The third chapter of the Final Fantasy XIV Developer’s Diary video series has been released on YouTube. This edition focuses on visual design and implementation in the game, and how the team comes up with its ideas. Check it out!
Category: Video Game News
Free Login Campaign returns to Final Fantasy XIV
If you’ve played Final Fantasy XIV in the past, or have taken a break from your subscription, now is your chance to come back and check out everything Patch 3.2 has to offer. For the next month, starting 3/14 and running through 4/14, you can sign in to your FFXIV account and play for up to 4 days. To qualify, your account must meet the following criteria:
- Users who have previously purchased and registered FINAL FANTASY XIV.
- All registered services accounts are set as inactive during the campaign period.
- Registered service account must have been inactive for at least thirty days.
Full details can be found here.
Final Fantasy XV rumored release date
According to an article on gaming website Gematsu, 3 independent sources have confirmed that the long-awaited release of Final Fantasy XV will be on September 30th, 2016. While this is still a rumor, we should learn the true release date on March 30th during the “Uncovered – Final Fantasy XV” event in Los Angeles. If the rumors are true, this is good news indeed for Final Fantasy fans.
The full Gematsu article can be found here.
Hatching-Tide coming soon!
Eorzea’s next seasonal event, Hatching-Tide, starts March 15th! Lots of new seasonal items will be available, as well as a certain song-that-must-not-be-named (just kidding…) Pa-Paya will be available for the Orchestrion! From the developer’s blog:
“Eggs have been strewn about the city-states for decoration, and adventurers can quickly feel the spirit of the festival with the brilliant and pastel colors.
This year Jihli Aliapoh will once again make a grand appearance, and word has it that there will be some kind of egg-citing mini-game!”
The event site will be going live on Monday, March 14th will all the event info.
Elysium clears A8S!
Elysium has cleared the entirety of Alexander Midas Savage mode. Posted a few minutes ago on their Twitter page, they announced the world-first clear of the Burden of the Son Savage mode. Congrats to them, and great job on clearing!
You’re Not Alone charity stream goes live March 11th
Go check out Limit Break Radio host Eskalia’s charity stream on March 11th at 5 PM ET on twitch.tv/limitbreakradio. He will be playing Final Fantasy IX start to finish to raise funds for Transgender Michigan, a nonprofit organization to help people with gender identity issues.
FFXIV Dev Diary Chapter 2: Story and Lore
The second chapter of the Final Fantasy XIV Developer’s Diary video series has been released on YouTube. This time the team takes us behind the scenes of how they develop the story lines and lore of Eorzea. Give it a watch!
Reminder: Eskalia’s Charity stream of FFIX goes live March 11
A friendly reminder that Eskalia from Limit Break Radio will be hosting a charity stream next Friday, March 11th starting at 5PM EST at http://twitch.tv/limitbreakradio. Titled “You’re Not Alone”, Eskalia will be playing Final Fantasy IX straight through, start to finish. All PayPal donations received during the stream will benefit Transgender Michigan.
Check it out, and donate if you can.
Final Fantasy games sale at GameStop
If you’ve been wanting to get a friend into FFXIV, or looking to grab that PC copy of FF 7, now is a good time to do it. Found on a SlickDeals post, a number of PC Digital Download versions of Final Fantasy Games, from FF4 to FFXIV Heavensward bundle are on sale through GameStop.
*Note – Phoenix Down Radio does not receive any compensation for this post, I am only posting to pass along a good deal to fellow FF fans. Enjoy!
Patch 3.2 trailer has dropped!!!
We here at PhoenixDownRadio are pleased to show you the new trailer for patch 3.2: The gears of change!
Go on and watch it! So many feels to be had and shared!!! And plus a tiny bit of creep factor to be had as well!