Famitsu Screenshots of some of the last few scans.

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Even more scans of Re:Coded. It shows gameplay and Final Fantasy characters. FF X Tidus and Wakka. FFVIII Selphie.

This summary information comes from a recent issue of Famitsu featuring Tetsuya Normura. Full interview here.

KH Re:Coded

- Re:Coded is being developed to allow more fans to experience the game
- the DS was selected as most people have the ..hardware, and due to lack of analog
- The story will be the same as Coded, but ..aside from event scenes, the game will see ..many major changes
- targeting more casual gamers
- adjustable difficulty
- design concept: Coded+358Days+BbS
- battle planning being supervised by Birth by Sleep co-director
- same team will be handling the map design
- level-up system is an expansion of the one found in 358/2 Days
- multiplayer elements feature avatars from BbS, and Lightning from FFXIII
- secret movie included
- Currently 80% complete

KH 3DS

- brand-new game
- next stage of the franchise after ..Coded/358/BbS.
- Sora and Riku will be the playable characters ..in the game
- the pair will be visiting new worlds
- multiple hints in Re:Coded relating to 3DS
- expect more info at next year’s E3 (neogaf)
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Yet again more minor news of these two upcoming games. Here is a scan showing a little gameplay and the platform of Re:Coded. Below is an interview with Tetsuya Normura during the recent E3 Expo revealing the composer for Kingdom Hearts 3D.

OSV: Do you involve yourself heavily in the audio direction of your games, or do you give the composer more free reign to compose?
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Two additional bits of news have emerged from this year’s E3 concerning the two newest Kingdom Hearts titles, Kingdom Hearts:  RE//Coded and the newly revealed Kingdom Hearts: 3D.  Though not much is known about either of these two games at this point, we have learned that Kingdom Hearts: RE//Coded has been slotted for a Fall 2010 release in Japan.  There’s no word yet concerning a North American or European release, but based on the few screen captures that have been released, we can guarantee that releases outside Japan are part of the plan.

Finally, along with the stunning announcement of a Nintendo 3DS, a fully portable 3D gaming experience without the use of those obnoxious 3D glasses, was the brief mention of a new Kingdom Hearts title for this new system.  Though practically nothing is known about the new title except for its name, Kingdom Hearts: 3D, the few released screen captures suggest that this will be yet another game that fills in holes in the Kingdom Hearts story rather than advancing the story beyond Kingdom Hearts II.  The screen capture shows Sora and Riku in their old Kingdom Hearts clothing, indicating that this game takes place somewhere before Kingdom Hearts II.  Nothing is certain, and we’ll try to keep you as up-to-date as possible, but we’re hoping to hear more about these two new titles soon.

During the Sony Press Conference at this year’s E3, a new, English trailer for Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep was revealed.  You can watch the trailer below:

Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep E3 2010 Trailer

The game features the voice talents of Willa Holland as Aqua, Jesse McCartney as Ventus, Richard Epcar as Terra, Leonard Nemoy as Master Xehanort, Mark Hamil as Master Eraqus, Haley Joel Osment as Vanitas, and many more.  The trailer even gives players a sneak peak at the new enemy that was added to the western version of the game.  The only downside seems to be the fact that Square-Enix has apparently moved the US release date for Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep back from September 7, 2010 to September 10, 2010, but from the looks of what’s to come, I think we can all wait three more days for this game.

It would appear that all of the rumors have been true, for once.  It seems that Square-Enix is indeed creating a remake of Kingdom Hearts: Coded.  You can check out the details of the game below:

KINGDOM HEARTS Re:coded
Developer: Square Enix Co., Ltd./h.a.n.d. Inc.
Publisher: Square Enix, Inc.
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Genre: Action RPG
ESRB: RP (Rating Pending)
Ship Date: TBD

You can also check out all of Square-Enix’s upcoming games to be displayed at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo by visiting this site here.