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FF11's Refusal to Die Is Square's Best Story Right Now
Director Yoji Fujito expected players to leave after the FF14 crossover hype faded. They didn't, and now the 24-year-old MMO is scrambling to keep up.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Nearly Shut Down in 2024, FF11 Now Can't Stop Growing
Square Enix considered winding down Final Fantasy 11 in 2024. Now its servers are so full it had to stop accepting new players on some worlds.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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24 Years In, FF11 Finally Unlocks an Endless Trial
Square Enix is scrapping the 14-day cap on Final Fantasy 11's free trial and raising the level limit to 75. For a 24-year-old MMO still getting updates, it's a move that should have happened years ago.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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Even Square Enix Is Chort-Posting Now
A patch 7.5 dungeon boss with zero dialogue and no loot worth chasing has become Final Fantasy 14's biggest meme in months. Square Enix is already in on it.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Still Unannounced, FF7 Remake Part 3 Already Beaten 40 Times
Naoki Hamaguchi has beaten a game that technically doesn't exist yet over 40 times. Everything about FF7 Remake Part 3 suggests it's deep into polishing, not early development.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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FFXIV Dev Uses AI Art at Fan Fest, Crowd Goes Silent
Christopher Koji Fox's AI-generated images during a Fan Fest lyrics panel killed the room's energy and sparked immediate backlash online.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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Modders Cram FF7 Remake Onto a Switch Lite With 8GB RAM Hack
Square Enix never attempted a Switch port of Final Fantasy VII Remake, but a modder with a soldering iron and a dream just made it happen anyway.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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Limited Jobs in FF14 Just Became Even More Limited
Square Enix is restricting what limited jobs can do in FF14 right before Beastmaster arrives, and the community is not impressed.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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Taiwan Leaks Guardians of the Galaxy for Switch 2
Taiwan's ratings board has outed what looks like a native Switch 2 port of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, the 2021 Eidos Montreal game that deserved a much bigger audience than it got.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Square Enix Stuffed a Google AI Into Dragon Quest Slimes
Square Enix has partnered with Google to inject Gemini AI into Dragon Quest X, turning one of gaming's most iconic mascots into a chatbot. The slime deserved better.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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Final Fantasy Takes Too Long, Says Its Own Director
FF14 director Naoki Yoshida has openly admitted that Final Fantasy's slow release cadence is pushing younger players away. The comment came in a promotional video, which makes it even harder to ignore.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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FF11 Is So Overcrowded It's Sealing Off a Third Server
Final Fantasy 11 has a problem most MMOs would kill for: too many players. Square Enix is sealing off a third server in under a year.
Nathan Lees3 min read