Apparently, Amazon was right on the mark with its dating for Europe's Crisis Core release. Square Enix has officially announced that their highly anticipated prequel to Final Fantasy 7 is indeed arriving this June. The exact date's available for reading in the full article.

Whether you're a hardcore Final Fantasy VII fan or simply someone that likes good stories in RPGs, this update should catch your attention: it seems that the minds behind Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII fixes a rather inconvenient glitch in that particular Final Fantasy's lore. Curious as to what it is? Then check out the full article below for the entire scoop. At least the fans are happy, right?

The question running in many hardcore RPG fans' heads right now are somewhere along the lines of: "When the heck are gamers outside of Japan going to get the new Star Ocean remakes for the PlayStation Portable?" Well, the wait may not be that long as some new updates have recently been spotted hinting of the possible release date of Star Ocean: The First Departure and Star Ocean: The Second Evolution in North America. You can check out the details of this juicy tidbit in our full article.

Now that Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII successfully made its way to Sony PlayStation Portable owners, it's difficult to tell if Square Enix would milk the classic Final Fantasy VII further. Looks like another spin-off is not a farfetched idea, and we might even actually get a remake. Take it from the Squeenix producers themselves - details are at the full article.

There were big expectations for Square Enix's Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, but the game launched on the PSP and did justice to its immortal predecessor. The game racked up good reviews and nice sales, leading some to wonder if it would have been wise to release it on the Nintendo DS as well. Square Enix's main men answer that query in the full article after the jump.

Most of us are heating up with the impending release of Grand Theft Auto 4, but there's no need to lose your cool. Just like last week, a modest batch of titles will hit shelves as prelude to April's main act. Square Enix is ready to make some noise in The World Ends With You, while Nintendo is letting the Pokemon loose with Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Time. The rest are waiting at the full article.

* Article originally posted Apr 21, 2008 at 12:48AM

We can always trust Square Enix to capitalize on the recent release of its spin-off to the famous Final Fantasy VII title, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII. The company, in collaboration with Play Arts, will be featuring miniature action figures of Cloud Strife and several other characters at the upcoming New York Comic Convention 2008 this weekend. You can take a look at a preview of the Cloud figurine in our full article.

So that you guys are not a total loss as to what to expect from Square Enix's upcoming Space Invaders Extreme, we got you guys an interview video. Square Enix's Klee Kuo dishes some of the details on the games. Check out the clip in the full article.

It's easy to say Sony PlayStation Portable owners get enough RPG love, a statement strengthened by the recent release of Square Enix and tri-Ace's Star Ocean: Second Evolution in Japan. Us who are still waiting for a localized version need not fret, however, since there are videos to drool over. Hit that jump to see what we're talking about.

It seems like Capcom's Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G is still flying high this week on the software sales chart in Japan according to Media Create. This week also sees several new titles to hit the top ten software list, bumping off many of the long standing games from the previous weeks. You can check out what the hottest titles in Japan are by clicking on "read more" link below.