When the servers went back up this morning, adventurers in Eorzea began a strange new set of quests to find and collect medals from various fates across the realm, with the help of a strange new Yokai watch. Announced in the April live letter, this crossover brings us a number of minions, weapons, and mounts to collect and show off. The event runs today through October 3rd. Full event details are available at the Lodestone. GO check it out!
Episode 23 – GamerEscape from Deep Dungeon (or FusionX loves his salad!)
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This week we are joined by special guest host FusionX from GamerEscape and Aetheryte Radio. We talk a bit about Deep Dungeon and delve deep into Fusion’s history with Final Fantasy XI, XIV, and how he got his start with podcasting and running a gaming website. We also learn that Fusion seems to enjoy discussing salad at pizza restaurants!
Show links
Episode 23 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_ugJH3UZ68
Nintendo’s upcoming Classic Console: http://gizmodo.com/nintendos-new-console-is-just-adorable-1783661792?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
Upcoming FFXI Dev Team AMA: http://www.playonline.com/pcd/topics/ff11us/detail/14929/detail.html
GamerEscape Podcasts: http://gamerescape.com/category/podcasts/
Novice Network For FFXIV Streamers (Discord): https://discord.gg/w3M2wvf
Moogle-Go-Round Radio Episode 7 – Deep Dark Dungeon
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On this episode, Paul and Chille have the pleasure of being joined by not only the lovely Luna Vox but also the hosts of Maelstrom Radio as we talk about the upcoming Deep Dungeon. We have a great time as we discuss what is new in the world of Final Fantasy XIV, and as usual, the discussion devolves into more food talk.
Patch 3.35 Preliminary notes available!
Just after the servers went down for maintenance, Square Enix released the preliminary notes for patch 3.35. Of note, the Rose, White, and Round Lanner whistle drop rates have been buffed as well as can be purchased with 99 token items from the primal fight. There is also a lot of information on how Deep Dungeon will work, so while you wait for the servers to come back up, read up on the new content in preparation.
As always, full information is available on the Lodestone.
Episode 22 – Welcome to Moltres Revive Radio!
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On this episode of Pokemon Go – I mean Phoenix Down Radio, Eskalia from Limit Break Radio joins us as we discuss the things we like and dislike about FFXIV, as well as things we would love to hear announced at the upcoming FanFest about the next expansion. Seyrr brings the lore back as he talks about the Ironhearts.
Video of the show on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ADlpcgJT4RA
Links from the show:
Eorzean Eats catsfoot chews: http://eorzeaneats.tumblr.com/post/147071601222/catsfoot-chews
Nidhogg table statue: https://gyazo.com/9766c90f1d60855a92d96531053a3518
More information on the upcoming Lore Book
On a forum post from July 3rd, Fernhalwes aka Koji Fox released not only some additional information on his upcoming lore book, but the full lyrics for the Sephirot battle theme Fiend.
Regarding the book, Koji apologizes for the lack of updates in the past couple months, but he says the book “has had a rusty dirk to my kidney these past few months, threatening to gut me should I even let my thoughts stray from completing my mission.” He is continuing to work very hard to get the translations completed to have the book ready by NA FanFest, and will try to get some early glimpses to us between then and now.
Click the link at the top of the page for the full post.
Deep Dungeon releases July 19th
From the Lodestone, as well as a Tweet on Matt Hilton‘s Twitter feed, Patch 3.35 which includes the highly anticipated Palace of the Dead is scheduled for a July 19th release. In case you’ve been living under a rock, the Palace of the Dead is the new Rogue-like dungeon which will pit a party of up to 4 adventurers in a random series of floors littered with treasure, traps, and monsters galore. What will we find at the bottom? Only Yoshi-P knows! Make sure to clear your calendar, take the day off, or if all else fails, call in sick.* 😀
*Phoenix Down Radio does not ACTUALLY endorse calling in sick, but hey, who are we to tell you what to do? 😀
Moogle-Go-Round Radio Episode 6 – Final Food Fantasy
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Another new episode of Moogle-Go-Round Radio comes to us from across the pond, and is available for your auditory pleasure.
Klauss joins Paul and Chille again this week, and the three of them discuss upcoming Deep Dungeon, FanFest 2016, and a bunch of random in-game talk. As usual, the discussion transitions to food, and we discover that Chille has never tried Macaroni and Cheese!
FFXIV / Amazon Summer DLC campaign extended!
Due to popular demand, Amazon and SE have extended the FFXIV Summer DLC Campaign for an additional week. If you missed out, go to Amazon’s Video Games department and spend at least $19.99 on qualifying items to get a code good for 6 in-game codes for glamour items, including the Original Fat Chocobo, Maid and Butler outfits, and Magicked Prism Wings.
Seriously, don’t wait… GO! DO IT ALREADY! 🙂
Adventures of Mana now available on Vita
Today is the anniversary of the Japanese release of Final Fantasy Adventure for GameBoy. Now some people reading this may be thinking, “What does this have to do with Adventures of Mana, and what is this game?” Well, Adventures of Mana is the remastered version of that classic Final Fantasy game, and is now available on the PS Vita, as well as on Android and iOS. Check out the Official Site for more information including pricing and game screenshots.