If you've been keeping up with news recently you'll know that 1UP has been keeping a weekly blog of the making of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep; this week it's Tetsuya Nomura's turn, series director, since there's only JUST OVER TWO DAYS TO GO! Take a little peek at what he said below.

See the rest of the article right here on our forums thanks to forum member αsiя!

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Hi everyone, I’m Tetsuya Nomura, Director of the KINGDOM HEARTS serie...

Time for more scans today; this time on the ever-famous Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, Nintendo DS remake of the Japanese DoCoMo phone game Kingdom Hearts CODED. I'm pretty sure you know the protocol by now so just take a peak at two of the SIX new scans we have in store.

Two of the scans are spoilerific so if you'd like to see them, visit our scans gallery. Otherwise you can just watch them in the video below and discuss on our forums!

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Of all the mysteries that Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep will uncover the truth behind, none are quite as compelling as those surrounding its cast of characters, since this is easily the most character-driven game in the series yet. There are only four days remaining until Birth by Sleep's North American and European releases, and so much still remains completely unknown:

Whose face lies behind Vanitas' blank mask? What exactly did Braig see during that time when "wa...

Good news, the official Japanese box art for Kingdom Hearts: Re Coded (Nintendo DS) has been revealed. It is by far my favorite Kingdom Hearts cover yet, looks very playful and charming. See for yourself, click the thumbnail to enlarge!

Thanks duckroll. Discuss your impressions of the Re: Coded Boxart on our forums!

Special thanks to forum member Rexy, for bringing to our attention another update to the Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded Japanese site (which you can locate here). The site has been updated with the following:

♥ One new character profile (This one is a spoiler folks, be careful!)

♥ World and character information for Olympus Coliseum

♥ Brand new downloadable wallpaper

(These are just a small preview, go to the site to grab 'em.)

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Loadsa news for you today! First of all is that Kingdom Hearts now has its own official Twitter which you can follow right here for updates right from the team. Additionally you may follow us here on our Twitter! Keep your eyes peeled for the latest news and info -- while you're doing that, discuss it on our forums!

Next up is that we have images from the official strategy guide of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (five days to go! Participate in our count-down here) There ar...

It seems all sorts of magazines and gaming sites are jumping on the soon-to-be-released Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep! MyInside Gamer, LEVEL Magazine, Best Buy Gamer and PlayStation Magazine gave the game great scores with ratings of 4.2/5, 4/5, 4.5/5 and 4/5 respectively, giving this batch of reviews an average of 4.2/5!

While those are fantastic scores, we know that you want to know where the game faltered. Here's what each of them had to say.

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Greetings to those of you joining us for the forth day of our Birth by Sleep Countdown, with just three days to go till the release of Birth by Sleep! Want to have your say about Birth by Sleep before the game's out? Check out details here!
Every new Kingdom Hearts game add to the series' impressive repertoire, and it's here that we take a look at what could be the best addition yet.

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Between Yoko Shimomura, Kaoru Wada and Utada...

More news for you today, and it's quite exciting! Though Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep is literally on the cusp of release, the up-and-coming Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, which is a remake of the original Japanese DoCoMo phone game Kingdom Hearts CODED for the Nintendo DS is also getting its fair share of the limelight as proven by Square Enix's Tokyo Game Show 2010 Line-Up. You may have recalled an earlier update in which you were told about a demo being available to try out at the...