Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII

By AJ Glasser Jenova, Final Fantasy VII — Mother of Sephiroth (sorta): Jenova is... an alien? We're not even sure she's a she, but "she" spends a lot of time in a jar and looks creepy. Worst Mom: Jenova… because she's emotionally unavailable. And responsible for Sephiroth.

By Luke Plunkett An Associated Press story, collecting thoughts and quotes from industry analysts and GameStop executives, suggests that as the gaming industry begins to feel the effects of a global economic downturn, only one group of people can keep it afloat.

By Michael McWhertor Guitar Hero III bundle (Xbox 360/PS3/Wii) - $54.99 Limited Edition Ratchet & Clank PSP Bundle - $199.99 Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - $49.99 Sears Guitar Hero III bundle (Xbox 360/PS3/Wii) - $54.99 Limited Edition Nintendo DS Colors Xbox 360 bundle with wireless controller - $199.99-$399.99

By Luke Plunkett Nintendo DS PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable PlayStation 2 PlayStation 2 Limited Edition LEGO Batman Bundle - $99.95 (Reg. $149.99) PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - $14.95 (Reg. $29.99) God of War Chains of Olympus - $19.95 (Reg. $39.99)

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - $14.95 (Reg. $29.99) Metal Gear Portable Ops - $9.95 (Reg. $19.99) N+ - $9.95 (Reg. $19.99) God of War Chains of Olympus - $19.95 (Reg. $39.99). Read More: Black Friday 2008, deals, top, orignal, amazon ...

By Brian Crecente PlayStation 2 Persona 3 FES (PS2) bundle - $29.95 (Reg. $29.99) Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection - $14.95 (Reg. $29.99) God of War - $9.95 (Reg. $19.99) God of War 2 - $9.95 (Reg. $19.99) PlayStation 2 Limited Edition LEGO Batman Bundle - $99.95 (Reg. $149.99)

By Stuart Houghton The FF VII gang enter the Flashback Booth for more floppy-haired RPG action. Cue hours of solid gameplay within an engrossing story that stands up to the best the series has to offer. Lucky westerners get to play on 'Hard Mode' for the first time, too.

By Brian Ashcraft Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - (DS): 620,000 Final Fantasy IV (PSP): 440,000 Infinite Undiscovery (Xbox 360): 410,000 Final Fantasy Tactics A2 (DS): 320,000 Dragon Quest IV (DS): 260,000 The World Ends With You (DS): 160,000 Dragon Quest Swords (Wii): 100,000

By Mike Fahey Forget Before Crisis and Dirge of Cerberus. With the release of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, FFVII can now be considered a trilogy. Crisis Core, Final Fantasy VII, and Advent Children together form the full Final Fantasy VII experience. Not only is Crisis Core jam-packed with hooks to th...

By Michael McWhertor The wait for more Final Fantasy VII is almost over for North American gamers, as this week's biggest drop is arguably Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII for the PSP. It joins a pair of well known ninja in the week's new releases, which is also heavy on action and real-time strategy. A slew of Wii sho...

By Michael McWhertor If You Think February Sales Were Good... Rave reviews of God of War: Chains of Olympus, wipEout® PULSE and Patapon are already pouring in, not to mention the highly anticipated debut of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII on March 25, which are expected to further PSP sales growth.

By Michael McWhertor Considering the impressive line up of marquee titles released this month—Super Smash Bros. Brawl, God of War: Chains of Olympus, Condemned 2: Bloodshot, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, to name a few—expect March to outperform February's record-breaking take.

By Brian Ashcraft 1. Final Fantasy VII (Sony PlayStation) 2. Final Fantasy X (Sony PlayStation 2) 4. Xenogears (Sony PlayStation) 5. Tales Of The Abyss (Sony PlayStation 2) 7. Dragon Quest VIII (Sony PlayStation 2) 9. Suikoden II (Sony PlayStation) 10. Okami (Sony PlayStation 2)

By Michael McWhertor PlayStation by the Numbers - December 2007 PlayStation® platforms had a great holiday season, based on NPD December 2007 sales data: PlayStation total software revenue in December was $822 million, sales nearly doubled compared to last month's sales.

By Michael McWhertor On Sony's side, 2007 saw the PlayStation 3 outsell the PlayStation 2 in its first full year on the market, with the PSP achieving just shy of one-half of the DS's sales, a similarly impressive feat for a non-Nintendo portable device.

By Michael McWhertor The next Final Fantasy VII spin-off game milked from the teat of Square Enix, Crisis Core, finally has a North American date—March 25, 2008. Square Enix nailed down specific (and non-specific) ship dates for a handful of 2008 releases, including the next title in the Compilation of Final...

By Michael McWhertor 17. Gundam Battle Chronicle (PSP) 19. Dragon Tamer: Sound Spirits (DS) 20. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) 21. The Idolm@ster (Xbox 360) 22. Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! Meteor (PS2) 26. Ghost Squad (Wii) 28. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (PSP) 30. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (PSP)

By Michael McWhertor 01. Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! Meteor (PS2) - 204,000 / NEW 02. Gundam Battle Chronicle (PSP) - 86,000 / NEW 03. ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat (DS) - 50,000 / NEW 04. Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! Meteor (Wii) - 40,000 / NEW 07. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (PSP) - 30,000 / 680,000

By Michael McWhertor While in Japan this week, we saw four times as many commuters sporting PSPs as we did ones rocking the Nintendo DS. Must be that half million strong group of gamers hooked on Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII. Or maybe it was due to a strong debut from Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus, which snuc...

By Michael McWhertor Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII is on screen. The limited edition version sold out within hours and nearly 700,000 units were shipped on day one. The pair of pack in games with Star Wars Battlefront and Daxter will push more units of the PlayStation Portable, he hopes.

By Michael McWhertor Expect next week to be rather huge, however, as a pair Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon titles for the DS and Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII for PSP should have strong showings. Here are the top ten for the week of September 3rd to the 9th. The rest, after the break.

By Flynn De Marco Ah, where would we be without user uploaded movies. GameTrailers user Fly Guy has posted the opening cinematic for Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII the upcoming pre-quel to Final Fantasy VII. The footage looks pretty nice and I have to say the guys are not quite as girly as they usually seem. Thi...

By Brian Ashcraft Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Exhibition Form: Trailer and Playable Final Fantasy XIII Exhibition Form: Undecided Final Fantasy VII Advent Children: Complete Exhibition Form: Trailer Final Fantasy Dissidia Exhibition Form: Undecided Square's TGS Games [Famitsu]

By Brian Ashcraft Get out your hairgel! To mark ten years of Final Fantasy VII, Square Enix is rolling out a special exhibition for all to gape at. Take note Tokyo readers, the FINAL FANTSY VII 10th ANNIVERSARY Gallery will run from August 31 to September 2nd at Aoyama's Spiral Garden. It will feature illustra...

By Michael McWhertor While fans will become turgid at the thought of finally playing Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII for the PSP, RPG nerds will have to wait a little longer for their Final Fantasy XIII fix. All three titles from the Final Fantasy XIII Fabula Nova Crystallis series will be in video form only. Here'...