It was announced some time ago that Square-Enix would make it easier for Final Fantasy XI players to get married in-game, with the vague insinuation that the feature would go live at around the same time as the version update. Sure enough, the new wedding system is now in place, and it makes the entire procedure so much easier that it's almost trivial.
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Oct 14, 2009

Final Fantasy XI Ultimate Collection Gets November Release Date

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GamingShogun.com writes: "The Final Fantasy XI Ultimate Collection will hit retail shelves on November 10th. This edition of the game will feature a low price of $19.99 as well as serve as a collection of EVERY bit of content developed for the game..."
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Sep 24, 2009

Final Fantasy XI Original Silver Dog Tag Available for Pre-Order

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360 - Final Fantasy XI - Final Fantasy XI Original Silver Dog Tag Available for Pre-Order

Square Enix Ltd. today announced that the second product in the Final Fantasy XI Players' Collection the Original Silver Dog Tag is now available for pre-order. The Final Fantasy XI Players' Collection is a series of collectible accessories designed exclusively with fans of Final Fantasy XI in mind. Available for a limited time only, and produced in a made-to-order quantity only, the Final Fantasy XI Players' Collection allows players to always keep Vana'diel close to heart no matter where they go.
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Aug 31, 2009

Final Fantasy XI gets an all-in-one release

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360 - Final Fantasy XI - Final Fantasy XI gets an all-in-one release

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.
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Aug 26, 2009

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

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360 - Final Fantasy XI - 411mania: The Release List for the Week of August 24, 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.
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Jul 3, 2009

RandomNPC : Presale Date for Next FFXI DLC Revealed

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360 - Final Fantasy XI - RandomNPC : Presale Date for Next FFXI DLC Revealed

John "Karlinn" Boske writes "Square Enix has announced that the next mini-expansion for Final Fantasy XI will be available for prepurchase worldwide on Sunday, July 5. Titled A Moogle Kupo d'Etat - Evil in Small Doses, the story apparently focuses on how a single drop of rain in a run-down Mog House spells trouble for Moogles everywhere, or something. You had to know something was up when every level one schmoe in the game got their own personal flying butler, no questions asked."
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Jun 10, 2009

July Version Update Scheduled for Final Fantasy XI

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360 - Final Fantasy XI - July Version Update Scheduled for Final Fantasy XI

Yes, yes, you're all clamoring about Final Fantasy XIV, but let's get real here people and get to the present. Final Fantasy XI isn't dead yet and it's getting itself a nice version update.

The upcoming version update will bring a new slew of Wings of the Goddess missions as usual, but players will also be able to look forward to seeing brand new areas of past Vana'diel being made available, more job adjustments like what was done with the White Mage, more additions to campaign and Moblin Maze Mongers, and even more that's still being kept secret.
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May 30, 2009

Final Fantasy XI Begins Character Reactivation Service

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360 - Final Fantasy XI - Final Fantasy XI Begins Character Reactivation Service

A new service is now available for former players who wish to revive a character deleted longer than the original three-month time limit.

"The Character Reactivation Service offers customers who have deleted their characters an opportunity to adventure through Vana'diel once again with their original characters."
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Apr 15, 2009

Final Fantasy's April Version Update Is Live

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360 - Final Fantasy XI - Final Fantasy's April Version Update Is Live

Sure, the majority of people are clamoring over Patch 3.1 for World of Warcraft today, but you Final Fantasy XI users already received something just as juicy -- the April version update.

For those of you not in the know, the April update launched expansions to many of the current game systems -- such as Moblin Maze Mongers, Fields of Valor, and Campaign -- and also added the ability for players to enchant items via "Item Augmentation." The update also added some nice changes to the White Mage, Red Mage, and Summoner classes, and will be the first of Square-Enix's revisit to all of the classes in FFXI.
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Apr 1, 2009

FF11 Players to pay for Account Security, Bigger Inventory

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360 - Final Fantasy XI - FF11 Players to pay for Account Security, Bigger Inventory

In a move that has annoyed and disappointed more than a few fans, Square Enix has decided to make some changes to FF11 including charging users for an all new 'Account Security Key' USB drive that protects players from hackers and account theft.
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Mar 23, 2009

New FFXI Content Out Today

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360 - Final Fantasy XI - New FFXI Content Out Today

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.
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Mar 16, 2009

Square Enix Announces release date of DLC for FFXI

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360 - Final Fantasy XI - Square Enix Announces release date of DLC for FFXI

Quote form Tiltedscreen.com

"Well no one can ever say that Sqaure Enix doesn't support their games. Square Enix announces today the first in a series of three previously announced add-on scenarios for their MMO game, FINAL FANTASY XI, will be available for purchase on 23rd March, 2009. The DLC scenario, titled "A Crystalline Prophecy – Ode of Life Bestowing," will be available exclusively for online purchase through the PlayOnline® Viewer, and will be priced at €9.99 and £7.99 or about $13.00 USD and $11.00 USD."
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Mar 16, 2009

FFXI 'Crystalline Prophecy' Content Dated

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360 - Final Fantasy XI - FFXI 'Crystalline Prophecy' Content Dated

Square Enix, today announced that the first in a series of three previously announced add-on scenarios for their MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) game, FINAL FANTASY XI, will be available for purchase on 23rd March, 2009.
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Mar 12, 2009

New Final Fantasy XI Arrangement Album Announced: Sanctuary

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360 - Final Fantasy XI - New Final Fantasy XI Arrangement Album Announced: Sanctuary

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!
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Mar 10, 2009

Square Enix Still Workin' On That New MMO

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360 - Final Fantasy XI - Square Enix Still Workin' On That New MMO

Talk of the company's post-Final Fantasy XI MMO has been around for years now, but during an address to investors last month, Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada re-affirmed that while Final Fantasy XI was still quite profitable for the company, it couldn't last forever.

Wada: "We are currently developing a post-Final Fantasy XI flagship title."
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Feb 10, 2009

Square Enix developing three scenario expansions for Final Fantasy XI

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360 - Final Fantasy XI - Square Enix developing three scenario expansions for Final Fantasy XI

Square Enix is currently developing three downloadable scenario expansions for Final Fantasy XI (PC / Sony PlayStation 2 / Microsoft Xbox 360).

The creation of these three expansions is led by Masato Kato, who created the stories and scenarios for Final Fantasy XI and its first expansion pack, Rise of the Zilart.

- A Crystalline Prophecy – Ode of Life Bestowing
- A Moogle Kupo d'Etat – Evil in Small Doses
- A Shantotto Ascension – The Legend Torn, Her Empire Born
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Jan 27, 2009

Square Enix Junk Mail Pisses Off Man, Man Files Lawsuit, Man Wins

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360 - Final Fantasy XI - Square Enix Junk Mail Pisses Off Man, Man Files Lawsuit, Man Wins

Kotaku: "An individual with no connection to Square Enix or Final Fantasy XI (he's never played it supposedly!) was being heavily spammed with FFXI re-registration emails. This individual got annoyed and took legal action.

It's believed that his email address was being used by item dealers to create Japanese PlayOnline accounts to access FFXI. He apparently was getting a ton of these emails because his address was being used to create money trading accounts that were expected to be insta-banned and then re-registered right away for the next batch of trading.

The gentleman then contacted Square Enix to complain and ask for the company to cease contacting him regarding FFXI. Square Enix, however, refused, claiming that it was impossible to stop sending these emails to just his email address. Instead of just giving up (and blocking this spam?), he took Square Enix to court.

In early 2007, he filed a lawsuit in small claims court - and lost. He didn't stop there, but appealed to a district court and won."
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Jan 7, 2009

FFXI: EULA Enforcement & You

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360 - Final Fantasy XI - FFXI: EULA Enforcement & You

The Final Fantasy XI official site at PlayOnline.com has a new article focusing on the developers' enforcement of the EULA, particularly with regard to Real Money Transactions (RMT). The piece outlines the past year's work by the Special Task Force.
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Dec 8, 2008

1UP: Square Enix was Interested in Final Fantasy XI on PS3

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360 - Final Fantasy XI - 1UP: Square Enix was Interested in Final Fantasy XI on PS3

There are lots of ways you can play the everlasting Final Fantasy XI -- on your PC, your Xbox 360, and even (in case you've forgotten) on a hard drive-equipped PlayStation 2. Where many people can't play it, though, is on PlayStation 3s, as most models lack backwards compatibility. But when we caught up with the FFXI development team at the Fan Fest event in Hollywood, California over the weekend, we learned an interesting tidbit: It turns out Square Enix was indeed looking into the possibility of releasing a version of FFXI for the PS3, until they ran into a small snag.
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Dec 4, 2008

NXE Causes Final Fantasy XI Problems

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360 - Final Fantasy XI - NXE Causes Final Fantasy XI Problems

The New Xbox Experience has brought some shiny new features but to paraphrase Notorious B.I.G., "Mo' console interface features, mo' technical issues." Since NXE launched a couple weeks back, several gamers have encountered problems trying to run the MMORPG Final Fantasy XI on their Xbox 360.
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