It appears that some limited edition extras have been revealed in regards to the Japanese release of FFVII: Advent Children. In addition to the actual movie, there is also word of an ultimate edition as well. The limited edition box set is obviously scheduled to ship in limited supplies and thus, once they run out of them, only the regular version of AC will be available to consumers. The limited DVD includes a special bonus DVD which shows footage of the original Final Fantasy VII, the Advent Children trailer and the trailer for the compilation of Final Fantasy VII. Both the regular and limited editions retail in Japan for 4,500 Yen. However, the ultimate box set includes what is found in the limited DVD plus the follow extras:

Cap and T-shirt
International version of FFVII
Key chain
A “Making of” video
Cloud motorcycle action figure set

And a couple of other unknown goodies as well. This ultimate box set will retail for about $340 CDN dollars or 29,500 Yen in Japan. The odds are probably very slim that Square will release any special editions or box sets in the North American version of FFVII: AC as of now.
 

Square-Enix has recently unveiled some of the first details in reference to its private event in Japan. It is due to take place at the Japan Convention Center in Chiba prefecture throughout July 30th and 31st. The event will feature various playable demos and trailers of some of their biggest games in 2005. As well, there is going to be the sale of various game soundtracks and other merchandise. With the exclusion of FFVII: Advent Children, the games listed below will indeed be playable at the event. The release dates also refer to the game’s Japanese release date. Pretty soon, anxious fans will finally get a playable look at Final Fantasy XII, especially since it wasn’t shown as a playable demo at E3.

Final Fantasy XII, PlayStation 2, 2005
Kingdom Hearts II, PlayStation 2, 2005
Code Age Commanders: Tsugu Mono Tsugareru Mono, PlayStation 2, 2005
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII, PlayStation 2, 2005
Musashiden II Blademaster, PlayStation 2, July 7th 2005
Hagane no Renkinjutsushi 3: Kami wo Tsugu Shoujo, PlayStation 2, July 21st 2005
Grandia III, PlayStation 2, August 4th 2005
Final Fantasy XI, PlayStation 2/PC, available
EverQuest II, PC, June 16th 2005
Front Mission Online, PlayStation 2, available
 

After much anticipation, Square-Enix has finally confirmed that FFVII: Advent Children will release on the same date in both Japan and North America. It is set for release on September 14th, 2005. On the other hand, no release date has been announced yet for the film’s UMD version.

[image source: Adventchildren.net]
 

Fans left wondering about any new details on FFXII will be disappointed to know that the game will not be shown in playable form at E3 but instead, Square-Enix only showed video footage. Unfortunately, no real concrete release date has been set for FFXII yet. However, the game is scheduled to come out during the fiscal year of 2006 in North America. As for Japan, it’s safe to assume that it will see release at the end of 2005. We’ll just have to wait even longer for FFXII now.

[image source: Final Fantasy XII net]
 

Square-Enix has recently unveiled their planned lineup of games to showcase at this year's E3 in Los Angeles.  This includes various cellphone mini-games such as FFVII: Snowboarding among others.  It is interesting to note that the company still lists their future major releases such as Kingdom Hearts II and FFXII as "to be announced."

PlayStation 2
FFVII: Dirge of Cerberus
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Final Fantasy XII
Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir
Kingdom Hearts II
Radiata Stories
Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song
Final Fantasy XI
Front Mission Online (PC as well)

Cellphone
FFVII: Before Crisis
Final Fantasy II
Final Fantasy VII Snowboarding
Front Mission 2089
Hexcite Fusion
Musashi Mobile Samurai

DVD
Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, DVD and UMD movie, 2005
 

The official FF VII: AC page for North America is out at http://na.square-enix.com/dvd/ff7ac/.  No mention of the release date yet, but keep checking back for the latest news regarding this highly anticipated DVD.