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David Ogden Stiers, an actor known to Disney fans as the voice of several notable characters such as Cogsworth and Jumba, two roles he reprised in the Kingdom Hearts series (as well as playing the role of Doc on 'Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep'), has sadly passed away after battling bladder cancer at the age of 75 in his home in Newport, Oregon. Surely, his death will hit those of his who've heard his voice over the years pretty hard. And it is sad to know that should his characters (whether they be returning, like Cogsworth and Jumba, or new ones like Governor Ratcliffe or Fenton Q. Harcourt) appear in the Kingdom Hearts series in the future, he won't be the one voicing them.

Rest In Peace David Ogden Stiers

Source: TMZ

Thanks to an interview from Famitsu with Tetsuya Nomura and Takeharu Ishimoto (composer of Final Fantasy Dissidia NT), we now know more progress is being made on Kingdom Hearts III's soundtrack. Along with Yoko Shimomura, Takeharu Ishimoto and Tsuyoshi Sekito (composer for Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children) are also working on the music for the soundtrack of the game.

An excerpt from the interview about this has been translated by Zephyr from KHInsider:
What do you think about this new information for the soundtrack? Are you a fan of what both Takeharu Ishimoto and Tsuyoshi Sekito have done so far for both Kingdom Hearts and the Final Fantasy series?

After their successful global tour last year, the Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- is coming back around for more! Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- Encore will travel around the world to eighteen cities starting this June:

• Los Angeles, USA - June 9
• Sydney, Australia - July 7
  
• Chicago, USA - July 13
• Detroit, USA - July 14
  
• Pittsburgh, USA - July 16
• Boston, USA - July 19
• Toronto, Canada - July 21
• Atlanta, USA - July 26, 2018
  
• Dallas, USA - July 28, 2018
• Philadelphia, USA - August 2
• Phoenix, USA - August 4
• Las Vegas, USA - August 5
• Honolulu, USA - August 12
• Sao Paulo, Brazil - September 8-9
• Munich, Germany - September 15
• Milan, Italy - September 22
• Seoul, South Korea - October 6
  
• Mexico City, Mexico - October 20

Features of the concert are as follows:

The select ticket presales will open this Sunday, March 4, with additional cities going up on March 13th, March 26th and April 13, depending on the event (so look carefully!). For more detailed information about tickets and venue locations, check it out here. Grab your tickets here!

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A Donald Duck S.H.Figuarts figure, the latest in the line of Kingdom Hearts-themed S.H.Figuarts figures, is scheduled to be released on March 24, and will be sold for ¥4,536 (roughly $42.50). Check out images of the figure below:

The "Making of Kingdom Hearts" was a video that was shown at D23 Japan that featured a bunch of new Kingdom Hearts information included interviews with some of the Japanese voice actors (Sora and Xion/Kairi), information about Kingdom Hearts Union X (Cross), and development information involving Kingdom Hearts III.

All this information can be found over at KH13! They did an amazing roundup, so be sure to check it out if you haven't!