POST-A-WEEK: TWO IN ONE

POST-A-WEEK: TWO IN ONE

This week will host a special two posts in one. Let's start with the good one.

The pendulum swung in Mark Webber's favor during the German Grand Prix in Nurburgring as the Australian driver of Red Bull's F1 team charged to a maiden victory despite a drive-through penalty.

Jenson Button missed his second podium this season and I hope he will be back on top next time; I already miss seeing the white car up front.

This week's second post is titled The Day of Betrayal.

Today marks a one year anniversary of the announcement of Final Fantasy XIII on XBOX 360. It was during Microsoft's pre E3 conference that Square Enix put a knife in my back and twisted it. The knife is still there. This announcement had further implications other than the exclusivity issue, aside from the fact that Microsoft still holds exclusivity on other SE games like Star Ocean: The Last Hope, Infinite Undiscovery and The Last Remnant.

It meant that my favorite video game series, rivaled only by Kojima's brilliant Metal Gear Solid series, was delayed as work on the XBOX 360 version had yet to begin, despite the fact that it didn't have a release date to begin with. This was not the only impact of this announcement. It was also the reason why the English version of the breathtaking Advent Children Complete did not include a demo for the game like its Japanese release because a demo for the 360 version could not be completed on time.

Furthermore, the English release of the game itself probably won't include Japanese voice over since that would be a problem to fit in the 360's limited disc space, unlike PS3's blu-ray format, which could house both English and Japanese audio. These are only a sample of what is known so far and I see more trouble headed towards a cursed XIII. Luckily, despite all this shenanigan, the game is shaping up to be a great experience.