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Famitsu releases review for Kingdom Hearts III, rating it 39/40

By Aquaberry,

Famitsu, the most popular and respected video games magazine in Japan, have finally released their rating for Kingdom Hearts III! Previously, they had published two preliminary reviews for the game online. In the most recent issue that released on February 7, they published their rating of the game, summing up the score of four reviewers to 39/40. In the same issue, they also featured different gameplay elements from the game.
You can read a translation of the reviews below, and take a look at the scans from the issue at the end of the article. Translations are courtesy of @Keytotruth.
 
Read KH13's review of Kingdom Hearts III here!
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Recent Kingdom Hearts III news:
- A special version of Dearly Beloved plays with Kingdom Hearts III Limited Edition PlayStation 4 Pro theme
- Square Enix Cafe ARTNIA reveals the Kingdom Hearts III commemoration campaign menu
- Kingdom Hearts III ships 5 million copies worldwide

A special version of Dearly Beloved plays with Kingdom Hearts III Limited Edition PlayStation 4 Pro theme

By Aquaberry,

Those who were able to obtain the Kingdom Hearts III Limited Edition PlayStation 4 Pro can now listen to a special version of Dearly Beloved with its theme! This version of the staple track from the series seems to be the same that first plays during a certain cutscene in Kingdom Hearts III.
Fan xenosaga7 has uploaded a sample of the track. You can check it out in the video below.
 

Square Enix Cafe ARTNIA reveals the Kingdom Hearts III commemoration campaign menu

By Skyz,

The previously announced Kingdom Hearts III launch campaign for Square Enix Cafe ARTNIA has been revealed to include a Kingdom Hearts inspired menu. During the campaign exclusive Kingdom Hearts Merchandise will be available to purchase. Guests can receive a themed luncheon mat as a gift and if ordering a drink you will receive a themed coaster. Reservations for ARTNIA take place via a lottery system. Read here for more information on reservations for the Square Enix Cafes.
Dishes
 
Seasonal ice yogurt flavor for the full term (February 2 to April 12)
Approx. ¥ 890
 
Long hair – pasta - Full-year (February 2 - April 12) 
Approx. ¥ 1100
 
Dark rice ball - Phase 1 (February 2 - February 24) 
Approx. ¥ 880
 
Heated sashimi - Phase 1 (February 2 to February 24) 
Approx. ¥ 900
 
Little Chef Ratatouille - Phase 1 (February 2 to February 24) 
Approx. ¥ 1000
 
Drinks
 
Sky -  Full year (February 2 - April 12) 
Approx. ¥ 850
 
Land - Full year (February 2 to April 12) 
Approx. ¥ 850
 
 
Sea - Full season (February 2 to April 12) 
Approx. ¥ 850
 
 
All seasons - (February 2 to April 12) 
Sea of different world
Approx. ¥ 800
 
Honey lemon pot - Phase 1 (February 2 to February 24) 
Approx. ¥ 800
 
Jelly of the night sky - First period (February 2 to February 24) 
Approx. ¥ 800
 
Potion
Approx. ¥ 600
 
Hi- Potion
Approx. ¥ 650
 
Are you attending the any of the Square Enix Cafes? If so which delicious food and beverages will you choose? Let us know in the comments section below!

Kingdom Hearts III ships 5 million copies worldwide

By KHWaterBlock,

A press release came out today showing that Kingdom Hearts III has shipped five million copies worldwide, making it the fastest selling game in the franchise's history. 
You can check out the full press release here talking more about the announcement. The image they included on their social media can be seen below.

We want to thank everyone at the Kingdom Hearts team at Square Enix!

Kingdom Hearts III artbook showcasing timeline, concept art of enemies, weapons, Attractions, and more

By Aquaberry,

Those who pre-ordered the Kingdom Hearts III Deluxe Edition have received, along with an exclusive steelbook and pin, a copy of the game's artbook. This starts with a message director Tetsuya Nomura wrote for the readers and includes character renders, screenshots, and concept art of bosses, Heartless, Gummi Ship enemies, Keyblades, and other weapons including Attractions. It also has an indicative timeline of the games in the series, although it seems to include some inconsistencies (Chain of Memories placed further ahead of Kingdom Hearts and right before Kingdom Hearts II, and "Kairi rescued" instead of "Namine rescued" in the middle of Chain of Memories.)
Notably, the book includes the screenshot of Marluxia from the older trailer footage rather that from the game, as he seems to have blue eyes. The design choice of the Large Body heartless is also interesting; this is the design it takes in Arendelle. However, the clothes don't match any traditional styles in Norwegian or Scandinavian folk culture, but is slightly reminiscent to the style of clothing of the Sámi people, who inhabit huge parts of Northern Scandinavia. This style of clothing is also the same that Kristoff has during most of the original film.
For those who couldn't obtain the artbook, luckily we have procured scans that you can view in the album below! The scans are courtesy of KH13 Staff HaakonHawk.
 

Kingdom Hearts III pre-order items from other countries now available as Square Enix Member Rewards

By KHWaterBlock,

The Square Enix store recently updated their member rewards section, which now includes the pre-order bonuses for Kingdom Hearts III from other countries. Fans can redeem their points for five different items, including two different yo-yos, a calendar, a button set, and a light up key chain. The point reward requirements are below.
Kingdom Hearts III - Puffy Light up Heartless Key chain
100 points
Kingdom Hearts III - Button 3 Set 
150 points
Kingdom Hearts III - 2019 Calendar
200 points
Kingdom Hearts III - Light up Yo-Yo
100 points
Kingdom Hearts III - Molded glow in the dark Yo-Yo
80 points

Official music video for 'Face My Fears' now available

By Aquaberry,

Skrillex has uploaded the official music video for 'Face My Fears', the Kingdom Hearts III opening theme he produced with Utada Hikaru and Poo Bear. You can view it below!
Follow our master coverage of Kingdom Hearts III and stay up to date with the latest news via our Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr!
Latest Kingdom Hearts III news:
- Read our review of Kingdom Hearts III - a masterpiece
- "Face My Fears" debuts at #98 on Billboard's Hot 100
- Kingdom Hearts III sold over 600,000 physical copies in Japan

Kingdom Hearts III Update 1.03 comprising Secret Movie is now available for download

By Aquaberry,

The Kingdom Hearts III's Update 1.03  comprising the "secret movie" is now available for download on the PlayStation and Xbox stores!
Kingdom Hearts III is following the footsteps of a number of past games in that players can unlock a secret ending after satisfying certain conditions depending on the difficulty level they have chosen. For Kingdom Hearts III, one must capture a certain number of photos of the Mickey Mouse lucky emblems that can be found around the worlds. For beginner difficulty, they must capture all of them; this is less in standard mode, and even less in proud mode.
What kind of secret ending does director Tetsuya Nomura have in store for us? Will it foreshadow the events in the next game in the series? You can discuss in our Kingdom Hearts III forum!
Follow our master coverage of Kingdom Hearts III and stay up to date with the latest news via our Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr!
Latest Kingdom Hearts III news:
- "Face My Fears" debuts at #98 on Billboard's Hot 100
- Kingdom Hearts III sold over 600,000 physical copies in Japan
- Kingdom Hearts executive producer Shinji Hashimoto has reflected on Kingdom Hearts III's release with a message to fan

"Face My Fears" debuts at #98 on Billboard's Hot 100

By Leamax,

"Face My Fears" debuted this week at #98 on the Billboard Hot 100. This is the first appearance for Utada Hikaru on the Billboard Hot 100 in her career and for Skrillex, it's his eight Top 100 appearance.
This comes a week after "Face My Fears" came in at #1 on iTunes International Album chart.
 
"Face My Fears" is available worldwide; the album song can be bought from the Apple Store, Google Play Music, and Amazon as well as streamed on Spotify. You can also now listen to it in Kingdom Hearts III itself, during the opening cinematics. For lyrics and more information, click here.
Follow our master coverage of Kingdom Hearts III and stay up to date with the latest news via our Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, and Discord!

Kingdom Hearts III sold over 600,000 physical copies in the first three days in Japan

By DChiuch,

The sales information for the week of January 21 – January 27, 2019 are in for Japan, and Kingdom Hearts III has performed very well. In the first three days that the game was available, Kingdom Hearts III has sold over 600,000 copies in Japan (610,077 copies according to 4gamer). Note that these numbers include both the standard and deluxe editions of the game, but only include physical copies sold, not digital copies.
Resident Evil 2 was second place for the week, with ~253,000 copies sold.
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