Square Enix has posted their financial results for the fiscal 2014 year ending March 31, 2014. In addition to a nearly five percent rise in net sales over the previous year, Square Enix also reports a 10.5 billion yen operating income ($100 million, approximately) compared to last year’s 6 billion yen loss. The boost in … Continue reading “Square Enix Posts Fiscal Year Results”
Amazon’s Digital Games Mayhem has begun. Running from May 22nd to May 31st, save up to 80% on select titles and bundles. Path of Exile packages ($20, $40, $60) Final Fantasy XIV ($14.99) Final Fantasy XI ($11.99) Warframe Packages Defiance Digital Deluxe ($14.99) Defiance 4-pack ($14.99)
The relaunch of Final Fantasy XIV has brought nothing but good tidings to Square Enix since it hit shelves last year. According to an article on Gamasutra, Square Enix has increased its forecasted earnings in both revenue and overall profits, with the latter up 50% over previously anticipated returns. Originally, Square Enix had anticipated a … Continue reading “Square Enix Boosts Profit Forecast”
One of the memes floating around the internet in regards to Final Fantasy XIV is that the company would rather shut the game down before ever considering a switch to free to play. As Naoki Yoshida confirmed in a recent interview with Dengeki Online, this isn’t so much the case: As far as the monthly … Continue reading “Naoki Yoshida Not Against Free To Play”
Since the dawn of time, many have asked why the Beta Perspective has not yet covered the Elder Scrolls Online, and the answer is as old as time itself: Zenimax doesn’t regard us as a press outfit. I hold no grudges against them, I am merely pointing this out for the purpose of transparency. Factored … Continue reading “A Beta Perspective: Elder Scrolls Online”
Today’s MMOrning Shot comes from Final Fantasy XIV, in particular the game’s rather odd New Year’s event where players take on the role of donning horse masks of varying colors to run around and convince the citizens of Eorzea to embrace the import of horses as an alternative mount to Chocobo. Could horses be added … Continue reading “MMOrning Shots: The Importance Of Free Time”
As I recently discovered in Final Fantasy XIV, when you encounter a boss that seals off the room, your best bet is to not wait for all members of the party to finish the short cutscene and go on ahead without them. Not to say that my character is useful for much other than hurling … Continue reading “MMOrning Shots: Perhaps Some Patience?”
This is more of a question to the roleplayers out there. When you create alternate characters in an RPG, do you ever connect them together in some fashion or do you prefer to keep their stories separated? Have you ever connected characters across multiple games or genres? If you have, you already know how fun … Continue reading “MMOments: Character Relations”
Rift is shutting down in China, and the CEO of Shanda Games (Xiangdong Zhang) has revealed to the Chinese press that the problem lied with a lack of response from Trion Worlds leading to a poor experience for Chinese gamers. According to Zhang, Trion Worlds did not respond to requests for localized content, and eventually … Continue reading “Trion Neglected Rift China, Says CEO”
Today’s MMOrning Shot comes from Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. I’m not sure if the guy staring off into space is deep in thought, contemplating the vast unexplored wilderness that is the universe. Either that, or he thinks I am a bot and is in the middle of reporting my character to customer service. … Continue reading “MMOrning Shots: Deep Thoughts”
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