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Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker is out now, adding bunnyboys (and other stuff)

After a pre-order early access period so popular it overwhelmed servers and left players in long queues, Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker has now officially launched. The fourth expansion pack for Square Enix's fantasy MMORPG continues the story with new quests, adds two new player classes, takes us to new areas to fight new enemies, and, most importantly, opens a male option for the Viera race so you can play as a bunnyboy in a maid costume. Yeah, thirst for those bunnyboys will only make the queues longer.

If you're a fan of both Final Fantasy XIV and food, Square Enix has got a deal for you - and by 'deal', I mean another promotional tie-in with a third-party company offering a special bonus in FFXIV. A Grubhub x Final Fantasy XIV promotion is giving players a free emote that'll let your Warrior of Light enjoy a well-earned slice of pizza in the MMORPG.

From Thursday, December 9 at 4:30pm PST / 7:30pm EST to Wednesday, December 15 at 8:59pm PST / 11:59pm EST, any Grubhub order of $15 USD or more (before tax and tip) will get you the Eat Pizza emote in FFXIV. You just have to use the promo code 'Endwalker'. You can get the full details at the official site. (The promo also includes free deliveries during The Game Awards.)

The promo has already caused some consternation among FFXIV fans, as Grubhub is only available in North America, and even then, app-based delivery services aren't always feasible to use in the more rural stretches of the region.

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FFXIV Endwalker release time - get your registration code ready after early access

December 6, 2021 Registration for the launch version of Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker is open.

After one last delay, the Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker release date finally lands this week - though if you've been looking forward to the game, there's a decent chance you've already been playing in early access. If this is your first go on a new FFXIV expansion launch, you might not have known that you need another registration code to keep playing after the official launch.

Even if you're already playing Endwalker in early access, you'll need to input that additional registration code on the Mog Station to keep playing. Early access codes will cease granting access to the game on December 10 at 11:59pm PST (December 11 at 2:59am EST) for North American servers, or December 10 at 11:59pm GMT for European servers, as the devs explain.

You can input your registration code on the Mog Station as of today. You should receive the code via whichever retailer you purchased Endwalker from. On Steam, you'll find the code in the 'CD key' section of the game properties menu. If you purchased Endwalker through the Square Enix store, you should find your code on the order status page.

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Final Fantasy XIV giving players a free week in apology for queues

Even before the official launch of Final Fantasy XIV's Endwalker expansion on Tuesday, the MMORPG's servers have been overloaded during its early access period for pre-orderers, leaving players in long queues to join. Oh, the perils of popularity! Sharing a status update over the weekend, game director Naoki Yoshida apologised again for the problems, and said they plan to give all active subscribers seven days of free game time.

In order to play the Windows/Steam/Mac versions of Endwalker, you must redeem the registration code you received with your purchase. Even if you have registered a pre-order bonus code for early access, you will still need to redeem your Endwalker registration code to continue playing after the early access period. Additionally, you can now redeem registration codes using your smartphone on the newly revamped Mog Station.

Users on the PlayStation®5/PlayStation®4 versions will not need to register a separate code as they are automatically registered for the full version upon purchasing the expansion.

* Endwalker registration codes can be redeemed on Mog Station starting from Monday, December 6, 2021 at 7:05 a.m. (PST) / 15:05 (GMT).
* Please note that if you have a character logged out in an expansion area that you do not have registered to your account after early access ends then you will not be able to log in with that character until you redeem your full registration code.
* Early access will end December 10, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. with the region of your Square Enix account determining the time zone. North American accounts will adhere to (PST), European accounts will adhere to (GMT), and Japanese accounts will adhere to (JST).
Visit the Lodestone for details.