Back in December 2021, Square Enix ran a cross-promotion between Final Fantasy XIV and GrubHub that offered an exclusive pizza-eating emote. The caveat is that you needed to purchase at least $15 of pizza via the food delivery app and will be sent a redeem code for the emote a little while later. Unfortunately, many players complained that they didn’t receive a code even after ordering multiple times through the app as stocks were apparently limited and were given out on a first-come, first-served basis. As you might expect, some enterprising players took advantage of the fact to make money o ..read more

Square Enix is getting ready for another server upgrade which will send Final Fantasy XIV servers to the proverbial cloud. To ensure that the cloud servers will be able to handle the strain of live service, the team will be running a week-long stress test from November 20th through November 27th. There will be no maintenance downtime prior to the start of the cloud beta, so you’ll be able to jump right in as soon as they come online. All you have to do is select NA Cloud DC (Beta) from the Data Center Selection screen and choose from one of the two cloud server options. All characters will re ..read more

Final Fantasy XIV has just received a handful of new side content as Patch 6.51 goes live along with the start of a new PvP season and the highlight Fall Guys collaboration event. From now until December 31st, players will be able to participate in a 24-player battle royale event in the Golden Saucer version of Blunderville. Just like in Fall Guys, participants will race against each other across a three-stage obstacle course to earn Manderville Gold Saucer Fame (MGF). MGF can then be used to purchase colorful Fall Guys-themed event rewards from the MGF trader. “The longer you remain in the r ..read more

Fall Guys’ beloved bouncing beans are making their way to Final Fantasy XIV later this month in a collaboration event that’s been on the docket for some time now. The event splash site is now live with details on the upcoming event and the garishly colorful rewards it has to offer. The Final Fantasy XIV x Fall Guys collaboration event will kick off on October 31st and will run until December 31st. During the event, players level 15 and above who completed the pre-requisite quests will be able to make their way to Blunderville where they’ll get to earn a special event currency called Mandervil ..read more

Square Enix revealed today at London Fanfest the 1st new playable class in Final Fantasy XIV's DAWNTRAIL expansion. The class is "Viper" and they're a dual wielding melee DPS. Check out the Viper class in-game below: The "Viper" class is the first of "multiple new jobs" which will be included in DAWNTRAIL when it launches Summer 2024. The game also teased a new "Limited Job" (the 2nd such job after Blue Mage) which releases in the second half of the DAWNTRAIL's lifecycle. Expect to hear more about these new classes as they're revealed in the coming months. Square Enix also revealed a new Al ..read more

It’s a big day for the MMORPG community with the release of not one, but two major updates today. Final Fantasy XIV Patch 6.5 is now live with new main story quests, the Lunar Subterrane dungeon, a new Myths of the Realm alliance raid, the Abyssal Fracture trial, and the Singularity Reactor unreal trial. The patch also introduced various tweaks and balance adjustments to jobs, PvP, and armoire storage. “The Warrior of Light’s journey continues with new main scenario quests in the first of a two-part conclusion to the story told throughout the Endwalker patch series.” Players can also look f ..read more

Square Enix has released the preliminary patch notes for next week’s Final Fantasy XIV: Growing Light update. The patch notes offer details on the update’s new story quests, side quests, and encounters along with other changes coming to the fantasy MMORPG when Growing Light goes live. Aside from new content, players can also look forward to increased XP gains and new tomestone rewards for several alliance raids, updated mechanics for a handful of older dungeons, new house furnishings, additional hairstyle options, and improvements to the Crystalline Conflict user interface. The maintenance do ..read more

Final Fantasy XIV patch 6.5 "Growing Light" launches on October 3 with patches 6.51 and 6.55 coming late October and mid-January. While players are excited about the game's next expansion Dawntrail, the game continues to wrap up existing storylines. Growing light introduces new story content, a new trial, a new dungeon, and more. A full list of 6.5 content can be seen below: New Main Scenario Quests (Part 1) – The next chapter in the story of the Warrior of Light. New Dungeon – New challenges await in the Lunar Subterrane. New Trial: The Abyssal Fracture – A challenging new battle against Ze ..read more

Heads up Final Fantasy XIV fans! If you’ve been wishing for a tabletop version of the popular MMORPG, Square Enix will be granting your wish as part of A Real Reborn’s 10th anniversary. While it’s going to take a while before you can get your hands on the game, it’s now available for pre-order if you’re interested. “Step into the shoes of a heroic adventurer or assume the gamemaster's mantle, then cooperate to forge your own unique stories within the vast and exciting universe of Final Fantasy XIV,” Square Enix announced. “Gather your friends together to explore, battle, and roleplay--the onl ..read more

Final Fantasy XIV free trial players who still haven’t committed to the initial buy-in can look forward to getting access to even more free content. Square Enix recently announced its plans to expand the trial to include the full base game as well as the Stormblood and Heavensward expansions when Patch 6.5 comes out in October. The announcement has led to hopeful speculation that the game will finally go completely free-to-play. Executive Producer Naoki Yohida, however, was quick to nip that hope in the bud. “I believe the free trial will continue to be expanded, but we have no plans of makin ..read more