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Square Enix is getting ready to start development on its next work within the Kingdom Hearts franchise by listing jobs in the Osaka team for UI Designer, Effect Designer, and Technical Artist for the "HD Development of the Kingdom Hearts series." Since Square Enix hasn't officially announced a new title, these job listings are towards the development of a future or unreleased project. All three of these jobs have a 6 month trial period, so these new hires could potentially be starting off working on a current project. It should be noted that they list specifically for Playstation 4 and Xbox One, as well as Unreal Engine 4, so it's suggested that's what the next project will be developed for. UI Designer -This is a job where you will create an HD easy-to-understand and user-friendly User Interface for the Kingdom Hearts series. -Production and implementation of an optimal UI according to a plan. Proposal and rule creation of UI design with the sense of unity throughout the game's development. -Best part of this job is the user-friendly UI is one of the most important parts of the Kingdom Hearts series, and your creation will be used by millions of passionate fans all around the world. -Need Knowledge of developing for the Playstaion 4 and the Xbox One -Multi-lingual (Japanese, English) Effect Designer -This job consists of creating HD effects for the Kingdom Hearts series. -Effects are very important for the game's graphical quality. This job branches into animation, technical aspects of effects, color, design, etc. -Main required skills are experience in creating effects for the Playstation 4 and Unreal Engine 4's cascade tool. Technical Artist -Shader development and workflow construction of the HD development of the Kingdom Hearts series. -Need experience of development environment and building tools for the Playstation 4 and Xbox One. -Visual proposals, effecient workflow, DCC tool script and shader creation. Credit for the translations, thanks to @ryujiblades! Thanks to Kingdom Hearts Union for the tip! View full article

The SQEX Music Twitter just announced that the Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World of Tres- is adding two additional performances in Yokohama, Japan set for December 26 and December 27. Both shows will take place at the Pacifico Yokohama National Hall played by the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra. Each ticket will cost ¥9,166 with tax included. Starting today the site will be accepting lottery tickets for both performances at the Square Enix e-Store. For more information about these performances and the upcoming Osaka performance on November 30, check out their main site. View full article

August has ended, and with that SixonClothing, Hot Topic, BoxLunchGifts, and PartyCity have updated their Kingdom Hearts merchandise! First off SixonClothing has revealed their Aqua bikini swimsuit and their Organization XIII one-piece swimsuit! Both swimsuits are up for pre-order for $34.99! They are available to pre-order here: Aqua Bikini Swimsuit Organization XIII one-piece swimsuit You can view these swimsuits in the galleries below! Hot Topic is back with more merchandise this month! First off is a Kingdom Hearts Plain O-Ring Skirtall in both regular and plus sizes! It's a white and plaid dress, with symbols from the series! The regular will cost $49.90 and the plus size will bring you to $52.90! Next up, Hot Topic is selling a Kingdom Hearts Kairi a Sora wig! The red Kairi wig is on sale for $15.52 while the Sora wig is $19.92! You can view both wigs in our gallery below! Lastly on the new merchandise from Hot Topic, the Kingdom Hearts Keyblade Collection Vol. 2 Blind Boxes are currently on sale for $10.32! It features the Kingdom Key D, Riku's Way to the Dawn, Star Seeker, Wishing Lamp, Sweet Memories, and lastly Pumpkinhead! Next up on the list is Loungefly back with more enamel pins! Both the Sora, Donald, and Goofy pin and the King Mickey pin are on sale for $7.12! You can view both pins in the galleries below. Lastly, PartyCity has updated their Kingdom Hearts costume section, which includes child costumes of the main trio of Kingdom Hearts III! A Sora and Riku wig are also available separately. The wigs are on sale for $24.99 while the costumes for Sora and Riku are $34.99 each. The Kairi Halloween costume is currently listed for $39.99! The products are available to purchase here: child Sora costume child Riku costume child Kairi costume Sora Wig Riku wig You can check out the gallery of all the costumes and wigs below! This concludes KH13's monthly merch round-up! Thank you to Churro for all the tips! Does anyone have a favorite piece of merch from this monthly round-up? Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr for more news on Kingdom Hearts! View full article