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As part of the Kingdom Hearts III commemorative campaign, the Square Enix ARTNIA store is showcasing original artwork of the various worlds which appear in the game. You can view the artwork below thanks to @dmseto
The campaign, which features Kingdom Hearts themed menu items, merchandise, and decor throughout the store is currently running up until April 25th. 
Square Enix have updated the Kingdom Hearts Portal Site with new merchandise for the Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World of Tres- tour. The merchandise includes a shirt, a tote bag, and a poster with the updated logo for the tour. Also include are a key chain with conductor Sora, a new conductor's Keyblade featuring Oathkeeper and Oblivion, a new program featuring interviews with Yoko Shimomura and Tetsuya Nomura,  Yoko Shimomura & Takeharu Ishimoto, Yoko Shimomura & Takeshi Sekido, and a updated CD featuring songs from Kingdom Hearts to Kingdom Hearts III. You can view the items in the gallery below.
The prices for each item is listed below. (Prices are based upon the Tokyo concerts and may vary between each concert and venue)
Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World of Tres- Album: ¥3,500 (~$31.00) Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World of Tres- Brochue: ¥2,500 (~$23.00) Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World of Tres- Conductor's Keyblade: ¥6,500 (~$58.00) Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World of Tres- T-Shirt (Sora): ¥3,000 (~$27.00) Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World of Tres- Tote Bag: ¥2,600 (~$23.00) Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World of Tres- Poster: ¥1,200 (~$11.00) Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World of Tres- Key Holder: ¥1,700 (~$15.00) These items will be available at each venue. Selective items from Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- will also be available to purchase during the concerts.
Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World of Tres- will begin on Saturday April 27th in Tokyo Japan. For a complete schedule of the tour, you can check out our previous article about it.
Thanks to @naxkia for the tip!
What do you think of the merchandise? Are you going to be attending one of these concerts this year? Let us know in the comments below!
 
 
 
Following last month's announcement of an official Kingdom Hearts III manga series by returning artist Shiro Amano, the "next issue notice" of Square Enix's magazine Monthly Shonen Gangan reveals that its serialization will start from April 24, 2019 (JST)! Fans will be able to read the "prologue" chapter this week on Square Enix's web magazine Gangan Online.
UPDATE [Apr 23, 2019]: The first few pages will be in color. The manga will be serialized in the Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine as well as appearing on Gangan Online.
Thanks to KH13 Staff @sololonlon for translations!
UPDATE [Apr 25, 2019]: The serialization of the Kingdom Hearts III manga has been delayed to April 29, 2019. 
You can see images from the announcement and Gangan Online archives below.
 
It has just been announced by the official Kingdom Hearts Facebook and Twitter accounts that Kingdom Hearts III's Critical Mode will be released tomorrow, April 23rd, as a free update! 
Tetsuya Nomura's message is as follows:
In the official Japanese Twitter for the game series, Nomura specifies that the update will be released on April 24th in Japan (JST). You can read the translation by Goldpanner below.
UPDATE [Apr 23, 2019]: The Square Enix website has been updated with technical information concerning two upcoming Kingdom Hearts III updates, Update 1.04 and 1.05, and has stated the time of release as 11 AM JST on April 24th (7PM PST on April 23rd), although it seems that 1.05 will be downloadable at a slightly later time. Update 1.04 will contain the Critical Mode updates and some more changes as detailed below; Update 1.05 will implement changes such as carrying over Keyblade from previous game clear data on starting a new game, and increasing the Gummiphone's photo capacity to 200. Read the details below for more information.
The Critical Mode is the hardest difficulty for Kingdom Hearts games offered to only a select number of games in the series. This difficulty for Kingdom Hearts III was first announced by co-director Tai Yasue at the 2019 Game Developers Conference last month.
Yasue stated that Critical Mode in Kingdom Hearts III would be more than just a value change, referring to the HP, MP, and damage output of Sora, his allies, and the game's various enemies. He also said that Critical Mode is "more technical and offensive," and will be geared toward those who are "good at action games" and at "timing their attacks". He stated that the skill required will change the way that players will play the game.
UPDATE [Apr 23, 2019]: According to the website Automaton Media's sources, Critical Mode will include halved HP and MP values, reduced Situation Command and Grand Magic frequency, and new Critical Mode-exclusive abilities. In addition, more abilities will be available at the start of the game, and players with a completed save file will be able to carry existing items and Keyblade upgrades into a new save file, in a fashion similar to a "New Game Plus" feature.
UPDATE [Apr 23, 2019]: Square Enix have confirmed that Update 1.04 will release in the West at the same time as in Japan! It will release on April 23 AT 7 PM PT/10 PM ET, and on April 24 at 2 AM UTC.
The Critical Mode was recently featured in a 13 minute video on the official Square Enix Japanese YouTube channel. Check it out below.
 
The Youtube channel 13th Vessel has uploaded an interesting YouTube video named “KINGDOM HEARTS III - Exploring Scala Ad Caelum [Out of Bounds]” where they freely explore Scala Ad Caelum. In this video, they take Sora all across Scala Ad Caelum, to areas entirely hidden to the player during Kingdom Hearts III. We get to see typically unseen locations that are between and behind the buildings. This is the first instance in which we can see the full scope of Scala Ad Caelum and how much was created for this area of Kingdom Hearts III. This video is quite beautiful and insightful for any Kingdom Hearts fan.
13th Vessel is skilled in hacking, glitching and modding the Kingdom Hearts games, and has a range of interesting videos on this topic, as well as many other Kingdom Hearts related videos. You can watch the video below.
There is also a glitch tutorial video regarding Scala ad Caelum. You can watch that below.
 
Until April 29th at 23:59 PT, Supernova - HD Terra, HD Aqua, and HD Ventus return in their respective medal deals! If pulled, they'll arrive with one of the following skills maxed:
   ・Attack Boost VI Max 
   ・Defense Boost I Max   
   ・Defense Boost II Max   
   ・Defense Boost III Max   
   ・ATK B V Max & GA 1   
   ・ATK B V Max & Lux+ 
   ・Triple Threat II
Limited VIP Boards are also available for Supernova - HD Terra & Aqua & Ventus.
During this same time period, Dual Wield Roxas EX also returns in his own medal deal! This time around, he (along with Illustrated KH2 Sora & Riku) can be upgraded to a Tier 9 Supernova medal:
 
The KH2 Vivi avatar boards are also open until April 29th at 23:59 PT, for 2500 Jewels each:
KH II Vivi (M)/(F)
KH II Vivi  KH II Vivi: Sleeves  KH II Vivi: Hat (Skill Perk +10)  Title: Timid (M) / Alive (F) ATK B IX Max & GA 1 (6★ Scrooge)  ATK B IX & Lux+ (6★ Scrooge)  Sleep+ II Max (6★ Scrooge)  Magic Gem x 1  6★ Chip x 2  6★ Dale x 2  6★ Cid 10 x 1  6★ Huey & Dewey & Louie x 5  6★ Fantasia Mickey B x 2  
Until April 30th at 23:59 PT, two skill boards are available for 2000 Jewels each:
Skill Enhancement Board A
Attack Boost VIII Max (6★ Scrooge) x 1 ATK B VI Max & Lux++ (6★ Scrooge) x 1 Defense Boost V Max (6★ Scrooge) x 1 Second Chance IV (6★ Scrooge) x 1 ATK B VIII Max & GA 2 (6★ Scrooge) x 1 6★ Huey & Dewey & Louie x 1 Skill Enhancement Board B
ATK B VII Max & GA 0 (6★ Scrooge) x 1 ATK B VII Max & GA 1 (6★ Scrooge) x 1 ATK B VII Max & GA 2 (6★ Scrooge) x 1 ATK B VI Max & GA 0 (6★ Scrooge) x 1 Defense Boost VI (6★ Scrooge) x 1 6★ Huey & Dewey & Louie x 1  
Lastly, five new Main Story quests have been added.
Images from this update can be viewed below. Had any luck with the Moogles yet?
 
Utada Hikaru has announced on her website that highlights of her "Laughter in the Dark 2018" Tour will be available on DVD and Blu-Ray as well as digitally via iTunes and being streamed on pay-per-view via SkyPerfect TV and on Netflix.
The DVD/Blu-Ray set includes a DVD and Blu-Ray of the concert as well as a behind the scenes documentary. Also included are a bonus DVD containing music video clips of “Forevermore”, “Anata”, and “Hatsukoi”  and three documentary videos of the “making of” scenes of the music videos, previously broadcasted on M-ON, a 60-page book of photos, including many that haven't been released, and a replica of the backstage pass. An exclusive neck strap will also come with the set, but are limited. You can view the collection below.
The show will be available on June 26th. Pre-orders for the DVD/Blu-Ray are now being accepted. The set will cost 10,800 yen (about 96 dollars). You can pre-order here.
The iTunes digital version will cost 3,500 yen (about 30 dollars) and will include the concert and documentary. The PPV version will be on SkyPerfect! TV and will cost 594 yen (about 5 dollars) and will include the concert only. Netflix will also contain just the concert. All versions will be available on June 26th.
A TV promo for the concert has been shown in Japan. You can watch it below.
Will you buy the Blu-Ray box set or buy the digital version/streaming it online? Let us know in the comments below!
Today's new Kingdom Hearts Union X story update added new quests featuring a whole new world, which brings the player to the Game Central Station from Wreck-it Ralph. The announcement of a new world goes back to Tetsuya Nomura's first tease of a world that both had not appeared in the series yet and whose character appears as summon in Kingdom Hearts III. Although the story update is actually available on Japanese server only, it is expected that it will reach North American and European servers soon.
Here you can find Everglow's new quests playthrough:
This in-game screenshot comes directly from the newly featured world:

What are your expectations for this new world? Let us know in the comments!
In an interview with GameReactor during the 2019 Game Developers Conference, Kingdom Hearts series co-director Tai Yasue took the opportunity to speak about the development of Kingdom Hearts III, while also touching upon the team's plan for the future. Yasue mentioned that one of the primary goals during development was to understand and learn what players wanted out of Kingdom Hearts III.
On the game's upcoming Critical Mode, Yasue said that the development team wanted to "do it the right way," instead of solely altering HP and damage values. They decided to implement new abilities that will resonate with a more technical playstyle, and also focused on making players think about their actions both inside and outside of battle. In addition, Critical Mode will feature AI adjustments to prevent it from feeling unfair, but it will still push players to their limits and encourage them to utilize the game's full array of options, such as cooking meals to gain stat benefits.
Yasue stated that the team is very happy with the warm and positive response that Kingdom Hearts III has received from both fans and critics, especially since the team was very worried about how fans would react. He said that they really focused on exceeding fans' expectations and wanted to do as much as they could. While other games end up cutting various elements due to cost or time constraints, Yasue feels confident that the team was able to accomplish everything that they wanted to implement. He thanked the fans for their encouragement throughout the development process.
While Third Anniversary campaigns are going on, the new week's got some stuff to bring, too.
For VIP purchasers this week, VIP offers: four KH3 Minnie medals, a corresponding Trait Medal, and a bonus 1400 Jewels; a 7* Sora & Chip & Dale medal, another 7* Supernova - KH3 Ansem medal, the Pastry Chef avatar set (gloves: Skill Perk +9), the Lollipop hand accessory (Raid Boss Perk +5), the Pink Monstar spirit part set, the Hamburger and Cupcake Cap spirit parts, seven Brooms and Mirrors, six Gems (two of each P/S/M type), and five Blue Fairy medals (two for Tier 7 and 8, one for Tier 6).
Medal Attribute Guilt Tier SP Cost Ability Max Multiplier 6* KH3 Minnie Upright/Magic 8 0 SP [AoE] 1 turn: 15 DEF & P-DEF, targets -8 STR, -3 P-STR. Uses 2 gauges. x14.65 7* KH3 Minnie Upright/Magic 8 0 SP [AoE] 1 turn: 15 DEF & P-DEF, targets -8 STR, -3 P-STR. Uses 2 gauges.
Supernova 
[AoE], x90 multiplier. 1 turn: 15 DEF & PSM-DEF, targets -10 STR, -3 PSM-STR. Count +3. Gauge +10. 
Activates before slot 6 when defending in PVP.
 
x31.68  
Union Cross, until April 21st at 23:59 PT, offers the Maximus Ornament. 30-minute Bonus Times are at:
Pacific Time UTC 4:00 a.m. - 4:29 a.m.
10:00 a.m. - 10:29 a.m.
2:00 p.m. - 2:29 p.m.
7:00 p.m. - 7:29 p.m.
11:00 p.m. - 11:29 p.m.
11:00 - 11:29
17:00 - 17:29
21:00 - 21:29
2:00 - 2:29
6:00 - 6:29
 
Lastly, aim high in the weekly LUX rankings for rewards like the Shoulder-Riding Pascal accessory!
 
Images from this update can be viewed below. Good Luck with those KH3 Moogles!
 

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