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March 26, 2015 maintenance report for Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] now available

After tonight's maintenance, updates have been made to Kingdom Hearts χ[chi]. A new story has been added, which takes place in Wonderland! A new SR+ Key Art #28 card is available featuring Sora and many other Kingdom Hearts characters. New events are in place and new items are lined up in the shop. Did you enjoy the new story? Let us know below!
 



 
Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] Team member SkyKeybladeHero has translated this week's updates, which can be read below.
 
 
 
Update: The fully translated walkthrough of the new Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] story in Wonderland is now available! You can view it below thanks to Everglow and SkyKeybladeHero.
 




 
What are your thoughts on this new story? Share them with us in the comments below!
Soravids

Kingdom Hearts: The Novel has released in English

As of yesterday (March 24, 2015), Yen Press (a United States-based localisation company for Japanese manga and novels) have released Kingdom Hearts: The Novel translated in English. It is 300 pages long at a size of 5-1/2″ x 8-1/4″ and is a translated compilation of the first two Japanese Kingdom Hearts novels, “The First Door” and “Darkness Within”.




 
 
It is written by Tomoco Kanemaki (author behind the KH novel adaptations), the illustrations are by Shiro Amano (artist behind the KH manga adaptions), and the original concept of course is by Tetsuya Numora (director of the Kingdom Hearts series).
 
Here is the description of the novel from the Kingdom Hearts page on Yen Press:
 
We’ve made a list of sites where you can purchase the novel below:
Amazon
Barnes & Nobles
Book Depository
Right Stuf

On top of this release, it was revealed a few months ago by Amazon.com that Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories The Novel will be released in English for the first time on September 22, 2015 (approximately 6 months away). And in the last week we had a fan-art contest to celebrate the release of Kingdom Hearts: The Novel and KH13 user Shyera Schroepfer won a copy with her piece “Imposter” which can be seen below!
 
 
 
 





AndrewHankinson

Kingdom Hearts Tribute album now available in Japan, unboxing photos uploaded

The Kingdom Hearts Tribute album which includes new arrangements of 10 songs from the Kingdom Hearts series, is now available in Japan for 2,160 Yen (approx. U.S $18.26). You can order your copy here.
 
The album includes the following songs.
 
With the album now available in Japan people have picked up their copy including Twitter user @letajp who has uploaded photos of the album and you can view them below.
 



Sora96

Final Symphony producer says they'll "definitely think about" a Kingdom Hearts-themed Final Symphony

In an interview with the Square Enix Japan Community Manager at Square Enix Europe, Dan Seto, the producer of the Final Symphony concert and album Thomas Böcker says that they will "definitely think about" doing a Kingdom Hearts-themed Final Symphony.
 
Final Symphony is a concert and now even an album that features features music from the Final Fantasy series. This is recorded and performed by the world famous London Symphony Orchestra in Abbey Road, London. The Final Fantasy series is the first ever video game to have music recorded or performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. Masashi Hamauzu, one of the composers for Final Fantasy X and the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy has also been involved, arranging the songs alongside Jonne Valtonen and Roger Wanamo, and the arranged works are based on compositions by him and Nobuo Uematsu, the composer of many Final Fantasy games, who acts as a consultant for the concerts and album.
 
You can read the full quote below of what Thomas Böcker, the producer said in response to doing a Kingdom Hearts-themed Final Symphony. Would you like to see a Kingdom Hearts-themed Final Symphony? Let us know in the comments below.
Sora96

March 19, 2015 maintenance report for Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] now available

Tonight's Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] maintenance has completed, and along with it new updates have been made. This week's new cards feature Sora, Aladdin, Genie, and Jafar. New events are in place and new skills are available! New items are lined up in the shop as always. Anything look neat?
 



 
Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] Team member SkyKeybladeHero has translated this week's updates, which can be read below.
 
 
 
Soravids

Kingdom Hearts fan event to be held before D23 Expo Japan 2015

Disney has announced a Kingdom Hearts fan event for the lead up to D23 Expo Japan 2015, called Kingdom Hearts―The Theater. This event will take place at Tokyo Disney Resort on November 3, 2015, 3 days before the actual expo. Here's Disney's description of the event:
 
 
At the last D23 Expo in Japan, D23 Expo 2013, Kingdom Hearts III was featured with a new trailer. Could this year's event be where the next Kingdom Hearts III news is shown?
Soravids

KH13 Contest: Share your fan-art & win Kingdom Hearts: The Novel

Hey everyone! Hope you’re enjoying school/college/university/work/other and playing Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX on the lead up to Easter Holidays. With Kingdom Hearts: The Novel releasing in English for the first time on Tuesday (March 24th, 2015), we thought it would be the perfect time to run another competition!
 




 
This will be a fan-art competition with the chance of winning a copy of the (English) Kingdom Hearts: The Novel. The competition is simple and clean: create a fan-art based on an event/scene in the first Kingdom Hearts game (like an illustration you’d find with the possible chapters in the novel), and it must be created specifically for this competition. Read on for more details.
 
How to enter:
Upload your fanart to KH13 (either to the Fan-made Images gallery, or by making a new topic somewhere), and then put a link to your fan-art in the comments below so that we can find it easily.
Fan-art must be related to Kingdom Hearts, it must be an event/scene from the first game and must be created specifically for the competition. You can enter multiple times.
At midnight EST on March 23rd, 2014, our team will deliberate and decide on our favourite fan-art submitted, contact the winner of the contest, and send them their copy! The contest is open to everyone as long as the novel can be shipped to their location via Amazon, etc.

Good luck to everyone! Even if you don't win, there is still a chance we will feature your fan-art on the KH13 Community Twitter and the KH13 Tumblr. Above all, have fun!
AndrewHankinson

Concept art for Disney's cancelled iOS/Android Kingdom Hearts game revealed, including Wreck it Ralph, Frozen, Tangled & Star Wars worlds

Yesterday, we discovered that Disney was developing a Kingdom Hearts title for iOS and Android in 2013 called Kingdom Hearts: Fragmented Keys, which has since been cancelled. Today, we've found out via Philip Cruden's LinkedIn page that the company Go For Launch Productions, also known as GFL Animation Studios, were in charge of creating locations and character designs for Disney Interactive's upcoming Kingdom Hearts online game between September 2011 and March 2013.
 
The official website for GFL Animation Studios has two pages about their work for Disney Interactive and Kingdom Hearts, and these pages contain a huge amount of information, as well as over 100 pieces of concept art for the cancelled title. The two pages are titled "Disney Kingdom Hearts" and "Kingdom Hearts App Game", and together seem to show a very rough, initial concept for GFL's vision of Disney Interactive's Kingdom Hearts game.
 
The game was to have "several Kingdom Hearts heroes" (these seem to be original characters) transported to Disney worlds through a Grand Central like station, where they would join forces with the heroes of those worlds in battle arenas to defeat their enemies. These worlds included ones based on Aladdin, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Snow White, Wreck It Ralph, Frozen, Lilo and Stitch, Star Wars, Tron and Tangled, all represented in the concept art for the game. An original town was also created called "New Town". All concept art can be seen below, originally sourced from the GFL Animation Studios website.
 
- Original concept art
- Game Hubs concept art
- Aladdin concept art
- Alice in Wonderland concept art
- Peter Pan concept art
- Snow White concept art
- New Town concept art
- Wreck It Ralph concept art
- Frozen concept art
- Lilo & Stitch concept art
- Star Wars concept art
- Tron concept art
- Tangled concept art
 
It is unclear if all of these worlds made it past the concept/design stage that GFL Animation Studios were working on, but it is clear that Disney Interactive were working with GFL on this concept art for their upcoming Kingdom Hearts app, and that game designers and Disney executives from both the United States and Japan were all involved.
 
Here are the full descriptions for the concept art:
 
Update: We've got twenty more concept art images showing battles on London rooftops, most likely from Neverland. You can view them here. Thanks go to KH13 member Roxasman1231 for the tip.
DChiuch

Disney was developing a Kingdom Hearts title for iOS & Android named "Kingdom Hearts: Fragmented Keys" in 2013, since cancelled

A former programmer at Disney Interactive has revealed the name and details of a cancelled Kingdom Hearts title. The game was called "Kingdom Hearts: Fragmented Keys", and is said to have been deep in development during 2013 by Wideload Games, a studio of Disney Interactive. Kingdom Hearts: Fragmented Keys was being developed using Unity and C#, and would have been released for the iPhone, iPad and Android markets if it weren't for its cancellation sometime early 2014.
 
Kingdom Hearts: Fragmented Keys was to be a "mobile, free-to-play action RPG", and from the game's development summary, we know that it would have at least contained items, crafting, an inventory, user interface, and networked high score portions. Unfortunately, no more details about the game are known.
 
Working at Disney Interactive (Wideload Games Studio):
 
Summary of the game:
 
It is unknown if Kingdom Hearts: Fragmented Keys is related to Kingdom Hearts Online, another Kingdom Hearts title that was revealed by a former Disney Interactive employee in 2013. Kingdom Hearts Online was being developed by South Korean studio "Studio EX" for Disney Interactive, as early as January 2013 and at least until November 2013, also using Unity for development and targeting "smartphones and the web". Due to the two different studios involved and different titles for the games, it seems as if these are two separate cancelled projects, both in 2013 and both managed by Disney Interactive.
 
Also, as a side note: u/NDABreaker2 on reddit today has claimed to have come across a leaked screenshot of the cancelled game. There is no proof that this is a legitimate screenshot, so unlike the above verified information, this screenshot is not verified at all. We have contacted the reddit user and they have privately given us solid proof that this screenshot and information is legitimate. Nonetheless, here it is.
 
Note: We have removed some details from this article on request.
DChiuch

March 12, 2015 maintenance report for Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] now available

After tonight's maintenance, more updates have been made to Kingdom Hearts χ[chi]. A handful of new cards are now available including the new Key Scene #13 card. Some interesting White Day events are in place with neat benefits for the player. Other new events are also in place, along with the usual new items. Any thoughts on this update? Tell us below!
 



 
Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] Team member SkyKeybladeHero has translated this week's updates, which can be read below.
 
 
 
Soravids

March 5, 2015 maintenance report for Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] now available

After the usual maintenance, more updates have been made to Kingdom Hearts χ[chi]. This week's new cards feature Sora in Final Form, Roxas, Riku, and King Mickey. The home screen is now decorated with a blue banner that says "White Day" as part of a special event taking place in this update. New avatars have also been added, along with new missions.
 



 
Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] Team member SkyKeybladeHero has translated this week's updates, which can be read below.
 
 
 
Soravids

Kingdom Hearts Tribute album cover artwork revealed, drawn by official Disney artists

4Gamer.net has posted the official cover artwork for the Kingdom Hearts Tribute album, which was announced yesterday. The artwork features King Mickey, Donald Duck and Goofy in a pose that is very similar to the famous Three Musketeers pose except with their Kingdom Hearts weapons. This artwork was drawn by official Disney artists. You can view it below. The Kingdom Hearts Tribute album releases on March 25 in Japan.
 




 
In addition, an official website for the soundtrack has been launched and it has revealed what is most likely the back cover artwork. You can view this below.
 




 
Update: The official website for the album has been updated with previews of all the songs included in the album.
Sora96

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