D23’s Lineup Includes ‘Deep Dive’ Kingdom Hearts Panel To Commemorate 25 Years Of The Series

Kingdom Hearts will have a good time 25 years subsequent yr, as the primary recreation within the RPG collection, which started life as a crossover between Disney and Closing Fantasy, launched in 2002. Disney will mark the event a bit early with a “Deep Dive into Kingdom Hearts” panel throughout D23 this yr. 

D23 is the official Disney fan membership, and it celebrates with a conference referred to as D23: The Final Disney Fan Occasion each different yr. This yr is more likely to characteristic our first official take a look at Avengers: Doomsday and different upcoming Disney motion pictures, in addition to confirmed retrospective panels on classics like Magnificence and the Beast and extra. Whereas we’re a bit bummed there isn’t any phrase on appearances from in-development video games like Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, the motion recreation starring Captain America and Black Panther, or Motive Studio’s Iron Man, the schedule Disney launched in the present day confirms we’ll be seeing Kingdom Hearts in the course of the occasion. 

“Be part of us for a journey via mild and darkness as we commemorate 25 years of Kingdom Hearts,” the schedule itemizing reads. “Uncover how this saga united Disney, Pixar, and Sq. Enix, with insights from the artistic minds, character voices, and extra behind the magic.” 

Admittedly, this reads as if the panel will give attention to all the collection and its historical past, however there’s at all times an opportunity one thing from Kingdom Hearts IV shall be proven. In spite of everything, the sport not too long ago stunned followers by showing in a Nintendo Direct (of all locations), confirming a simultaneous console and PC launch, together with Swap 2. Solely time will inform, however we do not have to attend lengthy, as D23 takes place subsequent month, from August 14 to August 16. 

Within the meantime, take a look at the very first Kingdom Hearts IV trailer, after which examine how the total recreation shall be made in Unreal Engine 5. After that, learn Recreation Informer’s assessment of Kingdom Hearts III. 

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