While this may not be breaking news (or even news to some people) many have probably not heard that Square-Enix have announced a European-only pre-order special edition of their highly anticipated Prequel Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core which includes a “Super Hard Mode” and a hardback artwork book which features 48 pages of character-designy goodness by Final Fantasy artist Tetsuya Nomura.

This European-only pre-order special edition is starting to sound like a must-have for any Final Fantasy fan but I’m left wondering whether it’s really worth waiting ’til June for this game. Perhaps it may be better to simply import it from the US for a cheaper price with the added bonus of being able to play it months before it is released over here in sunny ol’ Britain!.

This special edition is only available if you pre-order the game. What are you waiting for? Head on over to the Official Crisis Core Site for info on where you can get your hands on this elusive offer.

Ed: Dave is currently playing the game and will post his impressions when he manages to stop reading magazines and starts working.

We bring you good tidings from the game side, Play.com have further reduced many items in their Easter sale - many of them are actually good! There are some great 360 games at pocket-money prices at the moment, along with PC savings (unfortunately nothing good for the Wii or PS3 folks). Follow us for our prized picks of the best from the sale…

Xbox 360
Gears of War - £17.99
Project Gotham Racing 4 - £17.99
Colin McRae: DiRT - £17.99
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008: Dirty Edition - £19.99
Halo 3 - £24.99
Pro Evolution Football 2008 - £24.99

PC
Pro Evolution Football 2008 - £9.99
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars - £9.99
Overlord - £9.99
John Woo presents: Stranglehold - £12.99
Unreal Tournament III - £14.99
Gears of War - £17.99

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