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Kingdom Hearts III announced for The Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia; disk art and artbook cover officially revealed

Sony Interactive Entertainment Hong Kong Limited Singapore Branch (SIES) have announced that the English version of Kingdom Hearts III will release in The Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia on January 29, 2019! This includes the Standard Edition and Deluxe Edition for The Philippines, while the other countries will also be getting the Standard Digital Edition and the All-In-One Package.
This follows the announcement of Kingdom Hearts III and the PlayStation 4 Pro KH3 Limited Edition coming to China (including Taiwan and Hong Kong). Here the game will be available in both English, Japanese, and Chinese versions.
For full product specification and prices in The Philippines, see here; in Singapore, see here; in Malaysia, see here; in Indonesia, click here.
With this announcement, they have also officially revealed the Kingdom Hearts III disk art and artbook cover, which was posted on social media earlier today. You can see it in high definition below.

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Kingdom Hearts III disk art and Limited Edition art book cover surfaces on reddit

An image of the Kingdom Hearts III Deluxe Edition has surfaced on reddit featuring covers of both the disk art and the Limited Edition art book. Both the art book and the disk features the illustration that was revealed during Tokyo Game Show 2018 of Sora holding a paopu fruit. The reddit user, ThomasOfficial, posted the image without an originating source. We are currently awaiting an official reveal. See the image below: 

 
What do you think about the disk art reveal? Let us know in the comments! 
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Translations of Kingdom Hearts Union x Main Quest update reveals a familiar face

The Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] Main Quest has been updated with the reveal of a shocking character we may have seen before in previous games such as Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.
The update also reveals Ephemer speaking to Ventus, Skuld, and Brain regarding a conversation he had with Lauriam about the data world. Below are the screenshots we have from the new update, translated by KH13's xionskeyblade, for your convenience! Click on the spoiler box to view them.
We will update with more translations, so stay tuned! 
For more KHUX updates follow us on our dedicated twitter, @KH13chi!
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Kingdom Hearts III to release in China and Taiwan with PlayStation 4 Pro Limited Edition Console on January 25

Sony Interactive Entertainment Hong Kong Limited announced in a press release today that Kingdom Hearts III will officially be releasing in China and Taiwan alongside the PlayStation 4 Pro Limited Edition console the same time as the Japanese release on January 25. The bundle includes Kingdom Hearts III and a PlayStation Plus 3 month Membership code card. Limited pre-orders will be available starting on November 23, with online pre-orders starting on January 4.
The Japanese Integrum Masterpiece and the English All in One Package will also be available for purchase at release.
The Integrum Masterpiece comes with Kingdom Hearts 1.5+2.5, Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, and Kingdom Hearts III and the digital version comes with the Impossible Odds exclusive theme. The English version is the same digitally, but named the All in One Package. Both will be available for purchase as well as standard editions of Kingdom Hearts III.
For more information on the specifications of the products, click here.
Earlier this year, the president of China Xi Jinping banned Winnie the Pooh due to residents comparing him to the character, so the One Hundred Acre Woods have been censored due to this event. With the recent Winnie the Pooh trailer unveiled at Xbox's X018 event, a Chinese website was sharing images of the new trailer with Winnie the Pooh covered in a bright white light.
UPDATE [Nov 22, 2018]: Comicbook.com reached out to Square for a statement but they replied saying "Unfortunately, Square Enix does not have a comment to share at this time."
 
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Analysis: Kingdom Hearts III Together Trailer

Welcome to KH13’s trailer analysis for the “Together” trailer. From the start this trailer is the most unique one released, as it forgoes the traditional format of Kingdom Hearts III trailers in favor of one more reminiscent of movie trailers, including: a voice over narrator, dramatic cuts, and sound effects specifically to dramatize the events shown. The sound effects from the official game can also be hear in this new trailer, a change from the previous trailer formats as well. Aside from the format change, this trailer mixes in a limited amount of new scenes along with mostly previously seen cutscenes. Very little gameplay was shown.
 
Now that the uniqueness of the trailer has been stated, let’s dive in.
 
The trailer starts with the Kingdom Hearts III rating provided by the ESRB: It is rated E10+ for alcohol reference and fantasy violence. The full description they released for their rating can be viewed here, but do be warned: it includes minor spoilers for some as far as what type of violence to expect.
 
The trailer then opens with the narrator saying, “Our worlds are under attack” while showing several scenes of Sora in the Kingdom of Corona, a group of flying Heartless flying to multiple ships in the Pirates of the Caribbean world, then flaming Heartless, that seem to be Flame Cores from 0.2 Birth by Sleep - A fragmentary passage, destroying the Thebes in the Olympus Coliseum world.
 
The narrator goes on to say, “Only you can stand against the darkness” while showing a big Heartless previously seen in other worlds, but this time in San Fransokyo Bridge going against Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Baymax.
 
Then Hades appears ordering the the Titans to show their power but only the Rock Titan. It then shows it throwing down the boulder like the beginning of the Rock Titan demo that has been available at multiple conventions.
 
The narrator says, “Now the battle between light and dark..” as Riku and Mickey appear in the Realm of Darkness beach, but then suddenly surrounded by Shadows.
 
To then show Sora (in his KH2 attire), Donald, and Goofy, meeting Maleficent and Pete in Thebes as the narrator says, “to reach its epic conclusion.”
 
Arendelle is shown. Donald and Goofy is shown fighting Soldier Heartless, then previously shown footage of Elsa defeating the new deer Heartless.
 
New footage is then shown of Sora, Donald, and Goofy running somewhere in the Caribbean, where Jack Sparrow catches up to them while saying hi to them. Sora exclaims, “Jack Sparrow!” Jack stops running to correct them and to call him Captain Jack Sparrow.
 
A brief Frozen cutscene is shown again. This time having our trio landing onto Goofy’s shield to do some sledding.
 
New Tangled cutscenes appear. First showing Flynn Rider being chased by a small group of Heartless.
 
Rapunzel runs up to Sora ready to fight with her hair wrapped like rope in her arms, declaring that she is not afraid to fight.
 
Very briefly a limit is shown where Rapunzel and Flynn swinging Sora, Donald, and Goofy in Rapunzel’s hair onto a group of enemies where the three individually cause a decently sized ground pound explosion. Note: there is no command menu present and the trio glow as they are about to land and explode.
 
The red flaming dinosaur Heartless then appears in front of the Toy Box gang, followed by the Aliens from Toy Story exclaiming, “Oh no” in a typical movie trailer style cut.
 
Footage of the Black Pearl then Jack Sparrow appear, followed by Hiro from Big Hero 6 appearing with the his group and our heroes exclaiming that, “Together we’re unstoppable!” This is where most likely the title of the trailer came to be.
 
Sora then is shown fighting against a previously seen Heartless from the bridge in San Fransokyo but this time in the city area.
 
Monsters Inc. footage is shown having the gang running away from the destruction of the building they are in, followed by Randall, the villain from Monsters Inc. appearing.
 
More Frozen footage showing Marshmallow getting angry at Anna, Kristoff, and Olaf. Olaf tells the two to run as he will provide the distraction. Note: Olaf’s body is stuck to a snow covered boulder, making Olaf appear as if he cannot move.
 
Pirate Sora manning the Jack Sparrow’s ship, the Black Pearl in the Caribbean and firing cannons.
 
Sora summoning Ralph in what seems like Kingdom of Corona.
 
The narrator begins again saying, “For life... and light... together we fight.” as a rapid number of shots appear. Baymax and Sora flying in the San Fransokyo night, Flynn and Rapunzel with their lanterns along with a shot of all the lanterns in the Kingdom of Corona to the backdrop of that world’s castle, and Sora summoning Ariel in Arrendel.
 
 
The Kingdom Hearts III logo appears followed by the scene of the new Organization 13 in the Keyblade Graveyard all together at first but then Master Xehanort is on top of a rising pillar, smiling down onto us, with mysterious music.
 
Minus the mysterious music, this cutscene was first shown in the previous Winnie the Pooh trailer.
 
Overall, this was an exciting trailer mostly due to the format change. The movie trailer format this takes is reminiscent of early 2000s trailers. If you have seen any trailers from those years, the formula is rather predictable, but in this case it is exciting. Hearing in-game sound effects was a welcome addition. The way the dialogue was cut was also interesting compared previous trailers. It was brief and felt more as it would in-game.
Link to the trailer here!
What are your thoughts on the new format this trailer used? Nomura has stated that more trailers are going to be released in December. Would you like them to use this format or the Don’t Think Twice style? Let us know and also tell us if we missed anything! For future trailer analysis stay tuned!

 
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[UPDATED] Kingdom Hearts III featured in Famitsu's December 6th issue; Rapunzel and Flynn's link attacks, Marluxia's role in Tangled, and Winnie the Pooh story, gameplay, and Keyblade discussed

Kingdom Hearts III has been featured in Famitsu's 12/6 issue! The Famitsu layout below features The Hundred Acre Wood, a world that was announced in the X018 Kingdom Hearts III trailer, and Kingdom of Corona, which was shown in the Lucca 2018 trailer! The screenshots that are included in these layouts have been translated for you here! See the issue below! 
You can read the full translations below thanks to KH13 staff Mio-chan, xionskeyblade, Solis and NihonScribe!
 
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GameStops are promoting Kingdom Hearts III in-store with a photo-op stand; online store now has a Kingdom Hearts merchandise section

With Kingdom Hearts III now right around the corner, it looks like photo-op stands have been sent to GameStop stores for after Black Friday. While they were not supposed to be displayed until then, it seems some stores have set them up early. 
Thanks to twitter users ChrisAArrowood, XanmorSSBM, and Damonicium for providing images of the photo-op stand in stores! You can check them out in the album below.
GameStop has also put up an entire new section of the website dedicated to all Kingdom Hearts merchandise. It's separated into sections that include the versions of the game, collectibles, and media. Thanks to Churroz for this information!
Gamestop is also offering a free fabric poster with the preorder of Kingdom Hearts III through them.
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New Kingdom Hearts III "Together" trailer released; development on the game has concluded; Nomura teases new announcement in December

In a surprise announcement on the official Kingdom Hearts Twitter account, Square Enix announced that a new Kingdom Hearts III trailer had been released! The "Together" trailer has recently been shown throughout North American cinemas, and features a variety of scenes from the game, accompanied by a voiceover. This is a stark departure from the usual way the game has been marketed, where the scenes were tied together by common themes.
You can view the new trailer below!
The trailer has also been released in Japan, with English voice acting and Japanese subtitles!
Additionally, the tweet revealed that development on Kingdom Hearts III has finally concluded! The end is in sight, and we only have two months until the release of the game!
UPDATE (11/20/2018, 7:00 AM PST): Finally, in a tweet on the official Japanese Kingdom Hearts Twitter account, series director Tetsuya Nomura said that a new Japanese trailer was being worked on separately, and that more announcements will come next month. A translation of this tweet was provided thanks to Goldpanner and KH13 staff member Mio-chan! Upon contacting Goldpanner for clarification, she says that she is unsure if this upcoming Japanese trailer is a new trailer entirely, or if it is a fully Japanese version of the above trailer.
UPDATE (11/21/2018, 5:00 AM PST): Piotr Michael has revealed that his voice was provided for the trailer's voiceover!
You can view screenshots from the trailer below:
Please keep an eye on KH13.com as we prepare to cover next month's events!
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Amazon announces Holiday Deals for Gamers with an exclusive Kingdom Hearts III announcement

Amazon will be announcing all of their best holiday deals for gamers along with an exclusive Kingdom Hearts III announcement during their Amazon Games Twitch streams! Amazon's Black Friday stream is scheduled for 12-1:30pm PST on November 23, 2018 with KindaFunnyVids. Amazon's Cyber Monday stream will take place at 1-4pm PST.
What do you think the exclusive Kingdom Hearts III announcement is? Let us know what you think down below! 
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Kingdom Hearts III has been nominated for CBS's first ever Gamer's Choice Awards

American television broadcasting company, CBS, will be airing its first ever Gamers' Choice Awards! Kingdom Hearts III has been nominated for Most Anticipated Game. The show will air on Sunday, December 9th, 2018 from 5PM - 6PM EST on CBS and will be hosted by VH1's Carrie Keagan and Director of Twitch.tv, djWHEAT. Vote for your favorite streamers and games here!
Thank you to @Chasm for the scoop! 
 
 
 
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Bret Iwan and Bill Farmer talk briefly about recording for Kingdom Hearts III at "The Voices of the Fab 3" session at Destination D

Destination D Celebrating Mickey Mouse is a D23 members-exclusive event to celebrate the 90th birthday of Mickey Mouse. It's an event that shares updates about Disney resorts around the world, reveals behind the scenes experiences from different Disney movies and other media, display engaging exhibits, and present exclusive merchandise.  
The event this year is from Friday November 16 to Sunday, November 18.
On Saturday, voice actors Bret Iwan and Bill Farmer, who have voiced Goofy and Mickey in the Kingdom Hearts series, took part in an interview for a look back at the voices of Mickey, Goofy, and Pluto through the years, and learn what it’s like to voice some of the world’s most iconic characters. Kingdom Hearts III made an appearance as well, seeing how it's set to release in January.
Translations are as follow. Thanks to KH13 Staff Mio-chan for the translations!
You can find some pictures of the session in the album below.
 
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