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Time of India
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Square Enix makes major Kingdom Hearts 4 announcement after a long three year wait
After three long years of the trailer release, Disney and Square Enix have finally shared a gameplay sneak peek of Kingdom Hearts 4. Fans have been waiting for an update of the 15th instalment of the Kingdom Hearts franchise, presumably starting the 'Lost Master' story arc. Kingdom Hearts 4 is an action role playing game (RPG), serving as an alternative to Square Enix's Final Fantasy game franchise. It is connected to the fan-favourite RPG title, consisting of several well-known characters of the latter. Kingdom Hearts franchise falls under the Final Fantasy universe, but connects to a separate world of the Disney RPG universe. The trailer of Kingdom Hearts 4 was released almost three years ago, and no updates were provided by the developers until now. Kingdom Hearts X account thanks fans for their patience The official Kingdom Hearts X handle released screenshots of the upcoming sequel's gameplay. They also shared a heartfelt message for the fans who had waited for a long time to get a glimpse of the gameplay of the upcoming title. They wrote on X, 'We're currently working hard on Kingdom Hearts IV and will continue pouring ourselves into the game's development. We're dedicated to making this an experience that lives up to your expectations!'. To our Kingdom Hearts community,We're currently working hard on Kingdom Hearts IV and will continue pouring ourselves into the game's development. We're dedicated to making this an experience that lives up to your expectations! [1/2] The developers are seemingly back in full-force to release Kingdom Hearts 4. They shared their excitement in bringing the new title to the gamers, and thanked them for their continued support. "We are equally excited and can't wait to share more about Kingdom Hearts IV when the time is right. Until then, we appreciate your patience", they added. The new instalment will feature Disney characters like Donald, Goofy, beside popular Final Fantasy characters like Sora. They will team up to go up against villainous masterminds to save 'Quadratum' (based on Tokyo city) from extinction. The announcement trailer came out in April 2022, and fans have finally got a glimpse of how the gameplay will look. This instalment will mark a special occasion in the franchise's history as they will celebrate their 20th anniversary with the release.
Digital Trends
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Digital Trends
Kingdom Hearts: Missing Link cancelled, but there's a silver lining for fans
Kingdom Hearts fans are witnessing one door closing and another opening up — literally. Square Enix has announced that Kingdom Hearts: Missing Link, the mobile spin-off title that was being developed for Android and iOS, has been cancelled. The company made the announcement in a statement shared on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday explaining its decision to cancel the game, which was set in Master Xehanort's hometown of Scala ad Caelum between the events of Kingdom Hearts Union Cross and Kingdom Hearts Dark Road. Square Enix said it would be hard to serve up a Kingdom Hearts live-service game that fans would enjoy for a long time despite its best efforts to fine-tune its development and hold multiple closed beta tests, causing the game to be delayed more than once. The release of Missing Link was last delayed to the end of 2024, but that has since passed. Recommended Videos The statement reads in part, 'We have made the decision to cancel the development of Kingdom Hearts: Missing Link. We wish to convey our heartfelt apologies to everyone who has been looking forward to the start of service. Although we worked hard on developing and adjusting the game in the hope that it would be enjoyed by lots of players, we determined that it would be difficult for us to offer a service that players would find satisfactory over a long period of time, leading us to the decision to cancel development.' An important announcement regarding KINGDOM HEARTS Missing-Link. — Official KINGDOM HEARTS Missing-Link (@KHMLink_NA) May 14, 2025 The rest of the statement reveals a silver lining that Kingdom Hearts 4 is still in development. The sequel to Kingdom Hearts 3, which would kickstart The Lost Master Arc, was announced alongside Kingdom Hearts: Missing Link during the franchise's 20th Anniversary event in Japan on April 10, 2022. However, Square Enix only released the announcement trailer, which finds Sora taking on a real-world form (sort of) in a city inspired by modern-day Tokyo, and went radio silent on updates for the game for the last three years. Kingdom Hearts 4 has yet to receive a release date.
The Verge
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Verge
Square Enix cancels Kingdom Hearts mobile game
Square Enix has announced that it is cancelling the mobile spinoff Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link. In a statement on the game's website, Square Enix apologized to fans who were anticipating the game. The announcement also mentioned that Square was still hard at work on Kingdom Hearts IV perhaps to allay fears that this cancellation might indicate problems for other games in the sprawling Disney video game series. Kingdom Hearts: Missing-Link was announced in 2022 alongside Kingdom Hearts IV. It was billed as a mobile action game that made use of GPS technology to give players the ability to 'travel the world without stepping outside,' according to one trailer. However, apparently that goal was a bit too lofty as Square Enix wrote, 'We determined that it would be difficult for us to offer a service that players would find satisfactory over a long period of time, leading us to the decision to cancel development.' Square Enix's statement provided insight as to the reason for a game's cancellation – something most game studios do not often offer. And while making any game is a miracle, making a successful live-service game is like asking for lightning to strike the head of a pin in a forest. After all, how many live-service games (some of them even made by Square Enix itself) were released only to die shortly thereafter while the concurrent player counts for Fortnite, Roblox, and Call of Duty remain largely unmoved. So it's a rare and refreshing bit of honesty, especially in an industry as opaque as game development, that Square Enix was willing to name the reason for cancelling Missing-Link and I hope more studios follow suit in the future. But it's not all bad news for Square Enix. As reported by Gematsu, Square has also started a new partnership with the Tokyo Broadcasting System Television. Known as TBS, it's a Japanese TV and media company which produced Takeshi's Castle – an internationally popular physical competition show known in the US as Most Extreme Elimination Challenge or MXC. TBS started its own games division in 2023 and with Square Enix, the two companies will work on a new gaming property.
Business Mayor
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Mayor
Square Enix cancels action RPG game Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link
Square Enix announced that it has canceled Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link, a GPS-based action role-playing game (ARPG) for mobile devices. The company said, 'The Kingdom Hearts series will continue. We are hard at work on Kingdom Hearts IV, and hope you'll continue to support the series as you keep an eye out for further updates.' Square Enix announced the game back in 2022, and it was originally slated for release in 2024. But the then it was delayed again. Here is the full message from Square Enix on the game's end of development: The announcement of a cancellation. GB Daily Stay in the know! Get the latest news in your inbox daily Read our Privacy Policy Thanks for subscribing. Check out more VB newsletters here. An error occured.
Business Mayor
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Mayor
The Next Kingdom Hearts Game Just Got Cancelled
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors The next game in the popular Kingdom Hearts series has just been cancelled, after a lengthy development period and middling reception to early beta tests failed to yield a favorable outcome for the game. A player character pointing a keyblade at a slightly open door, light pouring out, in Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link A player character pointing a keyblade at a slightly open door, light pouring out, in Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link Square Enix In a post on the official Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link X (formerly Twitter) account, developer Square Enix revealed that it has cancelled the development and release of the mobile game. The developer said that it had been hard at work trying to adjust the game to account for player feedback, but ultimately concluded that it would be difficult to provide a product that lived up to the standards expected from players. We have made the decision to cancel the development of KINGDOM HEARTS Missing-Link. We wish to convey our heartfelt apologies to everyone who has been looking forward to the start of service. Although we worked hard on developing and adjusting the game in the hope that it would be enjoyed by lots of players, we determined that it would be difficult for us to offer a service that players would find satisfactory over a long period of time, leading us to the decision to cancel development. We would like to take this opportunity to express our thanks to everyone who gave us their support and assistance with the multiple closed beta tests. We are truly sorry to have to make this announcement. The KINGDOM HEARTS series will continue. We are hard at work on KINGDOM HEARTS IV, and hope you'll continue to support the series as you keep an eye out for further updates. The company ended its message by confirming that Kingdom Hearts 4, the next main game in the series, is still in active development, though it stopped short of giving any more details about the game. Kingdom Hearts 4 was first confirmed to be in development in 2022, and few details have been revealed about the game since its announcement. Read More The 13 most anticipated games unveiled this summer | The DeanBeat Spinoff game Missing-Link was supposed to introduce characters and concepts that would lead into Kingdom Hearts 4, and it's currently unknown whether or not that content will be incorporated into other games following its cancellation. Missing-Link itself was a game for Android and iOS that was split up into two sections, exploration and combat. The exploration aspect of the game would see players exploring real-world locations, which were represented with a map in-game like Pokémon Go, while combat sections played similarly to the main series. The game also featured loot boxes filled with character trophies based on Disney properties, which would give abilities to the player character and could be upgraded over time. No release date has been set for Kingdom Hearts 4. READ SOURCE
