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New Trailer For The New Kingdom Hearts Game…Collection…Thing

Square Enix was really weird about Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix at the Tokyo Game Show. Kept saying it was a “video work”. We’re sure there’s going to be game in there somewhere, probably a lot going by the footage here, but just how much, we won’t know until Square stops being so weird. Anyway,…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 24, 2012

Kingdom Hearts Is Getting Remixed in HD for the PS3 [Update]

Square Enix is bringing the first Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories, and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days to the PS3 in HD as part of a new KH compilation called Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX The version of Kingdom Hearts is the Japanese language “Final Mix” version, and the game, along with Chain…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 19, 2012

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The Voice of Kingdom Hearts‘ Riku Will Soon Appear in a “Nude Men” Special Issue

There’s an assumption that only women appearing in revealing magazine spreads in Japan. That’s incorrect! Hunky dudes do, too. Hunky dudes like video game voice actor Mamoru Miyano. The 29-year old has done a lot of voice work. He debuted as the voice of Riku in Kingdom Hearts, before moving on to the character of…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2012

What Do You Know, Kingdom Hearts Was Pretty Good

In today’s keybladed episode of the TAY-powered Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter FrogFro, who finally played Kingdom Hearts and has some thoughts on the game. All right, since I’ve gotten my ps2 to work and not burn down my house I’ve been able to get into some of those games everyone is always talking about.…

featuring Published September 4, 2012

There’s a Dreamy Difference Between High and Low Kingdom Hearts 3D Review Scores

There is a pedigree of role-playing fan out there that inherently ‘gets’ the Kingdom Hearts series. To these magical people each new entry in the series is another skein of thread being woven into a glorious tapestry of fantastic fiction. And then there are the game reviewers. Having reviewed several Kingdom Hearts titles myself, I…

By Mike Fahey Published August 1, 2012

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Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance: The Kotaku Review

There are moments in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, when, caught up in a storm of hectic keyblade slashing and chromatic aerial theatrics, you might not notice the ticking timer on the bottom of your screen. Until it hits 0. Then, abruptly, as if the game has decided you were having too much fun,…

By Jason Schreier Published July 31, 2012

What The Hell Is Kingdom Hearts? A Beginner’s Guide To Square Enix’s RPG Series

There’s a new Kingdom Hearts game out tomorrow. It’s called Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance and it’s the seventh game in a series that now has 250% more spinoffs than main installments. To some of you a new Kingdom Hearts might be reason to celebrate. To others it might just be confusing. What is…

By Jason Schreier Published July 30, 2012

The Best Things in This Week’s Nintendo Download are Free

With free 3DS demos for Rhythm Thief & the Emperor’s Treasure and Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] in the eShop this week, no one needs to spend a single penny to have a hell of a time with this week’s Nintendo Download. Of course Zen Studios, the makers of Marvel Pinball 3D for the…

By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2012

Hey, You Got Your Pokémon In My Kingdom Hearts

Meet the Dream Eaters, the monsters you’ll be attacking, breeding, and recruiting in upcoming action-RPG Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, which is out July 31 for Nintendo 3DS. Kind of remind you of a certain other Nintendo game, don’t they? Still, I’m psyched for this one. It’s looking more like Kingdom Hearts II than…

By Jason Schreier Published June 27, 2012

No Dude, Kingdom Hearts Isn’t Based on Heart of Darkness

Lately, it seems like lots of video games are based on Joseph Connrad’s novel Heart of Darkness. Games like Far Cry 2 and Spec Ops: The Line made the inspiration explicit, while many other recent games simply borrow Conrad’s basic gist. But despite the fact that both things have the word “Heart” in the title,…

By Kirk Hamilton Published June 27, 2012

Kingdom Hearts Director Wants To Add Pixar

Buzz Lightyear as a Kingdom Hearts character? Could happen. Longtime Kingdom Hearts veteran and co-director of the upcoming Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Tai Yasue told me at E3 this week that he’d love to take Sora and Riku through the wonderful worlds of Pixar’s films. As a collaborative project between Square Enix and…

By Jason Schreier Published June 8, 2012

New Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance Trailer Showcases Mickey, Minnie, Dragons Riding Meteors

Nintendo released this new trailer for Square Enix’s zany action-RPG last night. It’s looking pretty neat, particularly the Fantasia and Three Musketeers sections. And Mickey! Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance will be out July 31 for Nintendo 3DS.

By Jason Schreier Published June 7, 2012

Sora and Riku Co-Star In the E3 Trailer for Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance

Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance will be out in North America on July 31, but the new trailer for the Nintendo 3DS game is out today. This one starts Sora and Riku. Like what you see? And if you’re confused about Kingdom Hearts lore at all, consider studying up on it

By Stephen Totilo Published June 4, 2012

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I Watched This Kingdom Hearts Lore-Primer And I Still Have No Idea What The Hell is Going On in Kingdom Hearts

I’m a fan of Lore in a Minute!, a site that breaks down a game’s lore and story in easily digestible, humorous movies. It’s great for if you want to hop into a series midway through without going back and slogging through long, older games. I headed over there to check out their fun new…

By Kirk Hamilton Published June 1, 2012

A Night of Speed-Dating With Kingdom Hearts, Theatrhythm and Heroes of Ruin

I’m in California this week for the purpose of checking out a bunch of video games that will be shown at E3 next month. I’m a pre-E3 Judge*, you see, bouncing from one showcase with a game publisher to another, signing lots of paperwork in which I swear not to tell people about these games…

By Stephen Totilo Published May 15, 2012

Kingdom Hearts 3D Trailer is so, so Cheesy

Here’s an English-language trailer for the upcoming Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, for the Nintendo 3DS. Throwing Disney and Square Enix is still resulting in pretty much exactly what you’d expect it would.

By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2012

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When’s Kingdom Hearts 3 Coming Out? Leave That to Your Imagination and Baseball Analogies.

It has been over a month since Kingdom Hearts 3D was released, and with no news on Final Fantasy XIII Versus other than the standard “stay tuned,” Weekly Famitsu asked director Tetsuya Nomura in an interview if Kingdom Hearts 3 was on the horizon. His response? “I’ll leave that to everyone’s imagination.” Adding, “It might…

By Toshi Nakamura Published May 10, 2012

Sounds Like Kingdom Hearts May Return to Home Consoles

Speaking with Game Informer Magazine, Kingdom Hearts director Tetsuya Nomura said that while he’s always interested in making Kingdom Hearts games on new systems like the Vita, “It’s about time that Kingdom Hearts should go back to being on a console.” The popular (and certainly unique) Disney-Meets-JRPGs franchise has been handheld-only since 2004—it sure would…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 8, 2012

Why Should a Video Game Franchise Die Just Because You Don’t Like It?

In today’s morbid edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Paradox Me wonders why people call for the death of popular franchises just because they don’t like them. Good question! What is it about folks that call for the death of franchises they dislike rather than simply ignoring them? GameTrailers did a video of the…

Speak Up Published April 24, 2012

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A Look at Some Japanese Video Game Urban Legends

The gaming world is often full of myths and urban legends. This week, Japanese mag Famitsu covered a few and shed some light on the validity of some, but not all. One such urban legend is the fact that the idea for the game Kingdom Hearts was hatched in an elevator. The legend was born…

By Toshi Nakamura Published April 19, 2012