KINGDOM HEARTS

Help, Kingdom Hearts Is Getting a Tamagotchi

I was going to write some sentimental “Happy Birthday, Kingdom Hearts!” spill, but then Bandai went and casually made the series’ greatest spin-off announcement yet. There’s a Kingdom Hearts Tamagotchi on the way, it’s cute as hell, and I’ve never been so excited about cleaning up poop in my life.…

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Fanbyte Morning News May 27, 2020

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Kingdom Hearts is Basically a Coffee Shop AU

Kingdom Hearts is a wild mashup of properties that somehow, some way, fit together. But they don’t just fit together. They create something new with familiar parts. While there are new stories for Disney characters as well, the series is really the ultimate, mundane AU, or “alternate universe” if you’re not up on…

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Fanwidth (a Fanbyte Podcast) Episode 49: Thank You Nort

We have, to borrow a phrase, a five-star runtime for today’s podcast. We talk about games, sure, but also junk food, granola bars that may or may not be for adults, the Zune (remember the Zune?), the Zune HD, Mr. Goodbar, Kingdom Hearts, and so, so much more. You are…

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What Is Project Xehanort, a Kingdom Hearts ‘Mobile Experience?’

The short answer? Nobody knows. Well, that’s not strictly true. I’m sure there are plenty of people at Square Enix, the developer responsible for the Kingdom Hearts series, who know exactly what Project Xehanort is. But no one in the general public knows yet, and that’s what I’m getting at.…

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Late Lunch September 18, 2019: Crimes Against the Jabbery

A lot of little things are happening. Kingdom Hearts at Disneyland, Bastion in LEGO, and the extremely relevant Jib Jab application on our smart phones. Late Lunch is Fanbyte’s live video podcast that airs every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 1pm PST on twitch.tv/fanbyte. We’ll put the VODs up on the…

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Kingdom Hearts 3’s First DLC Re Mind Has A New Trailer For Tokyo Game Show

As promised, Square Enix has released a new trailer for the upcoming Kingdom Hearts 3 DLC, Re Mind. In just over 100 seconds, they’ve given plenty of action, story and new gameplay to simmer on. We still don’t have a precise date, though, just that it’s coming “This Winter.” It’s common…

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How Kingdom Hearts Reframed Darkness

Kingdom Hearts, as a saga, lends itself to a lot of ridicule: the Disney presence adds a sometimes heavy-handed element of slapstick in the action, the mentions of “light” “darkness!” “keyblade!” “friends!” and “ice cream” are so recurring that they’re fodder for drinking games, and George Lucas-style retcons abound. However, it’s…

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The Top 5 Worst Times a Parent Has Walked in During a JRPG

If you’re like me, you grew up on the fringes of nerd culture, back before superhero movies were mainstream, with parents who were supportive albeit concerned with and perplexed by all of the brightly-colored garbage I funneled into my brain every day after school. In particular, Japanese role playing games…

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Disney Characters Who Definitely Won’t Appear In Kingdom Hearts

Disney has had a long, long history. It’s IP catalog is a mile thick and Square Enix could pull from basically anywhere in the Disney canon for new Kingdom Hearts planets and characters. Frank, our video producer, took it upon himself to review a list of characters and universes that probably…

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Ranking Every Keyblade in Kingdom Hearts on How Much They Look Like Keys and Blades

The characters of Kingdom Hearts wander around ranting about the balance between light and darkness, wistfully recalling a past order of warriors, and hitting each other with weird swords. They’re basically the Jedi, but with one big difference—instead of swords made out of light, everyone fights with swords that look…

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Introducing Fanwidth: The Official Fanbyte Podcast – Apex Xehanort

Hey there everyone! Welcome to Fandwidth. It’s our official Fanbyte podcast about fandom, culture, the world, and sometimes even video games. It’s a lot of fun and very informative (if you like being informed about overly complicated lore and the dangers of the free market). If that sounds appealing to…

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What if Kingdom Hearts Was DreamWorks?

There are all sorts of insane components of the Kingdom Hearts franchise — the coats, the giant key swords, the size of the shoes — but all of it rests on the foundation of the inexplicable corporate hybrid of Disney and Square Enix. Somehow, it makes total sense that Final Fantasy…

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Here’s Where Every Kingdom Hearts Game Fits in the Series Timeline

Kingdom Hearts 3 is nearly here (it’s out on Jan. 29, 2019, to be specific). And unless you’ve kept up with the long-running series from the beginning, you might be a little lost. The story and timeline tends to bounce around a lot, after all. The original release order is, in…

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5 More Games to Be Excited for in 2019

If you thought there were only five games worth being excited about in 2019, you’re sorely mistaken, buddy! That list was only five items long for complicated legal reasons — there’s at least five more additional cool things waiting for us in 2019, provided that these release dates hold together. And…

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10 Tasty Video Game Foods You Can Make Right Now

Happy Thanksgiving! Tired of turkey and stuffing yet? How about something a little bit more… gaming flavored? I’ve gathered up 10 gaming recipes for you to try out now! From full meals to desserts, the popular to the strange, there’s something for everyone here. Butterscotch Cinnamon Pie (Undertale) Let’s start…

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