A brand new Kingdom Hearts trailer has been released with a plethora of new information! You can view it below.
New information on Kingdom Hearts Dark Road, Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory, and the Kingdom Hearts III soundtrack have been released.
A new message from Tetsuya Nomura has been released and translated as well. You can view the translation below, courtesy of our team's Ryuji.
The official Japanese Kingdom Hearts account has tweeted out an interesting message stating that an announcement video is releasing at midnight tonight! This announcement video was supposed to release during April but due to circumstances, was pushed back.
This message, written by Director Tetsuya Nomura has been translated by our team's Ryuji below!
The announcement is happening during these times:
11AM EST
10AM Central
9AM Mountain
What do you think this message is alluding to? Is it about Kingdom Hearts Dark Road, or something else entirely? Let us know what you think in the comments below!
The new master in Kingdom Hearts Dark Road has been revealed today: Master Odin! Master Odin was first seen in a screenshot from the game's website. A character card has been uploaded to the game's Twitter account, which you can see below.
The card says:
This news comes after a group of new characters were revealed: Hermod, Urd, Bragi and Vor. These characters will appear in the upcoming mobile title alongside Xehanort and Eraqus. The official Kingdom Hearts Dark Road Twitter account have also uploaded cards showcasing these characters. You can see them below.
All translations are courtesy of AitaiKimochi.
Hermod
Urd
Bragi
Vor
Xehanort
Eraqus
Check out the newest Kingdom Hearts Dark Road Key Art and download the wallpapers here!
Check out an unreleased logo of "Kingdom Hearts: Memory of Melody", found in the Kingdom Hearts Dark Road website files, here!
Reddit user Skullboj recently posted an interesting finding on the KHUχ subreddit concerning a never before seen Kingdom Hearts title logo called Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory.
Little is known of what this logo and title correlate to or exactly mean, but much speculation is currently occurring. We will update this page once conclusive and definitive information regarding this new logo are revealed.
What are your thoughts on Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory? Is it a new mobile game, a cancelled project or something more? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
The official Kingdom Hearts Dark Road website seems to have gone live prematurely, and with it new screenshots and details about the game have been revealed. You can get a closer look in the gallery below.
Of particular note, the website features About, World, Character, Trailer, and System tabs, the recently revealed key art, a closer look at Scala Ad Caelum with its world logo, and a new screenshot featuring Xehanort, Eraqus, and the four newly revealed fellow keyblade wielders sitting before yet another new character.
Thanks to @Roboloid you can view the site's About and World sections below.
ABOUT
Kingdom Hearts Dark Road can be played easily with taps and swipes on your smart phone and is stress free with no complicated leveling or evolving! Why did Master Xehanort, a major figure in the Kingdom Hearts series become the seeker of darkness? That very mystery paints the story of his youth as he studies to become a Keyblade Wielder.
WORLD
Scala Ad Caelum
A world lined with grand structures cascading down peaks like stairs Keyblade Wielders and the youth who aim to become such gather here, earning it the name, City of Keyblade Wielders.
Keep an eye on this space for further updates. What do you think of these new details regarding Kingdom Hearts Dark Road? Let us know in the comments below!
As part of her ongoing "Stay Home" series, Kingdom Hearts composer Yoko Shimomura has uploaded another performance to her Youtube channel. For this performance, Yoko herself performs a section of "Dearly Beloved." You can watch it on you Youtube or watch it below.
Be sure to also check out the performances of "Dearly Beloved", "Kairi", and "Musique pour la Tristesse de Xion" as well as "Vector to the Heavens".
The Kingdom Hearts Dark Road Twitter has revealed a new piece of key art for the game, featuring Xehanort and Eraqus alongside the four newly revealed characters Urd, Hermod, Bragi, and Vor. You can take a closer look at the artwork in the gallery below
What do you think of the new artwork? Let us know in the comments!
[UPDATE June 13, 2020] The Kingdom Hearts Dark Road Japanese Twitter account has shared three new smartphone wallpapers for iPhone, iPad and Android featuring the new key art. View them in our gallery below.
[UPDATE June 14, 2020] The Kingdom Hearts Dark Road English Twitter account has shared English versions of the three smartphone wallpapers released yesterday. You can view them in our gallery above.
As promised during the last Kingdom Hearts Dark Road update, more information was unveiled today.
Eight brand new screenshots have been released by the official Kingdom Hearts Dark Road Twitter account. These screenshots contain new gameplay and story information. You can view all eight of these screenshots below.
Why did he become the seeker of darkness?
This time Xehanort's partner-in-crime is none other than Eraqus!
Fellow companions working hard to become the best Keyblade wielders!
A refined and streamlined leveling system lets you grow stronger even in auto mode!
Complete your enemy collection!
Enjoy intuitive and strategic combat as you tap and flick to victory!
Choose your cards wisely to win battles!
Play cards of the same color for a power boost!
You can take a closer look at the full collection of images in the gallery album below.
Is your excitement for Kingdom Hearts Dark Road ramping up? Let us know how you feel in the comments below!
Xbox has revealed their next monthly lineup for their Game Pass service and both Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX and Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue will be available on Game Pass starting on June 11th. Both collections will only be available on console Game Pass.
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX and Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue are available to buy digitally on the Xbox Store. Kingdom Hearts III is already available on Xbox Game Pass.
As part of her ongoing "Stay Home" Youtube series, Yoko Shimomura, known for her work as the composer for the Kingdom Hearts series, has uploaded another musical performance video. This video contains a duet performance of "Vector to the Heavens" with Benyamin Nuss, pianist of both the "Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour-" and "Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World of Tres-", and Duke of Pianeet, who arranged this piece.
You can view the duet performance on Yoko's Youtube channel or watch it below.
Don't forget to check out the other performances for "Dearly Beloved", "Kairi", and "Musique pour la Tristesse de Xion" as well!
In a series of tweets on the Kingdom Hearts Dark Road Japanese and English Twitter accounts, 4 new characters have been revealed. These new characters are Bragi, Hermod, Urd, and Vor. They were teased in earlier artwork by Tetsuya Nomura.
Each of the new characters have a reference to Nordic mythology. Continue reading below for a list of each of the connections we have.
First, we have Urd. Urd comes from one of the Norns in Norse Mythology.
The Norns in Norse mythology are female beings who rule the destiny of gods and men.
Urðr (Wyrd), Verðandi and Skuld are the three most important of the Norns. Located at the well Urðarbrunnr beneath the Yggdrasil of Asgard, they spin threads of life, cut marks in the pole figures and measure people's destinies, which shows the fate of all human beings and gods. Norns are always present when a child is born and decide its fate.
Hermod's name comes from Hermóðr.
Hermóðr is the son of the all-father Odin and the Goddess Frigg.
When Baldr was killed he was the only one brave enough to ride to Hel and try and bring Baldr back from the dead.
Bragi's name comes from a God with the same name.
Bragi is the God of both poetry and music in Norse mythology, he is the son of the God Odin and the giantess Gunnlod. He is known for his wisdom he is very creative with words
and he also has the most knowledge of poems and songs. His name Bragi means “Poet”. Bragi has runes carved on his tongue. He is married to the beautiful Goddess of youth Iðunn,
and they live together in Asgard.
And finally, we have Vor, who is based on Vör.
In Norse mythology, Vör is a goddess associated with wisdom.
The name means “aware” or more specifically, "Knowledge out of Darkness".
Vör was said to be very wise as she searched out all things so nothing was hidden from her. Vör also had the gift of Providence, and of preparing well for the future.
You can view a complete set of the character image teasers in our gallery below:
More information will be announce on June 10th!
Yoko Shimomura, known for her work as the composer for the Kingdom Hearts series, recently shared another musical performance video. This video consists of Benyamin Nuss, pianist of both the "Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour-" and "Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World of Tres-", performing a medley comprised of the "Dearly Beloved", "Kairi" and "Musique pour la Tristesse de Xion" musical tracks. You can view this performance on Shimomura's Youtube channel below.
She shared a performance video of pianist Ivan Linn a week ago as well.
What is your opinion on this stellar and magical performance by Benyamin Nuss? Let us know in the comments below!
GAME NOVELS Kingdom Hearts III Vol. 3 Remind Me Again is now available for purchase on Amazon Japan and the Square Enix E-Store. The novel will cost ¥1,320 (about $12.00). You can view the cover from our gallery below.
The western localization of Vol. 3 has yet to be announced. Kingdom Hearts III Vol. 2 is available now in Japan and will be available on July 21st for the west.
Yen Press have revealed the cover art for Kingdom Hearts III: The Novel Vol. 2: New Seven Hearts. You can view it in our gallery below.
Vol.2 will be available on July 20th as a paperback or digital. You can pre-order a paperback copy on AAA Anime, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Indigo, Indiebound, or RightStuf for $14.00/$18.50 CAN or as a digital copy from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple IBooks, or Kobo for $7.99/$9.99 CAN.
The novel has already been released on Square Enix's E-Store back in July 2019. Vol. 3: Re:Mind Me Again is now available on Amazon Japan and on the E-Store for ¥1,320 (about $12.00). The western localization of Vol. 3 has yet to be announced.
Will you be adding this to your light novel collection? Let us know in the comments below
Multiple individual journalists have been claiming to have inside information about a Kingdom Hearts animated series being in the works for Disney+, Disney's subscription video on-demand streaming service.
While a Kingdom Hearts TV show has been rumored to be in production multiple times in the past, with one even being canceled in the series's early years, this is the first time multiple reporters from a handful of popular Disney news sites are claiming this to be true at the same time.
Jeremy Conrad, founder and editor-in-chief at MCU Cosmic, DCEU Mythic, and Star War Unity, with previous work history with IGN and in supporting roles in video games production, hinted at this earlier today with a cryptic tweet. Daniel Richtman, known as a Disney news insider, had also made a strange Kingdom Hearts tweet earlier, which he retweeted for emphasis.
Emre Kaya, a film and TV reporter at The Cinema Spot and former writer for Geeks WorldWide (GWW), followed with a short Twitter thread, claiming that they have inside information about the matter.
Skyler Shuler, editor-in-chief at The DisInsider, then reported that Jeremy's post was "true".
Shuler also tweeted that the alleged new Kingdom Hearts series would not be live action.
We will be keeping an eye on this rumour and provide relevant updates as it develops.
What do you guys think – is there any truth to this rumor? Do you think we will be seeing a Kingdom Hearts (CG) animated series at last? Let us know in the comments!
