According to an interview with Hikaru Utada in JQ Magazine, she mentions she may be parting ways with the series. Check out the following tidbits from the interview for more information.

Are you going to be involved in the soundtrack for Kingdom Hearts III?

Utada: I don't think so, I don't know. Probably not.
Mr. Utada: We said no to Disney.
Utada: Ohh...

You turned down Disney?

Mr. Utada: Yeah. Because they don't pay.

Because they don't pay, yeah. ...

Well, it's not E3 or even game-related, but it's interesting nonetheless.

Hot Topic has started to stock Kingdom Hearts shirts online. (and, presumably, in stores as well!) There's a couple of different shirts with various artwork on them, one of which was on an Ultimania and actually hasn't been printed on English merchandise before! If you're interested, check them out below:

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The North American 358/2 Days site has officially opened! It includes a story section, character bios, and a preorder page.

The site also has the boxart for the game and the retail price of $34.99. They've also confirmed the September 29th release date. The game has recieved an E10+ rating due to fantasy violence, though the site itself (and several other pages with the information on Days) says that the rating is pending. (There is no rating for it listed on the ESRB site.)

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Scans from the new Nintendo Power, as well as a press release on 358/2 Days, have surfaced online thanks to Aluminumticket over on our forum!

Keep in mind that these images are not dial-up friendly. Thanks again, Aluminumticket!

The first episode from the new Kingdom Hearts coded game has been released! The coded site has been updated with some new images, as well as an explanation of what's going on in this episode. The images include scenes with King Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Jiminy Cricket, Chip, and Dale in Disney Castle. There's also Riku talking to a cloaked figure (presumably Ansem/Xehanort's Heartless), and Sora around on Destiny Islands.

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Here's the images:

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Square-Enix Members has updated their site with a new E3 section. They've posted the new trailer, as well as some info on Days. There's also a picture of the Days booth and, best of all, a fan-powered Q&A! If you have any questions about the English release of Days, go check this out!

Square-Enix @ E3

Remember, Square-Enix will have a conference tomorrow at the convention. Stay tuned to KHI for all of the latest info!

Another English trailer has surfaced online, thanks to Gametrailers.com! Check it out:

The trailer reveals that Christopher Lee may be playing DiZ (please take this with a grain of salt; it's hard to tell if it's Christopher Lee or Corey Burton) while David Gallagher will be returning as Riku. Naminé is also heard in the trailer, who sounds a lot like Meaghan Jette Martin. (take this with a grain of salt as well!)

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E3 has begun and there's already some great news!

358/2 Days will be released in North America on September 29th! There was a trailer shown at E3, confirming that Jesse McCartney is returning as Roxas while Kirk Thornton is returning as Saix. Xion's English voice was also heard in the trailer. Here's the trailer:

Thanks to D-Assassin and breaktheice16 on the forums for the info!

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Amazon put the new 358/2 Days Ultimania on their site today, as well as the cover art! Looks really cool. Check it out:

You can preorder it over on Amazon Japan for 1,680 yen (about 17 US dollars). It'll be released on the 25th!

Thanks FF7AC Reunion!

Also, E3 is starting tomorrow and Coded will be releasing on the 3rd. We'll have all of the coverage on here!

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