Okay, so the live part of this title is a bit of a lie as we're covering this anything but live. However, the broadcast itself was live from Tokyo Game Show yesterday and hot off the... feeds? We're bringing you all the goss about what's to come in the land of Eorzea.
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It seems Square Enix have plans for their FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Collaboration project. We revealed a few months ago that Lightning would be appearing in a special FATE event in Eorzea where players have a chance of winning a Snow Villiers or Lightning costume as well as a job specific weapon for their character. This cross-over also included Lightning getting a rather controversial (here at EoFF at least) Miqo'te costume for her adventures in Lightning Returns: FINAL FANTASY XIII.
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If you've been itching to explore the world of Eorzea but haven't been able to pick up a copy of FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn, then, rejoice! Now that most of the post-launch jitters are out of the way and server capacity has increased, Square Enix have re-opened digital sales of the game.
The game can be purchased and downloaded directly from the Square Enix store for your region and includes a free 30 days of game time. If you're looking for friends to play with then why not join us on the world Sargatanas!
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FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn will be on display in force at next week's Tokyo Game Show. The Tokyo Game Show is one of the biggest gaming conventions in Japan and Square Enix look set to continue building upon A Realm Reborn's momentum.
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For the past 2 weeks the realm of Eorzea has (mostly) been open to the masses to explore. As a continuation of my BETA impressions article in June, I thought I'd post another article detailing my experience and impressions of playing so far as a non-legacy player. For points of comparison, in this article I'll be making a lot of references to WoW and Guild Wars 2 as FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn has clearly drawn heavy influence from them. It does cover a lot of the stuff in the previous article again for the sake of making it easy to understand.
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Hitting the iOS store for free today is the brand spanking new Official Companion App for FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn. Titled the Libra Eorzea it offers XIV players a hand way of keeping up to date on all things Eorzea, even if they're not behind their computer monitor.
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The first seasonal event of FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn has recently kicked off. Summer may be coming to a close here in the real world but, for the denizens of Eorzea, things are really beginning to heat up!
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Lalafell, Miqo'te, Roegadyn and Hyur rejoice! Square Enix revealed today that players currently playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn on the PlayStation 3 will be able to upgrade to the PlayStation 4 version free of charge! Obviously a PlayStation 4 is required to play the PS4 version which carries a hefty price tag of it's own but this is still a pretty sweet detail for PS3 players.
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Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn is so popular they are having to halt sales! Sorta. It seems due to the overwhelming amount of players, servers have developed issues. To try to help get a foot ahead of their maintenance they have halted sales on digital sales of the game. This Notice was issued:
Important Notice About FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn - Due to the overwhelmingly positive response to FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn, we are currently experiencing extremely long wait times for users to be able to log in and play. As a temporary measure, we will halt sales of FINAL FANTASY XIV: A REALM REBORN’s digital download products so we can accommodate all of those wishing to play. We are working to expand our server capacity in the coming days.
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this causes.
Launches are usually headaches for MMOs, and many fans are frustrated by these issues. Some like to look on the bright side though, launches like this sometimes mean the game is a hit. That's
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Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn launched! If you haven't heard the news, it's time to step into Eorzea! (Oh come on, this is a final fantasy website, i'm sure you've heard the news). With the relaunch of this MMO, Square Enix released a Launch trailer. The trailer gives a glimpse of the story involved with this new game. Check it out!
Although there have been many server issues with this release, Square Enix has kept an optimistic attitude about it. Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida recently sat down with Playstation's official blog for an interview. When asked about future updates, Yoshida had this to say:
We’re planning on doing a major update every three months once the game has been released, and continuously adding large-scale content. Ongoing support for the game will be included in the monthly subscription.
With a plan of ongoing support, this shows that Square Enix is devoted to extending the content available to players as well as actively fixing any issues that may arise. Yoshida went on to explain about the next patch.
We’ve already begun work on the first update that is currently
Naoki Yoshida, the lovable producer of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, sat down earlier today to give his 8th Live Letter from the Producer and answer some players’ questions. There are a lot of important details, so check out the highlights below!
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Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn producer Yoshi-P announced that phase 4 of the beta, aka open beta, will only be one weekend: from August 17 to August 19. However, beta testers who participated in earlier phases will have access to phase 4 starting August 16.
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The Scholar is one of two job paths a player can choose to take the Arcanist class in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. You can see a variety of scholars pictured above, looking all ready for graduation. We’ve already seen screenshots of the Arcanist and its carbuncle pet, as well as the Summoner job and its egis. Now, the FFXIV dev team has provided us with screenshots of the Scholar and its pet fairy.
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With the release of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn imminently approaching mere weeks away, prospective players may be wondering how their computer will fare with the MMO with all of the changes made since the last benchmark. Well your curiosity can be sated: the Square-Enix development team has released a brand new official benchmark.
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