When does Kingdom Hearts 3 come out?
Kingdom Hearts III
"Kingdom Hearts III" was released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on January 25, 2019 in Japan and other Asian countries, and is scheduled to be released on January 29, 2019 elsewhere. In July 2017, at D23, it was announced that the game would release in 2018. Almost a year later, at an additional performance of the "Kingdom Hearts" Orchestra World Tour in Los Angeles, the game's North American release date was revealed to be January 29, 2019. Nomura spoke to moving the game's release date outside of 2018, stating the development team had been told the original release date they had considered was not "good timing in the year" to release the game, especially considering "differences in holiday lengths and how stores behave in different regions". In addition, Square Enix requested the game be released as simultaneously as possibly between Japan and the rest of the world, and not wanting to move up the release at the expense of development, resulted in the January 2019 date being chosen. The game's epilogue is planned to be added to the game on January 26 for Japan and January 30 elsewhere, while the secret film content is planned to be added worldwide on January 31, 2019. This was done in order to help prevent them from leaking beforehand, since Nomura called them "the biggest spoilers" in the game.
Kingdom Hearts II
Development plans for "Kingdom Hearts II" began around the completion of "Kingdom Hearts Final Mix", but specific details were undecided until July 2003. Nomura noted several obstacles to clear before development could begin on a sequel. One such obstacle was the development team's desire to showcase Mickey Mouse more, which required Disney's approval. The game was developed by Square Enix's Product Development Division-1, with most of the original staff from the first game. The game was originally supposed to have been released after "Kingdom Hearts". Nomura had planned for the sequel to take place a year after the first and originally intended for the events of that year to be left unexplained. To bridge the gap between the two games, "Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories" was developed. To explain the loss of all the abilities from the first game at the beginning of "Kingdom Hearts II", Nomura had Sora's memories scrambled in "Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories".
Many aspects of the gameplay were reworked for this sequel. Some changes were made due to user feedback and others were meant to be included in previous games but were omitted either because of time or technological constraints. The camera was switched to the right analog stick of the DualShock controller instead of the shoulder buttons and the Gummi Ship travel was reworked. The combat system was completely redone and did not use any animations from the first game. Because Sora had matured, Nomura wanted his fighting style to reflect that. Other changes included more integration between exploration and battles. The variations in combat styles associated with each Drive Form and the introduction of the Reaction Command were added to give players more choices in battles. The inclusion of worlds based on live-action Disney films was aided by technology that generated the character models from live-action pictures.
Star Wars: The Old Republic
In June 2015, the third expansion for the game, titled "Knights of the Fallen Empire", was announced at EA's E3 2015 press conference. "Knights of the Fallen Empire" features a renewed focus on cinematic storytelling, as well as new planets, new companions, a dynamic story affected by player choices and a level cap of 65. A cinematic trailer, titled "Sacrifice", was released along with the initial announcement. The trailer, made by Blur Studio, received critical acclaim, and was awarded the "Best Trailer of E3" Award by IGN. The first nine chapters of "Knights of the Fallen Empire" were launched on October 27, 2015, with additional chapters starting in early 2016. Subscribers received one level 60 character token. After the release of "Knights of the Fallen Empire", "Rise of the Hutt Cartel" and "Shadow of Revan" became free for those subscribing to the game, and access remains on the account if a subscription is canceled.
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix
In October 2016, Square Enix announced a single-disc compilation release of "Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix" and "Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix" for the PlayStation 4. It was released on March 9, 2017, in Japan, March 28, 2017, in North America, and March 31, 2017, in Europe. An additional bundle, "Kingdom Hearts: The Story So Far", includes the "Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix" PlayStation 4 collection and "Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue" and was released in North America on October 30, 2018 for the PlayStation 4.
Clock Tower 3
Clock Tower 3 is a survival horror video game co-developed by Capcom and Sunsoft for the PlayStation 2. Released in 2002, it is the fourth installment in the "Clock Tower" series, and the first and only video game directed by Japanese film director Kinji Fukasaku. The plot and characters have very little relation with the previous "Clock Tower" games. The story follows 14-year-old Alyssa Hamilton who is part of a family lineage of female warriors who travel through time to defeat evil spirits. Alyssa travels from her time in 2003 London to the 1940s and 1960s in order to defeat these "Entities" and bring peace to troubled souls.
Kingdom Hearts III
At D23 Japan 2018, Square Enix revealed the game was being developed in three sections, with approximately three worlds in each section. At that time, the worlds in the first section were said to be 90 percent complete and development of the middle section at around 60 percent. No update was given on the final section of the game, though Nomura stated its contents were "something he's always wanted to do and put into "Kingdom Hearts", ever since the days of working on "Final Fantasy"... It is bound to surprise everyone." In April 2018, the "Classic Kingdom" mini-games were revealed for the game, while also announcing the games would be playable in the mobile game "Kingdom Hearts Union χ". A selection of the mini-games were made available in "Union χ" in its "χ3" mode added in September 2018, which enables players to obtain the "Starlight" Keyblade in "Kingdom Hearts III" by completing certain objectives. By June 2018, the secret film for the game had been created. Additionally, Nomura revealed the development team was concerned with the size of the game and if it would fit on the game disc. To help with this, the team was turning some of the cutscenes into pre-rendered films to help reduce load times.
Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger
Blair has the option to choose to initiate a romance with Flint or Rachel. Flint refuses to fly with him if he chooses Rachel, Rachel refuses to help him with his missile loadouts if he chooses Flint, and both are bitter with him if he chooses neither. Blair launches against Kilrah, with up to three wingmen of the player's choice. This attack comes just as the Kilrathi prepare for a massive and devastating strike against Earth, intending to finally force humanity into submission with the loss of their home planet. After successfully downing Prince Thrakhath above Kilrah (and Hobbes, if he was not killed earlier), Blair descends to the surface and delivers the bomb. The resulting explosion destroys Kilrah and wipes out nearly the entire Kilrathi armada assembled in orbit, but damages Blair's fighter as well; a surviving Kilrathi capital ship tractors him in. Morally devastated by the destruction of their home planet, the Kilrathi, commanded now by Thrakhath's retainer Melek nar Kiranka, surrender to Tolwyn. The surviving Kilrathi begin to colonize a new homeworld and now want to live in peace and harmony with humans while Blair and his romantic interest make plans to start their new lives together."Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger" was developed and released by Origin Systems. Released in 1994 for MS-DOS and Mac OS, in 1995 for 3DO and in 1996 for PlayStation (a Sega Saturn version was also announced and advertised, but it was never released), "Wing Commander III" made the move from the sprite-based graphics used in previous titles to software-driven texture-mapped polygonal 3D, and used FMV for cutscenes. "Wing Commander III" featured an entirely new line of ships and fighters, abandoning the technology of "Wing Commander" and "". Terran Confederation craft were redesigned from "airplanes in space", while Kilrathi craft were totally redesigned into asymmetrical ships with prongs, barbs and fang-like surfaces. The new, blockier forms were made necessary by the then-primitive state of polygon graphics, as "WCIII" was released a few years before the first true 3D video cards and all 3D effects had to be calculated by the CPU.
Kingdom Hearts III
Caty McCarthy of USgamer felt "Kingdom Hearts III" was "an all or nothing sort of game". She said, "So many modern JRPGs look only ahead or get too trapped in the past, but "Kingdom Hearts III" is comfortable in straddling both lines; moving onward where the series needs it, but hanging back in ways that would make it feel untrue to the system that birthed it." Regarding the story, McCarthy said the game "knows how to both hold the hands of players not familiar with the past 17 years of the series, as well as respect the knowledge of diehards" with all of the games in the series and various plot threads getting "some sort of nod". However, the reliance of frequent cutscenes led the game to feel "a tad outdated, pacing-wise". While the larger scope of the worlds were "more welcome" to McCarthy, and she enjoyed the designs of San Fransokyo, Kingdom of Corona, and The Caribbean, Monstropolis and Olympus "[fell] flat", with Monstropolis "largely just a bunch of boring hallways and factory rooms" and Olympus having "a bit of a 'been there, done that' vibe". Calling the combat "chaos", McCarthy noted there was enough variety in it to distinguish itself from other entries in the series, but felt the Attraction Flow attacks were "the weakest new addition" and playing the game on "Normal" mode was not much of a challenge overall. Writing for "GamesRadar+", Rachel Weber said, "Whatever the flaws, there is nothing quite like "Kingdom Hearts III", and it's a wild, wonderful ride as a result." She added, "no battle, no matter how big... or small, is ever boring" but called the Gummi Ship sections "the blandest part of the game". One of her favorite parts was the cooking mini game with Remy from "Ratatouille" and, conversely, felt the "Pirates of the Caribbean" world was "joyless" and "the only time the magic [of the game] failed".
3 of Hearts (album)
"3 of Hearts" was initially scheduled for release on various dates in 2001June 5, June 6, and July 24 – before being pushed forward to March 6 that year. It was released as an audio CD, cassette, and digital download. Jon Elliot, a senior director of marketing and artist development for RCA, said the promotional strategies for the album and the group focused primarily on "get[ting] their names out there and their faces visible". 3 of Hearts performed as part of a 2001 tour sponsored by "Seventeen" magazine, in which they sang in American shopping malls in 50 cities as part of a showcase of prom fashions. They also participated in the Walmart Across America Tour. To prepare for the tours, the trio were given dance lessons by American singer and choreographer Toni Basil. Lorie Hollabaugh of "Billboard" praised the group's live performances as defined by "tightly woven harmonies".
Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
In the ending of "Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage", Yen Sid reveals that Sora has lost most of his powers as a consequence of Xehanort's attempted possession, and advises Sora to seek out Hercules, who has gone through a similar experience. This leads to the events of "Kingdom Hearts III", with Sora becoming a full-fledged Keyblade Master engages in a final showdown with Master Xehanort and the thirteen seekers of darkness alongside his companions, Mickey, Riku, Kairi, Ventus, and Aqua, joined by a restored Terra, Roxas, and Xion.
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix
The collection was met to generally favorable reviews. A second collection, "Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix", was released in 2014 while a third collection, "Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue", was released in 2017. "1.5 Remix" was released in a single, combined collection with "2.5 Remix" on the PlayStation 4 in March 2017.
Kingdom Hearts III
Kingdom Hearts III is an action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It is the twelfth installment in the "Kingdom Hearts" series, a sequel to "Kingdom Hearts II", and the final chapter in the Dark Seeker saga. Set after the events of "", returning protagonist Sora is joined by Donald Duck, Goofy, King Mickey and Riku in their search for the seven Guardians of Light and the "Key to Return Hearts" as they attempt to thwart the restored Xehanort's plan to bring about a second Keyblade War. Their journey has them cross paths with characters and visit worlds based on different Disney and Pixar properties.
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix
In the credits of "HD 2.5 Remix", clips of "" were shown as well as the inclusion of a secret ending related to the game, hinting at a possible additional collection. In September 2015, Square Enix announced "Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue". The collection features an HD remaster of "Dream Drop Distance" as well as "Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover", a cinematic retelling of "Kingdom Hearts χ" that reveals new parts of the series' history in HD cinematics, and "Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage", a new game taking place after the events of the original "Birth by Sleep", told from the perspective of Aqua. It was released on January 12, 2017 in Japan and January 24, 2017 for other countries.
Kingdom Hearts χ
In March 2017, ahead of the first anniversary of the North American launch of "Unchained χ", Square Enix announced that the mobile game would be rebranded as "Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross]" in April 2017. The relaunch of the title would include a new Union Cross multiplayer mode, allowing parties of up to six players to take on the Heartless together through the game's matchmaking feature as they communicate with each other through emotes and text options, and a theater mode to rewatch unlocked cutscenes and animations. In September 2018, a series of special "Classic Kingdom" minigames was added to "Union χ"; by completing certain objectives in these minigames, players were able to unlock a special "Starlight" Keyblade for use in "Kingdom Hearts III".
Arcana Heart 3
An update for the game, called , with rebalanced gameplay and new game modes was released in Japan on May 8, 2013 for Arcades, and later released for PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows. This was followed by Arcana Heart 3: Love Max Six Stars!!!!!, which was released in arcades on December 4, 2014.
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
The game was first released in Japan on March 29, 2012, and in North America and Europe on July 31, 2012 and July 20, 2012, respectively. In Australasia, it was released on July 26, 2012. A limited edition titled "Mark of Mastery" was also released in North America featuring twelve art cards, AR cards able to unlock new Dream Eaters, and a protector case for the 3DS console. While this has been noted to be the shortest gaps between the Japanese and English releases in the "Kingdom Hearts", the latter version does not include new features not seen in the former. However, the Mark of Mastery limited edition was made so that English gamers would be able to obtain bonus material that can only be obtained in Japan. The game was also included within the "Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Box" package made in commemoration of the franchise's 10th anniversary. The box also included the Nintendo DS games "Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days" and "Kingdom Hearts Re:coded". Unlike "Kingdom Hearts", "Kingdom Hearts II" and "Birth by Sleep", there would not be an updated version of the game according to Tetsuya Nomura.
Kingdom Hearts Coded
It was announced alongside "Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep" and "Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days" at the Tokyo Game Show on September 20, 2007, where a trailer was shown in a photo-prohibited theater. New trailers were shown at the 2008 Jump Festa in December 2007 and the DKΣ3713 Private party in August 2008. Playable demonstrations, as well as new trailers, were available at the 2008 Tokyo Game Show in October 2008 and the 2009 Jump Festa in December 2008. Early trailers highlighted "coded"s gameplay, while later ones focused more on the game's story, which would fill in some plotholes present in the first "Kingdom Hearts" game.
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix
In October 2012, game director Tetsuya Nomura suggested that an HD-version of "Kingdom Hearts II" was likely to be created for another collection, saying that "it’d be unusual if there wasn’t" another one. In the credits of "HD 1.5 Remix", clips of "Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix", "Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix" and "" were shown, hinting at a second collection. On October 14, 2013, Square Enix announced "Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix", with the collection including the previously mentioned games in high definition. However, "Re:coded" appears as HD cinematics, similar to "358/2 Days" in "HD 1.5 Remix". The collection was released exclusively for the PlayStation 3 in Japan on October 2, 2014, in North America on December 2, 2014, in Australia on December 4, 2014, and in Europe on December 5, 2014.
Kingdom Hearts (video game)
Originally released only in Japan on December 26, 2002, "Kingdom Hearts Final Mix" has several events and a number of gameplay tweaks that are not in previous releases. Spoken dialogue is in English, with Japanese subtitles. New scenes, clarifying certain plot points, such as Riku's journey and foreshadowing of "Kingdom Hearts II", were included, but no new dialogue was recorded. A gameplay option allows the player to skip cutscenes after seeing them once. The optional bosses first included in the English version were introduced to Japanese players for the first time, along with a new fight against "Unknown Man", in an attempt to raise interest for the sequel.
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
With "Kingdom Hearts Re:coded", the staff revealed that "Dream Drop Distance" would revolve around Sora's and Riku's "Mark of Mastery" exam, but were worried about how to set it. The idea of Sora going through a dream was inspired by the subtitle of "Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep" and served as a basis for the game. Sora and Riku were chosen as the playable characters in anticipation for the franchise's ending of the "Xehanort arc" as well as to represent the theme of "the light and the dark sides of hearts" which the two characters represent. The former's inclusion was also done due to the character's popularity in Japan. Nomura has stated that the themes of the game are trust and friendship, and that like "Birth by Sleep", the story is on par with that of a numbered title. As a result of the game's plot, both Sora and Riku appear in their younger forms from the first "Kingdom Hearts" game. However, to avoid misconceptions that "Dream Drop Distance" was a remake of the original game, Nomura decided to change Sora's and Riku's outfits for most of the game. Despite using two protagonists, the game primarily focuses on Riku's growth across the series. When starting production, the staff had decided to make the story as complex as possible, leading to the inclusion of several cutscenes which can be viewed by the player anytime they want. In order to make it more accessible, scenario writer Masaru Oka was in charge of the Chronicles feature, which explains events from previous games. The game's story is also meant to connect directly with "Kingdom Hearts III", although its original ending was not approved by the staff and was scrapped. Like previous titles, "Dream Drop Distance" has a secret ending that connects to "Kingdom Hearts III" although the staff found it unconventional in comparison to previous ones.
Kingdom Hearts (video game)
During August 2011, Nomura expressed desire to release a high definition rerelease of the game though he had yet to confirm such plans. In September 2012, Square Enix announced "Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix", a compilation for the PlayStation 3, that includes both "Kingdom Hearts Final Mix" and "" in HD and trophy support. The character models from "" were used as a base for the game's characters. The gameplay of the original "Kingdom Hearts" was modified to play more like "Kingdom Hearts II". Additionally, the collection includes HD cinematic scenes from "Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days". It was released in Japan on March 14, 2013, in North America on September 10, 2013, on September 12, 2013 for Australia, and September 13, 2013 for Europe.
Killzone 3
Killzone 3 is a 2011 first-person shooter video game for the PlayStation 3, developed by Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is the fourth installment in the "Killzone" series, the first game in the series to be presented in stereoscopic 3D, and the first to include motion controls using the PlayStation Move. It was released worldwide in February 2011 to positive reviews.
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
The trademark ""Theatrhythm"" was filed near the end of E3 2011 by Square Enix. "Theatrhythm Final Fantasy" was officially announced for release exclusively on the Nintendo 3DS handheld game console in the Japanese manga anthology "Weekly Shōnen Jump". It was originally announced for release only in Japan. Square Enix Japan created an official website to promote the game. Rumours came up that "Theatrhythm Final Fantasy" would be developed by Jupiter; however, it was later confirmed on the official website that it would be developed by Indieszero. The character and monster designs are designed by MonsterOctopus, who also designed the "Kingdom Hearts" avatars found in "Kingdom Hearts Mobile" and "".
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
"Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep" has received positive reviews from gaming reviewers. The game's average score is of 82 out of 100 on Metacritic, becoming the third highest ranking "Kingdom Hearts" game behind "Kingdom Hearts" and "Kingdom Hearts II". The game has been highly praised by Japanese gaming magazine, "Famitsu", whose four reviewers gave scores of 10/9/9/9, for a total of 37/40, the third-highest rated game in the "Kingdom Hearts" series behind "Dream Drop Distance" and "Kingdom Hearts II". They praised the game's graphics and music, calling them "superb", as well as praising the wide variety of customization available to the players due to the three unique playable characters. It also praised the design of boss battles, calling them "lively and exciting". English websites have also given praise to the game with GameZone calling it "amazing title that every KH fan must play", finding it the best portable game from the series. RPGamer praised the "evolution" from the gameplay ever since the series' start. "" ("PSM") agreed calling the fighting system "one of the deepest, most rewarding" ones from the PSP. IGN called its battle system "unique", labeling it as the best one from all the series and having a campaign story. 1UP praised the differences between the protagonists' fighting styles with "PSN" comparing them with different classes of RPG characters. A common complaint has been the game's loading times, which tended to be very long depending on the PlayStation Portable's memory. Reviewers also called the game's worlds "hollow due to the lack of interaction, and also criticized the game's camera which sometimes made fights confusing. Visuals were also well received for being similar to the ones from PlayStation 2's games with praise on the design of the worlds, although a lack of details was also noted.
Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse
Following the battle, Gareth tends to Rhonu – who is saved as one of the unhatched dragons shares its heart with her. Gareth becomes a knight and leader of the settlement, with peace achieved between the North and South as Hadrian's Wall is renamed the Dragon's Gate. Gareth and Rhonu finally express their love for each other as the baby dragon that saved Rhonu begins to hatch.Although a third installment in the "Dragonheart" franchise has been long rumored and speculated by fans of the previous two films, it was officially announced by Universal Studios Home Entertainment during the summer of 2014 that a third film was in the works. The budget for the CGI effects work for Drago alone was done on a budget of $7,000,000.
List of Kingdom Hearts media
"Kingdom Hearts" is a series of action role-playing games developed and published by Square Enix (formerly Square). It is the result of a collaboration between Square Enix and Disney Interactive Studios, combining characters and elements from Square Enix's "Final Fantasy" series and multiple Disney franchises. Currently the series includes seven video games released on various platforms, a manga series, a novel series, video game soundtracks released on audio CDs, and a collectible card game.
Kingdom Hearts
Nomura placed a secret trailer in "Kingdom Hearts" in hopes that fans would want a sequel. He was unsure if fans would want a sequel and felt that if they did not, then it would be best to leave certain events in the first game unexplained. After "Kingdom Hearts Final Mix" was completed, development for "Kingdom Hearts II" began. There were several obstacles to clear before development could begin on a sequel. One was the development team's desire to showcase Mickey Mouse more; Mickey's inclusion in the first game was restricted to a very small role. Nomura had planned for the sequel to take place a year after the first and originally intended for the events of that year to be left unexplained. To bridge the gap between the two games, "Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories" was developed. Nomura was hesitant about releasing a game on the Game Boy Advance because he felt the 3D graphics of the original game would not translate well into 2D. He changed his position after hearing that children wanted to play "Kingdom Hearts" on the handheld system.
Crackdown 3
Crackdown 3 is an upcoming action-adventure video game for Microsoft Windows and Xbox One with development being headed by British developer Sumo Digital and published by Microsoft Studios. Continuing the series nine years after the release of 2010's Xbox 360 video game "Crackdown 2", the third title focuses on Microsoft Azure-powered mass scale destruction that enables everything in the game to be destroyed. Originally set to be released in 2016, the game was delayed a number of times. As of late 2018 the game is expected to be released on February 15, 2019. At release, it will also be available to play at no additional cost to Xbox Game Pass subscribers.
Kingdom Hearts III
Sony announced "Kingdom Hearts III" for the PlayStation 4 with a teaser trailer at its E3 2013 event in June 2013. Square Enix later confirmed the game's cross-platform release for the Xbox One as a port of the PlayStation 4 version. Though some development and concepts for the game began during the seventh generation of video game consoles, it was always intended that the game would release during the eighth generation. Unlike "Kingdom Hearts" and "Kingdom Hearts II", which were developed by Square Enix's Product Development Division 1 team, "Kingdom Hearts III" was developed by Square Enix's 1st Production Department, who developed "Birth by Sleep", "Dream Drop Distance", and worked on the "HD 1.5 Remix" collection and Square Enix's Business Division 3. Rie Nishi serves as the game's producer. The game began using the in-house Luminous Studio engine to develop the game after some initial development tests had been done using the Unreal Engine 3.
Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger
Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger is the third main game in Chris Roberts' "Wing Commander" science fiction space combat simulation video game series, developed and released by Origin Systems. It was a departure from previous games in the series in that it uses extensive live action full motion video to add an interactive movie-style presentation to the space combat gameplay, emphasized by its advertising slogan, "Don't watch the game, play the movie!". The game's more than two hours of video featured a number of prominent movie stars including Mark Hamill as Colonel Christopher "Maverick" Blair, Malcolm McDowell as Admiral Tolwyn, John Rhys-Davies as James "Paladin" Taggart and Thrakhath nar Kiranka, and Tom Wilson as Todd "Maniac" Marshall.
Final Fantasy VII Remake
During the Final Fantasy 30th anniversary opening ceremony event hosted by Square Enix in Tokyo on 31 January 2017—the 20th anniversary of "Final Fantasy VII"—the game's first CGI key visual was unveiled, along with announcements for a collaboration event with "Mobius Final Fantasy". On 18 February, Nomura revealed and discussed two new screenshots of the game, showing off the game's updated HUD. While he wanted to show video footage, Square Enix denied his request. Due to its lack of footage since 2015, switch to internal development and other projects Nomura was involved in, there were concerns about the status of the project. Speaking following E3 2018, Nomura stated that the game was in active development, with his full attention being shifted to it when "Kingdom Hearts III" was completed.
Forza Horizon 3
"Forza Horizon 3" is developed by Playground Games and was announced on 13 June 2016 during Microsoft's E3 Xbox briefing. The game was released on 27 September 2016. Owners of the Ultimate Edition version of the game received access on 23 September, along with six downloadable content car packs, and access to exclusive cars and events. The game also makes use of Groove Music to play custom soundtracks.
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
"Birth by Sleep" was directed by Nomura and co-directed by Tai Yasue. It was announced alongside "Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days" and "Kingdom Hearts coded" at the Tokyo Game Show on September 20, 2007, where a trailer was shown in a photo-prohibited theater. New trailers were shown at the 2008 Jump Festa in December 2007 and the DKΣ3713 Private Party, an invite-only event by Square Enix for fans, in August 2008; a playable demo was also available at DKΣ3713. The June 5, 2009 issue of "Famitsu" covered an interview with Tetsuya Nomura, where he said that the game was, at the time, at the voice recording stage. Nomura also confirmed in an interview that "Birth by Sleep" would contain a secret ending like in "Kingdom Hearts" and "Kingdom Hearts II" for the next game in the "Kingdom Hearts" series, which he confirmed to be a main game and the one which Nomura stated would link up "Birth by Sleep", "358/2 Days" and "coded". He also confirmed that a "Birth by Sleep" demo would indeed be playable at the 2009 Tokyo Games Show together with a new trailer. In early October 2009, Nomura revealed that the concept of the Command Board originated from when he was in elementary school as at that time he was very fascinated with board games and even made his own; hence he wanted to incorporate a fun board game into the game.
Music of Kingdom Hearts
"Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep & 358/2 Days Original Soundtrack" is a three-disc album containing music from the games "Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep" and "Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days", as well as "Kingdom Hearts Re:coded", composed by Yoko Shimomura. It was released on February 2, 2011. Discs one and two contain music from "Birth by Sleep", and disc three contains music from "358/2 Days" (tracks 1 through 13), "Re:coded" (tracks 14 through 20), and "Birth by Sleep: Final Mix" (tracks 21 through 27). Tracks from "358/2 Days" and "Re:coded" are in pure orchestrated form, and are not digitized as they are in the original game releases.
Music of Kingdom Hearts
"Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete" is a compilation album of the video game music from the three main games in the series, "Kingdom Hearts", "Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories", and "Kingdom Hearts II". The boxset contains music composed and produced by Yoko Shimomura, with the main orchestral tracks arranged by Kaoru Wada. The album also features various unreleased tracks from the series, as well as new and rearranged versions of tracks from the two "Final Mix" releases and "Re:Chain of Memories". The compilation boxset was released in Japan on March 28, 2007.
Kingdom Hearts III
Sora returns as the main playable character, once again joined in the party by Donald Duck and Goofy, with the ability to have two additional characters join the party for a total of five-player parties. This is an increase from previous main entries in the series, where players were limited to two additional party members at any given time along with Sora. Certain parts of the game have Riku and Aqua as playable characters. Describing the gameplay, Nomura called the action "pretty frantic", as well as "really flashy and exciting. The enemy AI is a lot more intricate, too, and I think the gameplay will reflect that new dynamic balance." Sora can perform magic, with a new, powerful tier of each spell available to him, similar to what Aqua has available to her in "". Magic performs differently in underwater sections of the game, with "Kingdom Hearts III" introducing a new spell, Water. Team-up attacks are also featured, which combine Sora and various party members into one attack. Players can equip various abilities for Sora and his party members, with the system to do so "an evolution of sorts" from the system used in "Kingdom Hearts II". Character summons make a return from previous entries, this time known as "Links", where an additional character joins the battle to assist the player with specialized attacks.
Sora faces Heartless, Nobodies, and Unversed in the game, with new variants of these enemy types appearing. In addition to these traditional "smaller" enemies, the player faces giant bosses, which give "Sora greater freedom of movement and room to experiment with attacks—including the new theme-park-ride summon attacks," known as "Attraction Flow". These attacks are inspired by the Disney Parks attractions Mad Tea Party, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters, and Grizzly River Run, and generic pirate ship and carousel attractions; these attacks draw visual inspiration from Disney Parks' Main Street Electrical Parade. Sora also has the ability to jump on certain enemies, such as ones shaped like a vehicle. Regarding traversal, Nomura noted the new mechanic, called "Athletic Flow" in Japanese, was refined from the Flowmotion mechanic from "Dream Drop Distance", which players felt was "a little too free... and it was kind of hard to control on their end." "Athletic Flow" allows the player to utilize the environment to access previously unreachable areas. Co-director Tai Yasue stated this mechanic was created "to try something new" and "radically change the gameplay" for the "Hercules" world, which led to its use in the other worlds. As a result, each world was able to have "more height, scale and sense of discovery."
Passion (Utada Hikaru song)
In early 2003, The Walt Disney Company and Square Enix confirmed the sequel to "Kingdom Hearts" (2002). That July, the creator of Kingdom Hearts, Tetsuya Nomura, aimed to have the game in stores by 2004, but several legal issues regarding the approval of characters and aesthetics from the Disney franchise obscured this, such as the Tarzan world being denied due to a change in ownership. Regarding the theme song, Nomura only had Utada in mind as he felt she was part of the franchise's family, and felt that her music could break both foreign and international markets. But scheduling time with Nomura proved to be difficult, as Utada worked on her second English language album Exodus in her hometown New York City; she had been signed to Island Def Jam the previous year as their headquarters discovered her success in Japan.
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
"Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep" was also released with a limited edition PSP-3000 as a bundle in Japan featuring designs from the "Kingdom Hearts" series on its back. On March 16, 2010, Square Enix announced the English version of the game, which was released on September 7, 2010 in North America, and on September 10, 2010 in Europe. The English version of the game contains some adjustments from the original version, such as a new difficulty setting called Critical Mode, and additional songs for the Ice Cream Beat minigame. A new boss known only as the Unknown appears in the overseas versions, as well as a new gameplay element called "Crown Stickers", which act much the same way as the Puzzle Pieces from "Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix". The game also has a notable voice-acting cast of returning members such as Jesse McCartney and James Woods, as well as numerous new actors such as Willa Holland, Jason Dohring, Leonard Nimoy, and Mark Hamill. An Ultimania guidebook of the game was released on March 25, 2010. Like previous games, a light novel of "Birth by Sleep" has been written by Tomoko Kanemaki and illustrated by Shiro Amano. Its first volume, "Something Strange" was published by Square Enix on December 24, 2010, the second - "Best Friends" - on February 24, 2011, and the third and final volume, "To the Future", on May 26, 2011. Additionally, the tracks featured in the game have been released as part of a three-disc album which includes the soundtracks from "Birth by Sleep", "358/2 Days" and "coded".
Kingdom Hearts
A secret trailer in the first "Kingdom Hearts" and "Kingdom Hearts Final Mix" hinted at the possibility of a sequel. Rumors for a sequel on the PlayStation 2 were spurred in Japan when a Japanese video game site, Quiter, stated that "an internal (and anonymous) source at Square Japan" confirmed that development of "Kingdom Hearts II" had begun. It was not until "Kingdom Hearts II" was announced, along with "Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories", at the Tokyo Game Show in September 2003 that rumors were confirmed. Initial details were that it would take place some time after "Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories", which takes place directly after the first game. Other details included the return of Sora, Donald, and Goofy, as well as new costumes. At the 2004 Square Enix E3 press conference, the producer, Shinji Hashimoto, stated that many mysteries of the first game would be answered.
Kingdom Hearts Coded
"Kingdom Hearts coded" is the fourth installment in the "Kingdom Hearts" series and is set after "Kingdom Hearts II". Jiminy Cricket's journal, chronicling Sora's fight against the Heartless and Organization XIII, is found to have two secret messages written by persons unknown, and after the journal is digitized for further analysis, the contents become corrupted. This leads king Mickey and his friends to make a digital Sora to enter and repair the journal so that the meaning of the hidden messages can be deciphered. The game received mixed reviews, with critics praising the graphics and gameplay variety, but panning the story, camera and controls.
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
The game was created by the same development team that worked on "Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep", then part of Square Enix's 1st Production Department. Since it contained members who worked for "The World Ends with You", the group decided to use characters from said game in replacement of "Final Fantasy" characters. The decision to make a "Kingdom Hearts" game for the Nintendo 3DS was due to the positive impression the Square Enix staff had when viewing the console's quality. The console inspired Nomura to make the Dive Mode function where the character moves to different worlds without the use of a vehicle, while the Flowmotion was thought prior to deciding which console use. The game's title was used to reference its various themes, with "Dream" referencing the storyline, "Drop" for the gameplay style, and "Distance" referring to the main characters' interaction, and, while unintentionally, the system's autostereoscopic 3D effect. Although Tetsuya Nomura admitted the English used was not grammatically correct, the team still decided to use it based on the way it sounded. Development was notably shorter than the ones from previous "Kingdom Hearts" games. However, co-director Tai Yasue emphasized how the finished product resembled "Kingdom Hearts II" and "Birth by Sleep" but improved.
Hurt: The EP
Shortly after her The Labyrinth arena tour ended in July 2010, Lewis began to work on her third studio album. It was reported that Simon Cowell had set a deadline for Lewis to complete the album for a summer 2011 release. After originally having been given a release date of 28 November 2011, "Glassheart" was pushed back to March 2012. Lewis's reason for delaying the release of the album was that after she met producer Fraser T. Smith, she wanted to collaborate with him on new material for possible inclusion on "Glassheart". Lewis delayed the release of the album a third time, with "Glassheart" set for release on 26 November 2012. As a result of her fans having to wait until November 2012, a year after the album was originally set to be released, Lewis decided to release an extended play entitled "Hurt: The EP", as something to "bridge the gap" while she recorded new material.
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix
In January 2013, Jesse McCartney, the voice of Roxas, posted a picture on Instagram of himself in a recording booth, with Roxas seen on a screen in the background, along with the caption, "For all you 'Kingdom Hearts' Fans. Recording the next chapter! #KingdomHearts #Roxas #Gamers." The image was later deleted by McCartney. In February, Square Enix confirmed the game would release in North America and Europe, later revealing September 2013 releases for North America, Australia, and Europe.
Kingdom Hearts II
"Kingdom Hearts II" was re-released in Japan on March 29, 2007 as a 2-disc set titled "Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix+". The first disc contains "Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix" with a new secret movie and additional battles and items. The second disc contains "Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories", a 3D PlayStation 2 remake of "" with extra scenes and voice acting. The battle system maintains the card gameplay, with the addition of Reaction Commands from "Kingdom Hearts II". Like the first game's Final Mix, the two games serve as a canonical update to the series. The book "Kingdom Hearts -Another Report-" was included along with the game for those who reserved a copy. Based on Amazon.com figures, "Final Mix+" was the number one PlayStation 2 game in sales during the week of its release in Japan. Nomura cited the presence of "Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories" to explain why "Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix+" was so popular. Nevertheless, in a "Famitsu" poll in July 2011, "Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix" was voted the most popular entry so far.
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
A HD remaster of the game for the PlayStation 4, titled Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD, was announced in September 2015 at Tokyo Game Show to be part of the "Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue" collection, which was released in January 2017.
Universe of Kingdom Hearts
The series centers on the character Sora, a boy who searches for his lost friends and encounters Disney and "Final Fantasy" characters as he travels between worlds. In the first game, "Kingdom Hearts", Sora fights against the villains of the series known as the Heartless and seals each world he visits to prevent their return. In "Kingdom Hearts II", Sora helps the residents of these worlds again in search of his friend Riku. The "Kingdom Hearts" games have been both critically acclaimed and commercially successful and the design of the worlds has been praised for its faithfulness to the source material.
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
"Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover", a cinematic film, is set during the events of "Kingdom Hearts χ" and tells the story from the Foretellers' perspectives, explaining their actions during the game's events. Nomura revealed that "Back Cover" would utilize technology being developed for "Kingdom Hearts III", and would be approximately one hour in length.
Gears of War 3
Gears of War 3 is a military science fiction third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox 360. It is the third installment of the "Gears of War" series. Originally due for release on April 8, 2011, the game was delayed and eventually released on September 20, 2011. The story was written by science fiction author Karen Traviss.
Kingdom Hearts III
Since the release of "Kingdom Hearts II" in 2005, The Walt Disney Company acquired Pixar, Marvel Entertainment, and Lucasfilm. When asked in 2013 if any of these properties would appear in "Kingdom Hearts III", Nomura said he contacts Disney after he hears of an acquisition, though he noted that "Disney's pretty honest [on the possibility of an inclusion]. If the situation is really difficult, they'll say, it's really difficult. If it's impossible, they'll say it's impossible." He later stated that even though the Disney Company had acquired these properties, Disney Interactive Studios may not necessarily have the ability to license the content due to existing deals, such as Disney's deal with Electronic Arts for "Star Wars" games. Yasue added that they were "looking at all of Disney, the new ones as well" when choosing worlds for the game, including worlds potentially based on Marvel Comics and "Star Wars" properties. He expanded, saying, "We have to come up with a world that has a lot of originality. We want variety... so we don't want too many of one sort of world, that would look the same. For each world there has to be some meaning for it, in the plot... Also, gameplay-wise, is that world something that would make gameplay fun?"
Kingdom Hearts (video game)
"Kingdom Hearts" is influenced by its parent franchise, "Final Fantasy", and carries gameplay elements over into its own action-based, hack and slash system. The main battle party consists of three characters: Sora, Donald Duck, and Goofy. Sora is directly controlled by the player from a third person camera angle. All other party members are computer-controlled, though the player can customize their behavior to an extent through the pause menu. Donald and Goofy comprise the party in most areas, but nearly every level features a character who may replace them. For instance, Jack Skellington can join Sora's party in Halloween Town, but cannot accompany the player elsewhere. In some worlds, the party changes its appearance, has abilities unique to that world or both. The characters can fly in Neverland, acquire aquatic forms in Atlantica which enable them to survive underwater, and gain Halloween costumes in Halloween Town to blend in with the locals.
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
In September 2012, Square Enix announced "Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix" a compilation for the PlayStation 3 to include both "Kingdom Hearts Final Mix" and "Re:Chain of Memories" in high definition and trophy support. Additionally, the collection includes HD cinematic scenes from "Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days". It was released in Japan on March 14, 2013 and in North America on September 10, 2013. Releases on September 12, 2013 for Australia and September 13, 2013 for Europe marked the first time "Re:Chain of Memories" was available in both of those territories. This version was later ported to the PlayStation 4 as part of "Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix", released in March 2017.
Mortal Kombat 3
Accompanied by a massive promotional campaign (given the world record for the "largest promotional campaign for a fighting video game" in the 2011 "Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition"), "Mortal Kombat 3" was originally released to the North American arcades on April 15, 1995. The game was soon ported to three home consoles, namely the Genesis, Super NES, and Sony PlayStation, but only the PlayStation version was identical to the arcade original, due to a deal with Midway which gave Sony exclusive worldwide rights for the 32-bit version of the game up through the end of the first quarter of 1996 (hence why the Sega Saturn, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, and Atari Jaguar versions were all slated for release in the second quarter of 1996). According to a Sega spokesperson, Sony paid Midway $12 million for these timed exclusive rights. Continuing a tradition of simultaneous home version releases from the first two games in the series, it was announced that the Genesis, Super NES, Game Boy, and Game Gear versions would all be released on "Mortal Friday", October 13, 1995. However, not all of the versions made the planned date, and the Game Gear version was never released in North America at all.
Kingdom Hearts III
At E3 2018, worlds based on "Frozen" and "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" were revealed. Nomura also provided an update to the development of the "Big Hero 6" world, revealing all the gameplay had been created, with the cutscenes still needing to be completed. Shortly after, Square Enix released on their website short story recap videos for the series in Japanese. These videos were the same that were included in the game's "Memory Archive" feature. At X018, a world based on "Winnie the Pooh" was revealed. Shortly after, it was reported that the character of Winnie the Pooh would be censored in China. This was due to the Chinese government banning any depictions of the character after the character's appearance had been compared to that of Chinese president Xi Jinping. To improve the Gummi Ship gameplay, a criticism in previous entries, the development team who created the scrolling shooter 1997 game "Einhänder" was brought in to handle this portion of the game, along with other programmers and engineers who have worked on driving games. Development of the game was completed by November 20, 2018.
Diablo III
In August 2013, "Diablo III" developers stated that they had started on the PlayStation 4 development of the game, titled "Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition", and were looking at how to best utilize the new features of the PS4 controller, such as the TouchPad and the Share button. In May 2014, Blizzard announced that "Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition" would be released on August 19, bringing the game to the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. The game runs at a display resolution of 1080p on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The consoles versions of Reaper of Souls added several new features exclusive to it, including the Nemesis System which sends a boss into a player's game that hunt downs their character.
Fallout 3
Fallout 3 is a post-apocalyptic action role-playing open world video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. The third major installment in the "Fallout" series, it is the first game to be created by Bethesda since it bought the franchise from Interplay Entertainment. The game marks a major shift in the series by using 3D graphics and real-time combat, replacing the 2D isometric graphics and turn-based combat of previous installments. It was released worldwide in October 2008 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII, also known as , is the 13th installment in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" (Sangokushi) strategy game series by Koei. It was released on January 28, 2016 for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows in Japan. While it can be imported or purchased on PC worldwide it was not initially available in English like the previous installment. However, as part of the 30th Anniversary of the series, a localized version of the game was released on PlayStation 4 and PC in July 2016. Two modes featured in the game are the traditional campaign mode and a hero mode that teaches players about the game's mechanics. The English version is scheduled for release on Xbox One in April 2017.
Kingdom Hearts
Though "Kingdom Hearts III" was the end of the "Dark Seeker Saga" centered on Xehanort, it has been decided where certain characters end up in order to potentially continue their story in future games.
King's Field
A spiritual successor to the series, named "Demon's Souls", was released February 5, 2009 in Japan for the PlayStation 3, followed by its own spiritual successor, "Dark Souls" for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC on September 22, 2011, which went on to become a franchise, with "Dark Souls 2" and "Dark Souls 3". "Bloodborne", which shares several similarities to "Souls" games, was released for the PlayStation 4 on March 24, 2015. "," which too shares several similarities to "Souls" games, was announced at E3 2018.
Tetsuya Nomura
In 2010, Square released "Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep", a prequel of the first "Kingdom Hearts" that explained scenes shown in "Kingdom Hearts II" and its updated version. In early 2011, Square released a follow up to "Dissidia" titled "Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy". The game carried several ideas Nomura had ever since early development, such as the inclusion of new characters and new gameplay mechanics. For 2011's "Final Fantasy XIII-2", Nomura only created the new characters' faces as other staff members designed their clothes. Once the "Kingdom Hearts coded" remake was released, Nomura and his companions had already thought about creating "", a game that would set up the events of "Kingdom Hearts III". The game was released for the Nintendo 3DS owing to the team's positive reaction to the console's quality. Nomura confirmed that he would be considering what he called an "HD Technical Test" in order to commemorate the series' tenth anniversary and to entice players new to the series. This occurred on March 3, 2012 in the form of a premiere event where footage from the game, including its full CGI introduction sequence, was showcased to celebrate the game's release. In May 2012, Nomura revealed he was working as the director of a new "Kingdom Hearts" game that had yet to be announced by Square Enix. He was directing "Final Fantasy XV" which originally entered production as "Final Fantasy Versus XIII" shortly before its announcement in May 2006. Nomura left his position of director on "Final Fantasy XV" following "changes in development structure" by Square Enix in December 2013. After his departure from "Final Fantasy XV", development of "Final Fantasy VII Remake" began, with Nomura directing the project and other key members of the original "Final Fantasy VII" development team, Kitase and Kazushige Nojima returning as producer and scenario writer. At E3 2015, "Final Fantasy VII Remake" was announced with Nomura confirmed to be the director of the game. Nomura designed the "Torna" organization for "Xenoblade Chronicles 2", finally working with Tetsuya Takahashi again who had wanted to work with Nomura for over 20 years since it was decided Nomura would work on "Final Fantasy VII" instead of "Xenogears".
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
In its first review, "Famitsu" gave "Dream Drop Distance" a rating of 10/9/10/9, or a total of 38/40, in their March 22, 2012 issue, which made "Dream Drop Distance" the second highest rated game in the series for them, after "Kingdom Hearts II". The game debuted at the top of Media Create's sales charts, selling 213,579 copies during its first week. The release was also noted to have helped boost the sales of the Nintendo 3DS console. Although the number of pre-orders surpassed that of "Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days" for the Nintendo DS, the first week's sales were lower. Nevertheless, Media Create noted that this was due to the comparison between the number of units sold between the Nintendo DS and the Nintendo 3DS during the time the games were released, with the former having sold more copies than the latter. The game continued to appear in Media Create's polls for the next several weeks, selling a total of 311,688 units as of May 2012. In North America, the game sold 200,000 units during August 2012, with 180,000 regular editions and 20,000 Mark of Mastery editions.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone is the first expansion pack for the 2015 video game "". Developed by CD Projekt Red, "Hearts of Stone" was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on 13 October 2015. The expansion follows Geralt of Rivia coming in contact with a mysterious man known as Gaunter O'Dimm, and his connections to Olgierd von Everec, a cursed nobleman.
High-definition remasters for PlayStation consoles
In anticipation for the PlayStation 4 exclusive "", Sony released "" for the PS4 in October 2015, featuring remastered versions of the PS3 titles, "", "", and "". The collection is single-player only (the PS3 versions of "Uncharted 2" and "Uncharted 3" had online multiplayer), and included a voucher for the "Uncharted 4" multiplayer beta. To finish out the remastering of the "Kingdom Hearts" games, "Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue" released in January 2017 and consisted of "", "", and HD cinematics from "Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover". Unlike the previous two collections, which were exclusive to PlayStation 3, this collection released exclusively on PlayStation 4. Additionally, "Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix", featuring both of the PS3 collections, released on PS4 in March 2017.
Kingdom Hearts χ
Disney Interactive was forced to delay a western localization of the game when the game's publisher Playdom, a social game network owned by Disney, was shut down. Despite this, planning continued for a western release with playtesting taking place to improve upon the game before launch. The western localization was revealed to the public with the title "Kingdom Hearts Unchained X" at the 2015 Electronic Entertainment Expo. "Unchained χ" was released in Japan on September 3, 2015, in North America on April 7, 2016, and in Europe on June 16, 2016.
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
In early 2010, Nomura was asked in an interview if Square Enix would release an international "Final Mix" of "Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep," to which he replied he would like to, as he enjoyed the work from the English voice casting done in the previous games. However, he stated that one of the main reasons for the popularity of the "Final Mix" version of "Kingdom Hearts II" was because it was released alongside the PlayStation 2 remake of "Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories", so he and the staff would think on it more. In September 2010, Square Enix announced that "Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix" would be released on January 20, 2011 in Japan. Like all "Final Mix" releases, it combines English audio with Japanese game text and subtitles, and includes all additional features implemented in the Western versions as well as brand new content, such as a new playable secret episode for Aqua, which takes place after the events of the final episode, and also has new cutscenes with dialogue provided by her voice actress Megumi Toyoguchi, which were later dubbed into English by Aqua's english voice actress Willa Holland for the "HD 2.5 Remix" release. The events of the secret episode would tie-in to the later "A Fragmentary Passage" release. Alongside "The 3rd Birthday", "Final Mix" includes a code that allows players to obtain downloadable content for "Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy", with "Final Mix" featuring the character Cloud Strife costume from the original "Kingdom Hearts". "Final Mix" topped the video game charts following its release with 77,317 units sold in the first week, and reaching 106,276 in February 2011. "Final Mix" was released for the first time outside Japan as part of "Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix".
Diablo III
At Sony's Press Conference on February 20, 2013, Chris Metzen announced that "Diablo III" would release on both PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. Activision Blizzard stated in their first-quarter 2013 earnings report, that the PlayStation 3 version of "Diablo III" would be released in 2013. On June 6, 2013, Blizzard announced that both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 port of the game would be released on September 3, 2013. A PS3 version of the game was published and localized by Square Enix in Japan, released there on January 30, 2014.
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Though "Birth by Sleep" was the first of the three new games to begin development, "358/2 Days" was released before it. The game was slated for a release at the end of 2008, but Square Enix pushed the date to February 2009. Once again the game was delayed for Japanese release until May 30, 2009. A release in North American territories was announced on December 2, 2008. The official English trailer for the title was shown at Nintendo's press conference at E3 2009, confirming a release date of September 29, 2009 for North America and October 9, 2009 for Europe.
Hearts of Iron IV
At E3 2015, creative director Johan Andersson confirmed that the game would be pushed back from its original release window to the first quarter of 2016. This was an attempt to resolve several issues encountered with the game. In March 2016, it was announced that the game would be released on June 6, 2016, which is the 72nd anniversary of the Normandy landings.
Kingdom Hearts Coded
The gameplay is centered mostly around puzzle solving, with action-RPG gameplay elements, similar to previous "Kingdom Hearts" games. Mini-games and platforming are also featured, with three dimensional backgrounds and two dimensional characters. In mid-2007, game director Tetsuya Nomura decided to create a "Kingdom Hearts" spin-off for mobile phones that would have a different gameplay style than previous titles and allow players to explore the game like a playground. The game was originally released in eight parts and one preview to mobile phone gamers from June 2009 to January 2010. To reach a wider audience, it was remade for the Nintendo DS and released internationally.
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
The game was announced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2010 as "Kingdom Hearts 3D Demo" for the Nintendo 3DS. It was formally unveiled though at the Square Enix 1st Production Department Premier event at the Toho Cinemas in Tokyo, Japan on January 18, 2011 with its first trailer along with its official name. During the game's development, Nomura emphasized the mystery element of the story and confirmed that the theme of the game is trust. In July 2011, a "Famitsu" article included an interview with Nomura in which he revealed that the game would have an unlockable secret movie. A playable demo released the same month also first featured the Dream Eaters as the player characters' partners and the game's generic enemy. A "Dengeki" issue featured another interview with Nomura, where he confirmed that he would be considering what he called an "HD Technical Test" in order to commemorate the series' tenth anniversary and to entice new players to the series. This occurred on March 3, 2012 in the form of a premiere event where footage from the game, including its full CGI introduction sequence, was showcased to celebrate the game's release.
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix
"Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix" includes both "Kingdom Hearts Final Mix" and "" in high-definition and with trophy support. Additionally, the collection features a cinematic remake of "Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days", including high-definition cutscenes from the original game plus new scenes; the "358/2 Days" cinematic also has trophy support. Ideas for a remastered collection of "Kingdom Hearts" games were first revealed in August 2011, with the collection formally announced in September 2012. "Kingdom Hearts Final Mix", in addition to being created from the ground up due to lost assets from the original game, had the most adjustments made to its gameplay, including adding Reaction Commands first introduced in "Kingdom Hearts II" and allowing the camera to be moved with the right thumb stick.
Kingdom Hearts II
In the credits of "HD 1.5 Remix", clips of "Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix" were shown, hinting at its inclusion in another collection. On October 14, 2013, Square Enix announced "Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix", a second compilation exclusively for the PlayStation 3 after "HD 1.5 Remix", that includes both "Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix" and "Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix" in HD and trophy support. Additionally, the collection includes HD cinematic scenes from "" and was released in Japan on October 2, 2014, North America on December 2, 2014, Australia on December 4, 2014, and Europe on December 5, 2014.Notes
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Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix
In the credits of "Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix", clips of the games featured in the collection were shown, hinting at the collection. Additionally, when IGN interviewed Shinji Hashimoto about "Kingdom Hearts III", he stated that the studio would consider another HD collection if the reaction to the first one was positive enough. The collection was announced on October 14, 2013, exclusively for the PlayStation 3. As with "HD 1.5 Remix", the collection was developed mainly by the Square Enix 1st Production Department in Osaka, along with some help from Square Enix's Tokyo team. In July 2017, Nomura spoke on bringing the collection to the Xbox One, saying he did not believe there was much demand for it outside of North America, but felt it could be a possibility after Square Enix completed development on "Kingdom Hearts III".
Kingdom Hearts III
Various mini-games are able to be played throughout "Kingdom Hearts III", including a cooking-themed one featuring Remy from "Ratatouille", and a music one in the "Tangled" world. Additionally, the "Classic Kingdom" features over 20 games presented in the style of 1980s LCD games such as "Game & Watch", while the 100 Acre Wood world features puzzle games. Members of the development team suggested each type of mini-game featured, with Nomura working on the "Classic Kingdom". "Kingdom Hearts III" also has a "Memory Archive" features, which has several short films explaining the basic story elements of the series from the previous games.
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix
"Kingdom Hearts Re:coded" was also included in the collection, featuring the Nintendo DS game adapted into a cinematic retelling, similar to how "Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days" was included in "Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix". The title is set after "Kingdom Hearts II" and follows the discovery of Jiminy Cricket's journal, which chronicles Sora's fight against the Heartless and Organization XIII, which is found to have two secret messages written by persons unknown. Once the journal is digitized for further analysis, the contents become corrupted. This leads king Mickey and his friends to make a digital Sora to enter and repair the journal so that the meaning of the hidden messages can be deciphered.
3 of Hearts (album)
3 of Hearts is an eponymous debut studio album by American girl group 3 of Hearts. It was released on March 6, 2001, through the record label RCA Nashville. "3 of Hearts" is a teen pop and country music album, though according to some music critics, it leans more towards pop music. The album was managed by American producer Byron Gallimore; its marketing focused on the group's crossover appeal to target a teenaged and young-adult audience. 3 of Hearts performed on two national tours sponsored by "Seventeen" magazine and Walmart respectively, and the singers were featured in several marketing campaigns.
Kingdom Hearts II
An unlockable trailer in "Kingdom Hearts" and "Kingdom Hearts Final Mix" hinted at the possibility of a sequel. Rumors for a sequel on the PlayStation 2 were spurred in Japan when the video game website Quiter stated that "an internal (and anonymous source) at Square Japan" confirmed that development of "Kingdom Hearts II" had begun. It was not until "Kingdom Hearts II" was announced, along with "Chain of Memories", at the Tokyo Game Show in September 2003 that rumors were confirmed. Initial details were that it would take place some time after "Chain of Memories", which takes place directly after the first game. Other details included the return of Sora, Donald, and Goofy, as well as new costumes. Information about Mickey Mouse's involvement was kept to a minimum.
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Nomura was hesitant about releasing a "Kingdom Hearts" title on the Game Boy Advance, feeling that the 3D graphics of the original game would not translate well into 2D. Nomura changed his position after hearing that children wanted to play "Kingdom Hearts" on the GBA. After exploring ideas for the gameplay, he felt that a 2D "Kingdom Hearts" game would be possible, and that it could still feel like and play like what gamers were used to in the original. Meanwhile, Nomura wanted to give the game a "lighter tone" than the PlayStation 2 games.
Jurassic Park
In February 2018, it was announced that the film, titled Jurassic World 3, would be released on June 11, 2021. It was also announced that Trevorrow would write the script with Emily Carmichael, based on a story by Trevorrow and Connolly; and that Trevorrow and Spielberg would serve as executive producers for the film, with Marshall and Crowley as producers. On March 30, 2018, it was announced that Trevorrow would also direct the film, at the request of Spielberg. Trevorrow met Carmichael after seeing a short film of hers, and said, "I just knew immediately that I loved her brain." Trevorrow was subsequently impressed with Carmichael's writing work on " Pacific Rim Uprising" and a remake of "The Black Hole", leading him to choose her as a co-writer for "Jurassic World 3". Trevorrow and Carmichael were writing the script as of April 2018. At the time, Trevorrow said that Pratt and Howard would reprise their roles from the previous films, and that there were other characters in "Fallen Kingdom" who "you'll realize are major characters." Additionally, Trevorrow said that "Jurassic World 3" would be a "science thriller," describing it as being the "Jurassic World" film that would most closely match the tone of Spielberg's original 1993 "Jurassic Park" film. In May 2018, Trevorrow announced that the film would focus more on real dinosaurs as opposed to hybrids, which had prominent roles in the previous "Jurassic World" films.
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
In September 2015, Square Enix announced "Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue". The collection features "Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage", a new game taking place after the events of the original "Birth by Sleep", told from the perspective of Aqua. The collection also features an HD remaster of "" as well as "Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover", a cinematic retelling of "Kingdom Hearts χ" that reveals new parts of the series' history. It was released in Japan on January 12, 2017, and in other countries on January 24, 2017.
Mortal Kombat 3
Mortal Kombat 3 (MK3) is a fighting video game developed by Midway / Atari Games and first released into arcades in 1995 as the third game in the "Mortal Kombat" series. As in the previous games, it has a cast of characters that players choose from and guide through a series of battles against other opponents. The game avoids the tournament storyline of its predecessors, as various warriors instead fight against the returning Shao Kahn, who has resurrected his bride Sindel and started an invasion of Earthrealm.
The Heartless Control Everything
The Heartless Control Everything is the third EP from the American post-hardcore band The Chiodos Bros, later known simply as Chiodos. It was released January 25, 2003 on the label Search and Rescue Records. Craig Owens, Matt Goddard and some of the band members are big fans of Square-Enix's popular selling PS2 video game Kingdom Hearts, and the title is a nod towards it since the villains in the game are called Heartless.
Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse
Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse is a 2015 American-British-Romanian fantasy adventure film directed by Colin Teague. It is a direct-to-video release that was released on February 10, 2015 for a Digital HD release and was released on February 24, 2015 for the North American DVD and Blu-Ray release. It is the prequel to the original 1996 film and the third (chronologically, the first) film in the "Dragonheart" franchise, preceded by the 1996 film of the same name and its direct-to-video sequel in 2000, "".
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Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
"Chain of Memories" was announced along with "Kingdom Hearts II" at the Tokyo Game Show in September 2003. Initial details included the switch to 2D graphics, the use of cards to perform attacks, and that compressed movies would be utilized in some cut scenes. The cut scene animations were rendered using the graphical engine of the PlayStation 2 iteration and then encoded for the Game Boy Advance by using a technology developed by Japanese company, AM3. To help market the game, Disney and Square Enix launched official Japanese websites. A playable demo was first made available to the public at the 2003 Jump Festa in Japan; this demo and subsequent demos highlighted the card-based combat system. Aside from information gathered from the opening sequences, most details regarding the story were kept secret until the release.
Kingdom Hearts Mobile
"Kingdom Hearts Mobile" celebrated its first anniversary on December 15, 2009 with special events going on within the "Avatar Kingdom" as well as new costumes of the three main protagonists, Terra, Aqua and Ventus of the game "Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep", which was released less than a month later. On December 27, 2009 Square Enix released special "Kingdom Hearts" themed wallpapers for mobile phones to celebrate the upcoming Christmas holiday as well as additional wallpapers to celebrate its first anniversary.
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix
"Kingdom Hearts II" picks up one year after the events of "Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories". Sora, the protagonist of the first two games, returns to search for his lost friends. Like the previous games, "Kingdom Hearts II" features a large cast of characters from Disney films and "Final Fantasy" games. Organization XIII, a group introduced in "Chain of Memories", also reappears to impede Sora's progress.
Mortal Kombat 3
"Mortal Kombat 3" was originally slated to be released for the Atari Jaguar in the second quarter of 1996, according to a joint press release issued by Atari and Williams Entertainment on March 13, 1995, but was never released. A port for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer was also announced for an early 1996 release, touted on magazine covers, and reportedly complete, but was also never released. A port for the Sega Saturn was also announced for early 1996, but was canceled in favor of a port of "Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3".
Kingdom Hearts III
Sora returns as the protagonist of the game, alongside Donald Duck and Goofy. Supporting characters also returning include Riku, Kairi, King Mickey, Master Eraqus, Terra, Aqua, Ventus, Lea, Ienzo, Roxas, Hayner, Pence, and Olette, Jiminy Cricket, Chip 'n' Dale, Yen Sid, Chirithy, and Ansem the Wise.
Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
Following the first "Kingdom Hearts", Nomura was worried that players would be unhappy that Sora would start "Kingdom Hearts II" as a weak character with few powers who once again had to be leveled up like the first title. Therefore, Nomura developed the plot of "Chain of Memories" to explain how Sora loses his abilities in Castle Oblivion and then starts anew. Additionally, with "Chain of Memories" a new mystery regarding Sora's memories of Twilight Town was added, which would be explained in "Kingdom Hearts II". The team in charge of "Kingdom Hearts II" expressed difficulties in animating Sora's "Valor" Drive Form for having a completely different motion except in Sora's walking animation, which is shared with his regular motion. After finishing "Kingdom Hearts II", Nomura wanted to give Sora a rest from the series in order to focus the following games on other characters from the series. Moreover, the events from the endings of "Coded" and "Birth by Sleep" hinted a new mystery regarding Sora's character, which will be revealed in "Kingdom Hearts III". Although Nomura stated in March 2010 that Sora would once again be the focus of the next "Kingdom Hearts", he will share it with another character with great importance. In response to rumors saying that Sora's story would end in "Kingdom Hearts III", Nomura answered that Sora is the protagonist of the series and that his role will end once the series ends. For this game, Nomura was interested in giving Sora a new costume, but was worried about doing so because of the popularity of the character's "Kingdom Hearts II" outfit. In the end, he decided to create a new one as "Kingdom Hearts III" was a new numbered title.
Utada Hikaru
On September 28, it was reported that Utada will release a new single titled "Face My Fears" as a theme song for "Kingdom Hearts III". The song is produced by herself and American musicians Skrillex and Poo Bear. The song was released as a CD single on January 18, 2019, making it her first release on the format in eleven years since her 2008 single "Prisoner of Love". It's also her first release with original English songs since "This Is the One" in 2009.
Kingdom Hearts (video game)
"Kingdom Hearts" received positive reviews and sales figures. During the first two months of its North American release it was one of the top three highest-selling video games and was among the top selling titles during the 2002 Christmas and holiday season. In November 2002, UBS Warburg listed it as the 6th highest console game in terms of sales during the week of November 5. At the end of April 2003, Square announced that "Kingdom Hearts" had sold its millionth copy in the United States, which made it eligible for PlayStation's "Greatest Hits" status, and over 3.0 million worldwide. Sales reached 1.2 million in Japan in the first quarter of 2004, and broke 4.0  million worldwide. In December 2005, the NPD Group listed it as "one of the top ten best-selling PlayStation 2 titles of all time in North America". By July 2006, "Kingdom Hearts" had sold through 2.6 million copies and earned $100 million in the United States alone. "Next Generation" ranked it as the seventh highest-selling game launched for the PlayStation 2, Xbox or GameCube between January 2000 and July 2006 in that country. As of December 2006, "Kingdom Hearts" had shipped over 5.6 million copies worldwide with 1.1 million in PAL regions, 1.5 million in Japan, and 3.0 million in North America. As of June 2018, the "Kingdom Hearts" series has shipped more than 25 million copies worldwide.
Kingdom Hearts III
Tamoor Hussain of "GameSpot" called "Kingdom Hearts III" an overall "enjoyable, if uneven, third entry" in the series. Hussain was critical of some of the story and felt some of the worlds "feel either empty or lacking in what they offer", but did praise the design of the worlds, while also enjoying the amount of gameplay variety. While the combat felt "fast, frenetic, and spectacular in its cinematic flourishes", Hussain noted the game should be played on the "Proud" mode difficulty "if you want the game to challenge you". Speaking to the game's ending, Hussain felt there was "heavy-handed storytelling that inevitably culminates in battles that are impressive set-pieces but feel cheap and spammy to play" with the story wrapping up "in an incredibly unfulfilling way." In an unscored review, "Polygon"s Allegra Frank was more critical of "Kingdom Hearts III" calling it "little more than a lackluster leftover from 2006" as it had "a flat story, repetitive gameplay, and very few surprises." Frank felt Sora's characterization was "off", with his positive attitude continuing as if the events of previous games in the series "have had zero impact on him". Regarding the various worlds, Frank called them "lifeless dioramas... with fewer details and references to the films themselves". She ultimately concluded that "Kingdom Hearts III" was "an example of what can go wrong when a series that once stood in contrast to its peers as a lighthearted alternative loses its way".
List of Kingdom Hearts media
Each game in the series has been critically and commercially successful, though each title has seen different levels of success. As of December 2006, the "Kingdom Hearts" series has shipped over 10 million copies worldwide, with 2.0 million copies in PAL regions, 3.0 million copies in Japan, and 5.6 million copies in North America. The main games in the series were released in chronological order, with each new game following the events of the previous. The exception is the V CAST mobile game, which was developed independently of Square Enix's games. Three new titles in the series were announced at the 2007 Tokyo Game Show. "Coded" and "Mobile" were only released for Japan. "Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue" is the latest game of the series, being released in North America on January 24, 2017.
The "Kingdom Hearts Trading Card Game" is a collectible card game based on the "Kingdom Hearts" series. It was first released in Japan to coincide with the release of "Chain of Memories" and was produced by Tomy. The TCG features starter decks, playing mats, and booster packs. In 2007, Fantasy Flight Games acquired the rights to translate the game and market it in North America. In the game, the player takes the role of Sora from the "Kingdom Hearts" games. Using the cards, players travel to worlds to battle the Heartless. The game allows for two players with a deck and "Player Card" to play together. The game is distributed in a variety of booster packs. The game was released in North America on November 15, 2007.
Kingdom Hearts III
After Square Enix finished development of "Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix", Tetsuya Nomura was approached by Disney, who expressed interest in a sequel. In regard to a possible release of "Kingdom Hearts III", Nomura said "We have various ideas, but we're not at the point where we can say that." He added that due to the development of "Final Fantasy XV"—titled "Final Fantasy Versus XIII" at the time— which was being developed by the "Kingdom Hearts II" team, it was "physically impossible at the present. I feel that it's not the right time to talk about the future of "Kingdom Hearts"." In response to questions about the secret film in "Final Mix", Nomura noted that it was of a "new series" in "Kingdom Hearts" rather than "Kingdom Hearts III". When asked about "Kingdom Hearts III", Nomura noted that fans and partners alike were interested in its release, and would work to "realize it" as soon as possible. In the "Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep" Ultimania guide book, Nomura announced three upcoming titles, one of which was "Kingdom Hearts III". However, "Final Fantasy XV" was still his primary focus, preventing him from starting production on "Kingdom Hearts III". He later noted that "Kingdom Hearts III" would not see a release until after 2012, due to his continuing work on "Final Fantasy XV", regardless of the 10th anniversary of the series occurring in that year. The Nintendo 3DS video game "Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance" was announced to connect to "Kingdom Hearts III", both in terms of gameplay system and story.
Dark Souls III: The Ringed City
Unlike previous games in the "Souls" series, "Dark Souls III" was launched alongside a season pass, confirming that two downloadable content packs were planned from the beginning. On January 3, 2017, "Dark Souls III: The Ringed City" was announced. "The Ringed City" and the preceding content pack, "Ashes of Ariandel", were conceived as the final entries in the "Souls" series.
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
In the credits of "Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix", clips of "Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix" were shown, hinting at its inclusion in another collection. On October 14, 2013, Square Enix announced "Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix", a second compilation exclusively for the PlayStation 3 after "HD 1.5 Remix". The release includes both "Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix" and "Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix" in HD with trophy support. Additionally, the collection includes HD cinematic scenes from "." It was released in Japan on October 2, 2014, North America on December 2, 2014, Australia on December 4, 2014, and Europe on December 5, 2014.
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Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
"Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories" is the second game in the "Kingdom Hearts" series. It is a direct sequel to "Kingdom Hearts", and its ending is set about a year before "Kingdom Hearts II". The game follows Sora and friends, exploring a mysterious castle. There, Riku explores the basement levels and fights the darkness. The game introduces new characters and plotlines that further expand the "Kingdom Hearts" universe and set up the premise for "Kingdom Hearts II".
Kingdom Hearts II
At the 2004 Square Enix E3 Press conference, producer Shinji Hashimoto said that many mysteries of the first game would be answered. Square Enix launched the official Japanese website in May 2005, followed by the English website in December 2005. The websites featured videos and information regarding characters and worlds. Commercials were aired in Japan which highlighted the numerous Disney characters in the game. Although the game was announced in September 2003, a release date for the game was not set until two years later. Nomura admitted that the game was announced too early and information regarding the game was not released until a debut period was in sight.
Dark Souls III
"Dark Souls III" was released in Japan for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on March 24, 2016, and released worldwide, along with the Microsoft Windows version, on April 12, 2016. A stress test for the game, which allowed players selected by Bandai Namco to test the game's network functionality before release, was available for three days in October 2015. The game has three different special editions for players to purchase, all of which cost more than the base game. Players who pre-ordered the game had their game automatically upgraded to the "Apocalypse Edition", which has a special case and the game's original soundtrack. "The Collector's Edition" contains physical items such as the Red Knight figurine, an artbook, a new map, and special packaging. "The Prestige Edition" features all the content in "The Collector's Edition", but has an additional Lord of Cinder resin figurine, which can form a pair with the Red Knight figurine.
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix
"Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix" includes "Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix" and "Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix" in high definition and with trophy support. Additionally, the collection features a cinematic remake of "" that features remastered cutscenes from the original game as well as new content. A third collection, "Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue", was released in 2017. "2.5 Remix" was re-released along with "1.5 Remix" on the PlayStation 4 in March 2017.