PlayOnline recently released a census for Final Fantasy XI (PC, Xbox 360, PS2), which looks back on the year and reviews some pertinent statistics and information on the world of Vana'diel. Take a look at what the census has to offer after the jump.

Final Fantasy XI (PC and Xbox 360) adventurers should be aware that there will be a server maintenance scheduled in the following days, so better be prepared in not getting your FFXI fix for one day. This maintenance is intended to fix several problems that popped up since April. Check out the schedule in the full article.

If there was anything that could earn the irk of players who aren't Final Fantasy XI (Microsoft Xbox 360, PC) regulars, it's the high headcount of perpetrators who pursue illegal activities. Fortunately, Square Enix and PlayOnline don't have plans of taking breaks from hunting violators. This time, the U.S. government authorities even helped to track down a naughty hacker. The full report awaits at the full article.

If you are resident of the Odin World in Final Fantasy XI (Xbox 360 and PC), PlayOnline and Square Enix gave some reminders for you. Your server is enjoying a tremendous amount of simultaneous logins that it may face issues soon. Know more after the jump!

It's no secret that the realms of Final Fantasy XI's (Microsoft Xbox 360, PC) Vana'diel is plagued with illegal players trying to exploit the game and make money through "Real Money Trading" or RMT. Fortunately, Square Enix and PlayOnline are working hard to eliminate all elements that take away the fun from honest players. The Special Task Force Report for February and March is in, revealing that the world of FFXI is steadily winning against perpetrators. Check out the full article for more details.

Take note that you will not be able to get your Final Fantasy XI MMORPG fix later today either on the PC or  Xbox 360. Square Enix and PlayOnline have just announced that they will be performing an emergency maintenance downtime that will affect all of the game's worlds. Know more about this development after the jump!

Curious as to what new things will be happening to the MMORPG Final Fantasy XI (also on Xbox 360) in the near future? Square Enix and Play Online have made an announcement regarding Fellows.

There will be some adjustments and additions that will definitely affect gameplay ultimately. Know the specifics right after the jump!

If the news of new equipment and new quests to be added on Final Fantasy XI is good enough to make you wait for the game's next version update on tenterhooks, then we're glad to tell you that there will be even more improvements to expect in the next update. There will be some added improvements to the battle system, such as the battle music, monster name display, and macro and marker data. Details await in the full article!

Square Enix is all set to celebrate its upcoming Far Eastern tradition this year with the Doll Festival event for Final Fantasy XI (PC, Xbox 360). Good little boys and girls will be able to collect special Festival Doll items and Bonbori lanterns to decorate their homes by looking for them in specially decorated areas in the game. To find out more about the Doll Event details, read the full article.

Final Fantasy 11 players should mark their calendars this March because that's when the next version update will be arriving. This bit of news was announced today by the developers from Square Enix today, which mentions the new update focusing on new quests and areas previously unavailable to the game's expansion Wings of the Goddess.