Hey everyone, Oathy again! Wow, the news just keeps rolling in. We've got huge news from the floor of Jump Festa 2008, once again!

It looks like Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days is set for release in Japan in SUMMER 2008. Developers say they are "aiming for" this timeframe, but a specific season is encouraging!

The staff here at KHinsider.com has taken the opportunity to rack a few brains and analyze some statistics to do some educated predictions of what this news could mean...

Hey everybody, Oathy here! Well, Jump Festa '08 is already going fast and furious. We have a few pics from the showroom floor, thanks to Xal and a member of 2ch!







This looks like one convention we should all be sad we're missing! Check out the awesome merchandise they're giving out--and look at all the attention Kingdom Hearts is getting! It's obvious Squenix knows where their fans' loyalties lie.

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Jump Festa 2008 has officially begun, That means it is time to party! Forum members at 2CH have been posting their impressions on the trailer and the Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days Playable Demo. To check out the initial impressions, see below:

Trailers:

Kingdom Hearts: Coded:
-In the trailer, Kairi is shown holding her hand up to the moon. The scene then fades to Riku.
-A new mode has been announced for the game, called "High Speed Mode".
-Coded is set for the...

Words cannot express how pumped everyone on the KHInsider Team is! We hope everyone is as excited about all the Kingdom Hearts goodies coming up during Jump Festa as we are. At the very least, we thought the community would appreciate a new look to go with the new games! We wanted something everyone could love and simplicity was key!
KHInsider Community Forums: New Look!

These two designs are sure to please any type of Kingdom Hearts fan. KHInsider Lite features the new ...

Wow, sorry for flooding with updates, but better more then none, right? (Make sure to view the other news as well!) This time, Square Enix has updated their official Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days website with information on how to control the game! Below are the directions, a new screenshot (click the thumbnail to view), as well as translations provided by NeoGaf user Kyoufu (Thanks so much!)

Single Player: Control Roxas
Multi-Player: Control Roxas, Axel, Saix, and Xigbar...

How is everyone enjoying themselves? Another scan has surfaced on the web, courtesy to VJUMP once again. This scan is my favorite yet!

A new battle screen from KH: 358/2 Days (Nintendo DS) is shown, as well as what appears to be another flashback scene in Coded. I was always doubtful that the DS would be able to handle 358/2 Days, but the battles look just as great! Even more amazing are the new Birth by Sleep screens. One is showing Ven with Cinderella while the other features ...

I can see everyone is very excited with tonight's news!

First of all, I am sure you have noticed our very very beautiful holiday banner, made by the wonderful Oathy. We hope you guys enjoy your holidays! The banner features artwork from the Kingdom Hearts Calander drawn by Shiro Amano, the Kingdom Hearts Manga Artist.

Speaking of the Kingdom Hearts Ca lander, there have been a ton of requests asking just where it can be imported. While on EBAY it can go for as high...

Looks like Santa has been kind enough this year to throw in some more scans for us to eat up! Yes, that's right, new scans! Scans from what game, you ask? Why, it's only for the next three Kingdom Hearts games coming out: Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep, Kingdom Hearts Coded, and Kingdom Hearts 385/2 Days! With much thanks to Jeux-France and forum member Crimson-Darkness, we've been able to take a deeper look into the three future games. So what are you waiting for? Dive in and tell us what y...

We are getting closer to the holidays, and some religions have already started, how exciting! We decided to make today a media day promoting the Kingdom Hearts trading card game, thanks to the contributions of three fabulous KHInsider Members!

First we have brandonk129, whom has an excellent video from when he first unpacks his box of trading cards! He also shows off what is in the box. It is a great video if you would like to see just what to expect!

Both CHARGE and S...