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Sony Announces State of Play Presentation Focusing on Japanese Publishers

Sony has announced a new State of Play presentation for tomorrow, March 9, at 2 p.m. Pacific/5 p.m. Eastern, and the show will have a particular focus on Japanese publishers.

FFXIV Lore Hounds, The Chronicles of Light Short Story Collection is Back

Final Fantasy XIV’s narrative extends to media outside of just the MMO’s main scenario questline, and Square Enix is reprinting a popular collection of its short stories that add to plot thre...

FFXIV Halts Automatic Housing Demolition, Again

Square Enix has decided to indefinitely postpone the automatic demolition of inactive estates in Final Fantasy XIV. The process was scheduled to go back into effect on March 9. Instead...

Valve Boss Gabe Newell Says His Son Got Him Into FFXIV

With 25 million registered players, Final Fantasy XIV continues to reach a wide variety of players. Even the father of Final Fantasy himself has been getting...

FFXIV Communities are Fundraising for Ukrainians in Need

In times of crisis, we see different communities band together and lend a hand in humanitarian efforts to aid those in need — gaming communities included. In light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine —...

PUBG Mobile's Social Team Just Opened Up A Big Can of Worms

Every now and then, some big game or company riles up its audience with a post, tweet, or video it probably doesn’t expect to get any blowback from. This happened to PUBG Mobile this month, a...

FFXIV Composer Reflects on the “Culmination of a Musical Journey” in Endwalker

Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker wasn’t just the end of the narrative of Hydaelyn and Zodiark, it was also the end of an aural adventure. FFXIV sound director Mas...

FFXIV Streamer Zepla Finds Refuge From Ukrainian Crisis in Poland

Earlier this month, we highlighted the plight of Jessica St. John, known to many in the Final Fantasy XIV community as ZeplaHQ. Though Zepla was born in the United States, she mov...

Yoshida Ensured No NFTs in FFXIV, But Isn't Opposed to the Idea Elsewhere

In the pre-broadcast ahead of the latest Final Fantasy XIV Live Letter stream, director and producer Naoki Yoshida talked about NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and blockchain-based gaming. He assure...

Older FFXIV Dungeons Getting Overhauled With Redesigns and Trust System Soon

During a segment from the latest Final Fantasy XIV Live Letter, it was revealed that the upcoming post-Endwalker patches will include major overhauls of older content. Prev...

FFXIV Steam Users Will Be Required to Link Square Enix Account, Won't Be Region Locked

Earlier this month, Square Enix announced that those who play Final Fantasy XIV on PC via Steam will see a prompt to link their Steam and Square Enix accounts starting in early March. There w...

Nier Reincarnation to Host FFXIV Collaboration Event in 2022

In Shadowbringers, Final Fantasy XIV’s world played host to characters, enemies, and environments from the NieR series, and now it’s time for the reverse. During today’s...

How to Get Bloodhound's Apex Hunter Prestige Skin in Apex Legends

Apex Legends Season 12 is almost here, and it’s one of the biggest updates. Not only are we getting new points of interest in the Olympus map, but players will also get to experience a new, c...

Pokemon Legends: Arceus Has a Modern Bedroom Asset in its Code and I Have Questions

The following contains spoilers for Pokemon Legends: Arceus.

Cities: Skylines Players Possibly Exposed to Malware Through Reuploads of Popular Mods

Cities: Skylines players are being urged to check their mod subscriptions through Steam after reports that multiple popular add-ons may include malware. The creator of these mods was previous...

The FFXIV Fan Creations from Korea's 2022 Digital Festival Absolutely Rule

Final Fantasy XIV’s latest expansion, Endwalker, is quickly approaching its May release in Korea, and Square Enix is celebrating the occasion with another digital Fan Festival. Durin...

FFXIV Steam Versions Will Have a Square Enix Account Link Soon

On the official Final Fantasy XIV blog, Square Enix announced that it will implement a process for FFXIV Steam users to link their Steam accounts to their Square Enix account. Starti...

100 Free Pokemon Name Ideas for Pokemon Legends: Arceus

Pokémon Legends: Arceus tasks a space-time traveling protagonist with filling the first-ever Pokédex. That means making new friends, benching old ones, and playing around with quite a few cap...

A Glitch is Preventing Pokemon Legends: Arceus Players From Completing the Pokedex [UPDATE]

Pokemon Legends: Arceus players beware, some players are running into a glitch in the post-game that makes it impossible to complete the Pokedex without trading with a friend.

Welcome to The Linkshell, Fanbyte’s Dedicated Final Fantasy XIV Site

A linkshell is a means of communication for players across realms in the world of Final Fantasy XIV. In practice, it functions as a simple system of group chat channels. It’s a way to build a...