To kick-off the Tokyo Fan Fest, Square Enix held its keynote presentation for Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold. Producer and director Naoki Yoshida provided plenty of details about the new content and changes, as well as revealing a new February release date.
Final Fantasy XIV makes its long-awaited debut on a Nintendo platform with a native Nintendo Switch 2 version. Despite some technical and subscription-related concerns, players can still experience the complete journey through Eorzea.
Following today’s earlier keynote, Square Enix released associated screenshots and artwork for the upcoming Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold expansion. It also held a special Letter from the Producer Live presentation showing the upcoming Beastmaster Limited Job.
Square Enix began the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival in Berlin with a new keynote presentation. Produce and Director Naoki Yoshida provided plenty more details on the upcoming Evercold expansion, including revealing its first new job and the MMORPG’s Switch 2 release date.
The mobile version of Final Fantasy XIV is coming to a fairly swift end. The game’s current Chinese version will close in September, with its global version cancelled.
Naoki Yoshida held a press conference at the end of the first day of Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest in Anaheim. He answered various press questions about the day’s earlier reveal of Evercold and other Final Fantasy XIV announcements.
Anaheim’s Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest opened with producer and director Naoki Yoshida revealing the MMORPG’s sixth expansion. Evercold will release in January, bringing with it plenty of new content and system changes, while the game is also coming to Switch 2 in August.
Square Enix held the 92nd Letter from the Producer presentation for Final Fantasy XIV. Director and Producer Naoki Yoshida showed more of what awaits players in the game’s upcoming Patch 7.5 updates.
Final Fantasy XIV is gearing up for its next expansion with the reveal of its Patch 7.5x update series. The first part of the main story content will arrive in late April, with the second part following in September.
Square Enix held its latest Final Fantasy XIV Letter from the Producer livestream, showing more of the upcoming Patch 7.4. The next major update is set to launch in under two weeks.
The latest Letter from the Producer presentation for MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV revealed Patch 7.4. Set to release mid-December, its contents and features include a likely appearance for an earlier series summon.
Square Enix announced that Final Fantasy XIV’s Monster Hunter Wilds collaboration will arrive next week. The new Duty sees players taking on Guardian Arkveld.
Robert tops the leaderboard for kidney stone any % runs. Kelley wonders why they aren’t getting over here anymore. Chris gets psyched up to play the latest Bros Likes. And Ryan is Victorian then? Yeah, let’s go with that.
During PAX West, RPGamer was able to sit down with Naoki Yoshida, producer of Final Fantasy XIV and XVI. He talked about his career in the industry, how he got involved in Final Fantasy XIV, and his effort to keep recruiting new players.
Square Enix announced the date for the 2026 Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festivals. If the previous cadence carries on, players can expect to witness reveals for the MMORPG’s next expansion during them.
Monster Hunter Wilds and Final Fantasy XIV are joining for collaboration events. The Monster Hunter Wilds event will release in September, with the Final Fantasy XIV event to follow in October.
Kelley thinks she hears Aerosmith while searching for her cat. Chris wishes he was in a montage. Josh is drenched in 90s anime. And Ryan skips everything and goes straight to the hot spring.
Square Enix announced that the next major update for Final Fantasy XIV will release on August 5, 2025. The latest Letter from the Producer livestream provided a preview of some of the Patch 7.3 content.
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