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At PAX West 2019, we were able to sit down with Natsuko Ishikawa, main scenario writer, and Takeo Suzuki, art team lead, of Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers. We talked about the process of creating new encounters within the world of Final Fantasy, the launch of their new expansion Shadowbringers and why Lalafells have to sit in big chairs. Please check it out!

With a year after the second expansion Stormblood behind them, Warriors of Light across the globe are looking forward to the announcement of the next expansion to Final Fantasy XIV at the Final Fantasy Fan Festival 2018. The first event will be held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas from November 16 – 17 (Friday-Saturday). Subsequent Fan Festivals will take place in Paris (February 2019) and will finish in Tokyo (March 2019).

Final Fantasy 14 Stormblood's release date is just a few short days away, and to help build anticipation for its launch, an eight person boss battle is open for attendees at E3. This is a the first chance for the public to try Stormblood and its two new classes: red mage and samurai. I braved the lines to get my hands on the new battle coming this expansion.

Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2016 in Las Vegas came and gone and probably will not return until a year after the next expansion. This year at Fan Festival, the biggest announcement that all FFXIV fans have been waiting for was the official announcement of the next expansion – Stormblood. This was announced on the very first day of the festival and was followed by a teaser trailer showcasing a mysterious blonde female in a red dress. Almost immediately, social media and FFXIV sub-Reddit exploded with speculations of who this mysterious female could be and what the new job will be. The opening keynote was of course presented by the director and producer of FFXIV, Naoki Yoshida, with on stage translations by Christopher Koji Fox. There was no official announcement of what the new battle jobs will be, but in typical Naoki Yoshida fashion, he wore a shirt that hinted what one of the jobs may be. The presentation lasted an hour and was followed by the Development Panel featuring Masaki Nakagawa on the main stage. During this panel, Masaki Nakagawa talked about the battle development for one of the newer 24 man raids that he worked on.

Square Enix and Level-5 announced a collaboration between Final Fantasy XIV and Yo-kai Watch during the Final Fantasy XIV Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XXIX stream back in late April. The collaboration includes the appearance of 13 popular characters from the Yo-Kai Watch series as weapons, minions, an equippable Yo-kai watch, and even a flying mount. The event went live on July 26, 2016 and is currently in full-swing. Accompanied by a free login campaign, the cities of Eorzea are positively jumping with old and new adventurers alike.