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With new gameplay shown at E3 2016, allowing players to go hands on with Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, Tai Yasue, co-director of the Kingdom Hearts series, sat down with Famitsu to discuss the new gameplay mechanics on Kingdom Hearts 0.2 -A Fragmentary Passage-, the flow of the game, the controls, the lighting/graphics, and more on how Unreal Engine 4 has made developing Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A Fragmentary Passage- easy for the team. You can read the main highlights of the interview below. We will have the full interview translated as soon as possible. Even though not much is new discussed by Tai Yasue, it's still great to hear about the flow of the game and what we can expect in the gameplay aspect for Kingdom Hearts III. Are you excited for the release of Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue? Would you like to play the demo on the PlayStation store? Let us know in the comments below!

With E3 2016 coming to an end, this means it's time to wrap our coverage of Kingdom Hearts at E3! This year's E3 was filled with announcements by Square Enix, including the big one that Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue will have a worldwide release date, yes you heard right -- The first Kingdom Hearts title to have a simultaneous worldwide release! Could Kingdom Hearts III join that group in the future? Let's hope! Additionally, Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ has been released in Europe! Exciting news, isn't it? Check out all the interviews, trailers, and more from E3 2016! Kingdom Hearts III/Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue <3 - New Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue trailer released announcing December release WW; Kingdom Hearts III news coming this winter - Square Enix announces playable demo of Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue at E3 2016 - Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue banner spotted within LA Convention Center; Background includes similar item included in the E3 2015 Kingdom Hearts III trailer - Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue confirmed to appear in the next Famitsu Weekly article - Impressions of the Kingdom Hearts 0.2 -A Fragmentary Passage- E3 demo by Toominator! Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ <3 - Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ to release in Europe at 12 AM, USA PDT! Aqua medal to be gifted to all players at 12 AM PDT as well! Tetsuya Nomura & Tai Yasue Interviews <3 - Dengeki releases interview with Tetsuya Nomura about Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue and Kingdom Hearts III! - No Final Fantasy based worlds will be featured in Kingdom Hearts III says Tai Yasue - Tai Yasue says Kingdom Hearts HD collections on PS4 not ruled out completely! - Famitsu posts interview with Tetsuya Nomura focusing on Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue and it's connections to Kingdom Hearts III! - Trailers <3 Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue - E3 2016 Trailer Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue - E3 2016 Gameplay Trailer SEP (x) Tai Yasue <3 Screenshots <3 Even though E3 2016 has ended, we will more than likely receive even more Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue news in the fall as it nears its release, and we will definitely be receiving Kingdom Hearts III this winter. Expect our News Team to continue providing coverage for Kingdom Hearts throughout the 2016 year. We hope you enjoyed this year's E3 and we hope to see Kingdom Hearts at next year's E3!

Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ in North America will be receiving 25 new story quests in a new story update being released by Square Enix! In the new story quests, you will be able to team up with Hercules and Cloud to finish off Hades and advance along in the story even further. With these 25 new quests, you will receive an Orichalcum upon completion. The new story update will be released on June 16th, 2016 at 2:00 AM USA PDT. Are you excited for this new story update? Let us know in the comments below!

In a recent interview with Gamespot at E3, Tai Yasue, co-director of the Kingdom Hearts series, says that Kingdom Hearts HD collections (1.5 & 2.5) have not been ruled out completely for the PS4. You can read what he said below. In addition to stating that about the possibility of HD collections on the PS4, he also says that Kingdom Hearts III is going smooth right now. Are you excited to hear the possibility of Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX and Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX coming to the PS4? Let us know in the comments below!

On the official site of Famitsu, they share the news that Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue will be featured in the next issue of Famitsu Weekly, which releases on June 16th, 2016. In the article containing Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, there will be an interview with Tetsuya Nomura, director of the Kingdom Hearts series. Nomura will be discussing the development and future of the series and discuss the recent footage revealed at E3 2016. We will provide the interview with Nomura and Famitsu as soon as the article releases.

Update: To commemorate Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ releasing in Europe, series director Tetsuya Nomura released a new drawing of characters from the game. You can view the image below: The original article follows. <3 Square Enix has just announced that Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ will be coming to Europe. Currently, the game is available on iOS and Android devices for North America and Japan. More details are to follow soon with the European version.

Our official coverage for Kingdom Hearts at E3 2016 has begun! Held from June 14-16, E3 2016 is a gaming trade show where many companies will be showing off their announcements, including Square Enix. We will be including a livestream of all important E3 conferences on our YouTube channel, with Churro (@Churroz) and Logan (@ToominatorKH13) representing us on the E3 floor. As those two are representing KH13 at E3, our wonderful News Team will be updating live with all coverage on Kingdom Hearts from E3 here on KH13 and all our social media channels (Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Google+), so stay tuned! Livestream <3 Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue Gameplay <3 Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue Trailer <3 Updates <3 Pre-E3 (June 7th, 2016 - 10:02 AM, USA EST) - New mystery medal to be released in Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ Japan on 6/9; New Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 trailer coming 6/8 (June 8th, 2016 - 8:00 AM, USA EST) - New Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue trailer released announcing release date; Kingdom Hearts III news coming this winter (June 8th, 2016 - 8:10 AM, USA EST) Square Enix announces playable demo of Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue at E3 2016 (June 8th, 2016 8:26 AM, USA EST) Mystery medal in Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ revealed! (June 8th, 2016 7:39 PM, USA EST) Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue set to be featured on Square Enix Presents program on Wed. June 15th from 4:00-4:30pm PDT (June 9th, 2016 3:46 PM, USA EST) Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue trailer recapped in Square Enix's The Road to E3 2016 Part 3 blog post, mentions playable demo at E3 booth (June 10th, 2016 6:35 PM, USA EST) Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue banner spotted within LA Convention Center (June 12th, 2016 5:40 PM, USA EST) Churro picks up his badge for E3! (June 12th, 2016 6:30 PM, USA EST) Clearer image taken of Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue banner, depicts item similar to one shown in last year's Kingdom Hearts III trailer (June 13th, 2016 11:20 AM, USA EST) AU/NZ retailer MightyApe lists possible release date for Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8: December 6, 2016 Day 0 (June 13th, 2016 10:34 AM, USA EST) 2 hours till Microsoft's E3 conference, with Churro and Logan receiving their showcase bands! (June 13th, 2016 6:56 PM, USA EST) KH13 & KHInsider group picture at E3 featured on YouTube Live at E3 Day 1 (June 14th, 2016 3:00 PM, USA EST) Dengeki releases interview with Tetsuya Nomura about Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue and Kingdom Hearts III! (June 14th, 2016 3:09 PM, USA EST) First image of the Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue demo appears! For the Dream Drop Distance part of the demo, you can play as Sora in Traverse town or in The Grid/Cite des Cloches with Riku. (June 14th, 2016 3:11 PM, USA EST) Gears in the BbS 0.2 demo will set the clock back! There are five in total to collect. (June 14th, 2016 3:12 PM, USA EST) Shot lock returns in BbS 0.2! (June 14th, 2016 3:15 PM, USA EST) Double Jump/Flight returns! (June 14th, 2016 3:17 PM, USA EST) Some footage of Dream Drop Distance HD's demo! (June 14th, 2016 3:18 PM, USA EST) Footage of playing as Riku in Cite des Cloches (June 14th, 2016 3:19 PM, USA EST) Footage of a brand new Dream Eater named Catnuki in Dream Drop Distance HD! (June 14th, 2016 3:20 PM, USA EST) Another look at the Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue banner as well as one for Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ! (June 14th, 2016 3:21 PM, USA EST) After obtaining the 5 gears in the BbS 0.2 demo, the road to the Castle of Dreams is restored and Aqua learns Spellweaver! (June 14th, 2016 3:22 PM, USA EST) Spellweaver in action! (June 14th, 2016 3:25 PM, USA EST) Footage of Aqua walking towards the Castle of Dreams (June 14th, 2016 3:26 PM, USA EST) An image of Terra in BbS 0.2! (June 14th, 2016 3:26 PM, USA EST) Footage of the scene involving Terra in BbS 0.2! (June 14th, 2016 3:30 PM, USA EST) Churro's screenshots of gameplay! (June 14th, 2016 3:31 PM, USA EST) An image of Rhyme from The World Ends With You in Dream Drop Distance HD! (June 14th, 2016 3:32 PM, USA EST) A closer look at Catnuki! (June 14th, 2016 3:40 PM, USA EST) More footage of BbS 0.2! (June 14th, 2016 3:45 PM, USA EST) Footage of BbS 0.2's boss battle! (June 14th, 2016 4:00 PM, USA EST) (June 14th, 2016 9:16 PM, USA EST) Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue confirmed to appear in the next Famitsu Weekly article (June 14th, 2016 9:33 PM, USA EST) No Final Fantasy based worlds will be featured in Kingdom Hearts III (June 14th, 2016 9:49 PM, USA EST) Tai Yasue says Kingdom Hearts HD collections on PS4 not ruled out completely (June 14th, 2016 10:39 PM, USA EST) Famitsu posts interview with Tetsuya Nomura focusing on Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue and it's connections to Kingdom Hearts III Day 2 (June 15th, 2016 2:30 AM, USA EST) Impressions of the Kingdom Hearts 0.2 -A Fragmentary Passage- E3 demo (June 15th, 2016 4:00 PM, USA EST) KH13.com, KHInsider, KH Union and Project Destati take over the official Kingdom Hearts Twitter account! (June 15th, 2016 4:10 PM, USA EST) Churro and Branden from KH Union surprise attack Co-Director Tai Yasue with a χ Back Cover question! (June 15th, 2016 4:21 PM, USA EST) A big Kingdom Hearts family photo including KH13.com, KHInsider, KH Union, Project Destati, Co-Director Tai Yasue, and Producer Rie Nishi! (June 15th, 2016 7:39 PM, USA EST) Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ to release in Europe at 12 AM, USA PDT! Aqua medal to be gifted to all players at 12 AM PDT as well! Day 3 (June 16th, 2016 7:58 PM, USA EST) Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue given awards and nominations from Gamerspack, LEVELCAMP, and Monstervine! Screenshots <3