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Police Fail To Retrieve Stolen Gil

If someone breaks into your house and steals your game console, you call the police, but what if someone breaks into Vana'diel and steals all your gil? When a 'friend' of former Blaine Wisconsin resident Geoff Luurs got hold of his username and password and then wiped his mage Sot's character clean, he went to the local authorities for justice. After determining his items were worth $3800 by looking them up on popular virtual goods vendor IGE, he went to the Blaine authorities with his complaint. They immediately went to the alleged perpetrator's house and shot him dead.

No, of course they didn't. Explaining that virtual goods have no real monetary value, they refused to do anything. This completely makes sense to me. What doesn't is the reaction garnered from educators across the country.

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8:40 AM on Tue Feb 5 2008
By Mike Fahey
10,982 views, 128 comments

Latest by VipingViper: I think he should've called up a GM in-game instead of the cops. They would've done something about it. more »

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Final Fantasy XI Wants You Back

Guys? Final Fantasy XI misses you. It wants you back. It's been thinking about you, now that the fourth expansion pack, Wings of the Goddess, is due to ship within the next few weeks. The "Return Home To Vana'diel" campaign actually kicked off last month, but late comers who've given up on the MMO, Square Enix is ready to forgive you. They're a nice bunch, aren't they?

The pleading letter, full of details on how to rejoin the Final Fantasy XI world, resulting in plenty of hugs, tears of joy, and a re-up of your monthly subscription is below. Quickly now! You've only got about four months to spare.

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7:40 PM on Wed Oct 24 2007
By Michael McWhertor
8,427 views, 79 comments

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Final Fantasy XI: War of the Godess Trailer

After sitting through the forty five minute Square trailer extravaganza at TGS, I'm a bit surprised I didn't see this one included in that mix although this is being touted as the "TGS Trailer". Square's booth was packed and bigger than most houses so I guess it's not too much of a shock that I missed it. Final Fantasy XI Online has struggled a bit to keep up with it's FF brothers. Will this be the one that brings it back into the public consciousness? I don't know, but this trailer sure looks nice, but then again, don't they all?

11:00 AM on Sat Sep 29 2007
By fdemarco
4,348 views, 57 comments

Latest by krunkjuice: I'm always amazed that this game is still going. I've only played WoW and this game and I found WoW to be far more interesting despite being an MMO. FFXI is so slow and boring it's ridiculous. Waiting for a more »

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No Cross Platform Online Games For Wii Says Square-Enix

Final Fantasy XI producer Hiromichi Tanaka said the company has no plans to bring its PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2 MMO to the online-enabled Wii. He explained at the Austin Game Developers Conference that "Nintendo's currently not allowing different cross-platform titles, and [...] resolution differences make it harder for us to make cross-platform games. Currently we're not looking at Nintendo Wii as a platform." Not good news, but I doubt it will drive many of you to rooftop ledges clutching suicide notes penned on Chocobo stationery.

While Nintendo's clumsy and spartan online game offerings should ensure that this comes as a surprise to no one, Tanaka did reveal a slight surprise, according to Gamespot's report, in that he'll soon be able to reveal more of his next-gen online RPG. I've got five bucks on Final Fantasy XI-II.

Square Enix: Nintendo saying no to cross-platform MMOs [Gamespot]

7:40 PM on Thu Sep 6 2007
By Michael McWhertor
2,768 views, 38 comments

Latest by Gamemaster: "Currently we're not looking at Nintendo Wii as a platform" Holy-... Isn't that just a little too harsh? I mean, even I consider the N-GAGE a platform.... more »

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Osaka Logs onto Final Fantasy XI Event

Osaka-based Kotakuites, heads up! On the evening of November 3rd, Square Enix is holding a Final Fantasy XI: Online event in Umeda. Called "Final Fantasy Arutana Matsuri in Osaka," there will be a developer talk session that will hopefully answer all your burning FF XI questions. Before the show, it costs ¥2,500 (US $21) to enter, but the entrance fee jumps to ¥3,000 ($25) the day of. Limited edition "special game items" will be given to attendees. Something tells me that the item will somehow involve FF XI. Call it a hunch — a shot in the dark, if you will.
FF XI Event in Osaka [PlayOnline]

5:00 AM on Tue Aug 14 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
1,310 views, 9 comments

Latest by TC: Went to the first fan fest last year and ordered my tickets/plane/hotel for the next one this Nov. It was very fun and a nice way to meet some JP developers from SE without all the big crowds you see more »

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This Fall, Final Fantasy XI Ho-Down

This November in Anaheim, California (right by Disneyland!), Square Enix is throwing another Final Fantasy XI Fan Festival to commemorate the game's 5th anniversary and its upcoming expansion Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess. Last year's FFXI was at the Santa Monica pier, but since the locale was "extremely cold," the event has been moved to Orange County. The FFXI team will be on hand to answer questions and make announcements. Hmm, wonder if they'll be announcing more in-game jobs? Hmm. Square Enix's North American online producer Yasu Kurosawa offers this tidbit:

...we are currently planning an exclusive in-game item for this event. I can't talk too much about it, but I've seen it and I can't wait to unveil it!

Up to 1,500 attendees are expected at this year's event. Ask anyone: does Square Enix know how to throw fun parties or what?
FFXI Event [1Up]

1:30 AM on Thu Jul 26 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
1,626 views, 18 comments

Latest by Veltis: @LucasKane: Yeah ur right we are alone in the game right now.@Dark_Cheetah: you are right too nobody's plays anymore, seriously if you wanna know how much we are on each server go there :[www.ffxiah.com] more »

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FF Party: You Got Questions? FF XI: Online Has Answers

If you haven't gotten enough Final Fantasy XI: Online, there's an expansion pack coming. Excited? Well, just look at these folks. They've even got their cell phones out and are sending questions to the Final Fantasy XI: Online Althena no Shinpei Q&A so that their questions can be read live on stage. More »

12:48 AM on Sat May 12 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
2,972 views, 23 comments

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Final Fantasy XI Ruining Lives!!

CBS news ran a piece on online game addicted players yesterday, highlighting former Final Fantasy XI Online junkie Kay Johnson. Johnson is a mother of two who was, at one point, spending 50 hours a week immersed in the world of Vana'diel. More »

5:20 PM on Tue May 1 2007
By Michael McWhertor
1,888 views, 65 comments

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Feature: A Visit to Square Enix UK and FF3 DS

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XBL Kidnapper: "If I Weren't In Jail, I'd Be Playing Final Fantasy"

Disturbed pizza manager Michael Devlin kidnaps two boys, gets caught, put on suicide watch and all he wants to do is play Final Fantasy XI. If he hadn't gotten captured, one shudders to think what he'd be doing. But Devlin says: More »

4:22 AM on Wed Jan 24 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
782 views, 40 comments

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Ixnay to Final Fantasy XI-2

We can all breathe a sigh of relief: the rumors of Final Fantasy XI-2 are greatly exaggerated. From Square-Enix themselves, courtesy of Luke Smith over at 1UP, who's gonna find face bleeding into his ass if he calls me 'Kotaku's lippy new kid' one more time: More »

12:40 PM on Wed Jul 19 2006
By brownlee
475 views, 13 comments

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Final Fantasy XI. II. Obligatory Electric Boogaloo.

No one in America really likes Final Fantasy XI. It's just a throwback to the MMORPG conventions that we all gleefully abandoned about the time World of Warcraft came out. It's the sort of game that appeals only to those who are willing to become soulless zombies surrounded by jars of fluorescent urine to appease The Grind. More »

5:00 AM on Tue Jul 18 2006
By brownlee
3,862 views, 23 comments

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The FFXI Took Forever to Load to My 360 Post

I spent most of last night playing Final Fantasy XI on my Xbox 360. Actually, I spent most of last night loading the damn thing onto my Xbox 360. More »

12:00 PM on Fri Apr 21 2006
By Brian Crecente
600 views, 18 comments

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Games of the Week: Non-Games Edition

A bit of a slow week as we nudge closer and closer to E3. Some solid releases, but no froth inducing stuff. Here are the highlights! More »

12:05 AM on Mon Apr 17 2006
By Michael McWhertor
117 views, 10 comments

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FFXI Hits Farmers With the Ban Stick

Making the move that almost every MMO known to humankind needs to make, Square Enix and PlayOnline pulled out a heavy dose of the ban stick in their MMORPG Final Fantasy XI, according to a press release. The release makes it sound like a Shield-esque strike team effort, though instead of guns and drugs, think Game Masters poring over "Gil" (FFXI's currency) records and banning the bejesus out of some Gil farmers. More »

6:40 AM on Fri Feb 10 2006
By lsmith
376 views, 2 comments

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Xbox 360 FF XI Beta Ends in April

Pixel Gamers reports that the beta testing for the Xbox 360s first MMO, Final Fantasy XI (yes, that game) will conclude in early April before the game heads to retail in the middle of the month. More »

9:38 AM on Fri Feb 3 2006
By lsmith
348 views, 9 comments

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Final Fantasy XI 360 Dated

Europe and Japan will see their versions of the Square Enix MMORPG release on April 20. What's the hold up in America? Well, probably that Square Enix is including all three expansions for Final Fantasy XI in the U.S. version, including the new Treasures of Aht Urhgan expansion. The U.S. release is expected April 18.
Final Fantasy XI Gets a Date [Pixel Gamers]

11:40 AM on Thu Jan 26 2006
By lsmith
26,781 views, 9 comments

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Final Fantasy XI Beta Available Through Mag

Team Xbox reports that coveted Final Fantasy XI beta discs will be given away in the next issue of Xbox 360: The Official Xbox Magazine. The beta comes on a second disc (in addition to the monthly disc of treats) and is good for the duration of the FFXI beta. Aside from a hard-to-find 360, just make sure you have a hard drive for your box and a cable connection. Once the beta goes live you can play an MMO that's been out on your PC for years. More »

1:00 PM on Mon Dec 19 2005
By lsmith
22,218 views, 1 comment

Latest by Sinner Chrono: i dont own a gaming pc. so this is really good news for me :-) more »

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