I haven’t completed the final battle in the Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood expansions’ main story line. The titular quest has been sitting in the top left corner of my screen for a week, and I’ve been doing everything I can to ignore it. I don’t want it to end.

Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood Progress Report: Lost Connections

Mike Fahey

6/19/17 3:30pm

Since Final Fantasy XIV’s Stormblood expansion launched in early access on Friday morning, I’ve leveled a Red Mage from 50 to 60 and taken my first steps into the city state of Ala Mhigo. Imagine what I could have accomplished had the servers been anywhere near stable!

Mike Fahey

11/10/15 11:00am

Final Fantasy XIV update 3.1 is live, bringing more story, dungeons, missions, hairstyles and a minion-powered strategy mini-game to the second (and gaining) most successful subscription-based MMORPG. Check out the full update notes here. See you in Eorzea!

Final Fantasy XIV's Anniversary Takes Players To A Very Special Place

Mike Fahey

8/29/15 5:27pm

Final Fantasy XIV’s two year anniversary celebration is a one-way ticket to the place where dreams become reality—sort of.

Review

Final Fantasy XIV Heavensward Log Three: Dragon Quests

Mike Fahey

7/26/15 3:00pm

Last night I fell asleep in my computer chair.

Review

Final Fantasy XIV Heavensward Log Two: Identity Crisis

Mike Fahey

7/12/15 5:00pm

I’d love to be able to report this week that I’ve reached the new level cap and experienced some of the high-end content Final Fantasy XIV’s first expansion has to offer, but first I need to figure out which version of my character I want to be.

Final Fantasy XIV Heavensward Log One: Finally

Mike Fahey

6/27/15 11:17am

145

I’m trying to write my initial Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward expansion MMO log in such a way as to minimize my time away from Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward. This is a good sign.

A Brief History Of Gay Marriage In Video Games

Yannick LeJacq

6/26/15 4:30pm

The supreme court wasn’t just copying Fire Emblem when it ruled in favor of same-sex marriage today. Gay unions have been around for quite some time in video games. Let’s look back at marriage equality’s rich history in the virtual world.

Final Fantasy XIV The Fake Fighting Game

Mike Fahey

4/25/15 11:00am

149

Lacking anything better to do until the expansion pack arrives in June, the Final Fantasy XIV dev team transformed one of the game’s biggest boss battles into a fighting game I’d play in a heartbeat.

I Can't Believe It--One Of My Favorite Final Fantasy Games Is An MMO

Mike Fahey

4/13/15 11:30am

290

I used to hate the idea of a massively-multiplayer Final Fantasy game. Then I finished the main story for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, and it’s become one of my favorite entries in the series.

Your FFXIV Characters Are Going To Look Amazing At Level 60

Mike Fahey

3/07/15 1:54pm

137

A new level cap brings hot new outfits, and while you won't all be as sexy as the fisherman in Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward, you'll at least look a damn sight better than you do now. Check out the level 60 costumes for fighters, craftsman and gatherers.

Final Fantasy XIV's First Expansion Arrives In June

Mike Fahey

3/07/15 1:11pm

Missing the original spring 2015 release window by a few weeks, the Heavensward expansion for Final Fantasy XIV arrives on PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and now Mac on June 23.

A Guided Tour Of Final Fantasy XIV's Gold Saucer

Mike Fahey

2/24/15 11:45am

The Manderville Gold Saucer is now live in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, and it's every bit as joyful as I imagined. Join me as I participate in mini-game gambling, Chocobo races, the Triple Triad card game and some impromptu beatboxing.

All Of This Weekend's Big Final Fantasy XIV and XV News

Mike Fahey

12/22/14 11:10am

Between Tokyo's Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival and the Jump Festa 2015 in Chiba, Japan, fans of the latest two numbered FF games were up to their eyeballs in new info this weekend, from a new playable race in FFXIV to the first female Cid in FFXV. Here's a quick refresher to bring you up to speed.

Final Fantasy XIV Players Put On Virtual Gay Pride Parade

Yannick LeJacq

7/22/14 6:00pm

104

Well, this is fabulous. Now that gay relationships are officially sanctioned in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, players have gathered together to put on their own pride parade inside the virtual world of Eorzea.

Kotaku East

Final Fantasy XIV Director's Tale of MMO Woe Has a Beautiful Ending

Toshi Nakamura

4/17/14 6:00am

The conclusion to Naoki Yoshida's MMO story is like something out of a fairy tale.

András Neltz

4/14/14 4:20am

Here's a trailer to remind you that Final Fantasy XIV officially makes the jump to PS4 today. Note that if you've already got the PS3 version of FFXIV: A Realm Reborn, you can get a free upgrade to the PS4 version. Here's how.

András Neltz

4/04/14 9:00am

Phase 2 of Final Fantasy XIV's PlayStation 4 beta test begins today. If you're new to the game, you can download the client through the PlayStation Store for free. The test runs until Monday, April 7, 1AM Pacific, and characters made during this phase will be playable after the game's April 14 launch.

Kotaku East

Final Fantasy XIV's Director Had a Terrible Experience With MMOs

Toshi Nakamura

4/03/14 8:00am

This week in his semi-weekly column in Weekly Famitsu, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn producer and director Naoki Yoshida recounted his earliest experiences with massively multiplayer online gaming.