Final Fantasy Versus XIII Put on Hold Again

Square Enix apologized for the lack of information regarding the delay of Final Fantasy Versus.  Final Fantasy XIII was rumored to be canceled.

Director Tetsuya Nomura said 'even within the company it's a very delicate problem.  The [release] date when we can concretely lift the ban has been decided and we are preparing for that moment. Maybe the details as to why information couldn't be released might be touched upon at the next information announcement.  I'm sorry it's already overdue, but please wait just a little more."

Like EA, Square Enix has gone through it's share of financial trouble due to poor sells and over expansion.  Developers on the Tomb Raider project mentioned how the game could have been better if they had more money, so I'm wondering if this is the same scenario.

Final Fantasy Versus XIII was announced in 2006 along with Final Fantasy Agito and FF XIII as a trio set in then new Fabula Nova Crystallis universe.  Then in 2012, a rumor floated saying the game was cancelled.

Who know?  Nothing confirmed or denied, but I doubt they'll trash the project.  I'm sure we'll see something out even if it's half ass.

Fox Pulls Family Guy

Fox pulled Family Guy episode from "Turban Cowboy because it depicts a plan for terrorist bombing at the Boston Marathon.

According to CBS news...In the episode, Peter befriends a terrorist who, unbeknownst to him, is plotting to blow up a bridge. When Peter dials a cellphone the friend has given him, explosions and screams are heard. On some websites, an edited clip has been circulating that fuses the two scenes, making it seem — incorrectly — as if the explosion was at the marathon. Some commenters have implied that the show "predicted" the bombings.

"I'll tell ya, Bob, I just got in my car and drove it," Griffin says. "And when there was a guy in my way, I killed him."

Later, 

"Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane took to Twitter on Tuesday to vent anger over the edited clip and offer condolences to victims of Monday's bombings at the marathon.

"The edited `Family Guy' clip currently circulating is abhorrent," MacFarlane tweeted. "The event was a crime and a tragedy, and my thoughts are with the victims."

Defiance on Syfy Rating

So what did I think of Syfy's new show Defiance?  It has potential.  The show drew in 2.7 million viewers which is a record for syfy.

I saw a few familiar faces in the cast like Julie Benz from Angel, Grant Bowler from Lost and Mia Kirshner from Vampire Diaries and the L word.

I must admit the story is interesting.  It seemed like a lot going on for a two hour premiere, but I think that's what needed in order to be successful now a days.  I watch a lot of syfy so to me personally...I get bored whenever one character's story takes too much of the storyline.

I saw some romeo and juliet mixed with interracial conflicts leading to potential drama for later episodes.  If you're a fan of Bio-shock or Fallout, then you appreciated the throw back song at the end of the show.  It gave that vibe of a world that's trapped by the results of war.  There's a lot going and I may watch to see how the story plays out.  

I must say with most shows stuck on re-runs...Defiance is in charged of it's own destiny.  It's not going to be a instant success, but i see it being a nice watch for fans of Battlestar Galatica or star trek.  Plus, there is a MMO video out that cost like $100 just to play, so it's doing all the right things to market itself towards success.  . Defiance had a strong start, and I must say it's doing the right things, right.  Right air timing, good writing, non-bias, good actors. We may have a potential hit, depending on where it goes.  

Beyonce in a Video Game!

Is the Diva that stepped on Tina Turner's toes is making her way to the video gaming world.

Minecraft Xbox 360 retail version delayed

Gamers spent over 1 billion hours playing Minecraft for PC last year.  Microsoft tried to capitalize on the market by developing a version of Minecraft for its Xbox 360 console, the it ran into a few problems.

Songs Grand Theft Auto V playlist available for Itunes

For all those years of playing, Rockstar Games has rewarded GTA fans with music.  GTA V will feature music from  Grand Theft Auto IV, Episodes from Liberty City, San Andreas and Vice City.

StarCraft: Ghost not cancelled but on Hold

For the fans of Starcraft, there was a spin-off announced called Starcraft: Ghost  that was a third person adventure. A lot of talk and pictures have floating around the net but there still isn't a product available for gamers.

Female Game Testers Ignored for "The Last of Us"

Finally, game developers have realized women play video games.  Naughty Dog admitted they forgot to conduct marketing research from female gamers for their new game The Last of Us for Playstation 3.

Batman: Arkham Origins Release Date

According to ign.com Warner Brothers has announced the next title in the Batman: Arkham franchise will be Batman: Arkham Origins, currently in development for PC, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii U.

Download Skyrim and Gears of War updates now!

Updates to Skyrim: The Elder Scrolls V and Gears of War Judgement bringing bug fixes, additions and tweaks to the games.

Skyrim: The 1.9 update by Bethesda gave the new Legendary difficulty setting and Legendary skills and fixes glitches such as couriers showing up dressed only in hats.

Gears of War: the update adds new weapon balance tweaks and general adjustments.  The first major change is a switch to all rifles to the values they were when the game shipped. Also, stun on smoke grenades were reduced from 2 seconds to .3 seconds.

Playstation 4 Upgrade Secrets and New Release Date

It's been 5 years since I purchased anything for playstation, but the new gen effort has my interested in changing my platform.

Xbox announced unlike playstation, that you will not be able to play old games on its console and to my knowledge xbox still doesn't play blue-ray dvds but playstation does.  After doing a price comparison, I feel like a fool for buying an xbox 360 realizing all I got was a out-dated and over-priced system that  plays games only.

I remember when xbox 360 came out the only game that made it sell was Halo. Plus, PS3 had major exclusive titles like God of War and Metal Gear Solid.

According to Ubisoft Montreal CEO Yannis Mallat, said Sony's next generation platform will be "less complex" thanks to the system's PC-like architecture.

Accord to Sony CEO Stuart Gilray, "PS4 kept secrets about the system until its released date was announced. The PS4 will 8GB of DDR5 RAM.  The PS4 will include a "ring-fenced" memory for system functions away from the memory used by games.  When you press the Playstation button on a PS3 game, you get the basic XMB but to do anything you have to quit the game, because of the memory for it.  With PS4 you won't have that [issue] because the system memory is already ring-fenced for itself."

The PS4 will be release in November 2013, and will sell for $430.

Microsoft to unveil the next Xbox in May

The Verge reported that the company will hold an event on May 21 to reveal the new console, with a more complete look to follow a few weeks later at E3 2013.

Industry watchers had initially expected Microsoft to unveil the successor to the Xbox 360 later this month, but sources tell The Verge that the event was pushed back.

Xbox 720 will use an AMD x86 processor.  Plus, AMD  in giving chips to Sony for the PS4.  Way to profit off your tech guys. A shift from x86 formats in xbox 360 means game discs won't be supported and backwards compatibility will only be possible through emulation.  Here we go again guys. For those of you not old enough to remember Xbox 360 didn't support the 1st xbox software.  I don't know if its laziness or Microsoft just wants you to pay for 2 separate systems.

Like the PlayStation 4, the next Xbox (currently codenamed 'Durango') is expected to be on store shelves before the end of the year. People familiar with Microsoft's plans say the system's features are, in fact, remarkably similar to what Sony has already unveiled.

Microsoft has always had an advantage with the non-gaming components of its consoles, though, and recently hired the former president of CBS Television Studios to lead its efforts to form an Xbox studio. The company is also expected to unveil an integrated (and vastly updated) version of the Kinect motion sensor as a component of the new Xbox.

Xbox 720 will sell for $300 Xbox gold subscribers and for non-subscribers $500

Game of Thrones Spoiler: Robb Stark Dies Soon

I was flipping through some sites last night because i frustrated with how the story for game of thrones is dragging.  Then i came across a site that detailed every character's future throughout the book series.

Something always seemed like a sad happiness for Robb Stark.  Then i read that he actually dies fairly quick in the novel.  The House of Frey, the family his mother forged a deal with so that they can cross the bridge, sets him up and assassinates Robb and Catelyn at the wedding dinner.

I guess producers took creative license with this storyline because all seemed well until last night when Lord Karstark said "You lost the war, the moment you married her." Jeyne is called Talisa for some reason.

If you watched the show then you saw Robb and Talisa have a sex scene after he learns his home was captured and two younger brothers killed by his best friend Theone, Prince of Iron.  In the book, the writer said Robb took Talisa by force in response to his grief and to protect Talisa's honor, he married her. This setup a domino effect that caused a lot of trouble for the Stark family and pretty much ends all fighting to reclaim anything.  I guess this is why the writers just been beating around the bush with the storyline, but I see they are somewhat getting back to it with that statement last night by Lord Karstark.

Not a spoiler if you read....HA

But wow,reading ahead that writer had a lot of bitterness b/c no one really has a good ending.

DBZ Returns to Television with New Episodes

Unless you been under a rock for a year, then you haven't notice DBZ movie 14: Battle of the Gods was released 2 weeks ago, and it was a huge success.

Game of Thrones Season 03 Episode 02 Recap

"Dark Wings, Dark Words"

Game of Thrones this week once again disappointed me.  I know emails and comments are coming for saying this, but I watch a supernatural medieval show for sword fights/magic not politics and drama.  If you didn't see it, then here is what you missed.

Jaime vs Brienne
Brienne and Jaime journey to their destination.  As the wonder in the forest and woodsman past them and speaks briefly.  Jaime warns Brienne to kill the woodsman because he knows that type will play innocent and sell you out for a few coins. But her honor makes her stupid and lets the woodsman go without harm.  The pair cross a bridge where Jaime fucks with Brienne mind.  Jaime sees an opportunity and steals Brienne's sword.  The fight.  Brienne holds back because if Jaime dies the mission is over.  Brienne over powers Jaime and captures him, but at the same time soldiers come after being warned about that same woodsman.  He sold them out.  Guess Jaime was right after all.  I wonder if Brienne and Jaime escape again, what will this do to her decision making later.

Sansa and Lady Olenna
Sansa gets invited to join Margaery and her grandmother Lady Olenna.  They eat cake and pick Sansa's brain about knowledge of Joffrey.  Sansa tells them what Joffrey has done and how he is a monster that take pleasure in torturing and bullying her.  Margaery gives Sansa a look like she's rough enough to take his punishment if Joffery will deal it out to her.  For some reason, I feel like people play on Sansa's innocence. They know she is young and naive so they easily send her in the direction needed for what they want from her.  Lady Olenna says Sansa won't have to worry about Joffrey's cruelity anymore b/c she knows Margaery will endure it if she must in order to become queen.  

Tyrion and Shae
Shae ask Tyrion to look after Sansa because little finger is trying to woo her.  Tyrion lets Shae know that Sansa will have more suitors b/c she is young and pretty. Shae is insecure and ask if Tyrion has eyes for Sansa as well.  Tyrion is a man so he says he notice her.  She gets turned on by the fact he's not 100% into her, and has sex with him. Weird but lets us know as long as Joffrey doesn't have Sansa killed then she will have a future to a wealthy man of titles.

Brotherhood without Banners vs Arya
Arya runs into the brotherhood as she journey's aimlessly with her 2 friends from prison.  She believes they are to do her harm, so she is defensive.  They like her boldness and invite her to eat food and leave when she wants. As she exits, soldiers in the Brotherhood bring a captive to their leader.  The captive is the Hound.  As Arya tries to sneak past the Hound, the Hound reveals her identity as Ned Stark's lost daughter.  What a dirty move, but he was never one to be fair.

Joffrey vs Cersei
Cersei is threatened by Margaery.  Margaery is bold beatiful and willing to do whatever is need to be queen. Cersei realizes Margaery is s a younger version of her.  She tells Joffrey Cersei associates with low lives, dresses like a whore, and is a widow.  She tries implant into Joffrey head Cersei is not a perfect princess.  Joffrey tells Cersei that Margaery is a good woman because she does what she is told.  I love this SHIT!  We are starting to see Cersei plans to overlook Sansa fail.  Sansa was meek and cooperative.  Margaery is cunning and bold.  Cersei knows her influence over Joffrey is passing to Margaery who she can't control unlike Sansa.  I wonder if Cersei is going to make a play to get Sansa back in good standing with Joffrey in order to get the potential threat of Margaery out her sons site.

Margaery not knowing what to do with Joffrey
Joffrey mind is torn b/c of Cersei's advice.  He starts a confrontation with Margaery, but Margaery quickly uses her charms as a seductress and older woman of knowledge against the over zealous boy. Margaery was married to a man who preferred boys to women, so she finds it hard to judge the effectiveness of her charms on Joffrey.  She tries to play Sansa by asking her to describe what dark secrets she knows about Joffrey because he shows little interest in Her.  Sansa warns Margaery that Joffrey is into torture and he is "a monster that had her father beheaded".  Margaery later learns that deep down inside Joffrey is just an immature and inexperienced boy that can be manipulated by her knowledge as an older woman that is sexually experienced.  It foresee this being an interesting plot twist.  Weird tho Margaery said she'd kill someone for Joffrey if he like.

Catelyn and Talisa
We learned Catelyn is not this holy woman that does things because she is fair and merciful.  She never loved Jon the bastard.  She had his mother killed, and is the reason behind the social isolation.  She also said she hope Jon die because he reminded him of her husband's mistress. Her streak of misfortune made her remember karma and she is kind bc all she lost.  Learned she's just as much a bitch as Cersei. She tells Talisa "Let the boy live and I’ll love him, I’ll be a mother to him … and he lived, and I couldn’t keep my promise.”

Jon and the wildlings
Jon is shown briefly moving south with the wildling before winter. Learn about something call wargs, that can see with animal eyes.

Bran and Jojen reed
Bran stark meets jojen reed.  Bran learns he has warg skill and can see the future and past too. According to blogs this is a big moment.  I didn't see anything really happen other than he can control animals.

Theone 
He gets tortured, but never know why he is tortured.  I think its his sister torturing him to toughen him up. He seems a bit too horny and worried about glory 

Game of Thrones or Walking Dead Sunday

I'm late but finally caught on to the game of thrones on HBO.  This show really surprised me in terms of acting and writing.

It's a good option now that the Walking Dead season 3 has ended.  I can't believe I never heard of this show.   Shows like Breaking Bad and Mad Men get my attention  because of the emmy awards, but the Game of Thrones is a sleeper hit.

I'm mainly obsessed with the Daenerys Targaryen character played played by Emily Clarke.  She portrays a princess sold to a tribe of salvage warriors in exchange for her brother being crowned king of their lost kingdom.  She starts out powerless but her magnetic personality gains her followers, and when her husband dies she manages to have subjects still loyal to her.

I must admit I am a Lannister fan.  Their family is complex but you understand why they take the actions they do.  My second favorite is Jon Snow the bastard.  He comes into a situation where is an outside that was never accepted by anyone.  When he joins the Watcher's, Game of Thrones version of the army reserves, he gains real friends and a chance to start his life over.  A series of bad choices leads him into the camp of the enemy, the Wildlings, but he has caught the eye of a young female warrior that seems like she is so to be wife.

Prince Joffery is hilarious and the Queen is on a whole other level of acting compared to the rest of the cast. You might remember her from 300 as the Queen of the Spartans.

iolence is worth the watne gets interest with each passing week.  This picture sums up the main characters, but some died in last season war so watch to see who is alive

Bioshock Infinite Review: Lord the Racism is unbelievable

Sometimes, somethings so beautiful on the outside, can be very ugly on the inside.  If you get offended easily, then I suggest you don't play Bioshock Infinite.  The writers and developers at Irrational Games were blunt and really took a whole hearted swing at every minority this time around.

Tomb Raider Review: Finally women can be proud of this leading lady

Every saga has its beginning and this is the story of Lara Croft's evolution.  For those gamers familiar with the  busty adventurer that killed tigers and armies of pirates, you will be in for a big surprise.