Today we have some bad news, good news, and news in-between.

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep garnered several nominations at the "IGN Best of 2010 Awards" for the PSP. Light Hunter (that's me) checked the site and unfortunately, it didn't win any of the awards.

BUT DO NOT LOSE HOPE! The IGN "Reader's Choice Awards" will be announced on January 14, 2011, so if you want to help Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep win those awards, go to site and vote!

Again, the categories are:

Be...

Today we have some bad news, good news, and news in-between.

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep garnered several nominations at the

WARNING: MAJOR MAJOR SPOILERS!!!

The appearance of a NEW Boss for Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix has just been confirmed with this scan. CLICK HERE to see the picture.

He will be fought in the Mirage Arena and the battle will take place in the castle of The Land of Departure. Little Sora and little Riku have also finished taping a new cutscene.

Thanks to forum member Xaracsis for informing us. All violent (or non-violent) reactions should go here.

Source: King...

The January 2011 issue of gaming magazine Nintendo Power includes a review of Kingdom Hearts Re:coded to remind us that the game's coming out in only a month!

Here's an excerpt:

In many ways, Re:coded is the best Kingdom Hearts game to yet grace a Nintendo platform. Though the game engine appears to be identical to that of the previous Nintendo DS handheld title (Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days), several refinements make the gameplay even better. The integration of items, attack techniq...

How the holidays are fast approaching! We apologize for the lack of updates this past week. You know how busy we can all be at this time of the year. But this ought to get you all giddy and jolly. [Roll in the news, boys!] Apparently there will be a NEW BOSS in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix!!! Can't say more than that. If you want to see the spoilers, check out our forums here. ~~~ A map of the different Square Enix booths at Jump Festa shows the booth for Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sl...

Kingdom Hearts composer, Yoko Shimomura, had this to say regarding the new compilation soundtrack:

There was a lot of demand for a soundtrack in the recent handheld game platforms that have been put out into the market.

Especially, many fans enjoyed the theme music such as Xion's theme from the Nintendo DS title ‘Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'. Music from ‘Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep' were very popular.

An original soundtrack was gathered bringing the mus...

This just in: Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep won the Gold Prize at the 2010 PlayStation awards for shipping 500,000 units in Japan.

Thanks to forum member sora4sky for the scoop. Surprise, surprise? Or not? Share your thoughts here in our forums.

Source: Siliconera

Why am I back so soon? Because we have more news for you!

Now this is news I've many of us have been waiting for!!!

Square Enix Music has just tweeted that they will be releasing a 3 disc compilation soundtrack of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, and Kingdom Hearts Re:coded! The soundtrack is worth 3,800 yen (around $40) and is expected to be available on February 2, 2010.

In related news, the box art for Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix has been revealed in Amazon Japan:

Thanks to forum member ...