Discord is obviously the de facto service to use for gamers that want to talk with their friends, and as it turned out, its origin story is quite similar in nature.
]]>It's looking like the Final Fantasy 9 animated series might be shown off for the first time later this week.
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]]>Final Fantasy 11's mobile remake has its first screenshots, and they look great so far.
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]]>One of the oldest MMOs out there is shutting down on all platforms except PC.
]]>Final Fantasy 11 will live on, free from the constraints of its original platforms.
]]>Final Fantasy 11's November update brings a stack of new content and features.
]]>Final Fantasy 11 is over ten years old and still producing new content. The upcoming May update includes a whack of new content.
]]>Final Fantasy 14 producer Naoki Yoshidam Dragon Quest 10 producer Yosuke Saito, and Final Fantasy 11 producer Akihiko Matsui had a chat with 4gamer recently to discuss their respective MMOS, and each revealed some interesting player numbers for their games.
]]>Final Fantasy 11 developer Square Enix has confirmed it is adding a new Job Points progression system to give players room to further enhance their level 99 characters. It's due to appear in the next update, which is pegged for around March-April.
]]>Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn, Final Fantasy 11 and Dragon Quest 10 will engage in a season of big cross-over events from December, right through to March Square-Enix has detailed the events and released a new batch of screens.
]]>Every year in April, Final Fantasy 11 plays host to an event called the Feast of Swords. The 11 year old MMORPG is mixing things up a bit this time, though, with the lore behind the event beginning to question just why the ceremonial armour goes missing around the same time every year. The event kicks off at 1:00AM PDT on April 24, and runs to the same time May 8. Talk to an event moogle at San d'Oria, Bastok or Windurst to to procure an ibushi shinai if you want to get involved.
]]>Final Fantasy 11's fifth expansion, Seekers of Adoulin, has been graced with a release date and trailer.
]]>Final Fantasy XIV may be gearing up for a big rebirth as Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, but Square-Enix hasn't forgotten about its other MMO Final Fantasy XI. Square-Enix has just posted an interview with director Mizuki Ito.
]]>I was going to call this article "Final Fantasy XI directors discuss where they went wrong" but the MMO is the franchise's most profitable title, so let's go with "how we could have made even more massive amounts of money".
]]>A new expansion for a decade old MMORPG supplanted by one of its own sequels? Absolutely: Final fantasy XI is one of Square Enix's top financial performers.
]]>Citing poor health, Hiromichi Tanaka has stepped down from his role as producer on Final Fantasy XI - and from his career with Square Enix.
]]>Square Enix has announced the fifth expansion for Final Fantasy XI will be titled Seekers of Adoulin and is to be released in 2013. The expansion will contain new areas, story, two new classes, and new jobs. It will arrive at retail in the US and Europe for Xbox 360 and will be available digitally on PC. It will also release on PS2 in Japan. A promotional trailer for it is below, and screenshots and art can be found on Andriasang.
]]>Brace yourself - it's a biggie. But mainly because I stuck two videos at the bottom.
]]>Hello. You made it through the weekend. And now it's time to go back to work, news-hungry gamer. But don't despair, it's Develop this week! Expect some news to drop from that all throughout this week, and we'll have coverage from Brighton as it begins tomorrow. Here are your shorts.
]]>Square Enix's Hiromichi Tanaka has said that the company is looking into a Vita version of Final Fantasy XI. No, that's not a typo of IX or even XIV. He said 11.
]]>Go push for the win, dudes and dudettes: it's Wednesday! And that means you're halfway home. Here are your shorts for this morning.
]]>Square Enix has announced the launch of Final Fantasy XI Ultimate Collection Abyssea Edition, which contains all Final Fantasy XI content released to date for the MMORPG.
]]>A collection of dainty amuse-bouche dishes to warm you up to the meat of the news.
]]>Final Fantasy XI is about to turn nine years old, and as is traditional, will celebrate by giving back to the community.
]]>Sony Australia has confirmed it's to delay further shipments of Motorstorm Apocalypse in the country in the wake of last week's Japanese earthquake.
]]>Japan-hosted multiplayer servers are being shut down to conserve power in the wake of the earthquake and associated nuclear power plant damage.
]]>Venerable cross-platform MMORPG Final Fantasy XI is hindered by the necessity of continued PlayStation 2 support, as the aging hardware cannot support new features and requires cosseting to continue basic functions.
]]>Square's releasing an update to Final Fantasy XI this month which include enhancements to the game and a level cap boost.
]]>Square plans to release a battle update to Final Fantasy XI next month, and to get you excited for it, the publisher has released a trailer for the Heroes of Abyssea.
]]>Yes, that Belladonna. Don't pretend you don't know who she is.
]]>Square Enix announced over the weekend plans to release three new Final Fantasy XI expansions across the year.
]]>Yoichi Wada has come out and said that Final Fantasy XI is not coming to an end.
]]>According to a report on GameCrep, Square Enix is to shut down the online servers for Final Fantasy XI.
]]>This was a rather large week in MMOs as far as news went, and not all of it was Halloween related.
Past the break you will hear all about how Ultima Online is still going strong, get familiarized with the new patch for Aion, read up on Cryptic's Blood Moon event via a dev chat, PvP henchmen and Guild Wars, Alganon's delay, China's ban on males playing females in games, and many other bits of stuff that didn't hit the front page during the week.
Also, we hope everyone who plays MMOs enjoyed the Halloween and Fall festivities that their particular favorites hosted. Loads had celebrations, more than likely every single one of 'em. If we forgot to mention your particular game, head on over to the list through the link ther and add it in the comments section so that we may give it its proper shout-out.
]]>As FFXIV's out next year, it's not the most surprising thing in the world that Suare's decided to drop its pants on FFXI products - say hello to the MMO's Ultimate Collection.
The just-announced download is to include the game, all four expansions and three extra scenario.
It's out November 12. Get full details after the break.
]]>Loads of MMOs are planning Halloween and fall festivities for users, but some have already launched tricky goodness.
You can find out more about those past the break, but while you are headed that way you will also learn other sorts of stuff like: Legends of Norrath's eighth expansion has launched, CrimeCraft is headed to iPhone and Facebook, and having gone free-to-play D&D Online is doing great, apparently.
Also, Star War Galaxies is overrun with zombies. That's right. Zombies.
It's all there kids. Enjoy.
]]>Not loads to tell you this week in the MMO update. Most news surrounding the genre was big enough for its very own post on the site.
However, to keep things the same, we have thrown all the rest into your usual Saturday post.
Final Fantasy XI players will have jobs adjusted, Runes of Magic has new playable classes, the EVE Online thief speaks out, and Funcom has no plans right now for an Anarchy Online 2.
All this and more through the jump.
]]>Not much going on with MMOs this week, but what little there is, we thought we'd share with you.
Those who play Lord of the Rings Online should take a look at the changes coming to Bree, EVE Online players were ripped-off, Star Trek Online added timelines, an EverQuest documentary is coming to Fan Faire 2009, and Final Fantasy XI is getting an update in July.
To find out about these topics and more, hit the jump.
]]>E3 is almost upon us so there is bound to be some new MMO announced or a bit of decent enough MMO news coming out of the event by this time next week, so expect this post to either be thicker - or thinner. Depends on how huge the news was to begin with when it hits.
This week, there is more of the usual. Screens, dev diaries, class changes, new quests being added. World of Warcraft had the most bit of news though, and even if it wasn't earth-shattering, it was still a bunch.
Read on after the break for your fix.
]]>Tons of stuff happens during the week with MMOs that it would just boggle your brains, so it's all here for you in one post as usual.
Fallen Earth promises to be different by being "elf free", Star Wars revealed the Trooper class, EVE gets a bit of a storyline change, and LOTRO shows you how to pull off those tricky fellowship maneuvers.
Wanna know the rest? Of course you do, and it’s all after the break.
]]>Welcome once again to your weekly MMO news round-up.
Loads going as usual what with PlayXpert releasing a new Widget for online games, Conan players getting to go to level 50, and Shadowbane getting a small reprieve from the death ax.
Wanna know the rest? Of course you do, and it's all after the break.
]]>Loads of goings on in the world of MMOs, as usual. Let us make sense of it for you.
This week was filled with birthday celebrations for four different MMOs: Lineage II, LOTRO, City of Heroes, and Guild Wars. Good job guys.
Other stuff happened too ya know, and it's all broken down for you after the break.
]]>Yes, we know this should have gone up yesterday. We were so busy with GDC last week that we almost forgot to do it, but how could we live with ourselves if you didn't get your weekly MMO news update?
We couldn't. Loads going on with all of your favorites last week, so hit the link.
]]>The public has been aware of a "post-Final Fantasy XI MMO" for quite some time now, and while little to no news has been heard about it, there's no need to fret. Square Enix is still working on it.
Speaking to investors, boss Yoichi Wada said that when FFXI starts to slow down, the company needs to start the transition phase to Square's next major MMO.
]]>Kotaku is reporting that Square Enix has banned hundreds of Final Fantasy XI players as an issue that allowed for the creation of multiple items was exploited.
"[Square Enix] discovered an issue that allowed players to create multiple items for certain treasures and rewards in areas such as Salvage and Assault by exploiting the game system," said the company today.
]]>Square's announced three new Final Fantasy XI expansions, the first of which is slated to release in the spring with more content being made available "every few months thereafter."
The company's also claimed the MMO has 500,000 active users playing in Europe, Japan, and North America.
The three new scenarios are:
A Crystalline Prophecy – Ode of Life Bestowing™ One day, a giant crystal appeared in the skies above Jeuno, triggering a series of unexplained happenings across the land. Now, adventurers will set forth to unravel the mysteries of this primordial crystal that holds the secret of Vana'diel®'s past.
A Moogle Kupo d'Etat – Evil in Small Doses™ It all started with an innocent drop of rainwater and a rickety, ramshackle Mog House desperately in need of repairs. Little did anyone suspect that this was only the beginning of a harrowing nightmare unheard of in the annals of moogle-kind.
A Shantotto Ascension – The Legend Torn, Her Empire Born™ The eccentric Professor Shantotto returned to Windurst one day after a mysterious, unexplained absence, shocking her colleagues with behavior so outrageous it put her old self to shame! When she goes so far as to proclaim herself ruler of her own empire, adventurers set out to discover the truth behind her alarming shift in personality.
Press release after the break.
]]>Man with hat plays FFXI for four years. Man with hat gets 75 million Gil's worth of items nicked by mate. Gil is worth $3,800, man says. Calls police. Police won't help because they think money from games isn't worth money in real life. Oh noes, says lawyer. Big heap terrible.
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