Hey everyone, some pretty big news today, considering it affects the company we all love! Square-Enix has just announced a shake up with their executives.

-Daishiro Okada, former president and chief operating officer, to vice chairman of Square Enix North America.
-John Yamamoto, head of Square Enix Europe, will take the original position of Daishiro Okada, as well as that of Yoichi Wada, chief executive offer of North America.
-He will still continue to serve his position in Europe.
-"We are excited that John will be joining our senior leadership in North America, and we will benefit immensely from his experience," said Yoichi Wada, president and representative director of the board of Square Enix Co., Ltd.

Source: FFR

Next up, we have another batch of sea salt ice cream pictures! This time, from forum member Xayn. To view and discuss Xayn's ice cream, click the thumbnail below. We've recieved so many comments about the ice cream, and so far everyone has said that it is absolutely delicious! If you would like to make your own, click here for directions!

Lastly, make sure to watch Oathy play Sanctuary on her piano. She's done such a good job!

Hey everyone! Some pretty cool stuff.

Xaldin has managed to obtain some renders from Kingdom Hearts 2 as well as Final Mix. These are official renders, not fan made. They look very nice! Hopefully later this week I will be able to set up a renders page.

Also, the Kingdom Hearts 2: Final Mix+ Ultimania Book has been confirmed to be 1700 Yen, or about 14 Dollars. It will contain the following: - All changes from KH2 to Final Mix+
- Complete Guide to re:COM.
- XIII Organization Capture Guide
- XIII Mushroom Capture Guide
- Puzzle Piece Capture Guide
- And More.

Source: Tsuyata Online

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This Week's Picture

Hot Discussion Topics:
-How Hard is the Enigmatic Soldier?
-Disney Characters in the Next Kingdom Hearts Game?
-What Disney Boss Would You like to see in the Next Kingdom Hearts Game?
-Billy Zane - Return or Not?

Well, it looks like we're getting closer and closer to our next big wave of Kingdom Hearts News, untill then, we're left to speculate on all these new mysteries. And of course, we still have our weekly caption contest! The staff enjoyed last week's entries!

If you would like to view the top five winners from last week, click: read more. Here is this week's caption contest! It is very simple: just caption the picture above and submit it, using the comments system by clicking read more. Next week, we will announce the winner(s) and move onto the next picture!

Rules:
-MUST be appropriate. Inappropriate submissions will be deleted immediately.
-Your caption can be totally free form, there are no specifics other then captioning the picture.
-Maximum two submissions per person.
-Entry must be submitted by April 20th.
-Entries will be judged by KHInsider Staff.

Simple, no? Click read more to enter your caption!

Hey everyone! Some good stuff today!

A Deviant Artists known as Manda-Chan has translated portions of the Kingdom Hearts 2 Novel, and will be completing it very soon. It goes deeper into the relationship between the two characters. An excellent job! To read them, visit Manda-Chan's Deviant Art Page

Note: The images were removed due to Manda's wishes. We apologize for any inconveniences to both Manda and our members. You may still view the images through Manda's Deviantart page.

Important Dates:
-May 2nd: Kingdom Hearts 2: Final Mix+ Ultimania Booklet Releases in Japan
-May 31st: Kingdom Hearts 2: Final Mix+ Visual Artbook Releases in Japan
-May 12/13: Square-Enix Party Convention

Sources: KHV, Xaldin, and Manda-Chan

What do you think of this? Very interesting!

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Hey everyone!

Today I am going to start with another batch of rumor control. On April 6th, 2007, Square-Enix filed for a trademark on the name Dissidia. Since then, speculation has run rampant. Most believe it is either another installment to the Final Fantasy 13 Series, (Making it the fifth game.), or an entirely new game all together. Still, some people are speculating it could be the title of the next unamed Kingdom Hearts Game. Could it be? I would not count on it.

Source: FFRepublic

Next up, we finally got in our first batch of Sea Salt Ice Cream pictures! These were made by Shay Earhart. They look delicious, almost like the ones in the game! A fantastic job! If you want to make your own sea salt ice cream, head over to the directions.

Lastly, since I do not have much to offer you guys tonight, I thought I'd pull up some interesting discussion topics in the forums.

Interesting Discussion Topics:
-Kairi's Grandmother's Story
-How to Get Final Mix in the USA
-Aqua and Ven - Confirmed Names or not?
-What would happen if the Heartless and the Nobody met?
-Fun Topic: Sora's Height?