The trailer for "Military Madness: Nectaris" is fairly good, and the game itself could be described as the same, which is a shame, as the game could have been great.

Clearly, some bad PR brainstorming session decided that "Nectaris", a long standing Japanese turn-based strategy video game franchise, was too nondescript a name for the game and "Military Madness" was more appropriate.

Madness hardly describes the slow, methodical gameplay of "Military Madness: Nectaris." And sadly, the creativity would have been much better spent creating a story for the game.

Deep, fun, interesting, all describe the gameplay, but other than the fact that the enemies are a different color, I'm not sure why I'm fighting them. Don't get me wrong, I hate green as much as the next guy, but some story laid on top of what is otherwise a very cool turn-based strategy game would be nice.

Perhaps I'm being too harsh on a downloadable $9.99 game, however.

Have any of you played it yet? I'd love your thoughts.

Yes, we are all very excited about COD Modern Warfare 2, and I even more than usual thanks to the night vision goggles that are supposed to come with my pre-order. Mmmm videogames in the dark... wait a minute...

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Well, I tell ya, I'm never shocked by the sheer power of FFVII. From used "Final Fantasy VII" PSOnediscs selling for over 50 bucks in my local used vinyl (OK, mostly CDs) shop to a hit animated film and now finding itself the top PSN paid download... well Cloud and company seem nearly unstoppable.

I have to wonder if "Final Fantasy VII" is all that great a game, or if it's simply nostalgia. I can't tell, as one who is clearly under the FVII spell, I'm too close.

Regardless, if you want to experience of of the most popular, and probably greatest RPGs of all time, now is the time to download Final Fantasy VII from the PlayStation Store for your PSP and PS3.

[Source: PlayStation Store]

Normally the domain of blooming flowers or molding fruit, time-lapse video is nearly hypnotizing. When DigitalFoundry put together a time-lapse video that takes place over 15 days in Grand Theft Auto IV's Liberty City, "wow" seemed to be the most common response.

It's bizarre to see Liberty City this way, it really does reestablish it as the world's greatest virtual city. You'll wish the video was longer, as it is a wonderfully engaging sight to see GTAIV this way.

[See: Liberty City Time Lapse]