Michael Hassall
Michael Hassall
After giving up a "real" job in Marketing in 2019, Michael started working as esports, gaming, and entertainment journalist and hasn't looked back. He lives in the UK, but wishes he lived in Eorzea, having spent 5,000 hours there. When not dutifully grinding Tomestones and being designated furniture crafter for his FC, he enjoys travel to warm places, cold drinks, light reading, and heavy metal.
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If you’ve played Final Fantasy XIV for a while, you might find yourself with a few strange items in your inventory called Cascadier Uniform Vouchers. These items are rewards for obtaining achie...
While Final Fantasy XIV has plenty of reasons to love it, one that consistently shines as a a high point is the game’s lore and backstory. Despite FFXIV essentially being a Final Fant...
Square Enix has unveiled an incredible mosaic composed of screenshots of Final Fantasy XIV player characters to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the release of A Realm Reborn. The mosai...
Final Fantasy XIV has won the Silver Trophy for Best Ongoing Game in the Official PlayStation Blog Awards. The win was announced early on the morning of Dec. 21 on social media, and the Pl...
It’s the holiday season - time to head home, wrap up in a warm blanket, and get ready to… raid? In a period so aligned with meeting up with family, getting back to traditions, and enjoying the simple...
Earlier this week, Final Fantasy XIV revealed the latest part of its huge 10th Anniversary celebrations, a series of messages from prominent figures to pay homage to a decade of A Realm...
The stars and firmament (pun intended) above Etheirys and Eorzea have played a pretty big role in Final Fantasy XIV, from heralding the end of 1.0 with the fall of Dalamud, to the entire job of...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Tales from the Dawn series is a collection of short stories released following Endwalker that give players an insight into their favorite characters from the game’s s...
Prepare those glamours, sync that queue, and get ready for some seasonal slaughter as some of EU Final Fantasy XIV's biggest PvP communities team up for Shiva’s Starlight Shatter. To celebrate...
In Final Fantasy XIV, White Gatherers’ Scrips are a reward for gathering and turning in all but the very rarest of collectables. Used to obtain gear, materials, furnishings, and a host of other...
2023 has marked the 10th anniversary of the release of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, and while players have experienced in-game events, special competitions, and more, Square Enix is now g...
In Final Fantasy XIV the Vinegaroon and Forgiven Reticence mounts are pretty uncommon sights, due the fact that they’re a bit of a grind to obtain. Tied to The Hunt, an end-game piece of conten...
The final cutscene of Final Fantasy XIV’s 6.5 Main Story Quest unveiled a mysterious character seemingly searching for the Warrior of Light. Shown only from the waist down, there wasn’t much wa...
In the wake of the release of The Primals’ Forge Ahead: FINAL FANTASY XIV Arrangement Album, the in-house FFXIV band has been putting out music videos of singles from the album. The late...
The Final Fantasy XIV community can definitely take things a little too seriously sometimes, especially when someone seemingly criticizes their favorite game. That was demonstrated when popular...
Final Fantasy XIV is beloved for having some of the deepest and richest lore in MMO gaming, with civilizations spanning back thousands of years, customs, traditions, and other flourishes that b...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Cloud Data Center Stress Test has just started, and one of FFXIV’s niche communities isn’t going to let the opportunity go to waste. The player-versus-player sce...
World of Warcraft is adding Final Fantasy XIV Duty Support-style dungeons to the game in its next major update, Dragonflight: Seeds of Renewal. Details of the new Dragonflight...
Final Fantasy XIV may have just unwittingly set players up for the perfect Friendsgiving thanks to the addition of a new pizza-eating emote and pizza furnishing item. The two new optional cash-...
In Final Fantasy XIV PvP Series' are a limited-time battle-pass style unlock tree that requires players to rank up to obtain rewards. Since they’re limited-time and often not the primary conten...