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'Kingdom Hearts 3' Rumors: Square Enix Hints Multiplayer Gameplay, New Characters; New Game Footage, Launch Date Showcase At D23 Expo Japan! [VIDEOS]

| Oct 23, 2015 05:38 AM EDT

Kingdom Hearts 3 is an action-RPG developed by Square Enix for the PS4 and Xbox One consoles. It is considered the third title of the Kingdom Hearts game series.

New "Kingdom Hearts 3" details revealed possible multiplayer gameplay and new playable characters, as well as new game footage and launch date at D23 Expo Japan.

Square Enix announced that they will reveal new game details on "Kingdom Hearts 3" at the D23 Expo event in Japan on Nov. 6-8 as the Japanese game developer will likely showcase a new game footage as well as a possible launch date announcement for the game, Ecumenical News reported.

"Kingdom Hearts 3" was rumored to be released on Jan. 2, 2017 due to a supposed leaked detail posted in Amazon. Three Disney worlds are also being speculated to be added in "Kingdom Hearts 3" such as "Toy Story", "The Fox and The Hound" and "The Jungle Book" as "Tangled", "Hercules" and "Big Hero 6" are confirmed to be in tge game.

Other fan-favorite Disney worlds are also being considered like "Frozen", "Wreck-It Ralph" and "Brave".

Aside from the new game footage and launch date, Square Enix is also opened to the possibility that they will likely add multiplayer gameplay features in "Kingdom Hearts 3". The multiplayer rumors started when game developer Osaka updated his LinkedIn page revealing potential details in the game's development and his main responsibility is that of"Multiplayer planning and documentation", Realty Today reported.

Game director Tetsuya Nomura teased that there are other playable characters in "Kingdom Hearts 3" besides Sora, hinting that gamers will have a chance to control key characters such as Donald, Goofy, Riku, Kairi etc.

Final Fantasy characters such as Noctis, Snow Villiers, Fran, Balthier, Vincent Valentine and Warrior of Light are being rumored to join the game as well as, adding Marvel and Star Wars characters in the game.

Nomura also clarified the rumors regarding the reasons for "Kingdom Hearts 3's" 2017 launch date due to a disagreement with both Square Enix and Disney in developing the game. He stated that his working relationship with Disney is very much good and they let him be as creative as possible without any sort of problems and hindrances.

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