Final Fantasy VII CRISIS CORE Trailer (Subbed)

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(thanx kadaaju)

Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core for PSP looks like it will be a grand adventure. Action RPG with classic Square Enix drama. The Crisis Core website has gone live in Japan. You can download wallpapers for PC and PSP. For now, only Zack and Angeal have bios (in Japanese) on the character page.

I can hardly wait for all the PSP love coming from Square Enix. Final Fantasy Tactics, Crisis Core, FFI, and FFII. There's also a rumor of some other game(s), previously unreleased for PSP to further temp us PSP fans.

In May, Square Enix is having a big party to announce and demo a good number of games from cellphones to next gen systems. From the titles listed, there seems to be a large number of handheld games coming in 2007 and 2008. Visit the official Square Enix Party 2007 Japanese website here.

Let's go Home this Fall

Wow. I've seen a lot of different opinions online about the up and coming Playstation Home.
The video sends my imagination into a new level. Sony really may have a huge hit here with a free virtual environment with customizable avatars, games, shopping and media sharing.
Playstation Home coming this Fall.

Comparisons between Nintendos Miis and the Playstation avatars are obviously being drawn but it's like comparing a Yaris to a Ferrari.



This isn't just a little space to run around and act dumb (surely, there will be lots of that), but a space to truly experience virtual luxury living from your sofa with friends across the globe.

Sure, the Sims and SecondLife do customizable avatars and mini-games right now. Playstation Home looks to take the good things in both without restricting them to simplistic gameplay and push the social aspects further with more options: on-screen keyboard, usb keyboard or bluetooth headset. But are these really the only options? The biggest asset to the social dynamic could be that simple thing called a 'sofa'.

Being able to relax on the 'old couch' adds a level of comfort to your experience. Jumping into Home to play a mini-game with your friends in London could really take a load off and reduce the dependence on the computer and it's draconian surroundings.

What many people forget is that the Sims, MySpace and SecondLife require the USE of a computer. With PS3 you're not restricted to a small monitor, small space and limited media devices. Sharing a favorite song or video with a friend in your avatar's room could be a truly sensory experience unlike any other when playing in surround sound stereo or with a HDTV. No more tiny speakers or tiny low-res display.

Sony is once again giving a clear direction for luxury gaming. Sure $600 is a lot for a game system, but how much is a virtual community worth? How much do users on SecondLife spend in a year?

Playstation Home is a free virtual environment which ties into the Playstation world. If you and a friend have the same PS3 game, you could launch it from Home and when you're done, go back 'Home' and share some photos.

Nothing else does this. This will be cool. Playstation Home will be awesome.

Cheers, Sony!

Level Up!!!

Final Fantasy XII completed!!

100+ hours of scrummy RPG goodness.
More fast paced than FFXI and more beautiful and well developed than FFX.
Initially, I thought that the criticism of FFXII music was short-sighted. I love the soundtrack to Final Fantasy Tactics and Vagrant Story, but as it came down to the final scenes of the game, composer Hitoshi Sakimoto, left us with no memorable tunes or well fit themes. Not bad music, but not great.
All in all, FFXII is a RPG definitely worth finishing for the amazing game art by Akihiko Yoshida during the end-game credits.

For more information on this wonderful game, visit the official FFXII site (English).
For even more fun while playing FFXII, try this goofy drinking game, if you dare!
And finally, a preview image gallery for those wishing to go on a grand adventure.

See the Mac Vista Ad - Cancel or Allow?

(thanx zee)

If you can't see the video, click here
You are considering visiting Apple's official "Get a Mac" page
Cancel or Allow?

Related links
Interesting forum concerning this ad
Vista's exposure and more
Mean spirited or just business?
Bill Gates' Response to Mac Ads

Dumb video, you bet!

Postcards from the edge of the Web

This is awesome but oh so disturbing, too.
See the others here. (from cnet)

A Fairytale You Could Have Written

While I still think that RocketBoom will never be the same without that lovely dork, Amanda Congdon, our new friends there have left us a wonderful video-fairytale-of-a-treat. A New York story like none other. A story about many people. A story about someone like you. A story that can carry on.
The fairytale you could have written.

Amanda Congdon on MySpace (I still don't support MySpace use, like you care)
Exquisite Corpse on Wikipedia