Actor James Woods Confirms Involvement In Kingdom Hearts 3!

Hi everyone it's Xebs, American Actor/Comedian, James Woods, has broken his silence about doing a voice recording regarding the upcoming video game,  Kingdom Hearts III.

No. I was playing a poker tournament and working on a new Kingdom of Hearts video game. https://t.co/CObvA3CyUn

— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) March 30, 2018

Yes, Mr Woods... Kingdom "Of" Hearts. Hahaha!

In a tweet on Twitter, Mr Woods confirmed his involvement in working on a new Kingdom Hearts video game. The character in question would be Hades from Disney's 1997 film Hercules, which was previously seen in the Orchestra Trailer that was released 2017.

Kingdom Hearts III is scheduled to be released in 2018. 

FINAL FANTASY TRADING CARD GAME Opus V Card Set Hits Stores Soon!

Hi everyone it's Xebs, The hit Final Fantasy Trading Card Game (“FFTCG”) released its fifth card pack expansion, “Opus V,” as well as three new starter sets themed around Final Fantasy XII, XIII, and XIV recently. 

The “Opus V” series includes 166 new cards from various Final Fantasy titles and features FFTCG brand-new exclusive illustrations from Akira Oguro (Final Fantasy IV) and Ryoma Ito (Final Fantasy Tactics A2 Grimoire of the Rift). Further information on the new “Opus V” card set is available at www.fftradingcardgame.com and www.fftradingcardgame.com.au for Australia and New Zealand. 

With the recent release of the “Opus V” card set, the Final Fantasy Trading Card Game Opus series has shipped over 140 million cards worldwide and is being distributed around the world to widespread acclaim in Europe, North America, Australia and Japan.

The game’s next wave, “Opus VI”, is scheduled to release July 13th, 2018, continuing the expansion of the series.

PlayStation Magazine UK Has Kingdom Hearts III On Their Cover!

Hi everyone it's Xebs, Official PlayStation Magazine UK has released issue #147 of a cover story of Kingdom Hearts III.

Featuring Sora, Donald, and Goofy in their rendered monster forms, alongside Monsters Inc. characters Sulley and Mike, the magazine contains a spread on page 8 of the recent information revealed from D23 Japan about a month ago.

What the cover "should have looked liked."
*Wink* *wink*

The magazine is currently available in stores in the UK. 

Sadly, the April edition of the Australian magazine has a cover story on Yakuza 6 and does not feature Kingdom Hearts III.

DISSIDIA Final Fantasy NT Announce Season Pass Character Villain Vayne!

Hi, everyone it's Xebs, SQUARE-ENIX  announced that Vayne, the first downloadable character for DISSIDIA Final Fantasy NT, will arrive for all Season Pass holders at the end of April.

Vayne Solidor, the charismatic antagonist of Final Fantasy XII, will add brand new combat dynamics to the game using his unique playstyle. Vayne is a powerful Vanguard who excels at unleashing devastating combos that overwhelm his foes, whilst also supporting his fellow comrades by boosting nearby allies with his unique EX Skill ‘Writ of Conquest’. In the name of House Solidor, Vayne will stop at nothing to overcome the odds and destroy all enemies in his path.

The Season Pass for DISSIDIA Final Fantasy NT is available now and will include a total of six new characters, each with two additional costumes and weapons, plus a digital mini-soundtrack of five songs featuring music from DISSIDIA Final Fantasy NT and the arcade version of DISSIDIA Final Fantasy.

DISSIDIA Final Fantasy NT and the DISSIDIA Final Fantasy NT Season Pass is available now for the PlayStation 4.

Disney's Beauty and the Beast Concert At The Hollywood Bow!

Hi everyone it's Xebs, Disney has unveiled the star-studded lineup for its upcoming live concert staging of "Beauty and the Beast," and the cast list should have fans eagerly accepting the invitation to "Be Our Guest."

The two-night event is set for this spring, and like last year's live version of "The Little Mermaid," will take place at the Hollywood Bowl,  Los Angeles, US. And also like Disney's previous effort, which featured an eclectic and big-named-filled ensemble, this new staging is a similarly starry affair.

The cast includes:

Zooey Deschanel as Belle

Anthony Evans as Beast

Taye Diggs as Gaston

Rebel Wilson as LeFou 

(Wow! Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!)

Kelsey Grammer as Lumiere

Jane Krakowski as Mrs Potts

According to concert director Richard Kraft, the event will be a mix of film, live music, singers, dancers, digital projections, effects, and special guest artists, and said: "pays homage to the original movie but also delivers something that can only be experienced live." 

The event is scheduled for May 25th and May 26th in Hollywood. Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 16th. 

Check here to buy pre-sale tickets at Ticket Master.com

WatchMojo.com's Top 10 Kingdom Hearts Characters!

Hi everyone it's Xebs, WatchMojo.com have uploaded a top 10 video featuring Kingdom Hearts characters. The list features only original characters from this particular video game series.

Who do you think is number one? Write your comments down below:

Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition And Royal Edition Available Now!

Hi everyone it's Xebs, SQUARE-ENIX have released FINAL FANTASY XV ROYAL EDITION for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, and FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION for STEAM, Origin, Windows 10. Both editions are packed with features and brand-new content in addition to the base game, including all current Season Pass content released since launch, an expanded map, new areas to explore and more.

FINAL FANTASY XV ROYAL EDITION and FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION feature:

• Expanded Map: Insomnia City Ruins – all-new side quests and enemies such as Cerberus and Omega available through the expanded map of the Crown City of Insomnia.
• Fully-controllable Royal Vessel boat, expanding the world of Eos allowing players to explore the area between Cape Caem and Altissia.
• A new accessory that can activate the new action “Armiger Unleashed” – after collecting all of the royal arms, unleash powerful attacks while the Armiger is summoned
• A new first-person camera mode, experience the game from Noctis’ perspective.
• More than a dozen pieces of downloadable content including weapons, Regalia car skins, and item sets.

• All current season pass content including EPISODE GLADIOLUS, EPISODE PROMPTO, MULTIPLAYER EXPANSION: COMRADES** and EPISODE IGNIS
• Archive – “Cosmogony” stories scattered throughout the FINAL FANTASY XV world allows players to discover more about local myths and legends
• Quest to obtain and strengthen Regalia Type-D
• The FINAL FANTASY XV base game, with new trophies/achievements

*Internet access is required 

**FINAL FANTASY XV MULTIPLAYER EXPANSION: COMRADES on console requires a subscription to an Xbox Live Gold membership or a PlayStation®Plus subscription

Owners of the original console game can purchase the FINAL FANTASY XV Royal Pack and access the new content (excludes Season Pass content) via the Xbox Store and PlayStation® Store.

FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION also features:

• High-resolution options and visuals compatible with native 4K (3840 x 2160), graphical options can also be configured to support up to 8K
• HDR 10 support
• Mod Support - As a preview of what players will be able to do with mod support, players who own FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION on Steam (including boxed versions) can find the Half-Life Pack items in the Steam Workshop. Further mod support details to be announced at a later time.
• Tobii Eyetracking Integration - For more information on how players can control cameras, auto-aim, warp to locations and more via eyetracking, refer to the blog post here: http://www.tobiigaming.com/Final-Fantasy-XV-Eye-Tracking
• AlienFX Integration – Allows for a more immersive experience with lighting effects tied directly to in-game action on Alienware peripherals. 

Additionally, a free update to FINAL FANTASY XV MULTIPLAYER EXPANSION: COMRADES is also available today, introducing several new gameplay areas, quests and other content, including: 

• Comrades Quest (Beginner - Intermediate) - Players can now earn exclusive avatar items through a new Comrades Quest where they take control of Noctis, Gladiolus, Prompto and Ignis and complete a thrilling series of Escort, Defense, and Hunt quests in medley form.
• Chocobo Breeding (Intermediate - Advanced) - Up to 10 wild chocobos can now be raised, used to develop new power routes and pitted against ferocious foes at the Caem Colosseum after a sequence of events at Cape Caem are completed.
• Royal Sigils (Advanced - Master) - Players can now unlock an extremely challenging multiplayer quest after completing a sequence of events at Galdin Quay and collecting the six remaining Royal Sigils.
• Hidden Harbor - A new outpost is now unlocked after completing a sequence of events at Galdin Quay, functioning as a “mini-Lestallum” complete with Mission HQ, Power Station, Glaive Barracks, a Remodeling Station and new Chocobo Stables. The new mini-outpost Norduscaen Garrison can also be unlocked.

Additional Content:

• Higher Avatar Character Level Cap - From Level 50 to Level 99
• Higher Weapon Level Cap - From Level 99 to Level 120 (requiring special Meteorite component)
• Ability to Dismantle Armaments - Available after obtaining the Engine Schematics
• New Guest Chefs at Camp - Including Libertus, Gentiana, Cor, Aranea and Iris
• Exchange Gil for Meteorshards - Visit Navyth at a certain outpost
• New Hunt, Escort and Defense Quests
• New Armaments, Weapon Abilities, Remodeling Components
• New Avatar Items - Modeled after familiar faces from FINAL FANTASY XV

NEW! Christopher Robin Official Teaser Trailer!

Hi everyone it's Xebs, Disney has released a brand-new teaser trailer for Disney’s Christopher Robin. 

Disney’s Christopher Robin is directed by Marc Forster from a screenplay by Alex Ross Perry and Allison Schroeder and a story by Perry based on characters created by A.A. Milne. The producers are Brigham Taylor and Kristin Burr with Renée Wolfe and Jeremy Johns serving as executive producers. The film stars Ewan McGregor as Christopher Robin, Hayley Atwell as his wife Evelyn, Bronte Carmichael as his daughter Madeline and Mark Gatiss as Keith Winslow, Christopher Robin’s boss. 

The film also features the voices of Jim Cummings as Winnie the Pooh, Chris O’Dowd as Tigger, Brad Garrett as Eeyore, Toby Jones as Owl, Nick Mohammed as Piglet, Peter Capaldi as Rabbit, and Sophie Okonedo as Kanga.

Christopher Robin will hit theatres August 3rd (US) and September 20th (Australia) 2018.

Mary Poppins Returns Official Teaser Trailer!

Hi everyone it's Xebs, the first teaser footage from the upcoming Mary Poppins Returns debuted during  Oscars ceremony, with Emily Blunt stepping into Julie Andrews’ role as Mary Poppins. 

The new film is based on P.L. Travers’ beloved books takes place 25 years after the first film, as Mary Poppins returns to 1930s London to visit an all-grown-up Jane (played by Emily Mortimer) and Michael Banks (played by Ben Whishaw).

In the trailer introduces Lin-Manuel Miranda as a London lamplighter named Jack, who, like Dick Van Dyke all those years ago, appears to have an affinity for flying kites.

Also starring are Meryl Streep as Mary’s cousin Topsy, Angela Lansbury as the Balloon Lady, and Colin Firth as a banker named William Weatherall Wilkins. (Van Dyke is also set to appear as the chairman of Fidelity Fiduciary Bank.)

Mary Poppins Returns will hit theatres December 25th, 2018 (US), January 1st, 2019 (Australia).

SAD NEWS! David Ogden Stiers, Dies At Age 75!

Hi everyone it's Xebs, on March 3rd 2018, David Ogden Stiers, who played the snobbish but sympathetic surgeon Winchester on television’s M.A.S.H. and later delighted a generation of children with voice roles in Disney movies, including as the clock Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast (1991), Governor Ratcliffe in Pocahontas (1995), the friendly archdeacon in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), a skeptical Smithsonian Institution board member in Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) and Jumba Jookiba, the self-described “evil genius” of Lilo & Stitch (2002) died at his home in Newport, Ore. 

David Ogden Stiers also provided the English voice of Cogsworth in Kingdom Hearts II. 

He had bladder cancer. He was 75.

BREAKING NEWS! Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- Is Coming To Sydney Australia!

Hi everyone it's Xebs, very exciting news! Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- Encore! The official KINGDOM HEARTS video game concert series goes back on tour starting June 2018. The acclaimed world-class quality orchestral performances will move tens of thousands more fans around the globe!

Pre-sale from March 4, 2018 

(12pm/noon local time) at http://shop.wildfaery.com

Los Angeles (USA) – June 9, 2018

Chicago (USA) – July 13, 2018

Pittsburgh (USA) – July 16, 2018

Atlanta (USA) – July 26, 2018

Dallas (USA) – July 28, 2018

Philadelphia (USA) – August 2, 2018

Phoenix (USA) – August 4, 2018

Las Vegas (USA) – August 5, 2018

Munich (Germany) – September 15, 2018

Public sales from March 13, 2018 and after

Sydney (Australia) – July 7, 2018

Detroit (USA) – July 14, 2018

Boston (USA) – July 19, 2018

Toronto (Canada) – July 21, 2018

Honolulu (USA) – August 12, 2018

Sao Paolo (Brazil) – September 8-9, 2018

Milan (Italy) – September 22, 2018

Seoul (South Korea) – October 6, 2018

Mexico City (Mexico) – October 20, 2018

After celebrating the 15th anniversary of the KINGDOM HEARTS video game series in major cities with the launch of the first-ever official orchestral concert tour in 2017, the KINGDOM HEARTS Orchestra - World Tour - concert series will be back on the road for the second wave of worldwide performances starting June 2018.

Detailed information at http://www.wildfaery.com/info/index.php/en/kingdomhearts2018

NEW! Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 Official Teaser Trailer!

Hi everyone it's Xebs, Disney's has released a new teaser trailer for the upcoming Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2.

Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 leaves Litwak’s video arcade behind, venturing into the uncharted, expansive and thrilling world of the internet, which may or may not survive Ralph’s wrecking. Video game bad guy Ralph (voiced by John C. Reilly) and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz (voiced by Sarah Silverman) must risk it all by traveling to the world wide web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope’s video game, Sugar Rush. In way over their heads, Ralph and Vanellope rely on the citizens of the internet, the netizens, to help navigate their way, including a website entrepreneur named Yesss (voiced by Taraji P. Henson), who is the head algorithm and the heart and soul of trend-making site "BuzzzTube."

Directed by Rich Moore (Zootopia and Wreck-It Ralph) and Phil Johnston (co-writer of Wreck-It Ralph, Cedar Rapids, co-writer of Zootopia) and produced by Clark Spencer (Zootopia, Wreck-It Ralph, and Bolt).

Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-Ralph 2 hits theatres on November 21st, 2018 (US).