Kingdom Hearts series creator and director Tetsuya Nomura recently spoke with Denegki Online about Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory including stories about its development, the release of the Kingdom Hearts III, II.8, Unchained χ & Union χ [Cross] Original Soundtrack, the lack of PS3 and PS Vita games in the series, and the upcoming break in releases until 2022.

Square Enix's 1st PD Twitter has shared the link to a new The World Ends With You countdown website! No other information is known, but the site will open up in 7 days.

Mickey B is added to the draw on 11/16.

SB++ Special Draw from 11/16~11/30 features SB++ KH Stained Glass #13!

Dark Horse Books is set to publish Kingdom Hearts Ultimania: The Story Before Kingdom Hearts III, the first-ever English-language translation of a Kingdom Hearts Ultimania in the west. It will release on June 15th, 2021 for $44.99 USD.

Back in January of this year, Kingdom Hearts fans were coming off of the heels of Kingdom Hearts III ReMind and there was a sort of jubilant energy that had settled into the community. Fans were eager where the series was going to go after the events of that installment. Hardly anybody imagined that nearly nine months later they would be getting their answer in the form of Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory. I certainly had no expectations of a new game releasing this year, but this year has been a plot twist every single day, and, to be frank, Melody of Memory is certainly one of the more pleasant ones I have experienced thus far.

Good Smile Company has opened pre-orders for their KINGDOM HEARTS II Riku Nendoroid, which is slated to release June 2021. Fans can pre-order KH2 Riku from the GoodSmile Online Shop right now for 4800 Yen. Pre-orders will stay open until 7th January 2021 (Thu) at 12:00 JST.

During Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory's pre-release coverage it was known that you could play and compete with others online. Unfortunately you can't choose who you go up against.

Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory is just around the corner. Arielle and I went hands on with the new rhythm action game prior to release and there is plenty for us to discuss about this game. Kingdom Hearts Insider's review will be coming soon, but in the meantime here's some tips to help you get started when you launch the game on November 13th.