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If you happen to own the Sony PS3, then get this – fans of the Final Fantasy series will be pleased to hear that the beta of the Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn is now available, and Square Enix, in a way, has said that they will not be sparing any expense in delivering the most memorable elements of the series into A Realm Reborn. There will definitely be subsequent patches of the title, where the Square Enix team intends to throw in more great stuff into the mix, and it would not be too hard to do considering how Final Fantasy has a quarter of a century’s worth of history to draw from.

It is said that adventurers are able to take on the Crystal Tower (Final Fantasy 3) raid dungeon, dance toe-to-toe (battle, actually) with classic summons including Ifrit, Titan, and Leviathan, ride magitek armor such as in Final Fantasy VI. Of course, you can also expect the due amount of moogles and chocobos to boot, and your trusty steed will not run away at the sight of battle, but rather, will revel in it, apart from being dressed up in neat costumes. Other patches down the road will see the introduction of series mainstay Gilgamesh, in addition to the fun and excitement of the Gold Saucer. Have you signed up for the beta version yet? If not, what are you waiting for?

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Apparently Sony Has Yet To Finalize The PS4’s Design, PlayStation 4 Will Not Support PlayStation 3 Controllers,

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Seth Curry scored 19 of his 22 points in the first half as No. 6 Duke opened a 20-point lead and sent Virginia Tech to its ninth consecutive loss, 88-56 on Thursday night.

Rasheed Sulaimon added 17 points and Mason Plumlee had 13 points and 12 rebounds for the Blue Devils (23-3, 10-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) as they moved coach Mike Krzyzewski into sole possession of third place on the career list for victories at one school with 877.

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This house in the San Juan Islands of Washington hides itself in nature and reveals its transformer abilities depending on the day. There are floor to ceiling glass walls that can be exposed. Or can be made to be completely open. There is an extendable deck. There is a bathroom roof that can be raised away. Hell, even the interior walls can be re-arranged. It’s a house that can change its personality according to nature. More »

* Defence says Pistorius too famous to flee

* Prosecution says killing of girlfriend premeditated

PRETORIA, Feb 22 (Reuters) – A judge is likely to decide on Friday whether to grant bail to Oscar Pistorius, with prosecutors arguing he is a cold-blooded killer and his own lawyers that he is far too famous to have any chance of fleeing prosecution.

The bail hearing, which began last Friday, was set to resume at 0800 GMT.

Defence lawyers for Pistorius say the athlete shot dead his girlfriend only by terrible mistake, and deserves bail to prepare for a case that has garnered global attention and has been marred by a bungled police investigation.

The star “blade runner”, whose lower legs were amputated in infancy, has become an even more globally recognised figure since he killed model Reeva Steenkamp, 29, in the pre-dawn hours of Valentine’s Day at his home.

Prosecutors have told the court it was a premeditated murder, with Pistorius firing four shots through a locked toilet door at a cowering Steenkamp on the other side. She was hit in the head, arm and hip.

Witnesses said they heard a gunshots and screams from the home in a gated community surrounded by 3-metre- (yard-) high stone walls and topped with an electric fence.

Pistorius contends he was acting in self-defence, mistaking Steenkamp for an intruder and feeling vulnerable because he was unable to attach his prosthetic limbs in time to confront the threat, he said in an affidavit read in court.

The 26-year-old said he grabbed a 9-mm pistol from under his bed and went into the bathroom.

Pistorius described how he fired into the locked toilet door in a blind panic in the mistaken belief that the intruder was lurking inside.

Bail hearings in South Africa allow for prosecutors and defence lawyers to lay out their basic arguments, based on preliminary evidence.

The arrest of Pistorius stunned millions who watched in awe last year as the Olympic and Paralympic sprinter reached the semi-final of the 400 m in the London Olympics.

The impact has been greatest in sports-mad South Africa, where Pistorius was seen as a rare hero who commanded respect from both blacks and whites, transcending the racial divides that persist 19 years after the end of apartheid.

Police investigating Pistorius pulled their lead detective off the athlete’s case on Thursday after it emerged he himself faces attempted murder charges for shooting at a minibus. (Reporting by Jon Herskovitz; editing by Andrew Roche)

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US-born mobile payment methods like PayPal Here and Square haven’t had much traction in Europe, due in no small part to the continent’s frequent reliance on chip-and-PIN credit cards over North America’s (slowly outgoing) magnetic stripes. PayPal is getting around that technical barrier through the most direct method possible — replacing the reader altogether. PayPal Here’s UK deployment swaps out the triangular US reader for a considerably bulkier Bluetooth peripheral that takes the newer payment method. Other elements will be familiar to anyone who’s used Here on an Android or iOS device in another country, minus the obligatory changes in currency. PayPal is partnering with a handful of UK businesses before launching Here on a wider scale in the summer — not soon enough for some, but it might save a few Brits from scrounging through their wallets just to buy some ice cream.

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