Today, Square Enix announced that they’ll be reprinting several of their Final Fantasy XIV artbooks next year. Both Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward books, The Art of Ishgard -Stone and Steel- and The Art of Ishgard -The Scars of War– are set to be released on March 23, 2021. These books will contain redeemable codes for
As the “video games as art” debate continues to rage on, this past decade has seen the rise of a genre I like to refer to as the artistic platformer. These are games that present themselves as rather simple 2D platformers, but attempt to tell a story or evoke emotion through their presentation and gameplay.
In case getting your own voice added to what will be the ending song for the entirety of Final Fantasy XI wasn’t enough, Square Enix has now opened up submissions for screenshots to be added to a photo mosaic! The finished mosaic (the image of which is intended to be a surprise) will then be
A new piece of FFXIV merchandise has appeared on the Square Enix e-store. Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn The Art of Eorzea Another Dawn is a 304 page art book. Those that pick up the artbook will also receive a code that they can redeem for an in-game item: an Enterprise minion (the Enterprise being
Recently we had the pleasure of working with several other sites in the FINAL FANTASY community to put together a little something for the 25th anniversary of the franchise. Other people have also been celebrating the anniversary in different ways. One user going by the alias BuddyIris213 has created posters covering all fourteen entries in
Every so often we see things within the FINAL FANTASY XIV community that are so impressive that we feel the need to tell everyone about it. Such is the case today with some simply beautiful doctored screenshots that were created by Kodama. They take some already great looking images from the game and through the
Last week at Japan Expo we got a glimpse of some new artwork showing off the new race specific equipment for Hyur and Miqo’te. Today, larger versions of those images were released. Make sure to check them out!
A huge thanks to VanaFest 2012-goers who, with their discerning eyes and impeccable tastes, have helped us select twenty-five victorious masterpieces for the Tenth Anniversary Fan Art Contest!Feast your eyes upon these wonders of art from all corners o...
Youtube user Trpchakai has shown amazing skill in crafting this Wheatley puppet, which is controlled by both hand and electronic operation. Descriptions do it very little justice, so let the video speak for itself! More about it’s creation can be viewed on their Blogspot.
The wait is finally over! Our Ninth Anniversary Fan Art Contest gallery has been fully filled at last, and this final collection of artwork rounds out what has been an extremely successful event!The feelings for Vana'diel each artist exhibits in their ...
The time has come to unveil those pieces of art that were bestowed with either special consideration or the Copper Prize. Sadly, we cannot award the Crystal and Mythril prizes to every painting or sculpture, but we can erect another wing in our digital...
May 16 marked the ninth full year of FINAL FANTASY XI's service, and in honor of the occasion, we beseeched you adventurers to craft some novennial-themed works of art.At long last, our meticulous panel of judges from the development and operations tea...
FINAL FANTASY XI is set to enter its ninth year of service on May 16th, and what better way to celebrate the occasion than with the latest installment of the ever-popular Fan Art Contest?In the past, this contest has proven to be a spectacular showcase...
May 16, 2011 will mark a very special occasion--the ninth anniversary of FINAL FANTASY XI. We'll be celebrating this momentous day with a wide range of events to be held in both Vana'diel and the real world. Read on for a preview of just a few of the t...
The seventh chapter of “The Making of a Realm” is now available on youtube! This time… art direction!