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Masayoshi Soken. (YouTube)
Final Fantasy XIV composer Masayoshi Soken revealed at the weekend’s Digital Fan Festival he’s been battling cancer, but kept it secret from the development team.
Soken took to the stage towards the end of the second day of the event to share the personal news in an emotional speech.
In March 2020, just before the pandemic began, Soken was diagnosed with cancer.
For around six to seven months, Soken was in hospital and elected not to tell his colleagues about his situation.
Instead, he decided to keep working on the game in secret. “Thinking about how to use that time, I didn’t want to sit there and do nothing,” he said, via a translator.
Elves and dragonkin shredding electric guitars, as they do. (Image: Square Enix / Kotaku)
In a move that makes complete sense given the amount of electric guitar that shows up in the online RPG’s soundtrack, Square Enix has partnered with Fender to create an official
Final Fantasy XIV Stratocaster, both as a physical instrument you can purchase, and a virtual one playable in game. In other news, I am levelling a new bard.
Announced during this past weekend’s Digital Fan Festival 2021, the
Final Fantasy XIV Fender Stratocaster is a limited edition version of the iconic electric guitar, sporting blue and purple “crystal” accents and a game logo on its neck. It’s not the most striking Stratocaster I’ve seen, and it wouldn’t scream
Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker Gets Info on Release Date and New Class May 15, 2021 04:59 EDT
During yesterday s Digital Fan Festival, Square Enix revealed a ton of information about the upcoming Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker expansion, starting with its release date. It ll be out on November 23rd and it can now be officially pre-ordered.
Early Access – Early access is tentatively scheduled to begin on Friday, 19
th November at 9 AM (GMT) and will allow users the ability to play
Endwalker before the official release.
In-game Item: Menphina Earring – A gorgeous earring with a design that draws inspiration from the moon. This useful earring features attributes that will vary according to the user s class/job and current level when equipped and grants a 30% increase in EXP up to level 80 when worn.
FFXIV Letter from the Producer LIVE LXIV Dated
Square Enix dated the next
Final Fantasy XIV presentation. The company announced that during the second day of the Digital Fan Festival 2021, the
FFXIV Letter from the Producer LIVE LXIV will be held. It will appear at 7pm PT/10pm ET on May 15, 2021/2am GMT on May 16, 2021. In addition to the producer participation, Main Scenario Writer Natsuko Ishikawa will be a special guest. Square Enix didn’t offer direct links to the presentations as of yet. Past Letter to the Producer LIVE streams appeared on NicoNico, Twitch, and YouTube.
FFXIV Letter from the Producer LIVE LXIV will also be an inclusive installment. While some of these presentations only have slides with text in both English and Japanese, this full stream will be translated. The Lodestone confirmed there will be a live English translation for the Patch 5.55 news and Ishikawa Q&A.