Official Site:Â Final Fantasy XI
Studio:Â Square Enix
Launch Date:Â May 16, 2002 (in de facto maintenance mode as of November 10, 2015)
Genre:Â Fantasy Themepark
Business Model:Â Subscription
Platform: PC, PS2, Xbox 360
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Final Fantasy XI moves its Limbus items over to Curio Moogles with its newest update
The mog houses in Final Fantasy XI already seem a bit as if they're stashed off in a back alley of the main cities,...
Final Fantasy XI looks forward to extended maintenance while delaying its race change feature
As a general rule of thumb, "extended maintenance" and "we're delaying a major feature" are not things you want to see in a patch...
Wisdom of Nym: Why are Final Fantasy XIV’s event quests getting worse?
As I write this, I am looking forward to the Little Ladies' Day event in Final Fantasy XIV... or more specifically, I am looking...
Perfect Ten: MMOs with the very best soundtracks
I've long had an affection for video game music and feel content to live in an age where I can actually obtain it and...
The MOP Up: Elder Scrolls Online gets vicious with Whitestrake’s Mayhem
Elder Scrolls Online is keeping things spicy with the return of Whitestrake's Mayhem for the remainder of the month. Grab new and returning rewards...
Final Fantasy XI’s Valentione’s Day starts once again on February 10
If you want to share the love in the more recent Final Fantasy MMORPG, you can already do that, but Final Fantasy XI is...
Final Fantasy XIV 7.2 promises new gathering quests, new Arcadion matches, and new phantom jobs
Before anyone in our readership gets worried that Final Fantasy XIV is giving ghosts long-term occupations, rest assured that "phantom jobs" are not jobs for...
Final Fantasy XI plans to shut down Limbus for a while with its next version update
Usually version updates don't really crow about removing a feature unless they're replacing it with something better, but Final Fantasy XI's next version update...
Wisdom of Nym: What to expect from Final Fantasy XIV’s next Live Letter
So our next live letter for Final Fantasy XIV is coming on Friday, and I think it's honestly coming at a remarkably necessary time....
The MOP Up: Stardew Valley’s creator isn’t quite done with the game yet
Stardew Valley hasn't reached the end of its development cycle. So when will Stardew Valley's creator stop working on the game? "If I feel like it's...
There’s a Final Fantasy XI zine on Kickstarter right now for your Vana’diel nostalgia tour
So how did people put together enthusiastic fan projects before we all had the internet? Why, you made a zine, of course. Assembled loosely...
Wisdom of Nym: Speculating on the future of Echoes of Vana’diel in Final Fantasy XIV
The main problem with doing a Final Fantasy XI crossover in Final Fantasy XIV is that we've already had several, more or less since...
Final Fantasy XI adds a new high-end Cloud of Darkness fight with its latest patch
We know, you're looking at that headline and wondering if we're not thinking of another online game in this franchise, but we really aren't....
Final Fantasy XI plans more solo play support in 2025 following its survey of the playerbase
The most recent adventurer survey for 22-year-old Final Fantasy XI got over 13,000 responses from players, and the development team has shared the results....
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s Summoner has always been a problem
Over the course of Final Fantasy XIV's run, we have encountered a lot of primals. There are the seven who are fought in the main...
Working As Intended: The hits and misses of our 2024 MMO predictions
Later this week, we're going to be offering up our traditional predictions for the MMO genre in 2025, but before we do that, we...
Final Fantasy XI unveils its latest version update for December along with new login rewards
It's not fair that players of Final Fantasy XIV are getting a weekly raid that lets them dress up in outfits from Final Fantasy...
Wisdom of Nym: Good aim and bad for Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail predictions
We're approaching the end of the year, and that means once again looking at my prediction history for the year, which remains at around...
The MOP Up: World War II Online bids farewell to the fishbowl
World War II Online aviators will be pleased to hear that a disliked visual is about to be killed: "The long-awaited, long-hated fishbowl effect...
Final Fantasy XI brings its Starlight Celebration around once more on December 16
Are you dreaming of a Vana'diel Christmas, just like the ones you used to know? The good news or bad news for Final Fantasy...
