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FINAL FANTASY XIV Game Awards Promotion



Greetings, Warriors of Light! We are pleased to announce that Shadowbringers, the latest expansion for the award winning MMO FINAL FANTASY XIV Online, is now half price for a limited time. Embark on a journey onto becoming a Warrior of Darkness by living through the breath-taking in-game experience!

If you are a new adventurer, fret not—the Complete Edition bundle will also be on sale, so you can get both the base game and expansion for a great price!

Sale ends Monday, December 16 at 11:59 pm (PST) / Tuesday, December 17 at 7:59 am (GMT), so make sure you don’t miss out!

Visit the Steam Store Page.

FFXIV Patch 5.1 is Now Live!



We are proud to present the notes for Patch 5.1 ─ “Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty”, which include information on new features including the long-awaited alliance raid “YoRHa: The Dark Apocalypse”, more main scenario quests, updates to crafting and gathering, fellowships, and more!

Read the full patch notes here.

You can also check out the Patch 5.1 promotional site to view the trailer and get a taste of the exciting new adventures available to you in this latest update!

FINAL FANTASY XIV: Shadowbringers is Now Available!



We are pleased to announce that FINAL FANTASY XIV: Shadowbringers, our third expansion, is now available!

Starting today, those who did not participate in the early access period can now begin their journey in the First. We hope you enjoy everything Shadowbringers has to offer!

If you’re keen on learning what’s to come in Shadowbringers, go check out the Patch 5.0 Notes!

Users who have registered their Shadowbringers registration codes and are currently playing FINAL FANTASY XIV will have their game client updated automatically.

Users on Steam who do not have the FINAL FANTASY XIV client can download it from your Steam Library.

End of Early Access


Early access will end on Friday, 5 July, 2019 at 23:59 in the time zone for the registered account’s region (NA: PDT, EU: GMT, JP: JST). Please register the full FINAL FANTASY XIV: Shadowbringers registration code or promotion code before this time to continue playing after the early access period.

Please Be Mindful about Spoilers


During the first weeks, there will be no restrictions on what content you can discuss, post, or stream while following the Material Usage License Agreement. However, we ask that early access users please be considerate and refrain from posting spoiler-related content as there are those players who may start at a later time, or play at their own pace.

This doesn’t mean that players cannot stream or share the content they’re playing, we just ask everyone to be mindful about what they’re sharing publicly as they explore the First!

* Please be advised that data mining is a violation of the FINAL FANTASY XIV User Agreement.

Now Available - FINAL FANTASY XIV: Shadowbringers

FINAL FANTASY XIV: Shadowbringers is Now Available on Steam!

Take part in the next saga of the critically acclaimed FINAL FANTASY® XIV Online with the next legendary expansion pack—SHADOWBRINGERS!

Explore breathtaking new environments, encounter exotic new races, master exciting new jobs, and fight alongside prominent characters with the new Trust system as you embark on a new journey as the Warrior of Darkness!

With over 16 million adventurers worldwide, join the next chapter and become what you must. Become the Warrior of Darkness!

Steam Starter Edition Players: Get Heavensward For Free!



Warriors of Light on Steam will be able to add the award-winning Heavensward expansion pack to their account for free!

All users that purchased and registered A Realm Reborn/Starter Edition on Steam before 31 May, 2019 are eligible to take part and get a taste of the adventures that await in Stormblood and the upcoming Shadowbringers!
With the Free Login Campaign also in full swing, returning users can also come back and play for FREE for up to 7 days.

What Will Happen:
Heavensward Steam codes will be sent via email to the email address registered to the Square Enix Account of eligible FFXIV: A Realm Reborn/Starter Edition owners on Friday 14 June. Redemption instructions for Heavensward Steam codes can be found here: NA / EU.

Heavensward Steam codes will not be sent to users unsubscribed to email marketing communications from Square Enix. Users can manage their marketing communication preferences by following the steps below:

  • Log in to the Square Enix website: https://membership.square-enix.com/users/sign_in
  • Go to Settings on the right-hand side
  • Set subscription status to “on” in the Email Preferences section at the bottom of the page


*Note: If you have not registered a Square Enix Members Account with the email address registered to FFXIV, you will need to do so in order to amend your email preferences.

If you are an eligible user with Steam entitlement and have not received a code email by Saturday 15 June, please get in touch with Square Enix Support Centre.

NA Support Centre
https://support.na.square-enix.com/

EU Support Centre
https://support.eu.square-enix.com/