Square Enix has revealed the blu-ray edition of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, now titled Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete is now apparently set for a release sometime next year.

The PlayStation Portable-based action title Dissidia: Final Fantasy has yet to receive an official release date, but at least we now know that the various characters appearing in the game are apparently guided by two opposing gods representing harmony and chaos.

Instead of traditional random encounters, the Level 5-developed Dragon Quest IX for DS will apparently feature symbol-based encounters. Due to delays, Square Enix’s biggest DS title to date will only hit Japanese retail store shelves next year.

Square Enix has shed some more light on the story of its upcoming PlayStation Portable title Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII. As previously reported, the game’s story begins with Zack and Co. being dispatched to the town of Wutai to investigate the mysterious disappearance of SOLDIER 1st Genesis. Wutai of course happens to be the hometown of Final Fantasy VII’s Yuffie. Today’s update confirms that the self-declared materia hunter will make an appearance in Crisis Core as well. And apparently just like in the original game, she will cause trouble. Meanwhile, protagonist Zack’s senior, SOLDIER 1st Angeal Hewley apparently has to cut ties with Shinra Company for a certain reason. Subsequently, his former employer is going after him. As if this wasn’t already bad enough, Zack has to fight against multiple Genesis Clones. These clones of the MIA Soldier 1st possess an incredible fighting power, making them tough foes. Last but not least, a new character by the name of Shitsune has been revealed in today’s update. Zack meets this female member of the Turks after the Genesis Clones have attacked the city. Shitsune is the youngest person to ever become a Turk.

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII will be available in Japan on September 13th for 5,800 yen ($46.80 US).

Huge news today in Japan as Square-Enix announced it reformed business model, and a significant rise in the likelihood of a Final Fantasy VII remake.

Late Wednesday night, on their Japanese web site, Square Enix announced that it will be working under a new business model, focused more on re-releasing existing titles and creating sequels to older games.

This change is no doubt due to the overwhelming success of its latest projects, which have all be remakes of Final Fantasy games for the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance platforms. These remakes have done surprisingly well and have prompted Square Enix to look into the remade games further and for other systems as well. As a result, the company has decided that remakes and sequels will do well enough to keep the company in the green for quite some time.

This news will no doubt start an uproar in Final Fantasy VII remake rumors that have slowly lost their credibility since E3 of 2005. But even more exciting news to some is the possibility of other Square Enix franchises such as the Chrono series being dug up from the grave and re-released on next gen platforms.

The long awaited Final Fantasy VII prequel, Crisis Core, finally has been marked with a release date. August 2, 2007 Crisis Core will be getting released in Japan for the PSP. The US release is expected to be a few months after the Japanese release, though it has not been confirmed, you can expect to see it on the shelves before the year is up!