‘Final Fantasy XIV’ passes concurrent player Steam record once again

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

The 2022 Golden Globes remained cancelled, but the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is praying its latest set of self-described reforms can finally turn things around with Tinseltown.

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.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAmazon has been fined €746 million, equivalent to $887 million, for allegedly violating a European Union data-privacy law.

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.

Europa Universalis IV mod, titled Anbennar, transforms Earth into a highly detailed map of a fantasy world.Every element of EU IV is included in the mod, with governments, events, nations, religions, and even species created to fit within the theme so that none of the original map remains.Anbennar started life as a simple EU IV mod for a D&D fantasy world but has since attracted numerous authors and players, combining their skills to create multiple updates and systems.Of Gods And Gears, the

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.

Final Fantasy XIV director Naoki “Yoshi-P” Yoshida has spoken about the conversation around the game surpassing World Of Warcraft, saying it’s “irritating”.Speaking about the Square Enix title in a 14-hour long livestream, translated by blluist on YouTube (thanks, PC Gamer), Yoshida stated: “The hard work we’ve been putting into Final Fantasy XIV did pay off, but this whole conversation about surpassing World of Warcraft is the wrong conversation to have and it’s honestly irritating.”You can

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).

iOS - Android That was the case when one eagle-eyed Lanarkshire resident spotted the 267 bus service to Blantyre motoring down the area currently being used as 59th Street in New York.Excitement built over the weekend as Scots began to catch glimpses of Hollywood stars Boyd Holbrook, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Mads Mikkelsen.However, the glamorous scenes were "ruined" thanks to the Blantyre bus travelling through the elaborate Big Apple set.The Twitter user shared his view of Renfield Street which

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

Square Enix has officially released the benchmark for its upcoming Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker expansion.The official benchmark is software that tests how well the game will run on your computer before the expansion launches. The benchmark uses actual maps and playable characters to assign a score to your PC and rate its performance.A character creation tool is also included, allowing you to view a playable character as they will appear in-game.

Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan has shrugged off the record number of Ofcom complaints that he received during his time on the show. Back in March, Piers stormed out of the studio after an on-air spat about Meghan Markle with weatherman Alex Beresford which led him to later quit the ITV show and thousands of people to complain to Ofcom.

Cannes Film Festival has introduced a mid-event change to its Covid protocols, with non-EU visitors now able to collect a ‘health pass’ that allows them to avoid renewing negative Covid tests every 48 hours.

Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida, there may not be an update ready for the game in time for Tokyo Game Show 2021.While the Letter From The Producer event earlier today (July 10) is meant to be focused on all things Final Fantasy XIV, Yoshida briefly touched on the topic of Final Fantasy XVI.As reported in Nova Crystallis, the game’s main scenario writing has been completed and recording for the English voice-over is almost finished.Yoshida however said that the team doesn’t want to

Final Fantasy XIV may already have beaten its concurrent player record on Steam, but Square Enix is still keen to keep those numbers rising by enticing lapsed players to return to Eorzea.Beginning yesterday (July 9), the Free Login Campaign will let returning players play the MMORPG for free, without a subscription fee, for up to 14 days. The promotion is available until August 23.Users will of course need to own a copy of Final Fantasy XIV already, as well as the subsequent expansions.