Famitsu.com have posted an article that discusses an upcoming feature of Weekly Famitsu magazine. This issue, the July 28 issue which releases on July 14, is said to contain a series of articles for the 25th anniversary of Famitsu. The Famitsu.com article linked to before contains a survey concerning Kingdom Hearts, and the results of this survey will be published in the Weekly Famitsu. Do you think anything else will be revealed here? Let us know by leaving a comment at our forum.
Famitsu.com > June 17, 2011
New evidence has appeared to support the idea that the 2011 Trailer and all existing screenshots for Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance was rendered using the engine from Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, rather than a new engine. These two videos below, thanks to YouTube user Keytotruth, demonstrate this.
As you can see, these are hacked videos of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix. They reveal extra models which are hidden in the game, and as shown, they are the same as the models that appear in the Dream Drop Distance trailer. Interesting stuff.
Yoshinori Kitase, a producer from Square Enix, has commented on the PSP Remaster program that was recently announced. Yitase had this to say about the program, which takes popular PSP games and re-releases them for the PlayStation 3. This paraphrasing comes from andriasang.com.
Kitase commented briefly on Sony's new PSP Remaster program which takes PSP titles and remasters them in HD on PlayStation 3. He said that he's interested in this program, but because they're placing their full effort on Final Fantasy Type-0 and XIII-2, they currently don't have anything decided.
As you can see, Kitase's comment suggests that titles such as Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep may eventually be remade for PS3, however nothing for this has been done yet. What do you think? Leave a comment at our forum.
Previously, we announced that Square Enix are going to produce novels for Kingdom Hearts Re:coded. A page at Amazon.co.jp has been created for this novel, which is as of yet unnamed. However, it announces that the release date of the novel will be 28 July 2011, at a price of ¥800 (approximately US$9.95).
It's likely given Re:coded's content and the lack of subtitle that the story will be told within the span of one novel. Let's look forward to it and see!
Hello! Another feature addition today. Yesterday we announced a new comments feature on KH13.com, and today, we have been building on this idea. You are now able to comment on all pages in both our music and videos archives. Also, you are able to click "like" on comments, which integrates nicely with Facebook. We hope you enjoy this feature and comment on lots of videos and songs!
What we added today
- The ability to "like" comments
- Comments for the music and videos sections
What's coming soon
- Comments for the gallery
- We have started working on the video archive again, and you will see updates soon!
As E3 2011 is now over, we are going back to our usual schedule of bringing you new features and content. Today we're unveiling our new "comments" feature on KH13.com. This will allow you to comment on every page of the website, similar to how things are done on YouTube. It integrates with your existing forum account on KH13, meaning all comments you make will have your avatar and be linked to your account. Currently, we have only enabled this for the games and information sections. The other sections will come in the new few days. So, to sum up:
What we've done
You can now comment on all pages in games and information. Example: https://www.kh13.com/games/3d/
What's coming next in the next couple days
This feature will be enabled for videos, music and gallery.
A Facebook "like" system for comments.
Welcome to our E3 2011 coverage! Unfortunately, Kingdom Hearts did not make an appearance at the event. However, sqexgal is attending the event and thankfully has been able to cover it for us! You can read about all of the exciting announcements at E3 below, thanks to her, or follow her Twitter for live updates and exclusive photos. We'll keep you posted!
Kingdom Hearts news
When the PlayStation Vita was announced (more below), Sony provided a list of developers that will be developing for this platform, and Square Enix appears on the list. Kingdom Hearts maybe? Always the possibility.
Other news
Information
The PlayStation Vita, the successor to the PlayStation portable, was officially announced with more details surrounding it. It was revealed that they are aiming for a release "this holiday season", at a price of US$250 for the WiFi only version, and $300 for the WiFi+3G version.
The successor to the Wii, previously known as "Project Café", is now official known as Wii U which stands for "Wii Universal". It features controllers with screens on it that allow the console to be played without the television. The new device is meant to be a component to the Wii rather than an all new device.
Various games including Final Fantasy XIII-2 were shown, with new trailers for many. These can all be seen below under "videos".
Impressions
Prepping for E3 2011
FFXIII-2 Trailers Short & Extended
E3 2011 FFXIII-2 Demo Report
E3 2011 Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword
E3 2011 Other 3DS Demos
E3 2011 Zelda HD
E3 2011 Disney Universe
E3 2011 Disneyland Interactive
Images
You can see photos of the event at sqexgal's yfrog account.
Videos
Final Fantasy XIII-2 trailer
Mass Effect 3 trailer
Star Wars: Old Republic trailer
Halo trailer
Assassin's Creed Revelations trailer
Mario Kart 3D trailer
Final Fantasy XIII-2 gameplay
Super Mario Bros 3DS trailer
Kid Icarus 2011 trailer
Paper Mario 3DS trailer
New Sonic Generations trailer
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time trailer
Luigi's Mansion 2 trailer
Tomb Raider trailer
Wii U demo gameplay
Square Enix have released Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days as an Ultimate Hits title. Ultimate Hits represent the best titles as recognized by Square Enix. This version of 358/2 Days is exactly the same game, however comes with a new cover and is now available from Square Enix's online store at a price of ¥2,940 (approximately US$36.66).
There has been a lot of discussion about the possibility that Kingdom Hearts will not appear at E3 2011. Well, we're happy to inform you that this is probably not true! These particular rumors come from the fact that Square Enix have announced a lineup of games that they will feature at E3 2011, and no Kingdom Hearts games appear on the list.
However, not to worry! There are many possible explanations why this could be so-- firstly, if a new Kingdom Hearts game is to be announced at the event (as is likely, see here), then such a game would be kept secret until the actual event. Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance was not announced until the actual event, so it makes sense that the same would occur. Secondly, people are missing that Dream Drop Distance was featured at Nintendo's show, rather than Square Enix's. This explains why Dream Drop Distance does not appear on the list, and means we can probably look forward to the same thing this year. So, don't worry, we will still have a lot of exciting stuff happening at E3 2011!
Now, we want to discuss our coverage of the event, so you're properly prepared to experience it on the day. E3 2011 begins on June 7, and runs until June 9. The main event starts at 10AM PDT on the first day, and we can expect to get much of the content on this day! As for our coverage...
KH13.com is determined to bring you the best coverage for E3 2011! As soon as any information appears, it will be added to both our news stream on the homepage, as well as our dedicated page for E3 2011. sqexgal is personally attending the event as a media representative, and thus will be able to provide exclusive information. Secondly, we also have a news team ready to collate everything that appears and relay it back to you, from sources everywhere. Please look forward to this!
We'd like to announce the joining of two new staff members to KH13! sqexgal and goldpanner will be joining us from HEARTSTATION.ORG. They will act as our official translators, have the ability to edit pages on the site, and may occasionally submit news. We're really privileged to have them here, and we hope you make them both feel welcome!
On a related note, we're happy to announce who we will be sending to E3 2011. sqexgal, mentioned before, will be attending on behalf of KH13. This means we should be able to get exclusive coverage, including photos and videos of the event! We hope you're looking forward to this. E3 2011 will start on 7 June, in only 5 days.
Square Enix have opened their official website for E3 2011. The website, which is linked to in the previous sentence, currently does not display any information, yet will most likely update in the coming days until E3 2011. We'll be sure to keep you updated with anything that appears! E3 2011 starts on June 7, in only 6 days. Remember, KH13.com is sending someone to E3, and we'll announce who this is in a couple of days time. Stay tuned!
We've been working hard over the last week to develop a new section for you. And now, we are going to reveal that section to you. It is the music archive. This archive, which you can access in the main menu in the header, as well as in the links panel on the left-hand side of most pages, has each and every Kingdom Hearts song available for you to listen to.
One of the major features is the "Shuffle" page, which takes you to a random song and plays it, going to a new song when the first finishes. We would love for you to check this out! In addition to that, we also have individual pages for each soundtrack and each song, in case you had something specific in mind.
We hope you enjoy this new section! It will be updated over the next few days, so you can look forward to even more features, but in the meantime please browse the archive and enjoy music from Kingdom Hearts. Let us know what you think by leaving a comment at our forum.