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Following the Kingdom Hearts III extended TGS trailer release, Square Enix revealed the official box art for Kingdom Hearts III, drawn by Tetsuya Nomura, on the official Kingdom Hearts twitter. The official box art features a similar design from the Kingdom Hearts box art. What do you think of the Kingdom Hearts III box art? Comment down below! Keep up to date with Kingdom Hearts III news at TGS 2018 on our website and via Twitter! You can also catch up to all TGS 2018 news via our full coverage of the event. For major updates, follow us on Facebook and Tumblr as well.

In February, KH13 released an article regarding the reveal of two new Bring Arts figures, Kingdom Hearts II: Halloween Town and Christmas Town Sora. New information regarding these figures have surfaced and KH13 is here to give you the scoop! CafeReo has released information regarding the Kingdom Hearts II: Halloween Town and Christmas Town Sora Bring Arts with new photos of the figures and release dates! The Kingdom Hearts II: Halloween Town Sora Bring Arts is scheduled for release in February 2019 retailing for 6,800 yen ($67.80 USD). Halloween Town Sora will include two keyblades, Kingdom Key and Decisive Pumpkin, and interchangeable accessories! Kingdom Hearts II: Christmas Town Sora Bring Arts will be released in March 2019 retailing for 6,800 yen($67.80 USD) and will also come with the Kingdom Key and Decisive Pumpkin. This Sora only has one interchangeable face. Amiami is currently taking pre-orders for Kingdom Hearts II: Halloween Town and Christmas Town Sora Bring Arts! Pre-order from the links down below and comment on which figures you're thinking about ordering! Halloween Town Sora | Christmas Town Sora

Nogitako46 has tweeted about Tsum Tsum recently announcing the release of two new Kingdom Hearts tsums, Kairi and Aqua! The tsum tsums are set to release on September 22, 2018 at 11:00 JST. The probability of attaining the Kairi and Aqua tsum tsums will be higher on September 22nd - September 25. Aqua and Kairi's special skills are still unknown. Along with Kairi and Aqua, Sora and Riku will be making a reappearance to the game. What other tsum tsums would you like to see in the game? Let us know in the comments!

Japanese retailer, CafeReo, has announced a line of Kingdom Hearts goods to be released later this year. Their items include a clear Kingdom Hearts pouch, Kingdom Hearts stained glass designed stickers, and an Organization XIII badge collection. CafeReo's Kingdom Hearts clear pouch is made from polyester and comes in three designs: Heartless, Sora, and a pattern of Kingdom Hearts symbols The back side of the pouches are transparent and has dimensions of W250mm x D15mm x H195mm. Each pouch is scheduled for release in December 2018 and retails for 3,200 yen ($28.70 USD). A Kingdom Hearts stained glass sticker set will be released by CafeReo retailing at 1,600 yen ($14.35 USD) and is scheduled to release in November 2018. CafeReo has announced a blind box collection of Organization XIII badges. Each box comes with thirteen badges and has a retail price of 5,200 yen ($46.63 USD). Single badges from the blind box can also be purchased for 400 yen ($3.59 USD) and will be random. These badges are set to release in December 2018. All items can be purchased from CafeReo's partner shops in Japan or hobby stores. Items will be released for pre-order from major online hobby retailers. Keep an eye out for updates on where to pre-order these items on KH13.com!

In commemoration of the 3rd Kingdom Hearts Union χ Anniversary, Nomura has released a message thanking players for playing Kingdom Hearts Union χ! He has also announced the Kingdom Hearts III mini-games, Classic Kingdom, has arrived to Kingdom Hearts Union χ! Read Nomura's translated statement below. In this limited quest, complete the Kingdom Hearts III Classic mini-games with high scores and receive the Starlight Keyblade in Kingdom Hearts III! Update[september 6, 2018]: New content has been updated for Kingdom Hearts Union χ3 (ex-tres) mode has been added to version 3.0.0. χ3's design was created to imitate Sora's menu screen on his device in Kingdom Hearts III. Through the χ3 menu, players can access the Classic Kingdom mini-games and the new communication feature. The Classic Kingdom mini-games are available through the χ3 menu. There are five mini-games available to play: Giantland, The Musical Farmer, The Karnival Kid, The Barnyard Battle, and Fishin' Frenzy. High scores are required to attain the Starlight Keyblade product code for Kingdom Hearts III. Players are allowed many attempts to get a high score for the Starlight Keyblade limited quest, but only until the quest deadline. A new communication feature has been added to Kingdom Hearts Union χ through the χ3 menu. Through this new communication feature, players can talk to other players across various parties and unions, not just their own. A full render of Sora holding the Starlight Keyblade has also been released. You can view it below. Update 3.0.0 is now available in Japan and is to be available for North America on September 7, 2018.

Summer vacation is over and KH13 has rounded up some Kingdom Hearts merchandise from August to make you a keyblade wielder for the new school year! First off on the list is a Kingdom Hearts mobile wallet by Trends International. Prices and which retailers will be carrying the mobile wallet is still pending. Hot Topic has got your back with an exclusive Kingdom Hearts polyester backpack by Loungefly to keep your elixirs, and your homework, safe. The backpack is retailing for $34.99 but currently has a discounted price of $15.00. An Organization XIII Order T-shirt is also for sale at Hot Topic retailing for $20.90-$24.90. Get 20% off this item if you purchase the t-shirt online. Thinkgeek has a ​Kingdom Hearts Sora themed backpack featuring an argyle pattern of Kingdom Hearts icons and a Sora color theme. A metal crown is displayed on the front pocket of the backpack and has a keyblade zipper pull. The backpack retails for $39.99. Spencer's is selling a Kingdom Hearts Snapback Hat retailing for $24.99 and a Nobody-Heartless lanyard retailing for $7.99. Spencer's Halloween store, Spirit, has also released their keyblades just in time for Halloween! The Kingdom Key and King Mickey's Kingdom Key Dark-side has been spotted thanks to Churro at Spirit's stores. Both keyblades retail for $39.99 and can also be purchased from Spirit's online store. Churro has provided comparison pictures of all the keyblades that have been released thus far. Last year's Spirit Kingdom Key (left) VS Spirit's 2018 Kingdom Key and Kingdom Key Dark-side (right) The Proplica Kingdom Key, last year's Spirit Kingdom Key, Spirit's 2018 Kingdom Key, Spirit's 2018 Kingdom Key Dark-side, and a foam Kingdom Key Churro purchased at Anime Expo. Diamond Select Toys have released a plethora of figures! Starting with the Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep Aqua and Goofy figures. Aqua, Goofy, and the remainder of Series 2 figures are exclusive to comic shops and specialty stores and retail for $24.99. Diamond Select has also created a Kingdom Hearts Select Series 3 set that contains 3 figures. The figures that are available in the multi-character sets are Black Coat Mickey with a Shadow Assassin and a Shadow, Space Paranoids Goofy and Tron with a Shadow, and Space Paranoids Sora (includes Photon Debugger) and Donald with Sark. Figure three packs retail for $24.99 and are set to release in December 2018. Last on Diamond Select's Kingdom Hearts releases are the Kingdom Hearts III Vininmates Vinyl Figures Series 1! These vinyl figures are set to release in ​February 2019 and feature Kingdom Hearts III Toy Story Sora, Donald, and Goofy . Each 4 inch figure has articulated necks to easily customize poses for display. Figures are packaged in a full-color windowed box and are available for pre-order for $9.99. See all Diamond Select Figures mentioned here down below!

French writer, Filipe Da Silva Barbosa from Gameblog, released an exclusive interview from Gamescom 2018 with Tetsuya Nomura regarding Kingdom Hearts III. Read the translated interview below: You can read the original article here.

Everglow, the man behind the Kingdom Hearts Timeline, sat down with KH13’s Yoshirai and Xionskeyblade for an exclusive interview! Everglow started his project in April, and since then it’s been receiving much attention from the Kingdom Hearts community. Everglow was twelve years old when he first became a fan of Kingdom Hearts. Everglow’s decision to create the Kingdom Hearts Timeline sprouted when the Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX Collection was announced for the PS4. Since Kingdom Hearts III’s release was approaching, he wanted to do something special to commemorate the game. While working on this project, Everglow explained to us that piecing the timeline together revealed a few Kingdom Hearts elements that he previously didn’t recognize. All projects have their challenges. Everglow’s challenge was trying to sync battles maintaining the same music without breaking the flow. We asked for his reactions to Aqua’s reveal as one of Xehanort’s vessels. After all, the Kingdom Hearts III trailer released at E3 this year. His favorite episode so far in the timeline is . Considering the amount of attention and growth the Kingdom Hearts franchise has had this year we asked Everglow what he had to say to all the new fans out there and his supporters! You can find Everglow on Twitter and YouTube. Check out Everglow's most recent Kingdom Hearts Timeline episode !

Game Informer has published another article in their August 2018 issue relating to Kingdom Hearts III. In the article, Kimberley Wallace writes about Kingdom Hearts III's influence at E3 and mentions Game Informer's interview with Nomura from their last issue. Who do you think will be on the side of the Light and who will be on the side of the Darkness? Let us know in the comments below!