It almost feels like forever since Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep was announced for Europe. Only a vague Summer release window was given by Square leaving Western fans guessing when the game will finally be out.
Well all of us can stop guessing now and save up our money in anticipation for the release of the PSP exclusive title now dated for the 7th of September for North America and the 10th of September for Europe. Fans are no doubt fed up of waiting for the elusive prequel to the original Kingdom Hearts but at least the date has finally been confirmed.
I must pay my respects to the fans out there who have refused to spoil the game for themselves no matter how tempting it may be. Only a few more months to go before the game is finally in your hands.
The ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board) have recently passed the PSP title Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep with an 'Everyone 10+' rating.
The content of Birth by Sleep has been described as fantasy violence and is also said to contain mild suggestive themes. A brief summary of the game has also been included with the ESRB's rating and can be read in the full story.
Square Enix have announced a release window for the Western version of Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep. Only the North American release has been confirmed by Square so Europeans may have to wait a little while longer for news of their release.
Square Enix confirmed the summer release window on their North American site, where it states:
LOS ANGELES (March 16, 2010) — Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in North America, announced today that KINGDOM HEARTS Birth by Sleep will be released in North America this Summer. Coming exclusively to the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, the game is a prequel that reveals the untold origins of the popular KINGDOM HEARTS franchise.
News sites have broken out with confirmation of the European release of Birth by Sleep but Square's European website has had no news on the subject. Kingdom Hearts fans can now take solace in the fact that Birth by Sleep now has a release window and the waiting is almost over.
The latest issue of Game Informer magazine has a small import preview of Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, and while that's all nice, they have published a key piece of information. They've announced when the game is likely to arrive in North America.
Information about voice acting sessions was already common knowledge, but the game now has an actual release window, Summer 2010. It means it'll arrive somewhere between the months of June and August - similar to the localisation period with Dissidia: Final Fantasy.
This is definitely great news, and hopefully it arrives during June, as opposed too August. There's also no word on a European release yet, but it's probably going to be around the same time.
With a slew of news over the past months with regards to Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days on the Nintendo DS, the game has finally been released in North America.
The game follows Roxas more intently in the story with regards to his work for Organization XIII, and hopes to expand a lot more on their introduction into Kingdom Hearts 2. It's also the first Kingdom Hearts game to have multiplayer with up to 4 players.
European gamers still have a little while to wait, however, the game is only a short while away due for release on October the 9th, 2009.
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