French website PlayFrance writes:

"During its annual financial report, the publisher Square Enix has confirmed that the highly anticipated Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII had already sold 1,250,000 copies in the world, before its European release. Indeed, 800,000 Japanese fans and 450,000 Americans have responded to the call of the prequel. The game will release in France on June 20."
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According to Jeux-France.com Sire Kitase, producer of Final Fantasy VII Series gave some information about Crisis Core :

(in French)
Jeux France : "Est-ce qu'il est envisageable de revoir Cloud, pourquoi pas dans un remake de FF VII ?"
Kitase : "Voyons", il réfléchit, puis il dit en rigolant : "Je ne sais pas ! "

Jf.com : "It is possible to re-see Cloud, and why not in a remake of Final Fantasy VII?
Kitase : "Let's see... (he's thinking for a while) ... I don't know" (he laught)
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London (15th May 2008) ¿ Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that CRISIS CORE® -FINAL FANTASY® VII- will be released across all PAL territories on 20th June 2008, exclusively on the PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) system.
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Free for readers of the Official PSP Guidebook and GamesRadar - download the below zip file (8.3mb) to get 32 ready-to-use PSP wallpapers from some of the hottest games of 2008, including Lego Batman, Patapon and LocoRoco ... » Read More

What are the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe this week? Mario Kart Wii takes the stop spot in the Wii chart. And naturally Grand Theft Auto IV debuts on number one on both the Xbox 360 and PS3 charts.
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PlayStation.com forum user StalkingSilence found more hidden information on SCEE's website regarding the upcoming PlayStation Day on May 6, 2008. The event page set up for the site, but currently not linked to anywhere else, displays several games related to the invite-only press event.

"Sony Computer Entertainment Europe prepares to reveal a host of key content coming in 2008."

Keynotes:
> Kaz Hirai - SCEI President
> David Reeves - SCEE President

Related Games (taken from Event page):
> Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII [PSP]
> Resistance 2 [PS3]
> Secret Agent Clank [PSP]
> SingStar Vol. 2 [PS3]
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Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII--the much awaited PSP game that was released in the US in March this year--has finally been confirmed for release in Australia. Ubisoft has announced it will distribute the role-playing game down under for developer Square Enix, although no fixed date has been set for release.

In addition to Crisis Core, Ubisoft has also won the Australian distribution duties for some other key Square Enix titles. Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors for the Nintendo Wii is slated for an autumn 2008 release, while Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift for the DS is due in winter this year. Arkanoid DS and Space Invaders Extreme for the DS and the PSP have also been dated for winter 2008.
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VG247: Square Enix has released a Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII PSP theme on the US Playstation Store.

It's a XrossMediaBar affair with a customized background and icons featuring characters from the game. The good news is it's completely free...
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The day has finally come for North American gamers to experience one of the most beautiful games ever created. The game has been released today and is available in all the retailers across North America.
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Imagine the drudgery of working for Shinra Company. Day after day, you do the accounting or tech support or whatever it is that helps the malevolent, Midgar-based corporation suck the very life out of the planet. Of course, there *is* a very nice gym on the 64th floor ¿

OK, so unless you cut down rain forests for a living, Shinra's probably not a dream employer. But it still would be cool to have a nice, shiny Shinra work ID badge. Like, in case you need to rescue a ginger-haired girl or a large, talking red dog from the upper reaches of the tower.
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Final Fantasy Crisis Core walkthrough written by Sting Cain.
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Square Enix has been publishing the final version of their North American Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII website by mistake for the past three days, and today we finally got a hold of all the details. First, of course, there's Episode 3.

Next up are the official launch event details. It will be located at PlayStation @ Metreon, San Francisco at March 25, 2008. Opening hours are 18:00 to 21:00 PM, the first 200 people are guaranteed a copy of the game. First 100 will receive a free T'. There will also be a raffle that includes limited FF merchandise and lithograph. They also say a "Shinra ID Card" will be created on-site with the name of the person and his photo.
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Japanese BBS are reporting that a big launch party for Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII is planned at PlayStation @ Metreon in San Francisco. The first 100 fans will be given Crisis Core: FFVII T's and other limited Final Fantasy merchandise.

The game is scheduled to hit the states on March 25, 2008.
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VG247:

"Square Enix has launched the European site for Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII on PSP, confirming a special edition pack for those that pre-order online. The pre-order initiative appears to have confirmed the game for a late June launch, with Play listing a June 27 date, and GameStation sticking to "June". Either way, it's a teeny bit after the March 25 date Amazon's currently listing for the US version."
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Square Enix has launched the European website of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, and has confirmed the existence of the game's limited edition Forever Fantasy reported on last Friday. It appears the limited edition is only available with internet pre-orders, and will not be sold in shops.
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Here's some good news for Final Fantasy fanboys (and girls), Square Enix has announced that Europe will b getting a Special Edition of the critically acclaimed Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII.
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North American gamers who pre-order Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII will get a UMD case branded with the Shinra Electric Company logo. Siliconera asks, "how many UMDs does the case hold?" Square-Enix got back to them with an answer.
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Gamasutra reports this week's top rental charts from U.S. game rental company GameFly, representing the most requested games for the week ending January 21st, highlight both to-be-released and already released games in a unique demand-specific chart.

Burnout Paradise hangs on to the top spot for the second week in a row. Capcom's Devil May Cry 4, slated to release February 5th, made the top five twice last week --the Xbox 360 SKU in second position, and the PS3 SKU in fourth -- but this week, the Xbox 360 SKU steps back a spot to third, while the PS3 SKU fails to chart in the top 5.

What follows is a breakdown of the top titles requested by GameFly subscribers across each of the major platforms:

Xbox 360

1. Burnout Paradise (Electronic Arts)
2. Turok (Touchstone)
3. Devil May Cry 4 (Capcom)
4. The Club (Sega)
5. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (Ubisoft)

Nintendo Wii

1. No More Heroes (Ubisoft)
2. Endless Ocean (Nintendo)
3. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
4. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo)
5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)

PlayStation 3

1. Devil May Cry 4 (Capcom)
2. Burnout Paradise (Electronic Arts)
3. Turok (Touchstone)
4. Unreal Tournament III (Midway)
5. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (Sony)
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So you think that 2008 is all about consoles? Well check out these upcoming releases exclusive for the Playstation Portable and you'll see why the PSP is here to stay.
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Square Enix has finally given Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII a European release date of "spring".

For those unsure, this is the action RPG that caused PSP sales to multiply six times over in Japan last September.

Set before the renowned Final Fantasy VII, you play as Zack who works for SOLDIER, a military group run by an electric company busy at work on building a metropolis.
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