Final Fantasy XIV has not been a high point for Square Enix. After the game was released, critics and fans slammed it for having numerous problems. Square Enix knew the game was seriously flawed and decided to restructure the development team to create the true version of FFXIV. For the past several months, Square Enix has not charged players a subscription fee for FFXIV while the team continued to make improvements through updates. In a letter to fans, Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada detailed the future of FFXIV including the end of the free period, and an update on its PS3 release.

Final Fantasy XIV has seriously damaged Square Enix. The PC MMO was released last year with overwhelmingly disappointing results. After tons of negative feedback from the press and customers alike, Square Enix decided to make suspend monthly subscription costs for FFXIV until all the problems are sorted out. Most of the original development team stepped down while new members work to make things right. FFXIV‘s new director/producer Naoki Yoshida explained to Famitsu what his team plans on fixing.

Final Fantasy XIV is perhaps one of the biggest disappointments of 2010. So many gamers expected so much from a series that has been known to create some memorable experiences over the past several years. To our dismay, FFXIV on PC was not well received by any stretch of the imagination. This has caused Square Enix to make substantial changes to the team handling FFXIV‘s ongoing development. These changes have also led to a delay of FFXIV for PS3.

There have been some truly stellar titles released in 2010. Sadly though, there are some that just didn’t live up to their massive hype for one reason or another. As we stuff our face and sit down on the couch for football, family and surely some video games, Gamertell stops to remember the games that will soon be forgotten.

Today is the start of another week videogame deals. Leading the pack of retailers once again is Kmart. Kmart has offers in place for some of the biggest titles that will be released this week such as Dead Rising 2 and Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. If you’re going to pick these games up anyway, why not save some cash in the long run?

Final Fantasy XIV Online is available right now if you buy the collector’s edition of the game. Players who don’t want to spend the extra cash have to wait until September 30, 2010. No matter the edition you choose, there’s a controller that will make your PC experience feel more like you’re playing on a console.

The start of the Final Fantasy XIV beta was delayed yesterday (August 31, 2010) due to some major bugs in the software. Square Enix postponed the open beta until all the issues could be sorted out. Fears of a long delay have been put to rest today as Square Enix has announced the new starting date for the beta.

Let’s say you’ve played a lot of Final Fantasy XI, but you also want to participate in Final Fantasy XIV when it comes out on September 30, 2010. Should you cancel one of your subscriptions and create an all new account? The good news is you won’t have to. In fact, Square Enix has a few incentives prepared for gamers who continue subscribing to both games.

During E3 2010, I got some hands-on time with the upcoming MMO Final Fantasy 14. Final Fantasy 14 will be available for the PC and PS3 sometime in the undetermined future. My time with FFXIV was relatively short and extremely controlled. I did however come back with some impressions to share with you all. Keep in mind FFXIV is still in its alpha stage and has a lot of bugs to work out.

With Final Fantasy XIII recently released, Square is already putting the finishing touches on the next entry in the franchise: Final Fantasy XIV.

FFXIV will be a massively multiplayer online role-playing Game (MMORPG) set in the world of Hydaelyn. The story revolves around different guilds – remnants of an alliance to fight off an invading army – and adventurers that roam the land of Eorzea. Players will be able to choose from five different races: The elf-like Elezen, the small and agile Lalafell, the human-like Hyur, the giant Roegadyn and the cat-like Miqo’te.