You can read the description, as well as some looks of the Play Arts Kai below.
You can read the description, as well as some looks of the Play Arts Kai below.
KH13.com originally started in 2008 by KH13 Webmaster DChiuch, with the help of Co-Webmaster Aaron. The website started out as a simple project between friends, however, soon became a full-fledged website for Kingdom Hearts news, media and discussion. At the time, high quality videos and media were hard to come by, so KH13 initially established itself by providing high quality trailer and cutscene downloads.
The name "KH13" was eventually settled on in a brainstorming session, after it was discovered that KH1.com through KH12.com were all taken – it seemed fitting that the first available domain would match up with Organization XIII. Around this time, KH13.com began to report Kingdom Hearts news, with the first article on Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.
In January, 2009, KH13 decided to do the first major redesign, which was then released on January 14th, 2009. You can check out the design below.
(Looks weird today, doesn't it?)
The design that is currently in use today is the 3rd iteration of KH13.
Skipping ahead to 2011, KH13 had become more well known, allowing us to start sending representatives to E3 as part of the press. sqexgal (now from SQEX.INFO) was our first representative, and former KH13 News Team member Oishii, Kingdom Hearts community veteran @Churroz and KH13 staff member Toominator have all been part of the experience since.
One important feature that has been prominent throughout KH13 is our gallery & video archives. Former KH13 Archives Team Leader and News Team member Sora96 has brought the video archives and gallery to what it is today, featuring over 25,000 images and hundreds of videos from the Kingdom Hearts series. Thanks also goes to Everglow, our partner, for recording thousands of cutscenes and playthrough videos for KH13's archives. Our wide selection of videos and images has brought in many visitors for KH13.
As 8 years have passed, there have been many individuals who have helped bring KH13.com to what it is today. We'd like to thank the current team leaders of the KH13 staff, which are HarLea Quinn, Toominator, soraspromise, & AndrewHankinson. Aside from the team leaders, we'd also like to thank the current and past team members who have contributed to KH13.com such as (Past) Sora96, (Past) Lu Xun, and many, many more.
We'd like to also give the most important thanks of all: to all of you, our readers and the Kingdom Hearts community. Thanks to everyone here on KH13 for sticking with us for these 8 years. We hope to be around for many more, and to continue to provide the latest Kingdom Hearts news and media.
We'd also like to share one more thing: KH13 member Aqua7KH recently met Quinton Flynn, voice actor of Axel and Lea from the Kingdom Hearts series. Check out his message to KH13.com below.
What has your favorite moment been in the KH13 community in the past 8 years? Let us know in the comments below!
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AmiAmi has recently updated with the Kingdom Hearts II Organization XIII Roxas Play Arts Kai. This Play Arts Kai, which was first shown off at San Diego Comic-Con, and colored in during TGS 2016, features Roxas in his Organization XIII coat with his dual wielding Oathkeeper & Oblivion Keyblades.
The Organization XIII Roxas Play Arts Kai releases in February, 2017 with a base price of 12,960 yen, and 9,170 yen with a discount on AmiAmi. The pre-orders will be up on October 11, 2016.
You can check out brand new images of the Organization XIII Roxas Play Arts Kai below with credit to @aibo_ac7 for the tip.
Shimomura also addressed Kingdom Hearts in general and some of her experiences as she developed and composed the music for the games.
You can check out her responses below. Thanks go to KH13 News Team members AndrewHankinson & Aquaberry for attending and taking note of the responses given by Yoko Shimomura. You can also check out some of the pictures they took below.
[UPDATE] KH13 News Team Member AndrewHankinson has added the questions from the audience members and answers from Yoko Shimomura including a question asked by KH13 News Team Member Aquaberry. Please let us know if you asked one of the question on the night!
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You can check out the PG rating description for Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue below, hinting at possible online interactivity in the game. You may also check out a list of all rated Kingdom Hearts titles from the past here.
The only time a rating ever receives 'Online Interactivity' in their rating is if the game actually has online features. The official Australian classification system rated Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ before its release with a 'G - Online Interactivity' rating.
The PS4 title, Ratchet & Clank, doesn't include any online features, and its rating doesn't include any online interactivity. This further shows that Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue will have online features.
What do you think could be a possible online function in Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue? Let us know in the comments below!
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Also on display are the prototypes for the brand new Organization XIII Roxas Play Arts Kai figure previously revealed at San Diego Comic Con 2016 and the Kingdom Hearts III Sora Play Arts Kai figure that will release in November of 2016 for Japan and January 2017 for North America, as well as other figures and merchandise which have been previously released and are available for purchase.
You can check out images of the new Static Arts Gallery & Action Figure below, in our gallery.
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Square Enix has officially announced a limited edition for Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue.This limited edition includes the regular game, as well as a pin of Sora and Mickey with the Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue logo. This pin is an official Disney Collector's pin.
You can pre-order the limited edition at the official European Square Enix shop. Square Enix has also said that the limited edition will be available at other participating retailers.
Check out the official promo trailer & image below.
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You can view the feature scans below, courtesy of @RyougaSaotome.
Update: Translations have been provided courtesy of
Goldpanner. You can read them below.
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue will release on January 12th, 2017 in Japan, and January 24th, 2017 internationally.
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New York Comic Con will take place from October 6th until October 9th, 2016 and attendees of the convention can find the Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue demo along with many others at Square Enix's booth, booth #1805. Fans who visit the booth will receive a button while supplies last!
Will you be attending New York Comic Con 2016 and trying out the demo for yourself? Let us know in the comments!
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At PSX 2015, Square Enix made a surprise appearance with
. Earlier this year, it was revealed that fans will be receiving announcements regarding Kingdom Hearts III "this winter", so it is likely that Square Enix will return for this year's PSX, along with plenty of Kingdom Hearts III news.
Will you be attending PlayStation Experience 2016? What do you think Square Enix might have in store? Let us know in the comments!
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Tetsuya Nomura also makes sure to clarify that mentioning the recordings of "Sora and the others" is not in reference to Dissidia, but to Kingdom Hearts. However, it is unclear if the recording that he is talking about is for Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue or Kingdom Hearts III.
Thank you to Twitter user @aibo_ac7 for the tip and thanks to Catherine Mueller ([email protected]) for clarification on the translation of the Tweet!
What do you make of Tetusya Nomura's comments about the recordings? Let us know in the comments!
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PlayStation Access will be providing direct gameplay from the playable demo, which is the first time we've received direct footage of the demo since Square Enix uploaded a snippet of gameplay at E3 2016.
We'll be re-uploading the direct KH2.8 gameplay footage by PlayStation Access from EGX 2016 soon, this time in 1080p, as soon as it's available. Stay tuned!
KH13 is also at EGX this year, with Aquaberry representing us at the event. We have played the demo once again, but it seems to be the same as the one we played at E3 2016; it does not seem to have been revised.
Check out the gallery below for a view of the Kingdom Hearts 2.8 booth!
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