Kingdom Hearts 4 Trying To Find a ‘Good Balance’ For Final Fantasy Characters

Kingdom Hearts 4 Trying To Find a ‘Good Balance’ For Final Fantasy Characters

One of the main selling points of the Kingdom Hearts games was the weird mashup of Disney and Final Fantasy characters. Kingdom Hearts director Tetsuya Nomura recently sat down with Game Informer to discuss Kingdom Hearts 4 and addressed several questions, including concerns about Final Fantasy characters. When asked about…

Obsidian, and Why Xbox’s Acquisition Strategy is Staying Out of the Way

Obsidian, and Why Xbox’s Acquisition Strategy is Staying Out of the Way

When Feargus Urquhart walked into a 2018 pitch meeting with then-Xbox senior director of business development Noah Musler, he thought he was pitching Avowed. But what he was really pitching was the entirety of Obsidian Entertainment. They were having breakfast at that year’s E3, just after Xbox announced it was…

Tetsuya Nomura Says He Was Pickier Than Disney About Sora’s Appearance In Smash Bros.

Tetsuya Nomura Says He Was Pickier Than Disney About Sora’s Appearance In Smash Bros.

Sora’s appearance in Super Smash Bros. was a big moment for the series. As the final DLC character in Nintendo’s epic crossover, the Kingdom Hearts hero’s appearance finally fulfilled years of speculation and dreams on the part of fans. It was also unexpected. For many years, a Sora cameo was…

WHO to determine if Monkeypox should be declared ‘Emergency of International Concern’; rights expert warns of COVID ‘vaccine apartheid’

WHO to determine if Monkeypox should be declared ‘Emergency of International Concern’; rights expert warns of COVID ‘vaccine apartheid’

The experts will meet on June 23 to assess whether the continuing outbreak represents a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the highest level of global alert, which currently applies only to the COVID-19 pandemic and polio. So far this year, more than 1,600 confirmed cases and almost 1,500 suspected…