The Latest Information on Treasures of Aht Urhgan!

New information about the FINAL FANTASY XI Treasures of Aht Urhgan expansion pack has been released! Learn about key NPCs, new monsters, and new areas in Vana'diel's Near East. You can even find details about a new type of battle called "Assault"!

A colossal amount of new information awaits on the FINAL FANTASY XI Treasures of Aht Urhgan official site!

Join the Celebrations!

The Doll Festival is coming to Vana'diel on February 28! What are the moogles scheming this time? Find out here!

Fan Festival Movie Contest details!

Attention citizens of Vana'diel! Whether you're going to the Fan Festival or not, send your FINAL FANTASY XI Fan Movie Contest submissions (or just web links to where they can be downloaded) to ffxifestival@us.playonline.com by March 1st to be eligible to win some great prizes, including a next-generation Alienware Area-51 5500 PC! Submissions must consist primarily of in-game footage of FINAL FANTASY XI and be no longer than 7 minutes. Visit www.ffxifestival.com for more details!

The February Version Update Is Here!

You can now enjoy all of the FINAL FANTASY XI February version update content! Challenge your friends at Brenner or delve into Dynamis - Tavnazia. A multitude of new quests and many other additions also await! Click here for a detailed explanation of the changes in this month's version update.

Changes to Sending Gil

Limitations on sending gil have been put into effect with the February 21 version update. Click here to find out more.

Fan Festival Tickets Sold Out!

Tickets to our largest event ever have just sold out, and everyone is working hard to making sure that Fan Festival 2006 is the most exciting event ever. With a very deep live quest, in-game tournaments, huge prize giveaways and the global debut of the playable Treasures of Aht Urhgan, we're on track to exceed expectations.

Attendees and non-attendees alike should be sure to submit all their FINAL FANTASY XI Movie Contest and Art Contest submissions (or just web links to them) to ffxifestival@us.playonline.com by March 1st to be eligible to win some amazing prizes, including a Dolby Digital EX home theatre system! Attendees can also start working on their costumes for the Costume Contest. Visit www.ffxifestival.com for more details. We'll see you at the Festival!

Dynamis - Tavnazia and More!

The area of Dynamis - Tavnazia, as well as a new route for both Temenos and Apollyon, will be released in the upcoming version update. Details here.

New Quests!

In the upcoming version update, the story of "Storms of Fate," where players faced off against the Wyrmking Bahamut, will be continued in a newly added quest. Many other new quests will also be introduced, including another chance to face the prime avatars of the protocrystals. Details here.

Brenner, A New Form of Conflict

A new form of Conflict (PvP) called "Brenner" will be introduced in this month's version update!
Click here for more details.

RMT Countermeasures

RMT (Real Money Trading) is a growing problem for many online games, leading to artificially inflated item prices and adversely affecting in-game economies.
A number of accounts were recently terminated following an investigation by the FINAL FANTASY XI development team into RMT activities. Click here for details.

Visual Clarity: Enchanted Items

The next version update will address a visual clarity issue concerning enchanted items. Following the update, players will be able to more easily recognize how many charges are left on an item. More details can be found here.

Fan Festival Prizes Updated!

The Giveaways section of the Fan Festival website has been updated with some amazing new prizes. We've added five Fineline Gaming Home Theatre Systems from Dolby®, six Logitech® G-15 Gaming Keyboards, 60 Penny Arcade gift sets (including laser cels, t-shirts and stickers!) and a top-of-the-line Alienware® Area-51 5500 gaming PC! How can you win these things, you ask? Simple! Check out the Tournaments section of the Fan Festival site to see what we have to offer, including the Movie Contest, Costume Contest, Art Contest, Live Quest, and in-game tournaments. Be prepared, because the competition is sure to be fierce!

Synthesis Recipes

In the upcoming version update, synthesis recipes will see some new additions, as well as a few alterations. Changes will also be made to the stack number of certain items. Find more information here.

Xbox 360™ Beta

In addition to bringing you news on the February version update, we are happy to announce the latest information regarding the Xbox 360 Beta and the commencement of official service. Click here for details.

Invite Friends and Earn Items!

Get more items than ever with the Vana'diel Adventurer Recruitment Program (VARP) following the next version update! Click here for a list of items that will be available, as well as information on newly storable equipment.