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The Koch Media online store website and Amazon Germany have listed a "Kingdom Hearts PS4 Collection". The item is only available in German, as it is only listed in the German and Austrian online stores; in the Swiss online store, it is listed as "Kingdom Hearts PS4 Collection (PS4) (DE)." The item is priced at €69,99 (and at SFr. 79.90 on the Swiss website), with a release date of November 24, 2017. The item description is as follows: It is unclear whether or not this will be a special edition containing exclusive merchandise and packaging, such as the Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX Collector's Edition, or a bundle with items aside from the individual games. The website has not provided any information regarding the packaging of the product or any other item apart (from the games) that may be included in it. UPDATE: As of October 25, 2017, the listing seems to have gone from both Koch Media and Amazon Germany. The links on Koch Media now lead to a page saying "The product could not be found." For your reference, below is a picture of the product page when it was active on the German website. Keep an eye on this space for future updates on this product!

Keychains based off of the five Foretellers' Keyblades from Kingdom Hearts are now available for pre-order on the North American Square Enix Online Store, due to release in March 2018. These include Keychains of Master Ira's Keyblade, Master Aced's Keyblade, Master Invi's Keyblade, Master Ava's Keyblade, and Master Gula's Keyblade. There is currently a 10% discount applicable, reducing the price of each keychain from $19.99 USD to $17.99 USD. This reduction is only available until November 2nd, 2017. You can view pictures of the keychains below: You can pre-order the keychains via the following links: Kingdom Hearts Keyblade keychain - Ira Kingdom Hearts Keyblade keychain - Aced Kingdom Hearts Keyblade keychain - Invi Kingdom Hearts Keyblade keychain - Ava Kingdom Hearts Keyblade keychain - Gula All the Keychains are made out of nickel-plated zinc alloy and are approximately 2.5 inches. UPDATE: The Foreteller's Keyblades keychains are now up for pre-order on AmiAmi, at a current price of 1,740 yen ($15.29 USD), with tax, after a 15% discount on the original price of 2,052 yen ($18.02 USD). AmiAmi have listed the release date of the keychains to be February 2018. You can pre-order the keychains from AmiAmi via the following links: Kingdom Hearts Keyblade keychain - Ira Kingdom Hearts Keyblade keychain - Aced Kingdom Hearts Keyblade keychain - Invi Kingdom Hearts Keyblade keychain - Ava Kingdom Hearts Keyblade keychain - Gula Let us know if you'll be adding these Keyblade keychains to your collection in the comments below!

Amongst the Kingdom Hearts III information revealed at the Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary Commemorative Campaign Preview Night held at Square Enix Café Osaka on October 13, 2017, there was also a discussion pertaining the worlds in the upcoming title and future reveals. Kingdom Hearts III development leads, such as series director Tetsuya Nomura and lead character modeler Mr. Yamasaki, answered related questions. It was confirmed that a new playable character other than Sora will be present in Kingdom Hearts III. They said: This follows a previous statement where Nomura hinted at the possibility of a second playable character. When asked about the world selection criteria in Kingdom Hearts III, the staff in attendance answered: When asked if they meet with Disney representatives abroad to discuss world selection, Yamasaki replied that he does so on a regular basis to share his point of view on the world, and that "each leader goes [abroad] as a delegate." Lastly, the staff stated that while D23 Expo has been confirmed in the past to present new information on Kingdom Hearts III, it is undecided whether this will be the case for the event's upcoming 2018 installation. Translations for this report have been provided by KH13 translators Mio-chan and Lady Aleister. You can read more about the Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary Commemorative Campaign Preview Night and view pictures of it here. The Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary Commemorative Campaign Preview Night at Square Enix Café Osaka is a campaign that precedes the joint campaign between Square Enix Café Osaka, Square Enix Café Tokyo, and ARTNIA, which is held to celebrate the Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary as well. You can read more about this joint campaign and view pictures of it here. This collective campaign will run at ARTNIA until December 14th, 2017, and at both Square Enix Café Osaka and Square Enix Café Tokyo until November 10th, 2017. You can also keep in touch with the ongoing updates on our Twitter here.

Series director Tetsuya Nomura revealed some background information on Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] during the Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary Commemorative Campaign Preview Night held at Square Enix Café Osaka on October 13th, 2017. Nomura stated that the character of Ventus from Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep is the "same person" as seen in Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross]. When asked if Lauriam from Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] and Marluxia are the same person, he replied, "Lauriam is Lauriam." Regarding the story of Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross], he said, "[it] will not be completed in Kingdom Hearts III. (Not everything will be revealed in Kingdom Hearts III.)" Translations have been provided by KH13 translator Mio-chan. You can read more about the Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary Commemorative Campaign Preview Night and view pictures of it here. The Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary Commemorative Campaign Preview Night at Square Enix Café Osaka is a campaign that precedes the joint campaign between Square Enix Café Osaka, Square Enix Café Tokyo, and ARTNIA, which is held to celebrate the Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary as well. You can read more about this joint campaign and view pictures of it here. This collective campaign will run at ARTNIA until December 14th, 2017, and at both Square Enix Café Osaka and Square Enix Café Tokyo until November 10th, 2017. You can also keep in touch with the ongoing updates on our Twitter here.

During the Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary Commemorative Campaign Preview Night held at Square Enix Café Osaka on October 13th, 2017, staff in charge of the development of Kingdom Hearts III, such as series director Tetsuya Nomura, executive producer Shinji Hashimoto, and co-director Tai Yasue, met with fans and answered questions, providing snippets of information regarding the upcoming title. During the event, Nomura introduced Mr. Yamasaki as the person in charge of character models for Kingdom Hearts III, jokingly saying, "If you’re not satisfied with a character, please remember Mr Yamasaki!" Yamasaki reported the following: A model for Xemnas was previously shown in the Kingdom Hearts III Orchestra trailer, and a model for Young Xehanort was show in the Toy Story trailer at D23 Expo 2017. From the statement above, it can be inferred that they may not have been the final models. Sora's height was also reported to be 160 cm - 3 cm shorter than Yamasaki himself. It is unclear whether this is Sora's original or current height; however, as Yamasaki had been commenting on models for Kingdom Hearts III, it is possible this is referring to the height of Sora in Kingdom Hearts III. Regarding other characters' heights, Yamasaki said: Furthermore, when asked a question about whether he has been planning to create models for hooded characters such as the Master of Masters, Yamasaki responded: *He might have been referring to the black cloak that the Master of Masters is seen wearing in Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover. It was also reported that Riku's and Kairi's Kingdom Hearts III outfits are not quite done yet as they’re evolving everyday, and that they will have a hood. This statement may have been referring to the in-game models rather than the design, as Nomura had previously stated that Riku's outfit design had been completed. He had also commented that Riku's Kingdom Hearts III outfit was based on the one he's shown in in the Kingdom Hearts χ 3rd anniversary Key Art. In the illustration, Kairi is also seen wearing an outfit with a hood. Translations have been provided by KH13 translator Mio-chan. You can read more about the Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary Commemorative Campaign Preview Night and view pictures of it here. The Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary Commemorative Campaign Preview Night at Square Enix Café Osaka is a campaign that precedes the joint campaign between Square Enix Café Osaka, Square Enix Café Tokyo, and ARTNIA, which is held to celebrate the Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary as well. You can read more about this joint campaign and view pictures of it here. This collective campaign will run at ARTNIA until December 14th, 2017, and at both Square Enix Café Osaka and Square Enix Café Tokyo until November 10th, 2017. You can also keep in touch with the ongoing updates on our Twitter here.

Disney Cast Members in Donald Duck and Goofy Kingdom Hearts costumes were spotted at a Cast Appreciation Party that took place on Thursday, August 31 in Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. The party was exclusive to entertainment cast only. The costumes seem to be the same, if not similar, to the ones worn on Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween event in 2004 at the Magic Kingdom, just prior to the release of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. You can compare the costumes in the albums below. Thanks to Jorge de Sousa Costa (@jorgecostacom) for the tip! The photos below of Donald and Goofy at the Cast Appreciation Party were taken by Brynée Kitaoka and JV (@borealis.dreams). Cast Appreciation Party 2017, Epcot Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween 2004, Magic Kingdom Kingdom Hearts' other appearances at Disney parks include the sales of an exclusive Organization XIII Mickey Mouse pin, a Kingdom Hearts Re:coded statue and print seal machines at Tokyo Disney Sea, footage of Kingdom Hearts fans at Disneyland Paris in the Inside the Kingdom, with Heart and Favorite Fan Moments promotional videos for Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX, and a Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX Snapchat geofilter. What do you think of the recent Kingdom Hearts presence at the Disney parks? What are you expecting of it in the future? Let us know in the comments!

The PlayStation Official Magazine UK has published a feature on Kingdom Hearts III on its October issue, commenting on the latest news on its development. The spread focused on the inclusion of a Toy Story world in the game and aspects of the gameplay so far, as revealed in the D23 trailer released last month. It also summarizes some facts about the game, such as that it will be the last title of the "Dark Seeker Saga," and that Big Hero 6 was the last Disney movie chosen to be a part the game, and hence all other movies released after 2014 will not be in it. You can view scans of the feature thanks to KH13 Social Media Team Leader Andrew Hankinson. Give it a read and tell us what you think!

In the latest issue of Game Informer, Kimberley Wallace wrote a feature giving a summary of information of Kingdom Hearts III from interviews held after the Toy Story trailer reveal at D23 Expo 2017. The feature includes comments made by series director Tetsuya Nomura during his interview with Game Informer published in July. While talking about the Toy Story trailer, Nomura discussed the plot and gameplay of the Toy Story level and the return of Gummi Ships. The second part of the feature includes unpublished answers from Game Informer’s interview with Nomura, where he expressed the production team’s enthusiasm in using current-generation technology in Kingdom Hearts III. Nomura talked once again about Athletic Flow, the parkour-like mechanics showcased in Kingdom Hearts III trailers that allows Sora to interact with the environment. He also hinted at the return of Aqua, Terra, Ventus, and Roxas. You can read more about Atheletic Flow and Roxas’s return in Nomura’s previous interview with IGN. The first two pages of the article can be previewed below. Thanks to KH13 community member Alexandra Risner for the scans. If you would like to read the full feature, you can purchase a digital copy of this issue here. Have you read the feature yet? What do you make of the world of Toy Story, Athletic Flow, and seeing Roxas and the "Wayfinder trio" again? Let us know in the comments!

Rubie's Japan Costume Collection have recently advertised the arrival of two costumes inspired by Kingdom Hearts. The first is Mickey Mouse in his "King Mickey" attire, and the second is a Donald Duck costume inspired by his recurring Kingdom Hearts outfit. Both costumes have been advertised as "female versions." They are planned for a late August arrival. Pre-orders for the King Mickey costume are available here. Pre-orders for the Donald Duck costume are available here. Advertised information about the costumes can be found below, along with pictures. Translations are courtesy of KH13 staff members Mio-chan and soraspromise. Recently, Sora and Kairi costumes have been announced for pre-order from Spencer's and their sister brand Spirit Halloween, due to be shipped on or before September 15, 2017. Will you be pre-ordering these costumes? Or would you rather make them yourselves? Let us know in the comments below!

U-TREASURE, a collection of custom-made pop culture-based jewelry from the Japanese brand K.uno, has announced the release of three new Kingdom Hearts character necklaces and a ring. On August 14th, the brand will be releasing necklaces featuring King Mickey, Donald, Goofy in their Kingdom Hearts attire, and a ring featuring the Kingdom Hearts logo. U-treasure have previously released a variety of Kingdom Hearts jewelry, including an engagement ring, a wedding ring, and six necklaces most recently on June 21, 2017. The merchandise will be sold at U-TREASURE Pop Up Shop (in Shinjuku), U-TREASURE online shop, and the K.uno Sapporo store, Yokohama Motomachi store, Nagoya · Sakae, Kanazawa store, Shizuoka store, and Umeda store, Kobe. The sales will start on August 14th at the U-TREASURE Pop Up Store and Fukuoka store. They will be successively developed in other stores starting September 6th. You can find pictures of the products below. You can read descriptions of each product below, provided by Famitsu. Translations are courtesy of staff member Lady Aleister. UPDATE: King Mickey, Donald, and Goofy necklaces are now available for pre-order on Seven Net. Each necklace is 12,000 yen (silver) and 28,000 yen (K18 yellow, pink). The release date is set for October 27, 2017. You can pre-order them here. Thanks to @yohirooo for the tip!

A number of officially licensed Kingdom Hearts products are now available for pre-order at Spencer's Online store as well as on its sister brand store, Spirit Halloween. Among these are Sora and Kairi Kingdom Hearts II wigs, costumes, and default Keyblades: the Kingdom Key and Destiny's Embrace respectively. These items are expected to ship on or before September 15, 2017. Shipping is only available to the United States, Canada, and overseas military APO/FPO/DPO addresses. Spencer's and Spirit Halloween also have other Kingdom Hearts merchandise currently in stock. They are listed below with prices and links for purchasing. A Shadow Heartless hat ($16.99) [Spirit Halloween]; Sora's crown necklace ($9.99) [Spencer's] [Spirit Halloween]; A snapback hat featuring Kingdom Hearts characters ($22.99) [Spencer's]; A snapback hat featuring part of the Kingdom Hearts II logo ($24.99) [Spencer's]; A zip wallet ($19.99) [Spencer's]; A Kingdom Hearts cup with straw and ice cubes ($9.99) [Spencer's]; A Kingdom Hearts II poster ($8.99) [Spencer's]. You can find pictures of all the merchandise below: You can find descriptions of the new Spirit Halloween Kingdom Hearts merchandise below, along with pre-order links. Thanks to Churro for the tip! Let us know if you'll be purchasing any of these in the comments below!

Famitsu has released its latest weekly issue today, showcasing a 12-pages feature on Kingdom Hearts III in light of its newest trailer and Toy Story world announcement at D23 Expo 2017 in Anaheim, California. The feature talks about the events that unfolded at the Expo and the latest trailer, and includes an exclusive interview with series director Tetsuya Nomura. We have already published a summary of highlights of the feature, including discussion points on the plot and characters in Kingdom Hearts III, information about its worlds and gameplay, and upcoming updates on the Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] story. You can read the summaries here and here, and look at the scans of the magazine below: You can read the full translation of the interview below:

Following up on Tetsuya Nomura's statements on a higher tier of magic and the return on Gummi Ships in Kingdom Hearts III, IGN published more interview insights from the Kingdom Hearts series director. They are summarized below. Despite series executive producer Shinji Hashimoto's reassurance, some fans have still been questioning the existence of a future "Kingdom Hearts 2.9", especially after the epilogue of Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage- bearing the name "2.9: The First Volume". But Nomura dispelled that concern stating that the epilogue has already bridged the gap to Kingdom Hearts III. He said: Nomura also talked about some plot points in the upcoming Kingdom Hearts III. He said that Maleficient and Pete are working separately from the (new) Organization XIII without conflicting with them or Sora. His statement is as follows: In regards to the scene in the Kingdom Hearts III Orchestra trailer where Xemnas asks Sora if he is ready to "call upon the darkness", Nomura stated that that scene "is actually a bit longer" and suggestive to Xemnas and Ansem Seeker of Darkness - Xehanort's Nobody and Heartless - existing at the same time. In regards to the exclusive scene performed by Kairi's Japanese voice actress for the Kingdom Hearts Orchestra - World Tour -, where Kairi narrates a letter she wrote about training with Lea, Nomura only said that in Kingdom Hearts III, she is training in a timeless environment to face the battles ahead. Nomura also stuck with his initial statement about summons returning to Kingdom Hearts III. He said that they've been avoiding showcasing more information on Attraction Flow as they feared they've shown it "so many times" in the previous trailers (such as the Kingdom Hearts III - E3 2015 trailer), and that the team is interested in showing it off again when when the right opportunity arises. Nomura also followed up on his previous statement about almost all the worlds in Kingdom Hearts III (apart from Olympus Coliseum) being new worlds. When discussing the development team's approach to choosing a Disney world for the game, Nomura said they would firstly look at projected fan enjoyment. He said that if two worlds had a similar theme, for example two jungle worlds, or if two levels had similar content, the team would shortlist only one. Nomura talked again about Athletic Flow being a refined version of Flowmotion after processing fan feedback of Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. Athletic Flow is shown off in the Hercules excerpt of the Kingdom Hearts III D23 2017 trailer when Sora jumps from rock to rock. Nomura stated that the focal point of the Toy Story arc will be at Galaxy Toys. Lastly, he concluded by saying that the players can expect more variety in the gameplay, and that fighting in first person perspective with the mechs is just one of several engaging gameplay elements in the Toy Story world. Stay tuned with KH13.com for more upcoming information on Kingdom Hearts III!

A Kingdom Hearts III feature will be included in the upcoming Weekly Famitsu issue, and Esoteru has posted a summary of its highlights online. News Team member Dengojin has translated them as below: The KH3 development team have been planning for a Toy Story world since Kingdom Hearts II, but had to go through a number of negotiations for it to finally appear on KH3. The story in the Toy Story world will take place after Toy Story 2, and will follow its canon timeline rather than taking place in a parallel storyline. At the beginning, Sora is mistaken for another character from a new game being sold. Riding a robot to fight was an early idea sent at the beginning of the development to the KH3 development team. Development on the Big Hero 6 world is going well, and the next information on it is on its way. The number of Disney worlds in KH3 are less than in KH2*, but they will be vast and have more content in them. The number of cutscenes in Final Fantasy VII Remake is greater than in KH3, and they are taking a long time to develop. Kingdom Hearts series director Tetsuya Nomura is designing the organization members for Xenoblade Chronicles 2. It was a request that came from his old mentors who used to take a good care of him when he was a newcomer, and he couldn't refuse that request. There are no unannounced titles that Nomura is directing, but he is involved in many. *There were 12 Disney worlds (excluding original Kingdom Hearts worlds) in Kingdom Hearts II, implying that the number of Disney worlds in Kingdom Hearts III may be less than 12. Toy Story is the latest world revealed for Kingdom Hearts III through the trailer unveiled last week at the D23 Expo in Anaheim. The Weekly Famitsu feature, which will recap the event and include an interview with Tetsuya Nomura, will be published on July 20 in Japan. Stay tuned with us for updates and translations! UPDATE 1: Since the summary of the highlights was posted online by Esoteru, more leaks have released from Hachima. Some parts of this have already been covered in the aforementioned highlights summary, but now, we have the information in more detail and new information as well. You can check it out here. UPDATE 2: The Weekly Famitsu issue has been released! Check out full scans of it, as well as full translations, here.

Azario Lopez (@azariosays) from DualShockers had the chance to interview Kingdom Hearts series director Tetsuya Nomura only a few days after he revealed the new Kingdom Hearts III Toy Story trailer at the D23 Expo 2017. Below are some of the highlights of the interview. Nomura stated that he is confident about releasing Kingdom Hearts III within the given release window. He talked of the planning of the development process, and reiterates why the development of the game had been taking longer than planned. In fact, as stated previously in a GameSpot interview, there was a decision made by the company to change to an external engine, the Unreal Engine 4. In his interview with DualShockers, he stated that this decision was made after a whole year of development of Kingdom Hearts III. He reiterates that this delay was not due to any problems with the development team, and that he was not part of making the decision to switch engines. In regards to directing Kingdom Hearts III and Final Fantasy VII Remake at the same time, Nomura agreed that while it is the biggest challenge, he is not finding it as difficult due to the games being so different from each other. Nomura admitted to feeling a “little bit of pressure” in managing expectation for Kingdom Hearts III. However, he will not be deviating from his original vision and plans for the game, (“which was ambitious to begin with”) and that there are fewer chances now to make last minute changes and do trial-and-errors. He cannot comment on the number of worlds in Kingdom Hearts III, but repeats that they will all be most likely revealed leading up to the release. As with his interview with GameSpot, he also repeats that while nothing is confirmed in regards to DLC in Kingdom Hearts III, he has told the development team to prepare for downloadable content in the future. He briefly commented on how Keyblade transformation was one of the main transformation assets they focussed on. You can read more about it in this interview he had with Game Informer. He recapitulated how the development team is allocating more “fun and gameplay” into individual worlds than in previous titles, rather than making many small different worlds. You can read the full interview here.

In an interview with IGN, Kingdom Hearts series director Tetsuya Nomura discussed new tiers of magic present in Kingdom Hearts III. When asked about "Blizzaza", an ability first revealed in the Kingdom Hearts III Orchestra trailer, he stated that it is indeed a more powerful version of Blizzaga. This was featured in the latest Kingdom Hearts III D23 2017 - Toy Story trailer, along with other similar higher tier magic abilities such as Firaza and Thundaza. He is quoted below: Nomura also talked about the return of Gummi Ships in Kingdom Hearts III. He reiterated what he stated in a previous interview with Game Informer: