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Developer: Square-Enix
Publisher: Square-Enix
System: Playstation Portable
Genre: Roleplaying
Number of Players: 1
Disks: Unknown
ESRB Rating: Unknown
Our Rating: N/A
Directed By: Tetsuya Nomura & Tomohiro Hasegawa

Japan: Currently Unknown

Europe: Currently Unknown

North America: Currently Unknown

Prologue

The legendary Keyblade is said to hold phenomenal power.
Some legends say that long ago, its wielder saved the world, while some say that he brought chaos and ruin upon it.
(Ansem Report 8)
The trailer shown at the Tokyo Game Show 2007 has got everyone on their toes for the first of three new Kingdom Hearts games, here we have Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep for the Playstation Portable which is a prequel to KH1. Here is the trailer summary:

The beginning of the trailer shows scenes from the ending of Kingdom Hearts 1 followed by text that reads "Deep Past" and "Shut-Eyes gives birth to the concealed fate".
Next we see two young males (who were in the secret ending of Kingdom Hearts 2) in a place resembling Hollow Bastion. The first young male can only be described as a Roxas look-a-like. He's talking to the other boy who sports black hair (we believe he's called Terra) and says "Ven.".

Many scenes flash on the screen before stopping on a bald old man with goatee known as "Master Xehanort", he calls the black haired male "Terra". A Keyblade appears in Terra's hands.

The scene cuts and we're shown two worlds, Olympus Coliseum is back (how can you have a Kingdom Hearts game without tournaments?) Followed by a world that can only be described as "Sleeping Beauty" which makes sense as Maleficent has been the villain (and co-villain) for the past games.

Next we see Terra (the black haired young male) engaging combat against the darkly dressed male warrior who we saw in KH2's secret ending video that Master Xehanort created. Terra manages to force the helmet off his dark opponent but we're unable to see his face.

King Mickey is shown summoning a Keyblade that is a cross between sword and wand, he is wearing different clothes from usual so we know that Birth By Sleep is a prequel to KH1. The scene cuts quickly to Terra on a beach observing two kids, the two figures become clearer, it's Sora and Riku playing. The trailer ends with these words from Terra:
"Please don't depend on me, just erase me...friend."

Rumours

One Line Rumours
Dark warrior (helmet unknown) is Terra's brother. ~Jetzudan
Master Xehanort posesses Terra and creates KH2 Xehanort. ~KabbageLynn
Terra is Xehanort's apprentice/disciple ~Xagzan

Mickey Theory
You will be able to play as Mickey and travel through time as him, which is the only possibility that Mickey can talk to Sora in a prequel (as seen in the scan from yesterday of Traverse Town). Also in the trailer summary it said that Terra was looking at Sora on the beach, which could be the moment that he chose Sora as the new keyblade bearer. ~ kingsora

Name Analysis
In the Famitsu Trailer overall summary, it says "It seems the above three are full story on the new projects. At the end of the trailers, we see "Hidden" "Days are" "Born from sleep", words which embody the three trailers. Then we see "The story leads on to an approaching time." which puts us in the mind of the three titles being linked to the next game."
"Hidden" meaning the lost memory in Coded - "Days are" signifying 358/2 Days - "Born from sleep" referring ro Birth by Sleep.
"Hidden Days are Born by Sleep" - This phrase is probably highly significant for a future title that ties everything together from the three games (Kingdom Hearts 3?). ~ Quoted from KHU Forums, written by The Graceful Assassin

Terra and Xehanort Theory
Master Xehanort will takeover Terra--the resemblance between Xehanort (young) and Terra is just too much. After the takeover some part of Terra may remain. This is the part you face in Kingdom Hearts 2 and is possibly why he asks his friends to forget about him because he is no longer a whole person. ~Chill

Xehanort Theory
Xehanort didn't do his job as a Keyblade Wielder, he was evil and it was up to Terra, Ven and Aqua to stop him in his tracks. They win the battle which makes Xehanort disappear. Perhaps when he disappeared he fell into a deep sleep and he wakes up, or is reborn (Birth by Sleep) during Kingdom Hearts (or Kingdom Hearts 2). Ansem stumbles apon Xehanort, but he can't remember anything but his name. At some point Xehanort transforms into a Heartless and Nobody (Xemnes) and Sora vanquishes him which puts him back in a deep sleep and he is reborn (again) after Kingdom Hearts 2 but this time he has retained his memories. This is a good theory because Nomura said a big part of the new series is Xehanorts memories. ~Igloo9

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Kingdom Hearts 2 / II News

Kingdom Hearts 2 Information Overhaul

Journalist: KagePhoenix

Date: 15 Jul 2008

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OK, here's the recent information for the KH series:

The first bit of news is the Walt Disney Internet group has just launched a new program called the Kingdom Hearts Customizing. Kingdom Hearts Customizing is a new service for Disney's i-mode mobile website that allows users to customize their mobile phones with different content from Kingdom Hearts. The service will be released on Yahoo's EZweb in the middle of July.

The second bit of news is a little upsetting for those of you who collect the KH: Formation Arts. The Formation Arts (volumes 2 and 3) were originally slated for an August 25 release but they have now been pushed back until September 14. You can find a picture of the Formation Arts figures here:

The third bit of news balances out the wait for the KH: Formation Arts. There will be two new KH PlayArts figures. One of the PlayArts figures will be of KH2 Sora (which has a December 31, 2008 release date) and a figure of KH Riku. Both of the figures are highly detailed and you can find pictures of both here:

The fourth bit of news is really exciting; Square Enix will be holding a private party August 2-3 and will be showcasing and demoing some of their new games. The private party has been dubbed DKE3713 and the name itself gives hints as to what games will be shown at the party. The 'D' stands for Final Fantasy Dissidia, 'K' stands for the Kingdom Hearts series, 'E' (E is supposed to represent the Greek letter sigma) stands for Sigma Harmonics, '3' stands for The Third Birthday, '7' stands for Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete, and '13' stands for Final Fantasy XIII. As if the lineup weren't exciting enough, information has recently been leaked that will be a playable demo of Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep. This will be the first playable demo of Birth by Sleep but sadly BBS is nowhere near completion. It seems that Nomura wants to let people play the game and get a feel for it. Contrary to recent rumors, the work on Kingdom Hearts: Coded has not been canceled and will be shown at the party. Whether Coded will be a playable demo at the event has yet to be confirmed. The final Kingdom Hearts game out of the new trilogy, 358/2 Days is being debugged and 'polished' up but it doesn't seem to be as far along as Final Fantasy Dissidia. Hmm, maybe that means that Square Enix will announce a release date at the party. There will, however, be a playable demo of 358/2 Days at the party. Here is a lineup of all the games that will be shown at the Square Enix party:

Trailers:

Kingdom Hearts Coded (Mobile)
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days(DS)
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (PSP)
Final Fantasy XIII (PS3)
Final Fantasy Versus XIII (PS3)
Final Fantasy Agito XIII (Mobile)
The 3rd Birthday (Mobile)
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete (DVD)

Playable Demos:

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
Final Fantasy Dissisidia
Sigma Harmonics

The fifth bit of news is a recent interview with Nomura in which he discusses the KH series.

Nomura feels that the KH series has "succeeded the blood" of the Final Fantasy series in "spirit" because of its action and other aspects (he didn't seem to clarify the other aspects he was referring to)
Nomura also states that when comparing the KH series to the FF series one has to realize that the KH series revolves around a person while FF changes its focus with every game (in other words, FF games don't follow the same characters nor do they relate to the same story with each of its installments)
When the interviewer asked Nomura about the consuls that the KH series has/will be on he responded by saying that so long as he can give a 'refreshing feel' to the series it didn't matter what consul the game was for
Nomura also stated that when he makes a sequel to the KH series that he wishes to meet the expectations of the fans

The sixth and final bit of news is about E3. Square Enix has released their lineup for E3 and here is what it looks like:

The Last Remnant (360)
Infinite Undiscovery (360)
Star Ocean: The Last Hope (360)
Song Summoner (iPod)
Chrono Trigger (DS)
Dragon Quest: Chapters of the Chosen (DS)
Final Fantasy IV (DS)
Star Ocean 1 and 2 (PSP)

It doesn't seem that Sqaure Enix is going to show or announce anything KH related. Hmm, well you all know how sneaky Square Enix and Nomura are so I would still hold on to some hope for KH information.

Speaking of E3, Square Enix's president surprised everyone today by announcing that Final Fantasy XIII will be released not only for the PS3 but also for the XBox 360. As E3 continues I will update with any and all new Square Enix related news so keep checking back for the next 2-3 days.

Sources: KHU, KHInsider, and KH-Vids