Final Fantasy VII Released on Steam

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       Happy Independence Day what a way to enjoy a day off then to load up steam and play the PlayStation One classic Final Fantasy VII on Steam.  This version of the game is the PC optimized that was released last year.  The game's features are achievements, cloud saves, and character booster which boosts your characters to max HP, MP and Gil to enjoy the story better.  

The game's system requirements are not very high any Windows OS from XP to 7, 2GHz processor, only 1GB of RAM, a video card that supports DirectX 9.0 and 3GB of hard-drive space.  

So stay out of the Heat and enjoy Final Fantasy VII on Steam for only 11.99.

 

Microsoft's Next Gen Console "XBOX ONE"

        Microsoft revealed on Tuesday their contender for the next generation of gaming the XBOX ONE.  The press conference was only about an hour long that gave a quick over view of the console's hardware, software, new controller and a new Kinect sensor.

​       The Xbox One will come bundled with the new Kinect sensor.  The new Xbox is powered by an AMD 8 Core CPU, has 8 GB of system memory, a 500GB hard drive,        Blu-ray drive, n wireless with Wi-Fi Direct, usb 3.0, and HDMI pass through for tv, and has a x64 bit architect no word yet on what type of GPU it will be using.  The new Kinect is a 1080p HD RGB camera, 30 fps color, microphone arrays, time of flight technology .  with  the ability to see more joints and variations of movement as well as measure your heart rate.  The new Xbox One controller has an integrated battery compartment with removable battery, impulse triggers with feed back, Wi-Fi direct radio stack and precision D-pad. 

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        The Xbox One is more just a gaming console it is meant to be the center of the entertainment for the living room.  The Xbox One has a hdmi pass through for cable TV which allows for switch between watching TV to the Xbox interface.  Snap mode which will allows apps to run side by side like an integrated Skype.  There is a partnership with The NFL that updates your Fantasy status.  

         EA showed there suite of game FIFA, Madden, NBA Live, and UFC.  As well as Forza Motorsport V,  a teaser trailer for Quantum Break which was a mix of live actors and CGI.​  Activision showed off the new Call of Duty Ghosts being developed by  Infinity Ward with exclusive first on Xbox One DLC.