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Square Enix France has announced that Kingdom Hearts III will be amongst the titles that will be playable at Japan Expo 2018 in Paris, France! This will be the first time a demo for the game is brought to Europe. Japan Expo Paris 2018 will take place from July 5 to 8 at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center in Paris, France. Click here for more information about the event. Thanks to Pop Bastion for the tip!

Square Enix’s 38th Shareholders’ Meeting took place on June 22, 2018, in Tokyo at 10 am JST, where Square Enix CEO Yosuke Matsuda, along with executives such as Shinji Hashimoto spoke and answered questions regarding the company’s plans for the future. One recurring topic was the importance of digital sales for the company. Matsuda said that the promotion of digital sales will lead to better earnings for the next year and beyond. In regards to difficulties establishing digital sales in Japan, Matsuda said that, in terms of numbers, quite a large number of customers have recently purchased games digitally. As digital brings convenience to the customer, they will be more likely to get the next purchase digitally as well, and so on. “Our site is very convenient in terms of finding a game,” he remarked. “When you want to play old games, it is more convenient [to buy it digitally] than going to a second-hand shop, and you can find it from the list.” He said proceeding with the renovation of sales websites is important for the company, including overseas. Square Enix will also be promoting an app development soon. In the Investor Relations conference that proceeded, he also said there are plans for specific services to increase user engagement to be offered to holders of Square Enix accounts, which they are trying to promote in many ways in Japan, Europe, and the United States as this is important towards increasing digital sales. When asked about how to put incentives in multi-platform deployment, Matsuda said, “We are considering making the content suitable for each platform.” The Investor Relations conference started at 11.30 am JST, where many titles from E3 2018, including Kingdom Hearts III, were featured in a 19-minute introductory video. Here, Matsuda talked about having plans to work positively towards smartphone MMOs, whose market is becoming increasingly popular, especially in China and Korea, with new users coming in. Kingdom Hearts series executive producer Shinji Hashimoto also answered a question regarding Kingdom Hearts' presence in the Disney parks in light of their expansions. Hashimoto said that since he’s been in charge of Kingdom Hearts in 1997, it has been part of a Japanese dream to play something Japanese creators have created with Disney. However, even after having reached that milestone, and even though he would like to see Kingdom Hearts in Disneyland, its inclusion in Disney parks might prove to be unfavorable due to Disney’s stronger, bigger, and more popular IPs (such as Frozen and Star Wars) overshadowing it. “However, as [Kingdom Hearts’] ratings at Disney are increasing, I want to talk about that part,” he said, expressing his interest in connecting with and reaching out to Disney. He also observed that sales in Disneyland contribute to the expansion of their customer base, implying it could be beneficial to Kingdom Hearts if it were to be introduced to the parks. Thanks to KH13 Staff Mio-chan for the translations, and thanks to the original reporter, Suzuki, for the reports and for clarifications regarding Hashimoto’s statements! Do you think there is a possibility of seeing Kingdom Hearts attractions in the Disney Parks? Let us know in the comments!

The blog Hokanko(Alt) has published a summary of the interview that Dengeki PlayStation has had with Kingdom Hearts series director Tetsuya Nomura. This interview is to be published on the next issue of the magazine, which will release on June 28 (JST). Below is the full summary as peovided by the blog. Translations are thanks to @Keytotruth. Frozen was planned to be a world pretty early in development. It follows the movie pretty closely, and Sora's story proceeds as Elsa's and Anna's move on. The Keyblade from the world of Frozen transforms you so you have shoes for skating. Elsa and everyone else don't join your team, but Marshmallow will offer your his help. For Pirates of the Caribbean, Nomura wanted to experiment with different graphics. Sora in a pirate suit is something Nomura really wanted to do. This world made it in because he wanted at least one live action film to be in the game. While the story does take place during the third movie, there are also elements from the second one. There are a lot of gimmicks since you can move through land, sea and air. The Keyblade becomes a lance and a flag. Nomura thinks they'll be able to show the world of Big Hero 6 next time. Sugar Rush will be a Link Command as they announced. Also, there's the minigame called "Remy's Delicious Restaurant". The reason why they showed the worlds of Hercules and Toy Story in the media/E3 demo was because they are the ones closest to completion. Some impressions that theythey rece about the trial were about the camera. They are going to work on that until the last day. This time [for this game], making everything from scratch was really tough. The difficulty for the demodwas slightly easier than "Standard mode", but a little bit harder than "Beginner mode". The powering up of each character is something similar to how they powered up from KH1 to KH2. The director and staff from Einhänder are the ones working on the Gummi Ship portion. Nomura really liked their work, so he's looking forward to the finished product. There is a Combat specialized mode and an exploration mode. You could say it's an open world Gummi Ship. They will talk about Gummi Ship customization the next time. The order you visit worlds in is decided up to a certain degree. This time, there is no such thing as skippable worlds. This is because most people didn't see all of them in the previous games. Right now there are no online capabilities, but they're thinking of adding something. At this moment they're not looking into making any demo. Information related to the New Organization XIII will be revealed as we move towards the release. After some incident Aqua... (Note: This part is ambiguous, but it might mean that we see Aqua as she is in the trailers after a certain incident.) If you play both KHIII and Union Cross, Nomura thinks you'll end up understanding Marluxia. Since this will be the time for "everyone to settle things up", many characters from the series will make appearance. They got the new song from Utada Hikaru really early on. After giving her an explanation about the series and its contents, she made the song herself. The special edition PS4 Pro was decided very early on. In order to find the ideal color, it was redone many times. It will be covered with leather. The controller will also be a new type with flashing lights on top of the touchpad with a custom design. Nomura would like you to play the previous KH games and KHUx as you wait. There's also the problem where we might be running out of space, so Nomura would like you to get connected to the internet in case they distribute online content. KHIII's release is being prioritised over the promotion of FFVII Remake. Stay up to date with KH13.com as we will be covering Dengeki PlayStation’s Kingdom Hearts III feature tomorrow! UPDATE [Jun 27, 2018]: Dengeki PlayStation Vol. 665 has released and includes an 8-pages Kingdom Hearts III feature! You can take a look at the scans below. UPDATE [Jul 2, 2018]: Full translation of the Nomura interview is now available here! Please note that the original translations might differ from the ones above that have been reported by Hokanko(Alt). We will be translating the full interview with Nomura found in this issue, so keep an eye on our website and follow us on Twitter for updates!

Fans have started to get their hands on Utada Hikaru's newest studio album "Hatsukoi" in stores in Japan, one day prior to its official release! It is still on pre-order on iTunes (Japan) however, for release on June 27. The fourth track of this album is "Chikai" ("Oath"), the theme song for Kingdom Hearts III. (Note that this cannot be purchased on iTunes independently; it comes with the full album.) Find more information about the album and where to purchase it from here. While the song is not yet on a streaming service outside of Japan, we have found a video on Youtube from user @yuuna_kisaragi who has recorded the full version of Chikai as played at the Kingdom Hearts III promotional campaign at Shinjuku Station. You can watch it below. UPDATE [Jun 26, 2018]: User Viet Tran has uploaded the full version of Chikai on YouTube, and has pinned it's lyrics in romaji and English. You can listen to it below. UPDATE [Jun 26, 2018]: Utada Hikaru talks about Kingdom Hearts in this interview. Thanks to @Mio-chan for the translations. UPDATE [Jun. 27, 2018]: Hikaru Utada’s new album is out now! It features the Japanese version of the Kingdom Hearts III theme song "Chikai" (named "Don’t Think Twice" in English). You can buy the album on iTunes here! UPDATE [Jun. 27, 2018]: New tweets on @UTADABLOG about Chris Dave, which gave some insights on the production of Chikai/Don't Think Twice and the help he gave Utada to make the song succeed: Tell us what you think of the song so far while we wait for Don't Think Twice!

Famitsu recently interviewed Kingdom Hearts series director Tetsuya Nomura at E3 2018, who talked about topics such as gameplay elements of Arendelle and The Caribbean and the upcoming release of the Kingdom Hearts III recap videos in Japanese this month. He also talked about the possibility of a public demo release for Kingdom Hearts III. (Translations are courtesy of @Keytotruth.) What are your thought on there not being any plans for a Kingdom Hearts III demo release? Do you think the Olympus and/or Toy Box demo will be available at other gaming conventions apart from TGS 2018? Let us know in the comments! Kingdom Hearts III releases on both 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 Pirates of the Caribbean trailer!

Kingdom Hearts series director Tetsuya Nomura has recently been interviewed by Famitsu at E3 2018, where he talked about many topics, including the gameplay of the worlds of Arendelle and The Caribbean, how to make use of Situation Commands, and the seven Princesses of Heart. You can read his remarks from the interview below. (Translations have been provided by KH13 Staff Mio-chan, and @keytotruth.) Furthermore, he mentioned that there are no plans for a Kingdom Hearts III demo release: read all about it here. Are you excited to use Situation Commands in Kingdom Hearts III? Who do you think the new Princesses of Heart are (apart from Kairi)? Comment your thoughts below! Kingdom Hearts III releases on both 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 Pirates of the Caribbean trailer!

Kingdom Hearts series director Tetsuya Nomura spoke with The Verge at E3 2018 to discuss the upcoming Kingdom Hearts III. He spoke about his own confusion while writing the story for the game, the inclusion of Final Fantasy characters, his feelings towards Sora's character and the pressure he feels with Kingdom Hearts III. Below you can find his quotes from the interview. What were your impressions of this interview? Were you shocked about Nomura's feelings towards Sora versus Xehanort? Do you agree or disagree with him? Let us know in the comments! 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 Pirates of the Caribbean trailer!

The website Mobile01 has recently published an article containing remarks made by Kingdom Hearts series director Tetsuya Nomura during his visit at E3 2018. Some of his main statements in the article include the following: An explanation of why Kingdom Hearts III has been in production for a long time, where Nomura indicated that about a year after the game begun development, they received the company's internal decision of needing to switch the game's engine. This also allowed [T/N: in this context they probably meant "forced" or "made"] the initial/previously developed contents of the game to be dropped (but not all). Another major reason was the company's internal organization and personnel changes, which also contributed to the delay of the start of the game's development; but overall there is no delay of the game's development and production. Fans that are new to the series can still play and understand the story of Kingdom Hearts III due to the inclusion of some key cutscenes to help better understand the premise of the story. A recap/summary video of the story preceding Kingdom Hearts III in Japanese has been completed, and will be announced soon. As for Frozen, since Elsa is a considerably well-known/famous character, Nomura will be incredibly cautious/attentive with her in the game. The game will largely follow the movie's original narrative and the world will be adapted to fit the game's features. In the recently released Pirates of the Caribbean trailer, a plethora of newly-added movement mechanisms can be seen that the player can make use of. The Black Pearl's main function is to move around the world; however, it has only one application in the actual gameplay - its combat system. It does not really create a special transportation system for players to utilize otherwise. (T/N: As the text states that combat is the ship's only application, this may imply that the player doesn't use it to move around the world; it may be moving without the player's input.) While not much can be revealed at the time, there will still be many new original worlds in Kingdom Hearts III. (This was also reported by GameInformer.) In Kingdom Hearts III, many characters will be showing up, and Nomura wishes that the fans will look foward to it. When asked about whether IPs such as Star Wars and The Avengers by Marvel could appear in Kingdom Hearts, Nomura said that although they both now belong to Disney, none of the characters are Disney original characters, so adding them in would be troublesome and thus unlikely. Translations have been provided by KH13's KHUχ Team Leader faemarch. Special thanks to Protoplasm_png and chirithies for their in-depth translations! 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 Pirates of the Carribean trailer! Follow our coverage of Kingdom Hearts III at E3 2018 here, and our live updates on our Twitter!

In an article written by Engadget's Nick Summers, he reviewed his experience of playing Kingdom Hearts III and connecting his commentary with remarks made by Tetsuya Nomura, Kingdom Hearts series director, at E3 2018. For instance, Nomura commented on expanding the gameplay dynamics of Kingdom Hearts III to add more verticality to it. He also talked about the reason behind adding Attractions to Kingdom Hearts III. While admiring just how close the world of Toy Box seemed to be to the real one created by Pixar, Summers added in a comment Nomura made about how the development team has tried to achieve the sense of stepping right into a movie with the worlds in Kingdom Hearts III. Nomura also acknowledged Roxas, whose character has been often brought up in Kingdom Hearts III trailers in the scene with Xemnas and Ansem (Seeker of Darkness) in Twilight Town, both in the past and recently, and in the Square Enix E3 Showcase 2013 Trailer when Ienzo explains that Roxas's full data was needed to complete the data version of Twilight Town. Nomura said: 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 Pirates of the Caribbean trailer! Follow our coverage of Kingdom Hearts III at E3 2018, and keep an eye on our Twitter for live updates!

Kingdom Hearts series director Tetsuya Nomura recently spoke to IGN about topics such as Kingdom Hearts III's delay and the development of the Big Hero 6 world. Similar what he said to GameInformer about DLC in Kingdom Hearts III, he also said he would like to add something to make fans play it a bit longer. One possible DLC Nomura pointed to was the customizable outfit mechanic that was present in Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-. In regards to the possibility of bringing the Kingdom Hearts HD ReMIXes to Xbox One, Nomura stated: 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 Pirates of the Caribbean trailer! Follow our coverage of Kingdom Hearts III at E3 2018 here, and our live updates on our Twitter!

When speaking to IGN about Kingdom Hearts III's delay, Kingdom Hearts series director Tetsuya Nomura also spoke about the world of Big Hero 6 and why Square Enix have not yet released any footage of San Fransokyo. 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. Are you expecting future footage of Big Hero 6 in Kingdom Hearts III before the game's release, or would you rather have more world announcements? Let us know in the comments! 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 Pirates of the Caribbean trailer! Follow our coverage of Kingdom Hearts III at E3 2018, and our live updates on Twitter!

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 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 Pirates of the Caribbean trailer! Follow our coverage of Kingdom Hearts III at E3 2018, and our live updates on Twitter!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

After 5 years since its announcement, the release date for Kingdom Hearts III has been revealed! Kingdom Hearts III will be releasing on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on January 25, 2019, in Japan, and January 29, 2019, 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. Series director Tetsuya Nomura, who presented the trailer on stage, apologized profusely for the slight delay. He also issued the following apology on Twitter: The Kingdom Hearts Portal Site has also been updated. 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!

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

Memo Aponte Mille, the voice actor for Hiro Hamada in the Spanish dub of Big Hero 6, had recently published a video on his Instagram teasing his involvement in dubbing a role for an upcoming new game along with co-star Alan Prieto, who voiced Baymax. The video seems not to be on Instagram anymore, but KHInsider reports that it was published on March 7, 2018. In the video, the actors say that they can't say what the game is about - so we cannot confirm if they are talking about Kingdom Hearts III - but hope that we will hear about it soon. You can watch the video below. There are still no concrete news about the voice acting for Kingdom Hearts III apart from the Japanese dub, which can be heard throughout all the trailers released since up until the most recent ones at D23 Expo 2018 Japan, and which was talked about in recent interviews. With the game releasing this year, fans have been speculating on the development progress of the game, including its timeline for voice recording and the potential appearance of Disney characters' original voice actors. A year ago, Scott Adsit, the original English voice actor for Baymax, even expressed his interest in reprising his role if the opportunity arises in the future. Zachary Levi, the original voice actor for Flynn Rider in Tangled, tweeted on February that he hadn't been approached yet about reprising his role in Kingdom Hearts III. While the newer Kingdom Hearts games did not receive dubs in languages other than Japanese and English, both Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II - the main games in the series so far - included Spanish, French, and German dubs. Last year, we helped our friends at Disney Central collect signatures for a petition to Square Enix requesting that these European dubs return for the long awaited Kingdom Hearts III. While this news does not confirm that there will be Spanish (or French or German) voice acting in Kingdom Hearts III, we can only hope that there is a full localization in these languages to enable a wider fanbase to enjoy the last instalment of the Xehanort saga.

Diamond Select Toys have showcased their upcoming Kingdom Hearts figures at the New York Toy Fair 2018, including a never before seen Timeless River Sora figure, Timeless River Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Mickey Minimates, a Master Form Sora Minimate, and Space Paranoids Sora, Donald, and Goofy Minimates. Prototypes for some of these Minimates were previously shown at the New York Comic Con 2017. The release dates for these figures are not known yet. DST also showed their many upcoming Kingdom Hearts releases, including their Series 2 figures and their Kingdom Hearts Vinimates Series 2. You can view pictures of DST's showcase below. Only a month ago, DST confirmed a Series 1.5 of Kingdom Hearts figures coming out in the future. Read more about Kingdom Hearts DST figures here.