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When I signed up for a game store membership last fall I was suppose get EGM every month but there was a mixup and rarely got an issue. This error was fixed and now I'm still receiving magazines...even after my membership expired *__*;
Anyways the point to this thread is that every month I will try to post all the usful info in this book as long as I still get free magazines 
Please understand that this is a US magazine and release dates and developers given may be for US or Japan only. Sorry Europe O_O;
This months issue has 10 pages deticated on Final Fantasy 7 and talks about...
*Advent Children- Movie
*Befor Crisis- Cell Phone Game
*Crisis Core- Anime
*Dirge of Cerberus- PS2 Game
After Thoughts of the orginal Final Fantasy VII
*Final Fantasy VII on Playstation 3?
This issue also covers...
Driver 4
Gun
Resident Evil 4
Zelda Watch
NBA Live 06
Take This job: Game Designer
*Castlevania: Dawn Of Sarrow
Adults Only
EGM 200
Hot 10
*Work in Progress (WIP)
*Other Misc Stuff
*Release Dates
*Author's Idea's on the magazine
*= This means I wrote a review of the subject. If you want more info on the subject or a subject I didn't cover then buy your own copy 
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Castlevania - Dawn Of Sorrow\ Gameboy DS
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We ended Aria of Sorrow by sealing the cursed Castlevania into a solar eclipse. Now one year later, Soma must destroy a cult that is planning to assassinate him for the dark lord's return. "The cult's fortress is a moderized replica of Castlevania. Some elements are close to the original, but the cult uses modern machinery and implimented dark alchemy."Says Director Koji Igorashi. "In other words, you'll still dodge Medusa heads in the clock tower, but you'll also launch a few rocket-propelled gernades past the parked cars of the cult members." adds Shane Bettenhausen.
The way EGM talks, there will be more than one ending and will have much harder puzzels Aria such as slot machine doors, movable rooms, and...bigfoot? On the flip side of it there will be a playable Belmont and a shop keeper named Yoko Belnades, decendent of Maria Belnades maybe. If this is the case then what really happend at the end of SOTN? Did Maria follow Alucard? Did they...you know...do it? Unfortunantlly the magazine does not cover a family tree. I wish Konami would realese a timeline or a family tree or something. 
The Power of Souls!
According to Igorashi weapons can be powered up to create ultimate weapons by collecting and adding souls to them. All enemies give you a soul but some are rarer than others. There are 3 types of souls which are Bullet (weapon), Guardian (defense and summoning), and Enchant(special ablities). So pick and choose. do you want your character to be plain or do you want Soma to be a badass? You go collect your souls! Oh yeah, and expect that Gamefaqs will have all the combinations for souls shortly after it's realese.
DS Features?
Yes but no. There will be a need for your little DS stick. (Can you tell I don't own a DS?  ) After you kill a boss, you will have to a a "Magic Seal" puzzel to complete. Other than that, not much will be used with your stick (which looks more like a pain in the ass if you ask me).
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Final Fantasy VII Advent Children \ DVD and PSP UMD
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This is the subject that has been on Square fans minds since it was announced a year or two ago. It looks like it finally has a release date. The story is set up 2 years after the completion of FF7 and a deadly disease known as Geostigma is threatening the world now as well as Cloud Strife. Along with a new virus is a new trio of villians.
Kadja: This young swordsman is AC's central villan, and he definitely strikes a striking resemblance to Sephiroth. There's certainly a connection....
Loz: He's a bruly Brawler who reports directly to Kadja. He fights with a unique weapon called Dual Hound that's both a sheild and a gun.
Yazoo: This unfortunately named longhair also follows Kadja's lead. He fights with a gunblade that's similar to Squall's in FFVIII.
According to AC's Director Tetsuya, Kadja is the based as one of the main characters.
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Final Fantasy VII Befor Crisis \ Mobile
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Let's faced facts, Cell Phone Games(CPG) suck ass. The only reason you play them is because you have no other form of entertainment. I love pacman but the game is damn near impossable to play on a phone so when I read about a FF game as a CPG I was sceptical but it's Final freaking Fantasy!
This Cell Phone game takes place 6 years befor FF7 and will allow you to control various members of the Turks. This game will help draw an idea of what the Turks are about and why they are the way that they are. From the looks of the game it will be like most FF's with battles but spells will be different. Your Friends can Text Message you their spells in battle! I only wish I had the pictures to show you what the graphics are like on a phone.
BC will only support certain phones. I'm not sure which phones will support the game but it will have 16 updatable downloads and will be available in Japan Spring 06. We can only hope it will become available in the US and Europe.
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Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core\ PSP UMD (anime)
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Final Fantasy 7 will always be remembered but most people felt that there wasn't enough story about Zack. This anime will fix that problem and help fill in about his past with the flashback and maybe will fill in where he connects with Aerith. Now the bad news, it is not not planned for a US release. Come on guys! It's more money in your pockets!!!
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Final Fantasy VII Dirge Of Cerberus \ Playstation 2
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This game takes place 1 year after AC and will be a shoot'em up that resembles something more like Resident Evil 4 meets Castlevaina SOTN. I Like how the game kept the original graphics. What I mean by that are the backround details. no, I don't mean it will be in PSX quality. I mean the misc details like a truck in one of the pictures looks like something that could have been in the original. Did I mention that the game will ONLINE!!!! *A ray of sunshine rips through the dark clouds and suddenly a "hallelujah " can be heard*
Not really.
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Final Fantasy VII on Playstation3?\
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There is talk of a remake of FF7 but it's still sceptical. Most of you might know that there was a FF7 tech demo of the PS3 to show off it's stuff at E3. "Well, If the team were to decide to remake the game for PS3 with that level of quality, we'd have to hire 300 people and it would take about 5 years." Says FFVII Director Yoshinori Kitase.
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Resident Evil 5- Capcom isn't confirming anything but the game is expected for both XB360 and PS3 late 2006.
XBox360
Rumble Rose XX
Frame City Killers
World Air Force
Dead or Alive 4
Dead or Alive Xtreme 2
Dead or Alive Code: Cronus
Ridge Racer 6
N3:Ninety Nine Nights
[b]Playstation 3[b/]
Endless Saga
Ni-oh
Project Force
Gundam
Genji
Lair
Nintendo Revolution- The Revolution will have the ability to download all NES games for a fee...yeah.
Playstation 2
Kingdom Hearts 2 - DELAYED!!! Spring 2006 (Source- Game Crazy)
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Resident Evil 4: It's on the PS2 now. Aside from afew extra things I have to say it was a step backwords. A GC disk is smaller which means shorter loadtimes. The PS2 graphics are not as clean as the GC.
Halo 2 Game Coaching: Ok now get this. People actually charge (alot) to give Halo 2 lessons.
Tom Taylor (Tsquared)- is ranked in the top 4 in 16 consecutive pro tournaments.At about $40 an hour and raking in between $400 to $800 a week,he teaches level 3 to level 37.
Bonnie Burton (Xena)- charges $25 an hour for individual lessons.
Victor Deleon III (Lil Poisin)- At only 7, this kid is the youngest pro gamer in the world! This kid rakes in $30 an hour!
Hidden Content: Nobody is new to hidden junk that is in a game but not IN the game. Go to egm.1up.com to veiw some hidden in on Mario 3, Castlevania SOTN, and The Wind Waker.
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Guide
Game Title -Developer- Release Date= System
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Fall Release Dates\
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24: The Game -2K Games- October 2005= PS2
25 to Life -Eidos- Fall 2005= PS2 (Online) & Xbox (Live)
50 Cent: Bulletproof -VU Games- October 2005= PS2 & Xbox
Aeon Flux -Majesco- October 2005=PS2 & Xbox
Armored Core: Nexus -Digital Jesters- October 2005= PS2
Bakyard Skateboarding -Atari- October 2005= GBA
Battlefeild 2: Modern Combat -EA Games- October 2005= PS2 & Xbox
Blitz: The League -Midway- October 2005= PS2 & Xbox
BloodRayne PSP -Majesco- October 2005= PSP
Brothers in Arms: Earned In Blood -Ubisoft- October 2005= PS2 & Xbox
Call of Duty 2 -Activision- November 2005= XB360
Call of Duty 2 Big Red One -Activision- October 2005= PS2, GC, & Xbox
[b]Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow -Konami- October 2005= DS
Fatal Frame III: The Tormented -Tecmo- October 2005= PS2
Final Fantasy 7 Advent Children -SquareEnix- November 2005= DVD & PSP UMD[/b]
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance -Nintendo- October 2005= GC
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter -Ubisoft- November 2005= PS2, GC, Xbox, & XB360
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories -- October 2005= PSP
Gun -Neversoft- November 2005= XB360, Xbox, PS2, & GC
Half Life2 -VU Games- October 2005= Xbox
Infected -Majesco- October 2005= PSP
Jak X Combat Racing -Sony CEA- October 2005= PS2
Jaws Unleashed -Majesco- October 2005= PS2 & Xbox
L.A. Rush -Midway- October 2005= PS2 & Xbox
Legend Of Kay -Capcom- Sept 2005= PS2
Need For Speed: Most Wanted -EA Games- November 2005= PS2 (Online), GC, GBA. DS, Xbox (Live), & XB360
NBA Live 06 -EA Games- Sept 26 = PS2 (Online), GC, PC, Xbox (Live), & Xb360 (November 2005)
Rachet: Deadlocked -Sony CEA- October 2005= PS2
Radiata Stories -SquareEnix- Sept 6= PS2
Resident Evil 4 -Capcom- October 2005= PS2
Serious Sam II -2K Games- October 2005= Xbox
Shining Force Neo -Capcom- October 2005= PS2 & Xbox
Soul Calibur III -Namco- October 2005= PS2
Star Wars Battlefront II - LucasArts- November 2005= PS2, PSP, & Xbox
Tim Burton's The Nightmare befor Christmas: Oogies Revenge -Buena Vista Games- October 2005= PS2 & Xbox
Tony Hawk's Amaerican Wasteland -Activision- October 2005= PS2, PSP, Xbox, GC, & DS
Total Overdose -Eidos- Sept 28= PS2, PC, & Xbox
Trapt -Tecmo- October 2005= PS2
Ultimate Spiderman -Activision- Sept 25 = All Current Consoles & PC
Virtra Tennis: World Tour -Sega- October 2005= PSP
Xbox360 -Microsoft- Fall 2005
Xmen Legends II Rise of Apocalypse -Activision- Sept 21= PS2 (Online), PSP, Xbox (Live), GC, PC, & Ngage
The Warriors -Rockstar- October 2005= PS2 & Xbox
World Series of Poker -Activision- Fall 2005= PS2 (Online), PSP, GC, & Xbox (Live)
We Love Katamari -Namco- October 2005= PS2
WWE Smackdown! vs. Raw '06 -THQ- October 2005= PS2
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Future Release Dates\
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Driver: Parellel Lines -Atari- March 2006= PS2 & Xbox
[b]Final Fantasy 7 Befor Crisis -SquareEnix- Spring 2006= Mobile
Final Fantasy 7 Crisis Core -SquareEnix- Late 2006= PSP
Final Fantasy 7 Dirge of Cerberus -SquareEnix- Spring 2006= PS2
Final Fantasy XII -SquareEnix- March 16, 2006= PS2[/b]
The Godfather -EAGames- Spring 2006= PS2, Xbox, & XB360
Playstation 3 -Sony- "No earlier than Spring 2006" Says EGM
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Damn good issue if I say so myself. If you don't have it already then you don't have a membership. You'll have to wait
NOTE: Activition is producing most of the titles adove.
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