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Final Fantasy XIV’s same-region matchmaking updates arrive to NA and EU players November 10
As it stands right now, if you play on Goblin and your friend plays on Siren in Final Fantasy XIV, you can coordinate and get on to the same server to play together. But it’s a gigantic rigamarole and you can’t just form a party finder group and hop together. Which is why it’s a big deal […]

The Daily Grind: What is the silliest piece of cosmetic gear that you own?
The King Slime Crown in Final Fantasy XIV is legendary. Not in that it’s rare or hard to get; it’s legendary in that it’s completely stupid and wholly out of place, which makes it highly entertaining to me. It actively bobbles around when you move. It looks like it’s been through some stuff but is...

Wisdom of Nym: Reacting to Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold’s final reveals in Tokyo
As happened after the prior fan festival, I have a lot to talk about after Final Fantasy XIV‘s most recent fan festival… and sadly, not all of it is positive. Specifically, the negative has to do with the delay, which I did predict was a possibility but it’s less about the delay itself and more...
Final Fantasy XIV Expansion Evercold Release Date Falls in February
The Final Fantasy XIV Evercold expansion and Collector's Edition came up at the FFXIV Fan Fest in Japan.

Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold delayed into crowded February 2027 release window
Final Fantasy XIV players will have to wait a little longer for Evercold. Square Enix has delayed the MMORPG's next expansion from its planned January release window, pushing the launch back by a few weeks to the 23rd of February 2027. Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold delayed into crowded February 2027...
Final Fantasy XV 10th Anniversary and Dragon Quest Featured in Square Enix November 2026 Calendar Wallpapers
Square Enix has shared its new monthly calendar wallpapers for November 2026 across the Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy franchises. The Final Fantasy calendar celebrates the tenth anniversary of Final Fantasy XV with new artwork of the core four by Miki Yamashita. Meanwhile, the Dragon Quest...

Yoshida’s Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold Delay Throws It Into the Busiest Month of Early 2027, Launching the Same Day as Fable
Square Enix has delayed Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold from its original January 2027 release window to February 23, 2027, and that new date puts the MMORPG's sixth expansion right in the middle of what's shaping up to be one of the most crowded months for game releases in recent memory. Just look at...
Tetracast 466: Martial Arts Juice
In this episode, we share impressions of Phantom Blade Zero & Queen's Domain, discuss Final Fantasy XIV Evercold news, Kotaro Uchikoshi, Suda51, and more.
Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold Reveals Zephyr as Second New Job
Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold has revealed the second new job coming to the game as the Zephyr, along with a look at the Collector’s Box.

Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold confirms Zephyr class, new areas, new gearing, and a delay to February 2027
Let’s start off with the worst possible news from the final Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival of this particular cycle. While pre-orders for the expansion will start on November 4th, the prior release date has, unfortunately, slipped slightly. Our confirmed release date for Evercold is February 23rd,...
Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold Details Outlined, Including Zephyr Job, New Raids, Evangelion Collaboration, and More
Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold will launch on February 23, 2027, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC. During Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2026 in Tokyo, producer and director Naoki Yoshida also revealed the expansion’s second...

Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold is delayed, shows off a new player Job, and more
Square Enix has released the full trailer for Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold, while also revealing a new release date, a new player job called Zephyr, and more.
Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold slips from January to February 23, 2027, as Yoshida takes the blame
Square Enix has delayed Final Fantasy XIV's sixth expansion, Evercold, from its January 2027 window to a firm February 23, 2027 launch. Players now have exact dates for pre-orders and early access, plus a first look at the new crossbow job, Zephyr. The post Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold slips from...
Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold launches February 23, full trailer shared
Square Enix has delayed Evercold by a month.
Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold expansion delayed to February 23, 2027
Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold, the patch 8.0 expansion for Final Fantasy XIV, will launch on …
Did FFXIV Just Tease a Valkyrie Profile Crossover?
The upcoming expansion to Final Fantasy XIV, titled Evercold, is very heavily themed after Norse mythology, and curious players have already combed through the various trailers and locale teasers for theories about how the game will integrate familiar elements from Norse stories of old. But then,...

Final Fantasy XIV Online's Sixth Expansion 'Evercold' Launches February 2027
New job and much more revealed. Now that the MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV Online is available on the Switch 2, Square Enix is looking towards the game's sixth expansion, Evercold. We previously heard how it would be coming in January 2027, and now at the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest in Tokyo this...
FFXIV Zephyr Job Revealed: Weapon, Pet, Abilities, and Unlock Requirements
Following several months of fan speculation, the new physical-ranged DPS job coming to Final Fantasy XIV with the release of Evercold in February has been revealed to be the Zephyr, currently utilized in-game by the new character Visna, who was introduced in Patch 7.55. The Zephyr is a “pet job”,...
FFXIV: Evercold Gets February Release Date and Final Trailer
The third and final Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival for this expansion cycle, held in Tokyo, finally confirmed the release date for Evercold, with Early Access beginning on February 19, and the full release date being February 23. The full trailer also debuted at the opening of the keynote; we’ll...

The Daily Grind: What are you hoping to see from tonight’s Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival keynote?
Tonight’s the night, Final Fantasy XIV fans and friends. The Japan Fan Festival is nigh, and we’re going to see more about the upcoming Evercold expansion. Sure, there are certainly plenty of news beans that are guaranteed to drop, such as the name and details of the Birdist class or whatever the...

All Keybound Brawler Rewards in Final Fantasy XIV
This is a guide for how to get the Tifa and Barrett outfit rewards in Final Fantasy XIV.

Final Fantasy XIV opens ranked mode for Crucible of the Unbroken, hands out a day of sub time for PHP issues
It’s time for the Beastmasters of Final Fantasy XIV to prove they’re the very best… or at least know the most efficient way through the Crucible of the Unbroken’s boards. The first ranked season has officially arrived as promised, offering up something to do for those who like to climb leaderboards...

Wisdom of Nym: Predictions for Final Fantasy XIV’s third and final fan festival
Speaking personally, October this year has been one of the most whiplash-heavy periods of my life in the past few years, but one thing I can say comfortably is that I’ve always had the third and final fan festival to look forward to at the end of the month. Final Fantasy XIV’s got a lot riding […]
Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy Adds Y’shtola on October 27, Soundtrack Plus Releases October 30
Square Enix has announced that Y’shtola Rhul from Final Fantasy XIV will join Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy on October 27, 2026, as part of the game’s new season, Dawn’s Light. Y’shtola will be available for free through the season’s standard rewards until November 23. Voiced by Ai Kayano, she is...
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