E3 2010 FFXIV Information Compilation

Posted By Fusionx on June 24, 2010

Eorzeapedia wasn’t the only website attending this year’s E3 with an eye on the upcoming Final Fantasy XIV.
Several other media sites were there, and they also got some hands on time with the latest build of the game as well as a chance to sit down with FFXIV Producer Hiromichi Tanaka. Now that everyone has [...]

4Gamer E3 Interview

Posted By Corinth on June 24, 2010

As always, I have a lot of appreciation for the people at 4Gamer.  Their articles feel more informative and gamer-friendly compared to the magazine powerhouses of Famitsu and Dengeki.  The interaction between their staff and FFXIV producer Hiromichi Tanaka also seems much more relaxed.  What follows is our translation [...]

HP Japan Gives Out 1000 FFXIV Beta Passes w/Purchase of New PC

Posted By Corinth on June 17, 2010

Sales have started in Japan for HP’s newest summer line of desktop PCs.  In particular, today started sales for a special version of the HP Pavilion Desktop PC HPE 290jp/CT.  This bad boy is also being touted as a “Final Fantasy XIV Adventure Ready PC” despite the fact that the game isn’t even out yet.  [...]

4Gamer Updates Fans on the Alpha Test and Guildleves

Posted By Corinth on June 13, 2010

Alpha testing continues for Final Fantasy XIV at the rate of one to three testing windows per region per week.  This week, we have 4Gamer’s take on how the alpha is progressing.
The report starts with a general warning to visitors of the site.  Things in the alpha build have vastly improved from how they started.  [...]

4Gamer (again) comes through with new Lalafell images

Posted By Gahoo on April 18, 2010

For the Lalafell lovers out there, 4Gamer has posted a host of new images for your viewing pleasure.  Enjoy!

Famitsu and 4Gamer take another look at alpha build

Posted By Gahoo on April 17, 2010

Over the past few days Famitsu and 4Gamer released new looks at the alpha build – and since both are still there, we’ll take a look at what they discussed.  Together the articles looked at the user interface, menu items, emotes,  trading and the leveling system.  Since they overlap in a of areas we’ll look [...]

Detailed Class Info from Famitsu and 4Gamer

Posted By Corinth on March 11, 2010

The day of the FFXIV Beta Test Site opening is upon us.  Many people are anxiously awaiting a chance to play the alpha build and test out game play.  What better time than today for Square Enix to give us more detailed information about some of the classes people will be playing around with!  Both [...]