GamesRadar - Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess

Final Fantasy XI gets an all-in-one release (News)

Aug 31, 2009

The complete Final Fantasy XI experience is to be made available on one disc over in Japan. "The Final Fantasy XI Vana'diel Collection 2" consists of every Final Fantasy XI expansion released in stores to date in addition to the recently released downloadable expansions, on disc for the first time.

For your 6090 Yen you'll get Final Fantasy XI, Rise of the Zilart, Chains of Promanthia, Treasures of Aht Urhgan and Wings of the Goddess. In addition to these original disc-based expansions you'll also get your hands on the three recently released downloadable scenarios, on disc for the first time.

411mania: The Release List for the Week of August 24, 2009 (News)

Aug 26, 2009

411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy, Metroid Prime Trilogy, Cursed Mountain, and Harvest Moon: Magical Melody.

$5 million Square Enix class action suit detailed (News)

Aug 6, 2009

On June 22, a class action lawsuit was filed against Square Enix accusing the publisher of unfair business practices, false advertisements, and undisclosed fees related to its massively multiplayer online role-playing game Final Fantasy XI. The lead plaintiff, Esther Leong of San Francisco, filed the complaint on behalf of over 100,000 fellow MMORPG subscribers and demanded a payment in "excess of $5 million" from the game publisher. Now, in an amended complaint filed Monday, the plaintiff revealed the specifics behind the generalized accusations outlined in the June 22 document.

New FFXI Content Out Today (News)

Mar 23, 2009

Head over to the PlayOnline store to grab your copy of "A Crystalline Prophecy", or read more to see what you get for your money.

New Final Fantasy XI Arrangement Album Announced: Sanctuary (News)

Mar 12, 2009

Music from the Other Side of Vana'diel was an incredibly unique arrangement album, as the Star Onions applied their own unique style to the music from Final Fantasy XI. Many fans considered it a very love/hate album though, as the diversity was so strong; fortunately, we here at Final Fantasy Union absolutely loved the album!

TGS Opening Keynote Liveblog (Square Enix) (News)

Oct 9, 2008

Today the Tokyo Game Show kicks off with a keynote from Square Enix president Yoichi Wada. Kotaku.com is expecting some big announcements so click over to the liveblog which is after the jump.

Final Fantasy XI Boss Takes 24 Hours to Beat? (News)

Aug 13, 2008

Gamervision reports:

''A new patch has added some new bosses to Final Fantasy XI, including the somewhat ridiculously resilient Pandemonium Warden. A guild named Beyond the Limitation attempted to take down the Warden, but had to quit after 18 Hours of combat. One of the guild leaders reported, "People were passing out and getting physically ill. We decided to end it before we risked turning into a horrible new story about how video games ruin people's lives."

They estimated that it would have taken an additional five or six hours to beat the Pandemonium Warden, and had to question their abilities in the game. The boss changed forms every few hours, and when they finally decided to call it quits, the enemy was in it's 20th form. They are also one of the only guilds to take down the highest-level boss in the game without glitching it, so they weren't screwing up the Warden battle.''

"We Need To Go Beyond Traditional Square Enix" - Kotaku (News)

May 20, 2008

Kotaku writes:

Square Enix honcho Yoichi Wada (above, left) is worried. Western game companies are doing really well! Meaning that competition is getting harder. Yet, Wada hopes to capitalise on the Western market, aiming to increase the ratio of overseas sales from its current 50 percent to 80 percent in the next three years. According to the exec:

"We face competition not only from Japanese videogame companies but from game companies worldwide. We also see some new players from outside the videogame industry coming in... Economies of scale and breadth of scope is getting important. It may be a business alliance or it may be us taking a stake in others, but we need to go beyond traditional Square Enix."

That business alliance sounds nice and all. But, how about stop calling everything Final Fantasy? Or make things other than RPGs? Or if you are going to make RPGs, why not make the games people have been asking for for the past decade?

The 5 worst Final Fantasy couples (Feature)

Feb 15, 2008

Final Fantasy might have given us some of the most memorable romances in videogame history - as you can see in yesterday's Top 10 Square Enix Couples feature - but not all of them have been memorable for the right reasons. Whether intentional or simply misguided, the series has always been host to some of the most awkward pairings imaginable. ...

Final Fantasy XI: new campaign elements for next version update (News)

Feb 10, 2008

Square Enix announced that the latest version update for Final Fantasy XI will be available by March. Now they've released details on some of the new Campaign Elements we'll see in the update.

First of all is the Beastman Strongholds. A stronghold will be introduced in every Beastman controlled territory. Allied Forces Campaign Battles will be held on the outskirts of Beastman Strongholds.

The belfry is a structure that holds a war bell which can call reinforcements. The structure is available to both the Allied Forces of Altana and the Beastman Confederate. In Battles, factions will have to protect their belfries and destroy the enemy's.

Final Fantasy XI's Osaka Festival: New job announced (News)

Nov 4, 2007

Square Enix has held a Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess festival in Osaka yesterday. The festival began with a lecture from the developers who announced a new job: Scholar. The scholars are masters in the art of black magic.

After the lectures The Star Onions had a short concert. Here's the list of the songs performed:

1. Bustle of Capital
2. Choc-a-bye Baby
3. Distant Worlds
4. ????(????????????????)
5. Awakening
6. Fighters of the Crystal
7. (?????) The Grand Duchy of Jeuno

Today Famitsu have released new screenshots of the Scholar in their website.

Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess (Screenshots)

Oct 25, 2007

Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess (News)

Sep 21, 2007

Sept 21, 2007 Although the number of users playing Final Fantasy XI arent quite as “massive” as other MMORPGs, its heartening to know that Square is continuing to develop new content for its fans. Players can look forward to diving into the new content in the series fourth expansion, Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess when it launches worldwide on the PS2, 360, and PC on November 22. Although youll be able to purchase the game on November 20, youll need to pass the time some ...

E3 07 - Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess - E3 trailer 07-13-07 (Video)

Jul 13, 2007

Vana'diel's new deal: New characters, new quests and new vistas. The MMO that's anything but final gets a fourth chapter.