‘Final Fantasy XIV’ director finds ‘World Of Warcraft’ comparisons irritating

Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy XIV‘s seasonal event, Moonfire Faire, will begin next week.The Moonfire Faire is a yearly Final Fantasy XIV event that takes place on the beaches of the in-game location, Costa Del Sol.This summer, the seasonal event will return, beginning on August 13 and running until August 26 and will offer brand new rewards for players.As always, you’ll be able to start the event by searching for a quest; this year, you’ll want to look for a quest called

New World has been delayed until September, following feedback from the recent closed beta.Amazon Games has announced today that its upcoming MMO New World has been pushed back until next month.“We want New World’s launch to be a smooth and fun experience for all players, and that means making some improvements based on what you’ve encountered in the Closed Beta,” said the New World team via Twitter.

Square Enix, Final Fantasy 10’s Tidus was originally designed to be a plumber. The revelation comes from a Famitsu article (thanks, Kotaku) that aimed to celebrate Final Fantasy 10’s 20th anniversary.

Love Island viewers during the show's first ever winter series in 2020.  And proving they are still as smiiten as ever, Paige Turley and Finley Tapp put on a loved-up display as they attended the launch of Kem Cetinay's restaurant Array in Romford, Essex on Saturday night.

Activision Blizzard has confirmed that former World Of Warcraft creative director Alex Afrasiabi was fired for misconduct in 2020.After a report by Kotaku which detailed the alleged sexual harassment and misconduct surrounding the ‘Cosby Suite’, Activision Blizzard has confirmed that Alex Afrasiabi – the former creative director for World Of Warcraft who was named prominently in that report – was fired for misconduct in 2020.

nationwide resurgence in COVID cases, both California’s Disneyland and Florida’s Disney World are reinstating their park-wide mask mandates.

Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster games are now available on Steam, and a solution to the awful choice of font in-game has already been found.The pixel art remasters of Final Fantasy I-III are available as of now on Steam, promising beautiful pixel art and a hideously ugly font that is hard to read and doesn’t fit the general vibe of classic Final Fantasy games.

Nintendo is ending its mobile game Dr. Mario World, with the title set to shut down entirely on November 1.An ‘End of Service Notice’ was posted on the game’s official website today (July 28), thanking players for their support and confirming the end date.Effective immediately, players will not be able to purchase diamonds, Dr.

World Of Warcraft developer says that “no work” is being done on the game amid the Activision Blizzard lawsuit.Activision Blizzard is currently facing a lawsuit filed by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing following accusations from employees who have said they’ve been the victim of “constant sexual harassment” in the workplace, along with many more allegations.Activision Blizzard has denied the accusations, with the company executive, Fran Townsend, saying in an email sent

Amazon has announced its new MMO, New World, reached the 200,000 concurrent players mark over the weekend, representing a significant milestone for the game that’s currently in closed beta.The MMO hit a peak concurrent figure of 200,856 on Steam on Sunday, making it the sixth most popular game on the platform.

Final Fantasy XVI‘s vocals have been originally recorded in English first with Japanese recordings to follow in the coming weeks.First spotted on Twitter by @ash_mann1021, it was noted that Final Fantasy XVI‘s producer, Naoki Yoshida, made the reference. On the TV show, he stated that Final Fantasy XVI vocal recordings were done with “performance capture on the English end”.That's correct! English is the base.Yoshida specifically mentioned he wanted British English.

Content Warning: References to alleged harassment and abuse made belowPlayers in World Of Warcraft have been staging a protest against the game’s developers, Activision Blizzard, after a lawsuit alleged sexual harassment, discrimination, and “frat boy culture”.Both factions of the game have come together to sit on the steps of the inn in Oribos, discussing the issues surrounding the current lawsuit filed by the State of California against the World Of Warcraft developers.Speaking to PC Gamer,

Diane Ademu-John is the new showrunner for HBO Max’s upcoming “Dune” spinoff TV series. She replaces Jon Spaihts, who left the project at the end of 2019 in order to focus on writing the sequel to Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming big screen adaptation of Frank Herbert’s epic.

Square Enix has introduced a 30-minute idle timer in Final Fantasy XIV to tackle server congestion.The 30-minute timer will kick players out who have been idle for that long. Square Enix has introduced the Final Fantasy XIV measures following a boom in interest in the game, which has increased server congestion for players.Square Enix introduced the timer in the 5.58 patch released this morning (July 20).

Final Fantasy XIV has surpassed its Steam concurrent player record once again, while EU servers are reaching full capacity.As detailed by SteamDB, the MMORPG has peaked at 67,148 players on Steam as of writing, beating its previous concurrent player record of 47,542 which was reported earlier this month.This is a massive increase in players over such a short time and the player count only seems to be growing.As spotted by PCGamesN, over the weekend (July 18), players took to the FFXIV Reddit to 

Final Fantasy XIV is no longer available on some digital stores, and players can no longer create new characters on North American servers.People looking to purchase a digital copy of Final Fantasy XIV have been met with an error message informing them that the game is out of stock.

Final Fantasy XIV cookbook might be on its way with a listing for The Ultimate Final Fantasy 14 Cookbook featuring briefly on the Simon & Schuster website.Originally spotted by well-known tipster Wario64 on Twitter, the Final Fantasy XIV-themed cookbook is expected to offer “stunning photography and step-by-step instructions” as readers are taken through a “culinary adventure through one of gaming’s most beloved franchises”.Wario64 snapped some screenshots of the full listing before the book

Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker is reportedly experiencing a massive increase in pre-orders, compared to the previous expansion.According to the most recent Final Fantasy XIV Live Letter broadcast (July 10), Endwalker has apparently received a 160-180 per cent increase in pre-orders compared to the previous Shadowbringers expansion.As the broadcast was in Japanese, Final Fantasy XIV fans took to the official discord channel for the game to translate what is said to English.The translation, which