A lot of you out there may be very excited about Square Enix's upcoming event this August 2 and 3 in hopes of seeing more stuff related to Final Fantasy Versus XIII, but don' get your hopes way up high because you might get disappointed. The game's development has been placed on hold to allow team members to concentrate on higher priorities. More details about that and the rest of Square Enix's projects after the jump.

It's time for some delicious Square Enix-related details, fellow gamers. The company has listed the titles they'd be showing off as viewable and/or playable in the upcoming DKΣ3713 party this August. Find out which games will be playable and which games will just have trailers after the jump!

We've been twiddling our thumbs while waiting for more Kingdom Hearts love for a long time now, but here's something that will no doubt distract you from the long wait, if only for a few minutes. Check out the leaked trailer of Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, and witness how awesome the game will probably turn out to be when it finally gets released. The video in the full article!

*Update* New video with English subtitles!

It's almost the end of the year but we're not letting it go without a big bang! Before we welcome the New Year, there are five new screenshots for Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep that we want to show you. If you've been following our updates on this game, these captures reveal more about the battle system of the game.

See the screenshots of the game after the jump!

Looking for more details on Kingdom Hearts: Coded, Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days?

Jump Festa had some interesting ones to share and we've got them covered for you. We've got the potential release date and glimpses of who will star in which games.

Hints on game modes are also here. Head to the detailed version to learn more.

Can't get enough of Kingdom Hearts? A scan off a page from V-Jump magazine includes a few revealing images that confirm the appearance of three significant ladies in Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep. Details in the full article!

Everybody knew that three games from the Kingdom Hearts series will be featured in Jump Festa 2008. While it seems that Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days got the majority of the updates, fans of both Kingdom Hearts Coded and Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep will not be disappointed by the strong showing of both games.

You can find more details about all three games in the full article.

Well, it's confirmed. If any of you guys have a convenient ticket going to Japan, now would be a good time to book it so you can catch the Jump Festa 2008 event. That's where Square Enix will be previewing the closed door trailer of its upcoming Final Fantasy Fabula Nova Crystallis games, as well as its other highly anticipated titles for next year.

For more information, read more it in the full article!

   

Kingdom Hearts fans now have more developer interviews to enjoy. Aside from the recent interview with character designer Tetsuya Nomura about Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days, Nomura also held another interview with Famitsu, this time about Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep for the PSP.

Nomura said that each main character in Birth by Sleep will have an important mystery tied to them. This blogger believes that the origins of Terra and Ven's names (earth and wind, respectively) may be a hint. As for other characters, Nomura wasn't able to elaborate more about the old man Xehanort, and whether or not he is related to Kingdom Heart 2's Xehanort from Organization XIII.

There will be new kinds of enemies in Birth by Sleep, which belongs neither to the Heartless nor to the Nobodies, and the battle system will be entirely revamped as well (notice that there's no MP bar in Ven's battle screenshots?), so we can expect a totally new game for the PSP courtesy of the Kingdom Hearts team.

There are a lot of other tidbits mentioned in the interview, and it's best to check out the translated transcript in the Read link below.


Click on the Read link to access the translated Famitsu interview with Tetsuya Nomura!

Feeling excited by the slew of Kingdom Hearts titles for the handhelds? No? Well, we do. Character designer Tetsuya Nomura for Square Enix was interviewed by Japanese game magazine Gemaga, and he revealed some tidbits about Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days, and Kingdom Hearts: Coded.

Nomura said that the control scheme of the previous two Kingdom Hearts games for the PlayStation 2 will be retained, so we'll be likely to see real-time menu surfing while beating up the baddies. As difficult as it may sound, its actually a breeze to do after some practice.

As for Birth by Sleep, Nomura said that there will be three scenarios, and players can choose which scenario to do first. There's no scenario which is more important that the others, so players can even stop in the middle of the first scenario to do another one, said Nomura.

The main theme of all three scenarios will be to answer the question "Ven, who are you?", referring to the young boy who looks like Roxas.

Kingdom Hearts for the PSP will use an evolved version of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories' card battle system, as well as a mysterious "character growth system" that Nomura didn't discuss in detail at this point.

Moving on to Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (he revealed that it's pronounced as "Three Five Eight Days over Two"), Nomura revealed that due to Roxa's slightly detached attitude, the Disney character treatment will be slightly different in 358/2 Days.

How about the controls? Nomura revealed that they will use the stylus minimally, as they want to retain the control scheme of previous Kingdom Hearts games, with the same interface as the PlayStation 2 Kingdom Hearts titles. Instead, it will be used for an in-game chat system, but he did not clarify if it will be through the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection, or through a local-based wireless connection.

Multiplayer in 358/2 Days looks fun, as players will be able to choose from any of the members of Organization XIII (that's 13 playable characters!), and will have plenty of missions like defeating enemies or retrieving items.

As for Kingdom Hearts: Coded for the mobile phones, it is unique in such a way that it takes place after Kingdom Hearts 2, and not a prequel like the other two games. The gameplay has not been touched upon by Nomura, but screenshots revealed that it will have the same interface as the first two Kingdom Hearts games for the PS2. 

Whew! That's definitely so much info. We sure can't wait for Kingdom Hearts, so you can expect us to sniff out more updates for you. Til then, stay tuned!