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Links to full articles:
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Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 to be Featured in Next Issue of Dengeki PlayStation
King Mickey Pop Funko Figure
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue Trailer
Hikari/Simple and Clean (Ray Of Hope MIX) EP
Kingdom Hearts PS4
World of Final Fantasy Sora DLC

As the title states, Square-Enix has confirmed that the free Sora DLC announced for 'World of Final Fantasy' will be released on January 12, 2017, the same day as 'Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue' is released in Japan. And while this release date appears to be for Japan only, an international release date shouldn't be too far off.

According to the Japanese Playstation website, to celebrate Kingdom Hearts's 15 year anniversary, a limited edition Kingdom Hearts PlayStation 4 will be released on January 12th, 2017, the same day as 2.8's Japanese release.

This PS4 will cost 33,980 yen + tax for 500GB PS4 and 38,980 yen + tax for a 1TB PS4. Preorders start on December 9th and includes an executive PS4 top cover, an original theme, and an original design, and (of course) Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue.

The "KINGDOM HEARTS 15th ANNIVERSARY" PS4® top cover will also be sold until December 22, 2016 for 3,000 yen.

Images for the bundle can be found down below.

The theme song of Kingdom Hearts 2.8, Utada Hikaru's Hikari (Ray Of Hope MIX) will be released on an EP for digital download from the Japanese Itunes store one day before the Japanese release of the game itself and will cost ¥750 (about $6.57)

The EP will include the following four tracks:

1. Hikari (Ray Of Hope MIX)
2. Simple And Clean (Ray of Hope MIX)
3. Hikari (P's CLUB MIX)
4. Simple And Clean (P's CLUB MIX)

The cover art (featured above) for the album will feature the artwork of Tetsuya Nomura, created back in 2014, as an 15th Anniversary gift for her cover album.

EDIT:
The EP should now be available for be preorder in all countries! Check your country's Itunes store and find out how much it is.

For the US, it is listed under Simple and Clean (Ray of Hope) Mix and costs $3.99.

Source: Official Kingdom Hearts Twitter

Instead of making us wait till Jump Festa to see another trailer, Square-Enix went ahead and released the final trailer of 'Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue' for us to enjoy, and it sure is gorgeous:
In addition to the trailer, series director Tetsuya Nomura also confirmed on Twitter that more news will come tomorrow!