Final Fantasy XI gets three expansions

Online Final Fantasy XI is getting three new extension scenarios, with the first due out in Spring 2009.

The 'expansions' will be up for download through digital distribution. The trio of add-ons have been created by Masato Kato one of the excellent creators of the FFXI storyline.

Square Enix's official blurbs

A Crystalline Prophecy - Ode of Life Bestowing

One day, a giant crystal appeared in the skies above Jeuno, triggering a series of unexplained happenings across the land. Now, adventurers will set forth to unravel the mysteries of this primordial crystal that holds the secret of Vana'diel's past.

A Moogle Kupo d'Etat - Evil in Small Doses

It all started with an innocent drop of rainwater and a rickety, ramshackle Mog House desperately in need of repairs. Little did anyone suspect that this was only the beginning of a harrowing nightmare unheard of in the annals of moogle-kind.

A Shantotto Ascension - The Legend Torn, Her Empire Born

The eccentric Professor Shantotto returned to Windurst one day after a mysterious, unexplained absence, shocking her colleagues with behavior so outrageous it put her old self to shame! When she goes so far as to proclaim herself ruler of her own empire, adventurers set out to discover the truth behind her alarming shift in personality.