Unchained Key

The release of the new 'Kingdom Hearts 2.8' trailer today provided fans with many surprises. One of those surprises was finally getting a feel for what to expect from 'χ[chi] Back Cover', showing us characters from χ[chi] in cutscene form with spoken dialogue. One of the characters shown in the trailer was Ephemera, whose voice sounded familiar for some. A fan then asked actor Michael Johnston of Teen Wolf fame on Twitter whether he voiced the character, and he pretty much confirmed it. The tweet has unfortunately been deleted (most likely due to a NDA Johnston signed), though Johnston still retweeted a fan asking him about voicing Ephemera, which pretty much guarantees that he is the voice of Ephemera in 'Back Cover'.

Source: KHInsider & Michael Johnston's Twitter

The official Kingdom Hearts Twitter account announced this morning that Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ will be coming soon to iOS and Android users in Europe!



Unchained χ is a port of the Japan-exclusive browser game χ [chi], following the story of Keyblade wielders fighting against the darkness in a time before the Keyblade War. The browser game launched in July 2013 and will close its services this September. Unchained χ launched in Japan last September and in North America in April.

Remember, anyone playing Uncahined χ can still sign up to join our official KHV parties here!

While promoting Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ at PAX 2016, Hironori Okayama, the game's producer, chatted with Gamer Escape on a couple of things relating to Unchained χ, including plans to release around 50 new quests a month, determining which characters get to be on a medal, and the release of Zootopia-themed medals in NA on May 2nd! The full interview can be read below:

Almost two weeks after the release of Kingdom Hearts: Unchained χ in North America, a plush of the player's companion in the game, Chirithy, is now up for pre-order in Square-Enix's online NA store. The plush is the exact same one confirmed for release in Japan not too long ago. The Chirithy plush is expected to be released by the end of August, and is priced at $55.

Source: Square-Enix NA Online Store

I'm Tale, from the Ursus Union. I'm guessing you only just got recruited to one of the Unions? Sounds to me like you're going to want to find some friends to hang around with. Lucky for you, I've got just the solution!

See, within your Union, you can join a Party of other Keyblade wielders! You can fight Raid Bosses with them, share Medals with them, and share rewards with them from tough missions. And you don't even need to all be online at once! It makes things a lot easier and a lot more fun!

Sound like something you might be interested in? Awesome! 'Cause we've organized some Parties specifically for all of you!

I'm the leader of KHV_Ursus! @Fearless over here is the leader of KHV_Vulpeus, @KHGrl15's heading up KHV_Unicornis, @Explode's got KHV_Anguis, and @Scarred Nobody has KHV_Leopardos! To find us, head on over to your Party Menu (it's under Other in the Menu), and go to Join Party! From there, you should be able to sort through all the Party listings until you see the KHV Party for your Union. Just ask to join, your Party leader will accept you, and voilà! You're in! The Parties are all set to Core difficulty--not too easy, but not too hard. Oh, and be sure to tell us your Player ID number in here, so we know to look out for you! EDIT: Since concerns have come up about scrolling through all the Party listings or otherwise being unable to find the Parties, please instead simply post your Player ID numbers and in-game usernames so that the Party leaders can add you manually from their menus!

If you decide to change your Union, that's fine! Just let us know in here if you change Unions so that you can be added to the proper party and so that we have a record of which Union you're in.

A week from now, once you've gotten used to how things work around here and in your Parties, we've got some more Party fun and some glam planned for you... So keep an eye out, y'hear?