While there has been no official announcement yet, Square Enix is expected to announce the release date of "Kingdom Hearts 3" this coming June during E3 2015.
As reported by Design & Trend, the giant Japanese video game developer is expected to do the big announecement during the highly anticipated Electronics expo on June 16 to 18.
Furthermore, co-director and game designer Tai Yasue assured fans that the game's transition from Luminous to Unreal Engine 4 was smooth, thus experts speculated that "Kingdom Hearts 3" release date is coming this year.
"The technology is moving forward a lot," the game designer explained of the switch from Luminous to Unreal Engine according to Eurogamer. "That's something we've learned from the West, I think, in a big way. We're using Unreal Engine 4 right now, and that really has changed the way we make the game."
In addition to the release date news, there are also speculations claiming that "Star Wars" and "Marvel" characters will be introduced in the upcoming third installment of the RPG.
Square Enix however, has yet to confirm or deny the speculations surrounding "Star Wars" and "Marvel" characters' involvement in the game.
Motoring Crunch on the other hand, is confident that the highly anticipated game will at least feature the weapons of the said movie characters.
"Even if the likes of Captain America and Obi Wan Kenobi don't make it into Kingdom Hearts 3, we feel that Square Enix might introduce the weapons from the aforementioned worlds," the gaming publication mentioned.
Adding that Sora would "get the ability to wield a light saber," while Goofy could be getting added boost in its defense with the help of Captain America's shield.
While the release date announcement is heavily rumored to happen at E3 2015, there are also rumblings claiming that "Kingdom Hearts 3" will actually be launched at D23 Expo in Japan, this November.
"We have some interesting things planned," Tetsuya Nomura explained. "There will be Kingdom Hearts 3 news, and various things, I think. Development on Kingdom Hearts 3 is going smoothly, but there will also be new announcements connected to it. As one of those new announcements, I think we should be able to announce a smartphone-specific development for the series in short order."
