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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm

I love Starcraft. RTS games may not be my favorite genre, but I do enjoy them, and Starcraft is one of the best RTS games available. I'm not very good at it, and the original hasn't aged perfectly, but it's still fun. The sequel is excellent as well, and with Blizzards decision to make Starcraft 2 a three-part game in and of itself, we have a lot of Starcraft to look forward too.

Anyway, the new trailer is out. Check it out below.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/trailers/4858-Starcraft-2-Heart-of-the-Swarm-Teaser-Trailer

You wanna piece of me, boy?

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Final Fantasy XIV

Final Fantasy XIV Online has the dubious honor of being the only unquestionably bad Final Fantasy game. Not really because of bad design- the game could've been great- but because the game was rushed out the door eight months after it was announced (possibly in order to beat Cataclysm to the market). The game was, simply put, released unfinished- a buggy, boring slog of a game. The game's poor reception led to Square Enix cancelling subscription fees indefinetly and steadily patching the game, promising to improve it into the game it should've been. President Yoichi Wada even publicly apoligised, saying that the Final Fantasy name has been damaged by XIV.

It appears that Square is about to make do on their promises. Square Enix just announced that between late November and early December, more than a year after the game's spectacularly failed launch, the free-to-play period will come to an end. Final Fantasy XIV's 2.0 version will be released next year, featuring numerous changes that will, according to Square Enix, make the game what it should've been when released. "I promise that we will continue to give all FINAL FANTASY XIV players our full attention as we do everything in our power to provide a high-quality service, and as such, would like ask for your continued encouragement and support," says Yoshida. It has also been reported that, in the year leading up to the 2.0 patch, existing players will expirience a new story leading up to the huge change that will effect the world of Eorzea.