Video games and cartoons seem to be the theme this week as we dive into all of Funko’s latest announcements! Kingdom Hearts III is getting the usual full battery of products with Pop! Pens, Pop! Keychains, and, of course, Pop! figures. And, yes, there will be exclusives. Sora in drive form is available as a Pop! Best Buy exclusive. Sora with duel blasters is available as a GameStop...
When Final Fantasy VII Remake and Kingdom Hearts III were both announced by Square Enix, its large fanbase erupted with applause. Two long-awaited projects were now within grasp, and it would only be a matter of time before they were playable. …an exceptionally long period of time, perhaps half a decade or more. Director Tetsuya Nomura has a reputation for extended development phases...
Microsoft continue to sway into the Japanese market with a huge boost from Square Enix in the form of Kingdom Hearts III. Xbox boss Phil Spencer proudly announced during Microsoft’s E3 2018 presentation that the series would be heading to Xbox for the first time in history. And, as usual, it brought along a nice trailer. In addition, Square Enix also chimed in on Twitter to...
For years, dating all the way back to the Nintendo 64, console developers and critics alike have used Pixar as the standard to decide when video games have “made it.” The logic goes when you look like you’re playing a Pixar game, then yes… video games have indeed become the most graphically capable medium on the market. Thanks to Kingdom Hearts III, we’re now there! A new batch of...
Kingdom Hearts III and Final Fantasy VII Remake are two dreams we’ll be chasing for at least another year. Square Enix announced both games at the same time at E3 2015, and both have seen information only trickle out ever since. The Square Enix faithful have learned patience above all else over the last decade, and they know that greatness awaits at the end of the tunnel. Whatever, man...
Kingdom Hearts III has been in development for quite some time. Fans have been growing impatient with the lack of information, and many feared another Final Fantasy XV situation would be on their hands. Thank goodness the game finally got a release window of 2018 this weekend at D23. Director Tetsuya Nomura came out against beliefs that the delays had anything to do with Final Fantasy...
Kingdom Hearts director Tetsuya Nomura opened up on Kingdom Hearts III this weekend at D23, and he said more in his interviews than he has in the last three years combined! He touched on controlling a new playable character, the potential for a Nintendo Switch release, and finally, at long last, set a 2018 release window for the game. He discussed the potential for a second playable...
Now we’re talkin’, Square Enix! E3 2017 marks the most we ‘ve seen of Kingdom Hearts III to date with a brand new gameplay trailer featuring Donald, Goofy, and of course, Sora. A handful of other Disney villains show up too, but the true star here is the combat. This trailer shows all the different styles Sora can use to wipe out the Heartless, be it with lengthy combos, a barrage of...
Square Enix finally seemed like it was getting itself together with ambitious projects after wrapping up the mess of Final Fantasy XV in a semi-timely manner with a new director, but here we are, once again, with two more projects that could take half a decade or more to push to completion. If you were hoping to play Final Fantasy VII Remake or Kingdom Hearts III before the end of 2017...
At MAGIC 2017 this year in Monaco, we got our first look into Final Fantasy VII Remake and Kingdom Hearts III in quite some time through three screenshots. Not a whole lot of footage, but it’s something at least. Director (of both games) Tetsuya Nomura is now opening up on these three screenshots, and he has a lot to say based on the questions provided to him by Famitsu. As translated...