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Kingdom Hearts’ Director Was ‘Very Picky’ About Adding Sora To Smash Bros. Ultimate

It wasn’t Disney, but Tetsuya Nomura who had some concerns about the crossover

By Levi Winslow Published June 15, 2022

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New Cloud Technology Warns You When Not To Play Kingdom Hearts

Update 1.03 reminds us why these cloud-streamed Switch versions just aren’t ready for prime time

By Zack Zwiezen Published May 14, 2022

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Kingdom Hearts 4 Sleuthers Find Sora’s Apartment IRL, And It Ain’t Cheap

Spill the tea, Square Enix. Who’s paying Sora’s rent?

By Levi Winslow Published April 15, 2022

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Nomura Explains What’s Up With Sora’s Realistic Kingdom Hearts 4 Look

There are lore reasons behind the Disney crossover's big vibe shift

By Ethan Gach Published April 14, 2022

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RIP Sora’s Big-Ass Clown Shoes, 2002-2022

After the release of the Kingdom Hearts IV trailer the internet is now mourning the loss of Sora's huge shoes

By Zack Zwiezen Published April 10, 2022

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Kingdom Hearts IV Announced, And Sora’s Got An Updated Look

Tetsuya Nomura and other developers took the stage for the series anniversary

By Luke Plunkett Published April 10, 2022

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Kingdom Hearts Celebrates 20 Years With Tamagotchi

The iconic RPG is being turned into a virtual pet simulator

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2022

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Kingdom Hearts Fans Say The Switch Cloud Ports Suck

From framerate issues to repeated crashes, Square Enix's iconic RPG series runs poorly on Nintendo's console

By Levi Winslow Published February 17, 2022

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Twisted-Wonderland Turns Disney Villains Into Pretty Boys And Hunks

Disney, Hogwarts, and Black Butler collide in this anime card battler

By Sisi Jiang Published January 21, 2022

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An Extremely Goofy Performance Of ‘Simple And Clean’

Enjoy ProZD’s extremely goofy performance of the Kingdom Hearts classic

By Isaiah Colbert Published December 3, 2021

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Masahiro Sakurai Explains How Sora Came To Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

The Smash Bros. creator honestly thought adding the Kingdom Hearts character was "impossible"

By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2021

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I Was Wrong, Sora In Smash Bros. Is Kinda Cool To Play

There are still too many sword fighters, but the Kingdom Hearts hero has a solid toolkit

By Levi Winslow Published October 20, 2021

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Sora’s Smash Reveal Forgot To Bring The Disney

Kingdom Hearts allies Donald, Goofy, and Mickey aren’t making the trip to Super Smash Bros.

By Ian Walker Published October 5, 2021

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Kingdom Hearts Trilogy Comes To Switch Via Cloud Streaming

Nintendo announced the news in an unveiling for the final Smash Bros. character

By Ari Notis Published October 5, 2021

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Smash Bros. Ultimate Fans Split On Kingdom Hearts‘ Sora As Final DLC Fighter

Kingdom Heart s' Sora could be cool in Smash , but there are way too many sword characters already

By Levi Winslow Published October 1, 2021

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Final Fantasy X‘s Tidus Was Originally A Plumber

Mario is a plumber, and Tidus from Final Fantasy X could’ve been one, too

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 2, 2021

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Tetsuya Nomura Reminds World He’s A Drip God

The World Ends With You is full of Tetsuya Nomura’s streetwear know-how

By Ian Walker Published July 23, 2021

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More Donald Ducks In Kingdom Hearts, Please

With the arrival of the Kingdom Hearts series on PC last week, enterprising players can now tinker with the games in ways that were either too difficult or downright impossible to achieve on consoles. Naturally, this has resulted in a mod that lets folks spawn (among other things) hundreds of Donald Ducks “You thought having…

By Ian Walker Published April 9, 2021

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If You Pre-Ordered Kingdom Hearts On PC, Make Sure You Received Your Discount

The PC release of Kingdom Hearts offers the latest hiccup in the insidious world of video game pre-orders. Four games in Square Enix’s long-running plot maze are officially out on PC today via the Epic Games Store where they’re currently marked down by 20 percent through April 6. But if you pre-ordered any of the…

By Ari Notis Published March 30, 2021

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Kingdom Hearts Series Coming To PC On March 30, Exclusive To Epic Games Store

A handful of Kingdom Hearts games are coming to PC on March 30, and will be exclusive to the Epic Games Store. During today’s spring showcase, Epic Games announced that Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX, Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue, Kingdom Hearts III, and Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory will be…

By Ian Walker Published February 11, 2021