Chrono Cross & Final Fantasy Origins to hit North American PSN

According to siliconera.com, the ESRB has re-rated original Playstation classics Chrono Cross and Final Fantasy Origins for Playstation 3 and PSP, with Sony Computer Entertainment listed as publisher. This can only mean that the two titles will be available for purchase from the North American Playstation Store soon enough, perfect for old fans that wish to replay them or those that have yet to check them out. Hey. Neat.

If you don't want to wait for the downloadable versions, you can still find the games on disc for perfectly fair prices from sources such as Amazon:

Chrono Cross - PS1
Final Fantasy Origins FF I & FF II Remastered Editions - PS1

Play Arts Kai Street Fighter Ryu and Chun-Li Available for Pre-Order

Round 1 - Fight! Square-Enix's Play Arts Kai Street Fighter figures are coming soon, and if you're anxious to grab 'em, Pre-orders for Ryu and Chun-Li are now available from Sideshow Collectibles. They're set to ship sometime in the fourth quarter of 2011, and considering we're freakin' in that now, the wait shouldn't be too long.

With great sculpting and articulation, these 9 inch collector-targeted Street Fighter figures are sure to be absolute must haves for toy and video game nerds alike. Tatsumaki Senpukyaku your way over to the Sideshow pre-order pages below if you're interested:

Square Enix Play Arts Kai Ryu - Super Street Fighter IV

Square Enix Play Arts Kai Chun-Li - Super Street Fighter IV

SDCC 2011 Play Arts Kai Street Fighter Figure Display

From ToyArk.com, here's a lovely look at the Square Enix Play Arts Kai Street Fighter figure display from San Diego Comic-Con 2011:

Play Arts Kai Akuma:

Play Arts Kai Cammy:

Play Arts Kai Chun-Li:

Play Arts Kai Ryu:

Damn! These guys are crazy gorgeous. They're easily the best Street Fighter figures I've ever seen. I'll definitely be tempted once they're released.

Head on over to the Play Arts Kai Street Fighter post on ToyArk for more images and discussion! Oh, and if you're new to the Play Arts series, Amazon has some great prices to help get you started: