Kingdom Hearts 3 Announcement Coming Next Month?

Back when I first played Kingdom Hearts I, like many others, assumed it would be an affront to mankind and would quickly find itself consigned to bargain bins and whatever other place awful game ideas go to die. All the elements sounded awful; Final Fantasy characters melded with Disney mainstays, and combat which featured an over-sized key, a shield, and a duck with a speech impediment casting spells? Seemed like a sure fire flop; all we had to do was sit and wait for the inevitable crash and burn.

But then a funny thing happened and the game actually turned out to be great. All these disparate parts somehow came together to craft a truly memorable experience, which I suppose is a testament to the abilities of Square-Enix and the deep-seeded nostalgia that rests in all our hearts for classic Disney animated films. Ever since that initial success, the Kingdom Hearts franchise has been steamrolling along, producing quality content and massive sales with every new version. Now it looks like Sora and company are ready to strike again, as word has leaked that Sony will be showcasing the game at the upcoming Tokyo Game Show.

According to a brief blurb in this month’s Official Playstation Magazine:

"Kingdom Hearts 3 is currently in development as a PS3-exclusive and will be announced at TGS.”

Short, sweet, and straight to the point, it looks like we’ll be getting our first look at this eagerly anticipated sequel very soon.

Sadly, the tease doesn’t give us any info on how far along the game is in development or a release date, but since this is an initial announcement, it’s likely that we still have a while to go before we see this one on store shelves. Also, don’t forget that Square-Enix is notorious for delays, so even if a release date is announced you probably shouldn’t get your hopes up right away.

As for the rumor itself, this one seems pretty cut-and-dried. Considering this is an announcement from Sony coming out in their official publication, there’s no reason to believe the game won’t be shown at TGS. Kingdom Hearts fans rejoice; juicy details on your drug of choice will be coming very, very soon.

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