FFXIV major NA news release: Chocobo's and Airships (why?)

[Murugan]

First MMORPG.com

http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/g...-Airships.html

Then pc.ign.com

Final Fantasy XIV Getting Airships, Chocobos
http://pc.ign.com/articles/119/1196323p1.html


Massively is the only original English gaming site that really covers the game regularly, these other sites rarely if ever report on the game. Both articles are thinly veiled insults to a game they reviewed poorly that something "so simple" is only now being added, and they report the information as if that is all that has been added/is being added.

I was wondering if maybe Square Enix sent out a news release to major gaming sites (like they do for major announcements/sales/expansions for XI) for these sites to even pay the game any notice. If so why would you do that? That is a horrible mistake and it completely misrepresents the game/development progress.

This is just feeding the fuel of hate for this game. If you didn't release the chocobo information to these websites, then maybe you should release other info to them as well to round out their reporting. When this is the only thing that they report on regarding FFXIV it looks very bad.

It might be even worth it to give a non-Japanese gaming outlet an exclusive, how is that too much marketing when it doesn't cost you advertising money? Isn't it your job to influence the release of information and public opinion about the game in a positive way? That's what PR people do in every other industry...

Or do you only do that in Japan?

If any other players would like to get more informative and accurate news stories on these sites you can contact the "reporters" and websites here:

IGN does not have a news tip submission.

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MMORPG.com does have a news tip submission (must have an account and be logged in to see it: white text box "know something we don't" on right hand side of screen)
http://www.mmorpg.com/newsroom.cfm?&...14CDFAAA2BFD44
Send the author of the "article" a private message: http://www.mmorpg.com/profile.cfm/username/SBFord