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Giving an interview with Famitsu, series director Tetsuya Nomura revealed that Takeharu Ishimoto and Tsuyoshi Sekito will be working on music for Kingdom Hearts III. While discussing the release of Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Original Soundtrack, Nomura talked about their increasing output of music for the Kingdom Hearts series including important battles and showed his appreciation of their continued work on the series. Ishimoto and Sekito will be working alongside Yoko Shimomura in a similar capacity to their previous contributions to the series in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. The full quote can be seen below and thanks to NihonScribe for the translation. In relevant Kingdom Hearts music news, the Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- Encore tour was announced to start in June 2018 with Yoko Shimomura appearing at select venues. What do you think about this news? Do you like Ishimoto's and Sekito's music? Let us know in the comments below

Thanks to Rösti on the ResetEra forums, the floor plans for E3 2018 have been revealed and Square Enix is one of the many publishes returning to the show floor this year. Square Enix, the publisher of Kingdom Hearts, is set to book booths 1601 and 2313 which will be in the South Hall, however, this plan is just a preliminary one and is subject to change. The floor plans for the South and West Halls can be seen below. E3 is significant for Kingdom Hearts III as it was the event where the game was announced back in 2013. This year, Square Enix is preparing "sharp," "powerful," and "well made" titles to showcase at the event and Shinji Hashimoto, the Brand Manager for Kingdom Hearts, is excited for E3 2018. E3 or Electronic Entertainment Expo is an annual gaming convention where publishers present their new games to retailers and consumers. E3 2018 will take place June 12-14, 2018 at the Los Angeles Convention Centre. Coming off the back of D23 Japan 2018, are you excited for E3 2018? Do you have any predictions for the event? Let us know in the comments below.

Hot Topic has revealed a Kingdom Hearts LED watch that's available as an online exclusive for $9.90 USD (currently on sale for $7.42 USD). Made of silicone, the watch features Sora in his Limit Form outfit, alongside King Mickey, Donald, and Goofy. Also, if its face is pressed, the time will appear in red LED numbers. Check out the watch's design below: For more information, or to buy the watch, check out Hot Topic's official online listing. You can check out the Hot Topic product description for the Kingdom Hearts Rubber LED watch below: A very similar Kingdom Hearts LED watch, except with a design of Ventus on it instead, is available at Spencer's and on the Spencer's online store. You can find out more about that LED watch, and how to purchase it, in the article here. This also follows Hot Topic's reveal of an online exclusive Kingdom Hearts Pocket Watch necklace, Hot Topic's reveal of a new online exclusive girls' Kingdom Hearts t-shirt design, and a massive article for various merch from Spencer's. What do you think of this? Will you be putting this on your wrist or maybe buy it for another Kingdom Hearts fan for a gift over the holidays? Let us know in the comments.

Hot Topic has revealed a new Kingdom Hearts t-shirt design for sale as an online exclusive for $22.90 - $26.90 USD (currently on sale for $17.17 - $20.17 USD) depending on the size. The shirt is only available in sizes designed for women/girls and comes in sizes from XS to 3XL. The shirt's design features Sora in his Kingdom Hearts II garb, King Mickey in his black coak, Donald Duck, and Goofy, with a golden heart shape behind them. Check out the images of the shirts below: For more information, or to buy the t-shirt, check out Hot Topic's official online listing. You can check out the Hot Topic product description for the Kingdom Hearts Gold Heart girls' t-shirt below: This follows the Hot Topic's reveal of an online exclusive Kingdom Hearts Pocket Watch necklace, Hot Topic's reveal of an online exclusive Kingdom Hearts Rubber LED Watch, and a massive article for various Kingdom Hearts merch from Spencer's. What do you think of the new t-shirt? Will you be buying one for yourself or perhaps another Kingdom Hearts fan for the holidays? Let us know in the comments.

A large variety of Kingdom Hearts merchandise is currently available to purchase at Spencer's, and on the official Spencer's website. This merchandise includes a shirt, hats, socks, a necklace, a charm bracelet, wallets, a poster, a mug, a cup, pint glasses, and more. You can check out each item below, and you can purchase each item by clicking each link below: - Kingdom Hearts Goldplated Charm Bracelet with Watch Charm - $29.99 USD Take a look at the Spencer's product description for the Kingdom Hearts Goldplated Charm Bracelet with Watch Charm below: - Kingdom Hearts Sora Crown necklace - $9.99 USD Take a look at the Spencer's product description for the Kingdom Hearts Sora Crown necklace below: - Kingdom Hearts Bifold wallet - $14.99 USD Take a look at the Spencer's product description for the Kingdom Hearts Bifold wallet below: - Kingdom Hearts Zip wallet - $19.99 USD (currently SOLD OUT) Take a look at the Spencer's product description for the Kingdom Hearts Zip wallet below: - Kingdom Hearts Group Photo poster - $8.99 USD Take a look at the Spencer's product description for the Kingdom Hearts Group Photo poster below: - Kingdom Hearts 20 oz. Coffee mug - $9.99 USD Take a look at the Spencer's product description for the Kingdom Hearts 20 oz. Coffee mug below: - Kingdom Hearts 16 oz. Cup with Straw and Ice Cubes - $9.99 USD Take a look at the Spencer's product description for the Kingdom Hearts 16 oz. Cup with Straw and Ice Cubes below: - Kingdom Hearts 16 oz. Sora and Mickey Pint Glass 2 Pack - $14.99 USD Take a look at the Spencer's product description for the Kingdom Hearts 16 oz. Sora and Mickey Pint Glass 2 Pack below: - Kingdom Hearts Heartless Emblem t-shirt - $21.99 USD Take a look at the Spencer's product description for the Kingdom Hearts Heartless Emblem t-shirt below: - Kingdom Hearts Knit Heartless Laplander hat - there's two Spencer's website listings for this product: one for $16.99 USD and one for $19.99 USD Take a look at the Spencer's product description for the Kingdom Hearts Knit Heartless Laplander hat below: - Kingdom Hearts Snapback hat - $22.99 USD Take a look at the Spencer's product description for the Kingdom Hearts Snapback hat below: - Kingdom Hears II Logo Snapback hat - $24.99 USD Take a look at the Spencer's product description for the Kingdom Hearts II Logo Snapback hat below: - Kingdom Hearts Dad hat - $19.99 USD Take a look at the Spencer's product description for the Kingdom Hearts Dad hat below: - Kingdom Hearts Sora crew socks - there's two Spencer's website listings for this product: one for $9.99 USD and one for $12.99 USD Take a look at the Spencer's product description for the Kingdom Hearts Sora crew Socks below: - Kingdom Hearts Heartless crew socks - $12.99 USD Take a look at the Spencer's product description for the Kingdom Hearts Heartless crew socks below: There are also several Kingdom Hearts merchandise items that are currently for sale at Spencer's and on the Spencer's website that we've covered in other articles. You can check out each of those items by clicking the links below: Kingdom Hearts Mickey, Donald, and Goofy Funko Pop! plushies - $12.99 each Kingdom Hearts Adult Sora and Kairi costumes, wigs, and Keyblade prop replicas (Kingdom Key and Destiny's Embrace) - $49.99 each for the Adult Sora and Kairi costumes, $16.99 each for the Sora and Kairi wigs (Sora wig currently SOLD OUT), $24.99 USD each for the Kingdom Key and Destiny's Embrace Keyblade prop replicas (Destiny's Embrace Keyblade prop replica currently SOLD OUT) Kingdom Hearts Ventus LED watch - $14.99 USD Kingdom Hearts blue jewel necklace - $14.99 USD (currently SOLD OUT) Which of these Kingdom Hearts merchandise items are you interested in? Will you be picking any of these items up? What Kingdom Hearts-themed items do you want to see at Spencer's in the future? Let us know down in the comments below!