Japanese I think I’m turning Japanese I really think so While reading through all the alpha test leaks for Final Fantasy XIV, I find myself humming along to “Turning Japanese”, an infectious tune from short-lived ’80s pop band The Vapors. Details on the alpha test are mostly coming from hardcore Japanese sites [...]

28Apr2010 | Mick James | 0 comments | Continued
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FFXIV Goes Tribal, Races Split in Playable Clans

Share It’s been easy to dismiss Final Fantasy XIV as a prettier but rehashed version of Final Fantasy XI, what with its use of old races just with harder-to-pronounce names. But a new website update shows FFXIV finally getting some originality going, as each race has been divided into two distinct clans. “Players from these [...]

31Mar2010 | Mick James | 3 comments | Continued
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FFXI Gil Unavailable for Short Period in Merging Servers

Share Final Fantasy XI is pushing through with a World Merge where sixteen servers will be combined in pairs down to eight servers. To prepare for this transition, the EpicToon.com store has temporarily stopped all virtual currency services for a few days in the affected servers.

19Mar2010 | Mick James | 0 comments | Continued
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New Screenshots, Section Content Uploaded in FFXIV Website

Share Fresh off their VanaFest 2010 bash that saw Final Fantasy XI players drooling over some pretty hefty updates, the guys at Square Enix have also released new information on their anticipated next-gen MMO, Final Fantasy XIV. While the US version site had glitches (my loading screen kept getting stuck at 96%), the EU version [...]

15Mar2010 | Mick James | 0 comments | Continued
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VanaFest 2010 Reveals Level Cap Raise, New Scenarios in FFXI

Share Final Fantasy XI players have been at their wits’ end trying to confirm  rumors their beloved game is shutting down this year as resources and key developers get re-assigned to Final Fantasy XIV, the upcoming MMO from Square Enix. But all those fears were dispelled in the just concluded VanaFest 2010, an annual gathering [...]

2Mar2010 | Mick James | 2 comments | Continued