In 2002, Square Enix debuted the first game in the Kingdom Hearts franchise, which featured original characters mixed with Disney heroes and cameo appearances from Final Fantasy's fan favorites.

J. Brodie Shirey is a Contributor from the United States who currently lives in York, Pennsylvania. He's just a simple man trying to make his way in the universe, but aren’t we all? Brodie is a big ...

Square Enix announced a new Kingdom Hearts Soundtrack vinyl boxset. It is up for pre-order now from the Square Enix eSTORE. The collection of three records includes a new song from the upcoming ...

The Kingdom Hearts series is as well known for its music as it is for its off-the-wall storytelling and strange crossover properties, but despite Yoko Shimomura’s heavy lifting as the series’ lead ...

Every Kingdom Hearts fan knows Hikaru Utada’s classic song, “Simple and Clean.” The gorgeous, melodramatic ballad bookended the original RPG in 2001, and has since made appearances in several games in ...

Stephanie is a senior writer who has been writing for games journalism and translating since 2020. After graduating with a BA in English and a Certificate in Creative Writing, she spent a few years ...

PlayStation VR owners can catch a special performance from Japanese-American singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada starting on Friday, Jan. 18, according to the PlayStation Blog. Filmed at the Yokohama Arena ...

A freelance writer with over 10 years of experience. His favourite games are Kingdom Hearts, Beyond Good & Evil, and Celeste. Sometimes the best music to work out to is from video games, such as Final ...