Taito has released the online version of their popular puzzle game series, Puzzle Bobble.

Named Puzzle Bobble Online, the game and its online services are currently free as a beta test. Registration is required for playing. For details on registering, check the MMCafe BBS.

Special thanks to Time Mage for the news.

Japanese Arcade board retailer G-Front has revealed that Guilty Gear XX- originally scheduled for release in arcades on 5/9, has been rescheduled for release in 5/22. The 388,000 Yen set includes a Naomi motherboard, GD-System unit, and the GGXX GD-Rom game.

Solo sales (GGXX GD-Rom only) is scheduled for release starting mid-June, priced 198,000 Yen. For the operator's leaflet, check G-Front's section.

It's unfortunate that a war is going on in Holy grounds. But what's even more disturbing are these Japanese couple sitting on a pile of rubble, clueless as to the war zone they've just walked into.

(CNN.com, Quoted)
"BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) -- Two Japanese tourists, eager to visit Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity, were so engrossed in their guide book Wednesday they did not notice they had wandered into a war zone.

It was only when news photographers in flak jackets and helmets spotted the oblivious couple and pointed out the bullet-pocked buildings and military hardware around them that they decided to call off their trip to the Christian shrine...

... Apart from souvenir vendors, Palestinians normally pay little attention to the visitors, but Wednesday, local women and children simply gazed at the two in stark disbelief. "

For the full article, check CNN.com [ Article ].
Special thanks to Techside for the news.
- Henry A. Moriarty

Or so to say, your "Back" button on your Internet Explorer.

(Wired.com, Quoted)
" Another Big MS Browser Hole Found -- Internet Explorer users who click their browser's back button open the Windows operating system to a malicious hack attack.

When users hit the back button on Explorer's toolbar, the browser's security settings for the "Internet" zone can be bypassed, and the browser will automatically execute malicious code embedded into a site's URL."

For the full 2 page read, check wired.com's [ Article ].
- Henry A. Moriarty