1. This information has been all over the Internet for months. You can find much of the information here, although I would recommend simply entering 'Dirge of Cerberus' into a search engine if you want additional verification.

2. The Compilation of Final Fantasy VII presently includes four titles. These are Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (a movie), Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII (a game on cellular only released in Japan at this point), Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus (the game in question here, described in my previous post), and Crisis Core-Final Fantasy VII (an action RPG for the PSP). Among these four titles, only Before Crisis has been released at this point, and only in Japan. Further, Before Crisis is being released in a series of chapters. The most recent installation, to the best of my knowledge, was Chapter 10.

Much has been made of the alphabetical nature of the Compilation titles; you may note that they can (and in this post will after this point) be abbreviated as AC, BC, CC, and DC. In addition, the US will be getting Final Fantasy VII: Snowboarding on phones here. This is not actually part of the Compilation; really, it's essentially the same as the snowbaording in the original FFVII. I feel it's meant to placate us, given that BC is exclusive to Japan right now.

3. Let me state right here at the outset that Final Fantasy VII is my favorite game ever. Having said that, I'm excited about the prospect of further titles. I'll admit I'm nervous that the Compilation may not shine as brightly as the original game, but I'm hopeful for incredible material. Until such time as I actually have AC, BC, CC, and DC, I'll reserve my ultimate judgment. In any case, SE is a company, and it makes any and all games for the purpose of making money. I'm not surprised by the move, but if I enjoy the Compilation, I'll be very glad they made this decision.

4. DC takes place one year after AC, which takes place two years after FFVII. So, yes, DC is set three years after the original game.