final fantasy xiv

The PC alpha for Square Enix’s upcoming PS3/PC MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV has officially begun. You know what that means? Screenshot leaks! – and we have them, thirty in total. They look fantastic for a mere alpha version of the game. Imagine the beta. Hell, imagine the retail game...

The soundtrack for Final Fantasy XIV has been leaked onto the internet. Square Enix's upcoming MMORPG enters alpha today. Music from the title has been ripped from its client download and uploaded onto filesharing websites and video streaming sites. Nobuo Uematsu's score for the game has...

The most hardcore of Final Fantasy XI and XIV fans should already know it, but Final Fantasy XIV's alpha test kicked off today at 19:00. It seems that Square Enix followed the tests start by sending out a formal announcement to the local media. According to Impress Watch, Square Enix...

Final Fantasy XIV's alpha test kicked off today. I'm pretty sure participants in the early test program are not supposed to share impressions with the general public. But Famitsu appears to have gotten permission to do just that, and shared some initial impressions in its print issue this...

Only up in Japanese so far... enjoy! Life in Eorzea #1 Riekom: Hi, I’m Square Enix’s Riekom. Julia: I’m Julia. Aratam: I’m Aratam. Riekom: Final Fantasy XIV’s alpha test is just around the corner! Aratam: Oh, cool. Riekom: Today we’re bringing you a quick look at Eorzea’s Limsa Lominsa. Julia...

The Final Fantasy XIV official website updated today with new lore about the game’s races. Each of the five races (Hyuran, Miqo’te, Lalafel, Elezen and Roegadyn) have two tribes, with distinct physical and cultural features. First is the most numerous tribe, the Hyuran Midlanders...

Good morning, afternoon, and evening. We've got more Connect!On for you today. They cover some speculations based on an interview they had with the developers. Oddly, the interview was not actually printed in the magazine, but the speculation is all here, and they mention the answers they...

There's a Final Fantasy XIV closed beta invite inside the PS3 Final Fantasy XIII box. Rummage around near the manual and you'll find a code for the Square Enix Members website. Redeem and you'll be on a VIP list for the FFXIV closed beta. You'll also receive a special in-game item to use in...

Artwork can be seen here. Source: Andriasang

We may at long last have some sort of idea of just what Square Enix was talking about at the VanaFest event yesterday regarding all that Final Fantasy XIV alpha and beta jive, along with some specifics on just what was shown as far as game footage goes. A press Q&A session following the event...

When Square Enix promised some Final Fantasy XIV information for the VanaFest 2010 event, many assumed we'd be getting solid details on the game's beta program. We got details, but they were a bit vague. Pulled from Square Enix's own English statement about the beta: "With FFXIV drawing...

At this past E3, Square Enix said Final Fantasy XIV would launch on PlayStation 3 and PCs. Looks like an Xbox 360 version is in development too. A staffer at Square Enix Japan let the proverbial chocobos out of the stable. In her Linked In profile she notes Final Fantasy XIV is a PC, PS3...

Final Fantasy XIV Final Fantasy XIII Source: RPGLand

I'm splitting this up since it's too long to post all in one go. In addition to the Final Fantasy XIV Site update found HERE (Thanks to Asabella!) There have also been new Famitsu scans and translations. New downloadable Final Fantasy XIV Songs! FFXIVNEWSONG.mp3 FFXIVSONG1.mp3 FFXIVSONG2.mp3...

As expected, Square Enix has given the North American Final Fantasy XIV official site an update today, with formal English equivalents for all the information shared in the Japanese magazines earlier in the week. It also made public all the screenshots shared in those magazines. You can see...

Famitsu has a big leading Final Fantasy XIV feature in this week's issue. Different from the gameplay and character focused features of past updates, the focus this time is on the game's story, complete with an interview with planner Yaeko Sato. FFXIV's main story prologue begins 10 years in...

A few scans have been "leaked" from an upcoming issue of Famitsu with details about Final Fantasy XIV's character customization process. Customization options include things such as skin color, initial clothing styles/colors/patterns, bust size, waist size, Roegadyn face types (ex. tattoos...

While not necessarily from Jump Festa, three new screenshots of Final Fantasy XIV have surfaced through the game’s official European website. The new screenshots show battle with a giant beast, mages and purple-glowing attacks. Shiny. Source: scrawlfx

Remember how rumors spread a while back that Square Enix would be giving Final Fantasy XIII buyers access to a Final Fantasy XIV beta? Those rumors were quickly silenced when Square Enix revealed that the FFXIV campaign code that it had promised for inclusion with FFXIII would simply be for some...

Well friends, Final Fantasy XIII is now out in Japan, along with the much awaited campaign code to shed some light on the mystery mingling inside that luscious Lightning-colored packaging. Amazon is the quickest way I'll be able to get my hands on FFXIII, so I may not have the sure thing to you...