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In an interview with IGN, Kingdom Hearts series director Tetsuya Nomura explained that the decision behind delaying Kingdom Hearts III's release to 2019 had to do with an attempt to shorten the gap between the Japanese and Western releases while being mindful of its marketing. Nomura explained that they had to consider holiday lengths and how stores behaved in different regions. Nevertheless, Nomura and the team still attempted to avoid a delay, but found out they were just not in the position to. Despite the delay, Nomura pointed to the advantage of having a little more time to refine the game before its release. Kingdom Hearts III will release on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on January 25, 2019 in Japan, and January 29, 2019 to the rest of the world. Follow our coverage of Kingdom Hearts III at E3 2018, and our live updates on Twitter! Click here to view the article

A Kingdom Hearts All-In-One Package is now available to pre-order for $99.99 at the US PlayStation Store! The digital bundle will include all the PlayStation 4 rleases for Kingdom Hearts with a Kingdom Hearts III theme and Keyblade; it will release on January 29, 2019. UPDATE [Jun 11, 2018]: This bundle is also available to pre-order at the Japan PlayStation Store for 16,848 yen, releasing January 25, 2019. A full description follows: Kingdom Hearts III releases on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on January 25, 2019 in Japan, and January 29, 2019 to the rest of the world. You can now watch the latest Frozen trailer, Square Enix E3 Showcase trailer, and the Pirates of the Caribbean trailer! Check out our coverage for Kingdom Hearts III at E3 2018 and keep an eye on our Twitter for our live updates! Click here to view the article

New renders of Sora, Donald, and Goofy from Kingdom Hearts III were first shown back in May at the Kingdom Hearts III Premiere event. Recently, they have surfaced as part of promotional pictures on the Microsoft and PlayStation websites. The Microsoft website shows off the renders at a higher definition, and includes a new background with Riku and Mickey's Kingdom Hearts III renders. You can see them below. The Microsoft website also features the following extract from its interesting blurb for the game: The Kingdom Hearts official website also features a header with the recent renders for Sora, Donald, and Goofy. Kingdom Hearts III releases on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on January 25, 2019 in Japan, and January 29, 2019 to the rest of the world. You can now watch the latest Frozen trailer and Square Enix E3 Showcase trailer! Follow our coverage of Kingdom Hearts III at E3 2018 on our Twitter, and keep up to date with all the news through our coverage article! Click here to view the article

The new Kingdom Hearts III E3 Showcase 2018 trailer was filled with amazing surprises for expectant fans, and one of these was the appearence of Remy from Disney Pixar's Ratatouille! In the trailer, Remy was shown to be on Sora's head, helping him cook with his classic tugging of hair method. This brief scene featured Sora and Remy in a kitchen; it is not clear whether this was a new world inspired by Rataouille's Paris, or a summon sequence. UPDATE [Jun 11, 2018]: Tasha Sounart, Associate Creative Director at Pixar and Kingdom Hearts III Pixar Consultant, has confirmed on Twitter that the Ratatouille scene shown in the trailer part of a cooking mini-game. Famitsu has also confirmed this. UPDATE [Jun 13, 2018]: Tetsuya Nomura was recently interviewed by Game Informer about Kingdom Hearts III, with Ratatouille's role in the game being one of the subjects that was discussed. Nomura gave some clarification about Ratatouille, stating that it's a "mini-game". The objective is to find ingredients hidden throughout the game and bring them back to Remy to make a full-cooked meal. If the player succeeds, they will receive a temporary status upgrade; otherwise, nothing happens. You can read about and watch the trailer here! Follow our live coverage of Kingdom Hearts III at E3 2018 on our Twitter, and catch up with all Kingdom Hearts news from E3 via our coverage article! Click here to view the article

Kingdom Hearts III has been announced at the Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- for release on January 25, 2019 in Japan, and on January 29, 2019, worldwide. The announcement on Twitter was followed by a note from series director Tetsuya Nomura, which can be read below. In this tweet, Nomura stated that more information, and a few trailers will be released at E3 2018. It is unclear if this means that the same trailer will be released on Youtube for different countries, or if a brand new trailer or trailers will be available to watch in the next few days. UPDATE [Jun 10, 2018]: In Hour 5 of the Youtube Live at E3 show streamed on Sunday, it was stated that Toy Box and Olympus Coliseum will be the Kingdom Hearts III demos playable at E3. Follow our live coverage of the Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- on Twitter for live updates, and check our coverage for all updates from the event! Click here to view the article

A new trailer for Kingdom Hearts III was shown to the attendees of Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- in Los Angeles! It featured exciting footage from the upcoming game, and concluded with a release date reveal for January 29, 2019! Series director Tetsuya Nomura, who was on-stage at the concert to present the trailer, also said that more information will be coming during E3 2018. Unfortunately, we have been requested to not discuss the contents of the trailer in our news articles, and there are yet no words on a public release of the footage. Keep an eye on this space for more updates on the footage when they are released to the public! Follow our live coverage of the Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- on Twitter for live updates, and check our coverage for all updates from the event! Click here to view the article

After 5 years since its announcement, the release date for Kingdom Hearts III has been revealed! Kingdom Hearts III will release January 25, 2018, in Japan, and January 29, 2018, worldwide! This was revealed in a new Kingdom Hearts III trailer that was shown to the Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- attendees at the Los Angeles concert today, and on Twitter. Follow our live coverage of the Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- on Twitter for live updates, and check ourcoverage for all updates from the event! Click here to view the article

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Welcome to KH13.com’s live coverage of the Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] Fan Event at House of Blues Anaheim in Anaheim, California! Aptly dubbed the “Dandelion Meeting,” the event lasts from 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM PDT on April 15th, 2018. The schedule in PDT is as follows: 11:30 AM: Check-in Begins 1:00 PM: Doors Open / Event Start 2:00 PM: Opening Remarks 3:00 PM: KINGDOM HEARTS Union χ[Cross] Designer Panel 6:00 PM: KINGDOM HEARTS Union χ[Cross] Developer Panel with Franchise Director Tetsuya Nomura 8:00 PM: Event Close Photography is allowed at the event; however, during panel discussions, photography and video recording are prohibited. It is currently unknown what will be showcased at the event and whether Kingdom Hearts III will make an appearance amongst the commemoration of the 2nd year anniversary of Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross]. News Team members Raxaimus and NihonScribe will be representing KH13 at the event! During this coverage, we will be keeping you up to date with info provided by attendees and all available news. Stay tuned! Follow our Twitter Live Coverage! Follow our other social media handles for news updates: Facebook, Tumblr. Article Exclusive new Kingdom Hearts III video at the Dandelion Meeting reveals over 20 LCD-type minigames playable! "Make Your Mark" event coming to Union χ[Cross]; chance for your name to be included in Kingdom Hearts III! Impressions of the "Musical Farmer" minigame from the Kingdom Hearts Union χ[cross] Dandelion Meeting! KH13's "Classic Kingdom" Kingdom Hearts III trailer analysis Updates Pre-event Jan 29, 2018: Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] Fan Event announced for California on April 15; Tetsuya Nomura and other team members to be in attendance! Mar 9, 2018: Kingdom Hearts χ[Cross] Fan Event: Dandelion Meeting agenda update! Mar 9, 2018: Kingdom Hearts χ[Cross] Producer Hironori Okayama stopped by the Square Enix USA offices to record this greeting for the fans! Apr 10, 2018: Schedule released for the Kingdom Hearts χ[Cross]: Dandelion Meeting! Apr 13, 2018: Team Square Enix is on a quick lunch break before Sunday's Dandelion Meeting! Day 0 [Apr 12, 2018] 3:50 PM (USA PDT): News Team Staff Raxaimus sticks the landing! KH13 represent! 4:25 PM (USA PDT): Square Enix USA is starting to set everything up for the event! 4:41 PM (USA PDT): News Team Staff Raxaimus has located HMK! 5:26 PM (USA PDT): News Team Staff Raxaimus and HMK have found Churro! 8:04 PM (USA PDT): There will be a message board for the Dandelions to write on at the event tomorrow! 10:05 PM (USA PDT): A sneak peek from inside the venue as Square Enix rehearsed for tomorrow's event! Event Day 9:50 AM (USA PDT): Seems like Shinji Hashimoto will be at the #DandelionMeeting as well! Thank you @HMKilla for finding him! He said, "see you in a few"! 9:53 AM (USA PDT): Nomura is already here! 11:02 AM (USA PDT): News Team Staff NihonScribe and Raxaimus reporting at the Dandelion Meeting! 11:38 AM (USA PDT): The doors to the #DandelionMeeting should be opening NOW! Event, start! 11:44 AM (USA PDT): A Walt Disney World Resort Vacation will be awarded at 5PM! 11:51 AM (USA PDT): They are now letting everyone in! 12:00AM (USA PDT): #DandelionMeeting name tags and stamp card! 12:10 AM (USA PDT): There seems to be a lot of activities for the Dandelions at #KHUxDM! Collect stamps from Storybook 1, 2, 3, 4, Classics, Signing Wall, and a Draw Battle to redeem a special gift! 1:12 PM (USA PDT): Storybook moments showcased at #KHUxDM! 1:48 PM (USA PDT): The ticket booth sports some lovely concept art of the characters from #KHUx and Nomura's KHx[Chi] 3rd anniversary Key Art! 1:50 PM (USA PDT): If you have any pictures at Toy Story Land, be sure to share them with us! 1:57 PM (USA PDT): Stage featuring Daybreak Town present at the event! 2:00 PM (USA PDT): Disney Suits seen from the back of the stage! 2:03 PM (USA PDT): Dandelions have been playing #KHUx with special Mickey gloves and signing the message board! 2:10 PM (USA PDT): Make sure to stop by the Moogle Shop! A whole lineup of merchandise is available at the #KHUxDM! 2:15 PM (USA PDT): The concept art on display demonstrates how much work went into the making of #KHUx! 2:20PM (USA PDT): The event is also featuring Draw Battles! 2:28 PM (USA PDT): The Opening Remarks of the show is about to begin! Dandelions have been asked to take seats! 2:33 PM (USA PDT): More concept art and character stands! 2:34 PM (USA PDT): Square Enix have finally taken the stage! 2:38 PM (USA PDT): Shinji Hashimoto is on stage! 2:38 PM (USA PDT): Hashimoto-san said "My friends are my power!" and hopes we have fun at the event! 2:40 PM (USA PDT): Tetsuya Nomura is on stage! 2:44 PM (USA PDT): Giantland confirmed as mini-game for Kingdom Hearts III! 3:13 PM (USA PDT): Hayner, Pence, and Olette were reportedly shown in the exclusive KH3 video shown at the KHUxDM! 3:30 PM (USA PDT): Sora is able to play these minigames on his own handheld, accessible from Twilight Town! He was seen playing it on a bench! 3:40 PM (USA PDT): Megumi Yamamoto is going over the cutscene creation process! 3:43 PM (USA PDT): An upcoming story cutscene just played. Maleficent trapped the player in her castle, just after Prince Phillip escaped! 3:53 PM (USA PDT): There's Heartless concept art in washrooms! 3:55 PM (USA PDT): Much more information have been released during the panel! 4:00 PM (USA PDT): Producer Hironori Okayama is in Anaheim! 4:06 PM (USA PDT): The KHUx Artist Q&A is now ended! 4:25 PM (USA PDT): Attending Dandelions to receive a Chirithy giftbag! 5:03 PM (USA PDT): Hashimoto and Co. have come out to discuss Toy Story Land in Disney World and the interactive activities there! 5:10 PM (USA PDT): They are now showing a video on the development of Toy Story Land! 5:16 PM (USA PDT): There will be Toy Story Land collaboration with KHUx (North America only)! 5:20 PM (USA PDT): They have announced the winner of the Dandelions sweepstakes! Ashley wins a trip to Disney World! 5:55 PM (USA PDT): News Team Staff @RaxaimusKH13 has provided a photo of one of the mini-games: The Barnyard Battle! 6:03 PM (USA PDT): The 2nd panel has begun! Nomura is on stage 6:08 PM (USA PDT): New information concerning the Giantland minigame! Those will take the name of Classic Kingdom, and will also be available on KHUx! 6:13 PM (USA PDT): KHUx PvP Gameplay is being shown on stage! 6:22 PM (USA PDT): The demo is done, and Okiyama won against the data! New information about the PvP functioning has been released! 6:25 PM (USA PDT): Okiyama hints to a possible release of the PvP system for KHUx soon! 6:28 PM (USA PDT): Kendo is on stage now, talking about 7-star medals. All medals can be evolved! 6:30 PM (USA PDT): Okayama says "Maybe" concerning 7-star medals availability. Furthermore, PvP will include evolving materials for those medals! 6:32 PM (USA PDT): A new event has been announced. This event for your chance to appear in KH3 starts TODAY! Your name will appear in Kingdom Hearts 3! 6:38 PM (USA PDT): The event, "Make your Mark" will begin at 8:00 PM PDT! 6:45 PM (USA PDT): Nomura hints to a future Kingdom Hearts 3 trailer, where a never seen character will make an appearance! 6:50 PM (USA PDT): When asked about future collaborations, the team would love to hear suggestions on Twitter! Look out for future Twitter polls! 6:54 PM (USA PDT): The Q&A Panel with Tetsuya Nomura has now ended! KH3 – CLASSIC KINGDOM Trailer KH3 – CLASSIC KINGDOM Gallery Dandelions Meeting The Dandelions View full article

That's the spirit!

I doubt it's xion, but it could be larxene, or nobody

Let's wait and see basically, I keep getting surprised and hyped

You know, with the return of Marluxia, maybe one of his female friends might make a return as well...

NOTE: This post discusses a possible leak - meaning it could contain possible spoilers. Any fully confirmed spoilers have been marked by the spoiler code. Everything else is discussed freely. On March 5, 2018, an anonymous 4chan user posted an alleged leak, claiming it was legitimate information on Kingdom Hearts III. The post has since been deleted, but it can still be accessed from archives on Fireden. Amongst other questionable information, the post claims the following: As with any alleged leak, there are many reasons to dismiss it:It has not been announced via legitimate channels. Kingdom Hearts III is/may still subject to marketing and content changes. On March 15, 2018, an anonymous 4chan user claimed that this leak was fake, saying that the user who posted it is someone they know who "spread it using the information from the data leak about world assets." (Note that one cannot confirm the legitimacy of this counter-post either.) There are no relevant events or series of events taking place in "early April" that are known to showcase new Kingdom Hearts III trailers. (While PAX East, taking place in April 5-8 this year, had previously revealed a new back in 2013, it has never revealed a Kingdom Hearts III trailer before.) The only relevant event in April is the Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] Fan Event, which takes place in April 15, 2018, i.e. in mid-April. The alleged leak states that The Jungle Book is "one of the only two 'classic' films being represented as worlds in KHIII."* The alleged leak states that "the Keyblade [obtainable in The Jungle Book world] is shaped like the tree Baloo scratches his back on in the film." This sounds very much like The Jungle Book Keyblade design by fan portadorX, viewable on their deviantART gallery. *This can be easily argued as: Upon assessing and investigating this claim fully and discussing it with our sources, KH13 have concluded that there may be chance that some information in this leak might be true. We are neither confirming nor denying some of the information in this leak, for the reasons numbered above. We are merely stating our conclusion following research based on our own resources. Regardless of our observations, we strongly advise fans to REMAIN SKEPTICAL of this information as well as any future allegations. KH13.com's spoiler policy on Kingdom Hearts III allows discussion on publicly or exclusively announced content (eg. trailers, interviews, promotional pictures, etc.). However, leaks are to be discussed in the Spoilers subforum only. Avatars, statuses, and thread titles must not contain spoilers. We may be revising our Kingdom Hearts III spoiler policy in the future, according to future content releases by Square Enix and Disney. KH13 will not be reporting on the content of leaks we confirm to be true on our official news channels. This alleged leak aside, there is some interesting existing trivia surrounding the inclusion of the world of The Jungle Book in the Kingdom Hearts series. In an interview at E3 2013, series director Tetsuya Nomura stated, "The Jungle Book is one world that we always try to insert, but due to various circumstances it always ends up being cut." This was clearly shown when Keytotruth found removed content featuring the world of The Jungle Book in the Japanese edition of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. You can see the video below, where areas from the movie, including King Louie's Throne, are explored. Keytotruth told KH13 that in regards to The Jungle Book world in Birth by Sleep, the only thing left in the game were some map files and references from old file names the developing team didn't clean up. "Most of these maps don't have any actual models, just an empty room," he stated, referring to the video below. "Judging by the world order, world being number 7, it would have taken place between Radiant Garden and Disney Town." Keytotruth explains his findings and opinion on The Jungle Book world in BBS in the following video: A full list of map file names found by Keytotruth (and their respective translations) can be seen below: Upon looking at the assets of Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, KH13 user 13th Vessel also found a collision from a deleted map with the name "jb_621.bcd", where "jb" could be the world code for Jungle Book - as file names for each Disney world are denoted by two initials based on the movie's name, as explained in this article, and as shown by Keytotruth's findings above. He explained that maps with the numbers 60, 61, and 62 are "Dive Mode" maps, and speculates that the game initially included the Dive Map of a world inspired by The Jungle Book. You can read more about his findings here. In an old 2005 interview with PlayStation, Nomura stated, "One basic rule that I go by is that, among all the Disney worlds that exist, I try not to pick worlds that have a similar feel or look to them, for example, The Jungle Book and Tarzan. Visually, they might look a little similar." It can therefore be assumed that The Jungle Book was initially considered as a world in the first Kingdom Hearts game, but did not make it to the shortlist due to aesthetic similarities shared with Tarzan. The Jungle Book was also to make an appearance in the cancelled Kingdom Hearts TV show by director Seth Kearsley, as revealed in the title page of an episode draft written by Kevin Munroe. Furthermore, The Jungle Book medals are present in Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross], first introduced back in 2016 to celebrate the release of the live action movie. Kingdom Hearts III is not unfamiliar with exploring previously deleted content from the history of the series - namely, Toy Story. A Toy Story world is assumed to have been considered since the development of the very first game; in a document pitching the game that was never released to the public, a world icon concept art is shown featuring what looks like Andy's house on top of a Pizza Planet rocket. (You can see the full scan below.) Toy Story was ultimately not included in the game; this could have been due to disputes between Pixar and Disney at the time, which were eventually followed by Disney's purchase of Pixar - and the right to its movies - in 2006. Furthermore, Toy Story models were found in the data of Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, which released in 2007. Models of Woody and Buzz were found back in 2010 by user Yaz0r; they were amongst the summon models, leading to the assumptions that they were planned for summoning in the game. Returning to the present, we now know that Toy Story is a confirmed world in Kingdom Hearts III, as announced almost a year ago at the D23 Expo 2017. Based on these observations, nothing is currently ruling out the presence of a The Jungle Book world in Kingdom Hearts III. We could even refer back to 13th Vessel's find of the deleted file with the code "jb" in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, and the fact that Nomura considers Kingdom Hearts III's story to begin with that game. "The scenes in KH3D and KH0.2 should be thought of as a prologue to KHIII," he stated in a 2016 interview with Famitsu. "The stories for KH3D and KH0.2 connect with KHIII. For me, KHIII begins with KH3D. The subtitle for KH2.8 [Final Chapter Prologue] holds that meaning to it." With this in mind, it is more than possible that the work on The Jungle Book world could be carried on to Kingdom Hearts III. From our own investigation, we think that some of the information in the recent 4chan leak might have a possibility of truth to it (whether genuinely or by chance) but please retain your skepticism despite this. However, whether the leak is true or not, and whether you choose to believe in it or not, there is certainly scope for The Jungle Book to finally make a (long awaited) appearance in the Kingdom Hearts series.