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Kingdom Hearts 3D at Jump Festa 2012, 220 tickets available

As you would already know, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance is set to appear at Jump Festa 2012. Jump Festa 2012 is an event running from December 17, 2011 to December 18. At this event, Kingdom Hearts 3D will be featured with a playable demo, and a new trailer. Definitely something to look forward to!
Anyway, onto the news. Thanks to FF-Reunion for the tip, we now know that on Square Enix's website, they have announced that 220 tickets will be given out at random to people who apply, in order for them to "experience the game". This could either mean that they get to play the demo or experience the trailer in a closed mega-theatre, but, either way, that's a lot of people and we'll almost certainly get videos of the event when it happens!
DChiuch

Famitsu to reveal new Kingdom Hearts 3D world next week

The current issue of Famitsu Weekly magazine has included a notice about the contents of the next issue, and thanks to 速報＠保管庫(Alt), we know that Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance is mentioned. The next issue, which releases on November 24, 2011 is said to include information about a new world appearing in Kingdom Hearts 3D.
So, stay tuned! KH13 will be ordering a copy of the magazine, so, we hope to have high quality scans up as soon as possible (sometime next week, of course). Either way, pictures are bound to appear online sometime next week. Stay tuned!
Kingdom Hearts 3D is known to include all-new Disney worlds, so, what do you think? Could it be a Toy Story world, a Pinocchio world or a Jungle Book world, all of which were going to be included in past games but removed? Or do you think it will be something completely different? Let us know at our forum.
DChiuch

Jupiter discusses Chain of Memories development

Jupiter, the company responsible for developing Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, has discussed the development of the game in an interview with Inside-Games. Thanks to Tgirl, who found the interview, we now have a translation of it. You can read this below.
Visiting the history of the three important titles made by Jupiter, such as the handheld "Kingdom Hearts" on the GBA, and the direction of the company. Remembering the "Picross" series, there were a great number of pinball games that were developed. Jupiter has done games such as Pocket Pikachu and Poke'mon Mini, but in recent years, they worked on large titles such as TWEWY. So recently, they've been marketing "Picross" for the 3DS.
(T/N: However, "Picross 3D" is made by HAL.)
This time, Inside is inquiring Jupiter, in Kyoto, for a story from President Nakayama and the development staff.
We want to hear the stories about the three titles that were made for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS.
--------- When did the development for "Kingdom Hearts", for the GBA, begin?

Nakayama: It was right around this time, the exposed RPG genre period was said to be big in the business.
Somehow, I believe there existed an accumulation of know-hows within the company, as we were able to meet with Square-Enix's Hashimoto-sama and work on "Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories".
(Shinji Hashimoto: Square-Enix Holdings' senior executive managing director/officer, Also, Square-Enix's 1st work division Corporate Executive)
---------- What kind of beginning was it?

Nakayama: Before "Kingdom Hearts", there was the game, "Disney Sports: Motor Cross" (released by: Konami). In those days, Square and Disney were in the same building. We received the story from Disney, who was in charge of the direction: "Since 'Kingdom Hearts' is being put onto the GBA, why don't we see the outcome in the planning competition?"
I think because "new things were being challenged", the proposal that came through here is "Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories".
---------- The insertion of Hikaru Utada's theme song into the CG movie, within the GBA, became a surprising type of game.
Nakayama: The ROM became awesome in capacity, right? (laughs)
Square and Disney were friendly with each other in this kind of flow. Jupiter is use to working like this with Nintendo as they're known for the TV game genre. It became clear that it was a placed position in opportunities working with portable games.
DChiuch

KH13 now connects with Twitter

For those of you with Twitter accounts, we have now integrated Twitter with KH13.com. If you're a guest, then by clicking the Twitter icon at the top of the page, you can login to KH13 without even having to sign up.
If you're a member, then login and you will see a Twitter icon button at the top of the page. This will allow you to connect your Twitter and KH13 accounts, which gives you a shared login, and the option (note: this is optional) to sync your Twitter and KH13 tweets, status updates and profile pictures.
And now for some weird Kingdom Hearts "news": A man inspired by Kingdom Hearts has created a raft and sailed around for 1.5 months. You can read more about this, and see a photo of the raft at our forum.
DChiuch

Takeharu Ishimoto confirmed to compose for Kingdom Hearts 3D

Takeharu Ishimoto, a composer who works for Square Enix, has confirmed that he will be composing songs for the upcoming Kingdom Hearts title for the Nintendo 3DS, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. This was nnounced via an interview on Famitsu.com. Ishimoto's past composing work includes Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, and the The World Ends with You-- which, of course, will see some of its music appear in Kingdom Hearts 3D.
This doesn't mean he will be the only composer though! It is most likely that Yoko Shimomura will return to compose for Kingdom Hearts 3D as well, and possibly Tsuyoshi Sekito, who also worked on Birth by Sleep. Thanks to Kingdom Hearts Insider for the tip.
DChiuch

Kingdom Hearts wins various "Best of the Decade" awards

The National Academy of Video Game Testers and Reviewers Corp (NAViGaTR) have released a "Best of Decade 2001-2009" list for video games, outlining what they believe to be the best games in various categories. Kingdom Hearts has won various awards on the list, and these are listed below.
- Costume Design of the Decade
- Original Musical Score of the Decade
- Original Role Playing Game of the Decade
Thanks to FuzzyJello from GameFAQs and The Silent Chief for the tip.
Also, in other news, Tetsuya Nomura has been named by the Official PlayStation Magazine as #5 of the most influential PlayStation developers. (Should we cover Tetsuya Nomura news, or just stick to KH news?) Thanks to Kingdom Hearts Insider for the tip.
DChiuch

KH13 now connects with Facebook

For those of you with Facebook accounts, we have now integrated Facebook with KH13.com. If you're a guest, then by clicking the "Facebook Login" at the top of the page, you can login to KH13 without even having to sign up.
If you're a member, then login and you will see a "FB Connect" button at the top of the page. This will allow you to connect your Facebook and KH13 accounts, which gives you a shared login, and the option (note: this is optional) to sync your Facebook and KH13 status updates and profile pictures.
Enjoy!
DChiuch

Kingdom Hearts cutscene archive: Final Update

We have completed our archive of English cutscenes from Kingdom Hearts. Each of the 231 scenes from the game can be viewed and downloaded from our video archive, so please click here to check it out.
Just to recap, this is what you can expect from our cutscene archive:
- Every single scene viewable and downloadable.
- Cutscenes are available at a resolution of HD 720p.
- Downloads are in WMV, MP4 and FLV formats, ready to use in any video editor.
- Cutscenes have the upper and lower black bars removed.
- This is the best quality anywhere on the web. Enjoy!
And a sample of our quality:

DChiuch

Kingdom Hearts 3D playable at Jump Festa 2012

Jump Festa 2012 is an event running from 17-18 December 2011. At this event, various video games are featured. Square Enix has confirmed that Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance will make an appearance at the event, and, also that the game will be playable. The following graphic was posted on the Jump Festa website. Thanks to FF-Reunion for the tip.

DChiuch

More images added to KH13.com Gallery

Every so often, we make a news post telling you what we've added to the KH13.com Gallery, since the last news post. But first, a bit about our gallery. It now has over ten thousand (10,000!!) official Kingdom Hearts-related images, so, it's a must see for any Kingdom Hearts fan. The images range from articles, books, manga, photos, screenshots and wallpapers, and all are official media. Anyway, here are the images we've added behind the scenes (that is, they haven't appeared in any news posts):
Added more photos from Tokyo Game Show 2011:
Photos → Tokyo Game Show 2011

Added more KH3D screenshots from GoNintendo:
GoNintendo → Kingdom Hearts 3D

Added photos from Japan Expo:
Photos → Japan Expo

Added the February 2011 issue of Game Informer:
Game Informer → February 2011

Added various issues of K-Zone magaine:
K-Zone

DChiuch

Kingdom Hearts cutscene archive: Update 5

We announced earlier that we are recording all cutscenes from Kingdom Hearts. All scenes can be viewed and downloaded from our video archive, please check this out here, we are very proud of the quality. So far, we've added 200 scenes. We believe this is the best quality on the net, being HD 720p. Here is what we've added today:
Sections added today
- 100 Acre Wood
- Hollow Bastion 2: Second Visit
Most recent scene

DChiuch

Kingdom Hearts 3D article in Game Informer

The September 2011 issue of Game Informer Australia magazine has included an article on Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. While the article does not reveal any new information, it is still nice to see English-speaking magazines feature upcoming Kingdom Hearts titles. Thanks to Lancelot from Kingdom Hearts Insider, who uploaded a scan of the article, you can see it below in our gallery.
Game Informer Australia → September 2011

DChiuch

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