Final Fantasy XI
Key events
29th September 2009
30th March 2009
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13th October 2005
Final Fantasy 11 shuts down its console servers
The PS2 version lasted for nearly 14 years.
PS2 and Xbox 360 versions of Final Fantasy 11 come to an end March 2016
But PC version lives on.
FeatureWhy Xbox failed in Japan
From the archive: the inside story on Microsoft's greatest ever challenge.
FF11 is the most profitable Final Fantasy ever
Producer Hiromichi Tanaka departs Square Enix amid health concerns.
Huge Final Fantasy sale on EU PlayStation Store this week
Darkness 2 and UFC 3 demos launch.
Final Fantasy XI Abyssea Edition incoming
All MMO's content bundled together.
Final Fantasy servers back up this week
Service resumes after earthquake outage.
Final Fantasy XI, XIV offline
Square Enix reduces power consumption.
FeatureRetrospective: Final Fantasy XI
Vana'diel or no deal.
Squenix warns of FFXI server breach
Player accounts disclosed as a result.
FFXIV testing to begin 11th March
Also, three mini-expansions for FFXI.
FFXI Ultimate Collection dated
All add-ons under one roof.
FFXI update and expansion dated
Third mini-expansion and more soon.
Square Enix being sued by FFXI player
For allegedly concealing monthly fees.
FFXI mini-expansion arriving on Sunday
A Crystalline Prophecy the first of three.
First FFXI mini-expansion dated
Crystalline Prophecy comes true.
FeatureTen Level Test: Final Fantasy XI vs Lineage II
Round two - Go East, and grind.
Introducing the MMO Ten Level Test!
Rat-punchers fight for our love.
Next Squenix MMO will be "different"
Rumoured to show up at E3.
FFXI to get three new expansions
Digital only, starting spring next year.
Final Fantasy XI available digitally
For PC, in Europe, via Metaboli.
Buddy system coming to FFXI
Painless grouping with lower-level players.
Square Enix dates FFXI 2008 bundle
All those expansions included.
US police refuse to investigate MMO theft
Nicked FFXI items worth nearly USD 4000.
FFXI Wings dated
Expansion in November.
FFXI Starter Pack revealed
New cheap way in.
New FFXI expansion announced
Wings of the Goddess.
FeatureFlight of Fantasy - Part 2
The Sony Years.
FFXI for X360 gets an update
And 2000 players get banned.
Squenix on FFXI sequel report
'Not true' is the gist of it.
Blizzard, Squenix take action
Against greedy old cheats.
Squenix talks chocobo-rearing
In Final Fantasy XI.
Final Fantasy XI
Vana 'Diel, or shall I?
FeatureNear Vana'
We visit the Final Fantasy XI fan festival.
Square Enix bans FFXI gil-sellers
700 chucked after market spikes.
FFXI 360 date, new PC expansion
The latter included in 360 version.
FFXI 360 beta on cover disk
Play for free.
FFXI 360 beta set for December
So still time to move to Japan.
Final Fantasy tops poll
Of games that make us cry.
FFXI needs X360 HDD?
Chocobollockache.
UK iTunes could see FF music
Says Squenix as Final Fantasy hits US iTunes.
FeatureFinal Fantasy XI: European Adventure
As a European launch for Square Enix' epic massively multiplayer game looms large (finally!), Rob drops back into Vana'diel and decides he likes what they've done with the place.
FeatureE3 2003: Final Fantasy Foursome
Final Fantasy X-2, Final Fantasy XI, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicle. Will it never end?
FeatureFinal Fantasy XI
Preview - Squaresoft's first foray into the world of the MMORPG