Following Square’s DKΣ3713 event last week, we were told that Aqua had appeared in a new costume in the Birth by Sleep trailer. Well, here she is!

Among these scans, other information is revealed (such as a scene involving Riku and Xion) and we get to see some new Coded shots as well. 358/2 Days is looking great as usual, and graphically Birth by Sleep is looking incredible (I’m still undecided about the battle-style though).

Anyway, you guys take a look and decide for yourselves!

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That’s right guys, IGN has premiered the first ever true in-game footage of 358/2 Days and Birth by Sleep! What more could you want from a closed event!?

As we were told various times during the show, the games are indeed looking great in action, and I can’t wait to get my hands on 358/2 Days later this year to give you guys an exclusive demo!

Anyway, we’ve got some more information coming up so stay tuned!

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Well, as promised, here’s our second DKΣ3713 article, this time concerning the major site’s previews, and the game’s actual releases.

First of all, lets talk 358/2 Days, seeing as its the first on the release scheduele. The game is apparently looking and playing great, and the multiplayer seems rather smooth. As mentioned in the previous article, Xion has been revealed, but we’re still not 100% certain on how far the story will go, and what exactly we will see the characters experience.

You can see 1UP’s gameplay preview here!
You can see IGN’s trailer impressions here!

Next up, Coded is apparently looking better, and the storyline is continuing to grow more complex. Not much else to say here really… we’re still unsure if it’ll ever be playable outside of Japan.

You can see IGN’s trailer impressions here!

Also, Birth by Sleep seems to have blown many players away, many of them comparing it to Crisis Core in terms of quality. The story is looking great (Maleficent seems to be the main villain, and Xehanort’s legend begins because of actions taken by her), and the gameplay is apparently “some of the best the series has ever seen.”

Anyway, here’s the previews:

You can see 1UP’s gameplay preview here!
You can see IGN’s hands-on preview here!

Lastly, we can talk release dates a little further. We can now confirm that both Coded and 358/2 Days will be released in December, 2008 in Japan. No word yet on English releases here. Also, various sources say that the maximum these two games can be delayed is until February of next year, so we’ll definitely be seeing the games within that time frame.

Birth by Sleep, however, is still unconfirmed, but will definitely be released somtime in 2009. Most sources say it will be within the first half of the year, although this is unconfirmed.

Anyway, thanks for reading guys, we’ll get back to you when new info hits, or else footage from the show is leaked (which is unlikely).

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Well, sorry we weren’t able to update live guys, things got out of hand. What you need to know is all summarised here though!

First of all, we can confirm that the third enemy (featured in Birth by Sleep) is called the UNBIRTH. That’s right – the name that was rumoured early this year was a total fake. All the media on the evening referred to them as ‘Unbirths’. So there you have it. Heartless, Nobodies, Unbirths. The trio is complete.

Next up on the agenda is Aqua’s new costume as featured in Birth by Sleep. Although we don’t have any in-game shots to show you, some unnoficial fan-art has turned up revealing the new design – its a lot more casual than her knight’s armour obviously, and is reminiscent of Terra and Ven’s casual clothing. Also note the picture of the ‘unbirth’ here.

(PLEASE NOTE: Aqua is on the far right. Roxas from Coded bottom left, Unbirth is the blue thing. The other characters are from FNC and Dissidia.)

Next up, the 14th Member. Yep, we know her name. We know what she looks like. And now we’re all pretty darn confused. Her name is currently known as ‘Xion’ (pronounced ‘Shion’), and she looks like Kairi. So there you have it – Kairi’s nobody?

In the next article, we’ll talk previews and release dates!

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