For gaming Australians, AusGamers has a handy recurring news post outlining the week's major releases at retail Down Under, this week including the likes of Borderlands, Forza Motorsport 3, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and more.
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Good news for Europeans, as today Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days has been released on the Nintendo DS. It's been quite a long wait since the game was initially revealed, but thankfully localisation didn't take too long in comparison to the North American version.
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Final Fantasy XIII, Four Warriors of Light -Final Fantasy Gaiden-, and FFCC: The Crystal Bearers were not only the sights from the Square Enix booth, but also the sounds at TGS 2009. Square Enix released the Square Enix Music Sampler Vol. 4 at the show, featuring music from all three games as well as tracks from a Kingdom Hearts piano arrangement CD and The World Ends With You. It was available to fans who stopped by the SQEX music booth and made a purchase, and is the 4th entry into this special sneak-peek series of CDs that SQEX releases at TGS each year.
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Square Enix's latest Kingdom Hearts title
is enjoying 'huge' pre-order levels, according to the firm.
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (pictured)?is the first entry of the series to appear on DS and will be released on October 9th.

"Kingdom Hearts has always been incredibly popular. As the first new release into the franchise for three years, pre-orders are already way in excess of typical DS product," UK sales director Doug Bone told MCV.
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Kingdom Hearts Union writes "Along with the recent trend of Pre-order bonuses surfacing for Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, some other names have added themselves to the mix.

The latest companies to pick up on the trend now include both Game Crazy and Best Buy. Unfortunately the news isn't quite so astounding as Game Crazy are offering the same postcards as GameStop, although their poster is of one of the 358/2 Days Wallpapers instead. Best Buy on the other hand are offering the same limited edition cover that Amazon got their hands on."
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Kingdom Hearts Union writes "Recently, Amazon along with Target and GameStop, have given incentives for pre-ordering Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. Up until now all that was known was that it was going to be a slip case for the game."
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Kingdom Hearts Union writes "With the release of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days only just over a month away from its North American street date, on the Nintendo DS. A few companies have been offering pre-order bonuses for the title.

GameStop are the latest to do this and they are offering players a Kingdom Hearts poster and four Kingdom Hearts postcards for pre-ordering both online and in-store."
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Kingdom Hearts Union writes "Square Enix have been quite busy lately as not only was the Kingdom Hearts Coded website updated to add in information about the third episode of the game, but now they have launched the European Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days website."
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The series continues with Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. Follow Roxas, the "other" hero from Kingdom Hearts II, and discover more about his days as a member of the mysterious Organization XIII. What is the connection between Roxas and Sora? Who is the mysterious 14th member and what were the reasons for Roxas' eventual departure from the organization? Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days adds one other exciting and essential component to the fun, being the first Kingdom Hearts game to offer a multi-player mode.
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A 25+ character cast will appear in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, the latest title in the Kingdom Hearts series, exclusively for DS. The game takes place between Kingdom Hearts 1 and Kingdom Hearts 2. VGB has compiled a list.
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HeartStation writes: "Just a quick note, the Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Ultimania has officially released in Japan and thanks FF7AC Reunion, here are some of the details the book includes. Other content include a walk through, illustrations, and interview with Tetsuya Nomura on the mysteries continued in Birth by Sleep containing many spoilers."
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Much like the GTA franchise, Kingdom Hearts titles have launched on both the Game Boy Advance and DS, yet there has never been a release for a Nintendo console. But perhaps that could change in the future.
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Article has hands on impressions of all organization XIII members in KH 358/2 Days.

From Siliconera: I quickly realized that the character you choose in Mission Mode is going to be based largely on the way you play Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days. Some present a larger challenge than others. Some characters use brute force while others make better magic users. And then, there are some that are just plain hard to use.

Here are my initial impressions of the 13 members of Organization XIII in combat. Keep in mind, these are just my personal opinions, and a character that didn't work for me might end up becoming your favorite.

1. Xemnas: He may be first on the list, but he's the last character I tried using. His stats are generally above average, compared to the other members as a whole. Unfortunately, he doesn't have that same pizazz that Xigbar, Xaldin, Lexaeus and even Luxord or Vexen have. He's a great character who works well in practically every situation, but just not all that special. I thought he was good, but I didn't think he was great. Especially since his combo only lands three hits.
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Scheduled for release on September, 29th, the next spin-off of the Kingdom Hearts series for the NDS has now its own official US site.
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Square Enix has released seven gameplays for Kingdom Hearts 358/2 days.
Two are about Goofy and Donald, whith a lot of screenshots for the new character Xemnas.
You can discover them on PortableRPG.
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International Kingdom Hearts fans won't have to wait too long to find out what happened to Roxas. An English version of Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days will be ready this fall in Europe.
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A special edition Nintendo DSi will be released in a couple of a days in Japan. A Nintendo DSi Kingdom Hearts Edition will be released to coincide with the May 30th DS release of Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days.
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Square Enix Ltd. has today announced that Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days will be released across PAL territories this Autumn on Nintendo DS. With more than twelve million copies shipped worldwide, the Kingdom Hearts series is one of the most beloved Role-Playing Games (RPG) in videogame history. Disney and Final Fantasy characters unite in a magical game world, engaging players across the globe with its gripping storyline and action-packed gameplay.
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411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Cross Edge, Yosumin!, Crimson Gem Saga, Zenonia, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Jake Hunter Detective Story: Memories of the Past, Gyakuten Kenji, and Days of Memories 3.
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Kouli from Gamefaqs has posted pictures of the front and back cover of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days showing that the game has indeed been leaked.
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