It’s no secret that the PC version of Final Fantasy XIV has been plagued by negative press by both players an critics alike. The mmorpg currently has a Metacritic rating of 51% due to numerous poor reviews by sites like IGN ( 5.5 ), Gamespot ( 4.0 ) and 1UP ( D+.) User reviews of the game left on Amazon Japan and several other online retailers in the country were equally unfavorable. It’s been over two months since the game was released but today it appears that Square Enix is finally ready to attempt to fix a game that some have labeled as one of the biggest disappointments of the year. The President and CEO of the company announced on the Lodestone FFXIV player website that steps are in place to fix the PC version of the game. These steps include new leadership and a restructured development team as the previous producer of the game,Hiromichi Tanaka, has stepped down. Square Enix President/CEO Yoichi Wada: “Regarding the PlayStation 3, it is not our wish to release a simple conversion of the Windows version in its current state, but rather an update that includes all the improvements we have planned. For that reason, we have made the difficult decision to delay the release of the PlayStation 3 version beyond the originally announced date of March 2011.” FFXIV’s new producer/director, Naoki Yoshida, also stated that the “PlayStation 3 release will be delayed until we are confident that the game has reached the level of enjoyability and service befitting the FINAL FANTASY name for users on all supported platforms.” It’s unclear how long the release of the PS3 version of Final Fantasy XIV will be in limbo but, in the meantime, PC gamers have been granted with an extended free-trial period of the game. Head over to Loadstone for more details.

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Final Fantasy XIV For The PS3 On Hold

According to Vgchartz , they have estimated that GT5 has sold 1.8 million units worldwide in 2 days. That would put it at the 5th fastest selling PS3 game ever only to be beaten by Black Ops, Modern Warfare 2, Final Fantasy XIII and Grand Theft Auto 4.

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Gran Turismo 5 Sells 1.8 Million in 2 Days

thegameheadz claim to have spoken to a Sony rep at a recent even in which info on remakes of the Final Fantasy series and the Metal Gear series are about to get a blu-ray collection and fans will love it. It will be no surprise if it happens as the recent collections have been very successful. Now its just a waiting game to see if our favorite series get a blu-ray collection. ‘The industry’s best developers are ReMastering their best games. Prince of Persia, Shadow of Colossus, and ICO are just the beginning. When fans see what Konami’s doing to the Metal Gear series, and what Square’s doing with Final Fantasy, they’re going to be very happy.’

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Rumor! Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy HD Collections Are Coming!

ComputerandVideoGames.com just released the winners of the 2010 Golden Joystick awards, as voted on by the fans. Mass Effect 2 wont 2010’s “Ultimate Game of The Year” with Modern Warfare 2 taking second and Assassin’s Creed II taking third place. I definitely have some issue with this list, however I’ll let you discuss those in the comments.. And the rest of the winners are.. The Action/Adventure Game Of The Year in association with Nuts Winner: Assassin’s Creed II Runners Up: Batman: Arkham Asylum, Red Dead Redemption Download Game Of The Year in association with Green Man Gaming Winner: Plants vs. Zombies Runners Up: Battlefield 1943, Call of Duty: World At War: ZOMBIES Fighting Game Of The Year in association with Official Nintendo Magazine Winner: Street Fighter IV Runners Up: Tekken 6, Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny Music Game Of The Year in association with Total Film Winner: Guitar Hero 5 Runners Up: DJ Hero, The Beatles: Rock Band The One To Watch in association with MSN Winner: Call of Duty: Black Ops Runners Up: Fallout: New Vegas, Star Wars: The Old Republic Online Game Of The Year in association with CVG Winner: League of Legends Runners Up: Aion: The Tower Of Eternity, Farmville Portable Game Of The Year in association with Habbo Winner: Pokémon Heart Gold/Soul Silver Runners Up: Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines, Plants vs. Zombies Puzzle Game Of The Year in association with NGamer Winner: World of Goo Runners Up: Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box, Scribblenauts Racing Game Of The Year in association with T3 Winner: Forza Motorsport 3 Runners Up: Need For Speed: Shift. Colin McRae: Dirt 2 RPG Of The Year in association with GamesRadar Winner: Mass Effect 2 Runners Up: Fallout 3: Game Of The Year Edition, Final Fantasy XIII Shooter Of The Year in association with IGN Game On Winner: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Runners Up: Bad Company 2, Left 4 Dead 2 Soundtrack Of The Year in association with Metal Hammer Winner: Final Fantasy XIII Runners Up: Brutal Legend, Assassin’s Creed 2 Sports Game Of The Year in association with Mousebreaker Winner: FIFA 10 Runners Up: Wii Sports Resort, Skate 3 Strategy Game Of The Year in association with PC Gamer Winner: Plants vs. Zombies Runners Up: The Sims 3, Age of Empires III: Collection UK Developer Of The Year in association with Edge Winner: Jagex Runners Up: Rockstar North, Codemasters

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The Golden Joystick Awards for 2010 Have Been Announced

Check out this small, condensed TGS trailers Square-Enix showed for their new Final Fantasy games. Full video is minute and a half but might be all we get for a while. Video after the break. Via wired

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Small trailers for Final Fantasy XIII Versus and Agito

Here is a pretty interesting interview I found on Joystiq with Ben Jones who is the Systems and Level Designer for MAG. He talks about the integration of MAG and the PlayStation MOVE and how it takes him back to playing shooters on the PC with a Keyboard and Mouse. Not sure how many of you have even tried the game with MOVE support, but just by watching this interview it makes me want to run out and pick up the game so I can try it out with my Nav and MOVE controller, especially now that the game is only 30 bucks.

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MAG/PS3 MOVE = Awesome

In Famitsu, Tetsuya Nomura announced a Fabula Nova Crystallis Conference that will be held on January 11th (1/11/11). Here are some details Nomura has provided us with. * Square Enix will release some actual screens of Versus XIII and Agito XIII * They will announce a number of titles, including games outside of the Fabula Nova Crystallis series * They will announce new Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy characters * There will be a number of other surprises * The event will most likely allow for some members of the general public to join in.

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Fabula Nova Crystallis Conference

via CVGUK SE has announced Dissidia 2 with FFIV’s Kain and FFXIII’s Lightning as playable characters! It will be revealed at TGS.

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“Final Fantasy Dissidia 2 – Duodecim” Announced for PSP

When Sucker Punch first made public their plans to redesign InFAMOUS’ leading man Cole McGarath for the upcoming sequel, I personally didn’t have a problem with the change. According to Sucker Punch the decision for the change was because of their desire to make Cole a more like able character and not a “gravelly voiced un-emotional guy” as correctly described  MAINEiac4434 Unfortunately a lot of other gamers didn’t like Cole’s new look and expressed their discontent. It’s because of this that Sucker Punch apparently is rethinking the pretty boy Cole and is considering going back to the old, gritty Cole. When I first heard this news I was kind of upset that Sucker Punch would let the a few angry bellyachers sway them but as time passed it dawned on me…. this is actually a positive turn of events.                                                                                               The fact that Sucker Punch is willing to listen to their fans and capitulate is great news for gamers. How many big named gaming companies actually listen to the people that are basically keeping them in business? How long have fans’ demands for a Final Fantasy VII remake fallen on deaf ears? Granted recreating a 13 year old game is more complicated and time consuming than changing up a character model.     Still it’s refreshing to see that gamers do have a voice in the industry and that someone is listening. As for Cole’s continuous changes,  I still prefer the new version over the bald,bland, boring Cole. I’ll be happy if Sucker Punch can come up with a combination of the two but I doubt that will satisfy everyone. Either way InFAMOUS 2 is still going to be a must have game of 2011.

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Looking on the Bright Side

It’s good to see that companies like Sony and Square-Enix are beginning to realize that Americans love lots of collector’s items packed in their games as much as Japanese gamers do. Let’s just hope that companies continue to do so. Let’s begin with Little Big Planet 2 first which has been announced to be released on November 16 at select retailers at $79.99. They are also stressing that it’s going to be a limited run. The collection will include: A copy of Little Big Planet 2 A set of Little Big Planet 2 book ends or “game ends” A 7” Sackboy plushie One stop shop for DLC + more- and in regards to in-game content, the Collector’s Edition comes with 11 different pre-order costumes that includes (which can also be received in the regular release version, in different combinations, depending on where you pre-order the game): Disney / Pixar’s Toy Story 3’s “Aliens” Sackboy Costume Disney’s TRON: Legacy “Clu” Sackboy Costume The Muppets’ “The Great Gonzo” Sackboy Costume PlayStation’s “Ratchet” Sackboy Costume PlayStation’s “Clank” Sackboy Costume Even More Animals’ “Crocodile” Sackboy Costume Even More Animals’ “Vulture” Sackboy Costume Even More Animals’ “Cobra” Sackboy Costume Even More Animals’ “Mandrill” Sackboy Costume And exclusive to LBP2’s Collector Edition PlayStation’s “Jak” Sackboy Costume PlayStation’s “Daxter” Sackboy Costume 5 exclusive LBP2 PSN Avatars The Final Fantasy XIV Collector Edition after the jump. Now Final Fantasy XIV has been announced to be released September 30, 2010 for the PC version which will be priced at $74.99 and March 11, 2011 for the PS3 version with pricing to be announced. Final Fantasy XIV Collector’s Edition will include: A copy of Final Fantasy XIV FFXIV game manual Early Access to the game. The game will be open for play 8 days sooner than the Standard PC Edition. Which would actually put the release date at Sept. 22.(Timing of access subject to initial server capacity.) Preorders will include a reward code to receive an exclusive in-game item, the Onion Helm A special behind-the-scenes documentary DVD A Final Fantasy XIV branded security token for use with your regular password A Travel Journal filled with pages of never-before-seen concept art A voucher to receive a fully personalized Right of Passage Certificate, each stamped with a unique serial number Amano Cover- A special PC Collector’s Edition Illustration by Yoshitaka Amano Free gameplay for 30 days That’s not bad for a Collector’s Edition. Now is the inflated price going to be worth it in the end for both of these games? Only time will tell for sure. I’m just happy that American gamers are receiving the extra effort that goes into these improved editions and the game companies no doubt enjoy taking more of gamer’s money in the process.

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Little Big Planet 2 and Final Fantasy XIV Collector’s Editions