Kingdom Hearts Dark Road is out now for iOS, Android, and Amazon-powered devices. Available from the updated title screen of Kingdom Hearts Union χ app, Dark Road follows a young Xehanort along a path that will see him become the "Dark Seeker". The game is free-to-play but includes optional in-app purchases with real money. Dark Road begins by introducing us to Xehanort entering a portal of darkness created by a mysterious robed figure. On the other side, he finds himself in Scala ad Caelum, a world where keyblade wielders train to become keyblade masters. They do so to fight Heartless that threaten the many worlds outside its borders. Xehanort's classmates: Eraqus, Hermod, Bragi, Urd, and Vor are tasked with a special mission when seven upperclassmen suddenly vanish during their Mark of Mastery exam. They are to venture out into the various worlds to find them and bring them home. You'll make a party of three, two of which will be Xehanort and Eraqus, while the third slot can be rotated between the four remaining students. In combat, five cards from a deck are drawn belonging to three different colors. Flicking or tapping three of them will trigger an action like attacking or

Kingdom Hearts Dark Road, a new mobile game from Square Enix, is now available to download for free on iOS, Android and Amazon devices. Players and fans interested can now delve into the mysterious past life of the former antagonist Xehanort and uncover the reasons he became the Seeker of Darkness. To access Dark Road, players only need to visit the Kingdom Hearts Union χ page on the App Store, Google Play or Amazon. After downloading the game -- or the patch update for regular KHUX players -- you will have access to choose between KHUX and Dark Road from the main menu. Utilizing the touch-based controls and card-themed gameplay, players will travel to familiar Disney themed worlds to explore and defeat Heartless as a teenage Xehanort, who is joined by a young Eraqus and a new cast of Keyblade Wielders: Hermond, Bragi, Urd and Vor. You can see small biographies for each of the characters, and their Mentor, below. Celebrating Dark Road's launch, Kingdom Hearts series director Tetsuya Nomura had a few words to share in regards to the game and it's story in an official tweet: "Kingdom Hearts Dark Road launches today. I'm sure you're wondering, "didn't the dark seeker saga

Kingdom Hearts Memory of Melody is a "rhythm action game" set to release this year on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. Featuring 140 songs and four game modes, it looks every bit the "Theatrhythm Kingdom Hearts" game many fans have yearned for. The 3DS title Theatrhythm Final Fantasy released back in 2012, and brought together songs from throughout the series as well as characters, and monsters designed by Monster Octopus. Gameplay features three basic modes that recreate Final Fantasy battles, roaming through fields, and key cutscenes, but adapted for a rhythm game. You'd tap, swipe, or hold based on the on-screen directions, then accumulate experience points, levels, abilities, and items very much like a Final Fantasy RPG. It received a follow-up edition in 2014's Curtain Call, an arcade version All-star Carnival, as well as a Dragon Quest series version. Copious DLC for Curtain Call brought in many more tunes, even from the SaGa, Mana, and NieR series, but Kingdom Hearts was notably absent -- it almost seemed a guarantee that a title devoted to Kingdom Hearts would be forthcoming. Melody of Memory is working with the series 3D action battle system. In the trailer below, you can that's been overlaid on

Kingdom Hearts Dark Road will be coming to iOS, Android, and Amazon on June 22nd. Available through the Kingdom Hearts Union χ app, this game follows a young Xehanort on his path to becoming the series villian, the Seeker of Darkness. Along with a young Eraqus, new characters Urd, Bragi, Hermod, Vor, and Master Odin appear. The game will feature a visual style similar to its counterpart. The latest "Kingdom Hearts 2020" trailer sets the story up: "I've been having the same dream over and over again for as long as I can remember. As if I'm experiencing a life that belonged to someone else. Your world can change in an instant. Sometimes all it takes is a single step." The game will be free-to-play, and will include in-app purchases. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn9VVa0cqZo

With the Xehanort Saga having concluded with Kingdom Hearts III, and with KHIII leaving fans with such a baffling cliffhanger, it was only a matter of time before the second wave of games began gradually appearing to build up the plot to the next major title in the series. And today, Square Enix has delivered. Following after the mobile game Kingdom Hearts Dark Road, which focuses on the past life of Xehanort, another new title was revealed on the official YouTube channel for Square Enix Japan: Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory. A brand-new rhythm game that features iconic music from the series, Melody of Memory appears to take place after Kingdom Hearts III, as the trailer hints at this towards the end. The game is set to release worldwide sometime in 2020 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. Melody of Memory Announcement Trailer In addition to the announcement of Melody of Memory, Square Enix has also released a musical themed trailer that briefly showcases the Second Phase of Kingdom Hearts titles that will be releasing in the next few years. After Kingdom Hearts III, only two titles fill in the multiple blank spaces that appear for only a few seconds (Dark

Over on the official Twitter account for the upcoming mobile game Kingdom Hearts Dark Road, Square Enix announced that, due to current circumstances in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dark Road's release date has been understandably delayed. The team apologized for the late announcement in regards to the game's development status, as they had been trying their best to make the original release date, which had been planned for Spring of this year. The tweet then goes on to say that another announcement will be coming early next month in June. What that will entail is uncertain at this time, but they ask that fans stay tuned until then. Due to current conditions, development for KINGDOM HEARTS DARK ROAD has been delayed.We apologize for the late update, as we were trying to find some means of making a Spring release.Another announcement will be coming in early June, so please stay tuned.#KHDR pic.twitter.com/xW0hWWcfFF— KINGDOM HEARTS DARK ROAD (@kh_dr_na) May 19, 2020 Kingdom Hearts Dark Road is a mobile title that will feature high speed card combat, and focuses on the story of Young Xehanort and how he became the Seeker of Darkness.

Keiji Fujiwara, a talented actor well known for lending his voice to many beloved characters such as Axel from the Kingdom Hearts series and Reno from Final Fantasy VII, passed away on April 12, 2020 after a long battle with cancer. He was 55. Fujiwara’s extensive and impressive work can be heard in anime and video games to popular films and dramas. Alongside his work on Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy VII, he also voiced Ardyn Izunia from Final Fantasy XV, Izana Kunagiri from Final Fantasy Type-0, Garland from Mobius Final Fantasy, Maes Hughes from FullMetal Alchemist, Hiroshi Nohara from Crayon Shin-chan and he provided the voice dub for Robert Downey Jr. films and roles, such as Sherlock Holmes and Tony Stark/Iron Man from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Rest in peace. Source: Oricon News

The entire Kingdom Hearts series is now available on Xbox One family of devices. Xbox One users can now purchase Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX and Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, and experience the full adventure that leads up to Kingdom Hearts III. Here is the full list of games available in both titles: Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX: Kingdom Hearts Final MixKingdom Hearts Re:Chain of MemoriesKingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (HD remastered cinematics)Kingdom Hearts II Final MixKingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep Final MixKingdom Hearts Re:coded (HD remastered cinematics) Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue: Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HDKingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth By Sleep  – A fragmentary passage –Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover (Movie) Addtionally, Xbox Game Pass members that haven’t gotten the chance to experience Kingdom Hearts III can now download it as part of their monthly subscription starting February 25, 2020. It should also be noted that Game Pass members will have to purchase Kingdom Hearts III ReMind separately in order to access it once the DLC goes live on the same day.

A recent listing on the Xbox store has revealed that all of the remastered collections from the Kingdom Hearts series will launch digitally for Xbox One on February 18 this year. First reported by KHInsider, this includes HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX and HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue releasing to the system. View the full list of titles available in those collections: Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIXKingdom Hearts Final MixKingdom Hearts Re:Chain of MemoriesKingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (HD remastered cinematics)Kingdom Hearts II Final MixKingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final MixKingdom Hearts Re:coded (HD remastered cinematics)KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter PrologueKingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HDKingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep – A fragmentary passage –Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover (movie) In the Microsoft X019 event, Square Enix did announce this would release sometime this year, but did not specify any release window of the sort. In related news, the company recently announced that an all-in-one bundle, comprised of all Kingdom Hearts titles including Kingdom Hearts III, will release next month for PlayStation 4.

Square Enix has announced that a new all-in-one bundle for the Kingdom Hearts series is on the way to PlayStation 4. This package of games will include every chapter from Kingdom Hearts -The Story So Far- and Kingdom Hearts III, and is scheduled to be released in North America on March 17, 2020. The physical edition will be available at GameStop and select retailers and is priced at $49.99 USD. Alongside exclusive packaging artwork by series director Tetsuya Nomura (featuring a familiar image of Sora surrounded by framed illustrations of past titles), Kingdom Hearts All-in-One Package will contain the following games: Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 Remix Kingdom Hearts Final MixKingdom Hearts Re:Chain of MemoriesKingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (HD Remastered cinematics)Kingdom Hearts II Final MixKingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final MixKingdom Hearts Re:coded (HD Remastered cinematics) Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HDKingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep –A fragmentary passage–Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover (movie) Kingdom Hearts III It should be noted that the All-in-One Package will not include the Re Mind DLC for Kingdom Hearts III and will have to be purchased separately. Packaging Art