The third game in the Kingdom Hearts series, which has been long overdue for a sequel, should be announced at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, according to a rumor posted on Kotaku.

Disney and Square Enix collaborated on what, at the time, seemed like a weird combination of licenses but proved to steal our hearts with its action-RPG stylings. The post makes no mention of a release date but it’s likely to be out, at the earliest, Summer 2009 and it will be exclusive to Sony’s PS3.

Via Kotaku

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A picture taken by the attentive GameTrailers poster, irchief’s Avatar, at Best Buy points to the possibility of some type of release for Final Fantasy VII on “8/16.”

Square Enix just held a conference this weekend and announced little else but Final Fantasy: Advent Children Complete which was given a release date for next year.

Might this be a goof up on Best Buy’s part or is it possible that we will be getting a remake of the original? A port to PSN? Strike this up as strictly rumor and we’ll see what happens when the date nears.

In the meantime, what do you guys think?

[Thanks, LittleGweeto for sending this in.]

Via GameTrailers Forums

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Original Release: 1991 SNES
Platform: Nintendo DS
Developer:Square Enix / Matrix Softaware
Publisher: Square Enix
Genre: JRPG
Players: 1-Player
MSRP: $39.99
ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+

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Wow, in a turn of events, Yoichi Wada from Square Enix has just announced that FINAL FANTASY XIII is no longer an exclusive title. It will now join the ranks of a Cross-platform release on the PS3 and Xbox 360!

Let the fanboy battles begin. With this annoucement exclusivety is a thing of the past. What’s next Grand Theft Auto 4… WTF!

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Few games are dropping this week, but of those, Haze and Penny Arcade Adventures grabbed our attention.

Haze is the the game you should probably stay away from this week — judging by the recent demo on PS3, anyway. Plus, videophiles will be sorely disappointed to know that the game doesn’t run in HD, according to Ripten.com (via Kotaku).

The first episode of Penny Arcade Adventures will be hitting this week and looks like an interesting concept that trades in the comic’s current event strips for an old-timey backdrop and original story. Let us know what you think of the game in the comments.

Playstation 2

• Let’s Ride: Silver Buckle Stables, THQ - May 23, 2008

Playstation 3

• SingStar, Sony - May 20, 2008
• Haze PS3, Ubisoft - May 23, 2008

Personal Computer (PC)

• FINAL FANTASY XI: 2008 Edition, Square Enix - May 21, 2008
• Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness (online), Penny Arcade - May 21, 2008
• Early Years of Flight, First Class Simulations - May 23, 2008
• TrackMania United Forever, Focus Home Interactive - May 23, 2008

Xbox 360

• FINAL FANTASY XI: 2008 Edition X360 Square Enix May 21, 2008
• Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness (online), Penny Arcade May 21, 2008

Apple (Mac)

• Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Mac (online) Penny Arcade May 21, 2008

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