FF7-purists (meaning those who believe that the spin-off movies and games weren't FF7-worthy), rejoice! Finally, Cloud Strife and Sephiroth make it to the magazines! Shonen Jump has published their Dissidia: Final Fantasy feature, putting the FF7 characters in the limelight.

Square Enix's Dissidia: Final Fantasy is catching the attention of a lot of gamers. Being a tribute to 20 years of FF games, this cross-over title for the PSP looks like it's got a lot to offer. Join us as we delve deep into the confirmed (and not-so-confirmed) details of the game: story, characters, and whatnot. Heck, we might as well take a walk down the memory lane of yester-decade's Final Fantasy games while we're at it! Keep your eyes peeled, you just might find Valkyrie Profile's Lenneth doing a cameo!

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.

Final Fantasy series character designer Tetsuya Nomura and FFXII director Yoshimori Kitase recently had a chat with Japanese gaming magazine Dengeki in the aftermath of the publication's "Den-Play Awards." The two were quizzed on subjects such as Final Fantasy Versus XIII,  exclusivity and Cloud Strife. Read the full article to find out how they answered the questions.

Our friends in Japan are just exactly three days away from getting their hands on Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII. We will really be honest with you now because we're pretty sure that we are all on the same boat - we're jealous of them because Square Enix has yet to confirm if the game will be available in English-speaking territories.

To help alleviate our suffering, here are nine new videos for Crisis Core. Some of these are cut scenes featuring much-loved and important characters such as Zack Fair, Genesis, Angeal Hewley, Lazard, and Sephiroth. Two separate video clips are dedicated for Cloud Strife and eye-candy Aerith Gainsborough (God rest her soul).

As much as we enjoyed watching these cut scenes despite them being in Japanese, we find the last couple of videos highly important as they show how the new Crisis Core: FF VII features work like the new battle system and materia system. Have fun!

See the rest of the videos after the jump!

We still have no word if Square Enix is planning to release Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII in other markets aside from Japan but the last we look, September 13 the Japanese release date is still a go. To compensate, here's the opening cut scene for Crisis Core from QJ.NET reader EGC.

This fourth entry in the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII series is very crucial as the game focuses on the events of Nibelheim. Here, we get to see 1st Class SOLDIER Zack Fair as well as Cloud Strife when he was still a Shinra Guard. In terms of gameplay, we're pretty sure that you will all be looking forward to the new battle system known as Digital Mind Wave.

On a hopeful note for our readers, a previously released trailer for Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII might have hinted on an English release for the game as the credits in the said clip were done in English. Apart from that, there's no other form of confirmation about the matter...yet.

Final Fantasy fans may want to drop whatever they're doing and take a gander at this gadget. On the outside, it looks like your typical switch-blade knife. At the pull of a trigger though, this knife is capable of firing .22 calibre bullets out of slots just beside the blade. No updates if simultaneously stabbing and firing doubles dealt damage.

The gun fires .22 calibre slugs and uses a revolver-style loading mechanism, so in the event of a misfire, just pull the trigger again to load the next slug - we recommend wearing the strap to help absorb shot recoil. For the Squall and Seifer wannabes out there, you know you want it - Cloud dudes will have to look further. Below's the video for better reference.

On a last note: Gun aficionados might remember a similar knife the Russians developed during the Cold War: an assassin's dagger that fired its knife-blade via a blank 7.62x39 cartridge mounted in the handle. It was Radinov's weapon of choice in the Gunsmith Cats OAV.

Master Chief vs Samus Aran

Why the fight?

They're both genetically altered superhu[wo]man soldiers possessed of powerful suits of battle armor to help bring on the pain. Someone's got to give, come on in and find out who.

Follow the full match after the jump!

Ryu vs Liu Kang

The second match in our ongoing series, "The Great Videogame Versus", pits the might of the foremost characters in two of the most influential fighting games against each other. We hope you'll join us in finding out who emerges victorious!

Read the full article after the jump!

Most of them have never blinked, moved their lips or even smiled and a few of them have never even spoken, but we love them all the same. From Mario to Snake, from Link to Master Chief, they're the digital people who've captured our imaginations and our hearts.

Find out which pixelated people have touched our hearts, after the jump!