Updated with all of our exclusive Kingdom Hearts 3 interview coverage with franchise director Tetsuya Nomura. Read on for all of our stories.

Nearly five years to the day since its announcement, the Kingdom Hearts III release date for PS4 and Xbox One has finally been revealed just ahead of E3 2018, while plenty of more KH3 info has come since the show's conferences began.

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Tetsuya Nomura on Kingdom Hearts 3 DLC, Release Date Delay, and Story Teases

Every Confirmed Kingdom Hearts 3 World 14 IMAGES

Kingdom Hearts 3's Frozen World

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Kingdom Hearts 3's Pirates of the Caribbean World

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Kingdom Hearts 3 Limited Edition PS4 Pro

New Kingdom Hearts 3 Gameplay

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Kingdom Hearts 3 Pirates of the Caribbean Screenshots 11 IMAGES

Square Enix will make Kingdom Hearts 3 available on the PS4 and Xbox One on January 29, 2019. It will be released five days earlier in Japan on Jan. 25, 2019. Kingdom Hearts 3 had previously been scheduled for 2018.Franchise director Tetsuya Nomura apologized for the slightly delayed release date both at the concert and online."We’ve announced the release day for KINGDOM HEARTS III ahead of E3 at the KINGDOM HEARTS Orchestra -World Tour-. I’m sorry that we’re asking for a little more time than initially planned. Please look forward to other information, including a few trailers at E3. Thank you," a written statement on Twitter attributed to Nomura explained. The announcement came via the kickoff entry in the 2018 Kingdom Hearts Orchestra Tour During E3 2018, IGN spoke with Kingdom Hearts 3 director Tetsuya Nomura about the impending release.Among the topics discussed were the possibility for Kingdom Hearts 3 DLC and the 1.5 + 2.5 coming to Xbox One . Nomura also addressed Kingdom Hearts 3's delay into 2019 and why we haven't seen the Big Hero 6 world yet.He also teased some "shocking" story moments and somewhat addressed whether KH3 will be the end of Sora's story Nomura also spoke to IGN about a number of story and gameplay teases , discussing Remy's cameo in one of the E3 trailers, why there's been a lack of Final Fantasy characters, and much more.Following the release date announcement, Square Enix confirmed Kingdom Hearts 3 will feature a Frozen world . The trailer also included the reveal of Simba as a summon, the Goofy Curling gameplay mechanic in Arendelle, and a very surprising tease regarding Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep's Aqua.Square Enix followed that up with a slightly different version of the trailer. It included new footage featuring the return of Organization XIII member Xigbar, as well as further story hints, and a cameo by Remi from Ratatouille. Remi is not a summon, according to Square Enix's Brendan Docherty, speaking to IGN during an IGN Live segment.Square Enix surprised fans with another Kingdom Hearts 3 world reveal at E3 2018 — The Caribbean of Pirates of the Caribbean.Pirates of the Caribbean first featured in the franchise in Kingdom Hearts 2. The new trailer featured ship-to-ship combat, likely a world specific gameplay mechanic much in the same way the Toy Story Giga robots will be.During the E3 2018 PlayStation showcase, Square Enix unveiled a limited edition Kingdom Hearts 3 PS4 Pro . Few details were offered about the console's availability, though. Square also showed off a collection coming that will include Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5, Kingdom Hearts 2.8: Final Chapter Prologue, and Kingdom Hearts 3 all in one package for PS4.Square Enix also revealed a collector's edition of Kingdom Hearts 3 during E3 2018.IGN also debuted exclusive Kingdom Hearts 3 direct feed gameplay , featuring the Toy Story world, Toy Box, as well as the Rock Titan fight from the Hercules world.Check out the new gameplay below.Square Enix also revealed a collector's edition of Kingdom Hearts 3 during E3 2018.Just ahead of E3 2018, we got our f irst hands-on preview of Kingdom Hearts 3 , in which we got to play some of the Hercules and Toy Story worlds included in the long-awaited sequel.For those attending E3, find out how you can play Kingdom Hearts 3 at E3 2018 Square Enix has revealed plenty of details about Kingdom Hearts 3 since last year's Orchestra E3 trailer. That includes the most recent announcement of LCD mini-games in the vein of classic Game & Watch-style games , and the reveal earlier this year of KH3's Monsters, Inc. world . Find out every world confirmed so far in the gallery below.And last year, Kingdom Hearts franchise director Tetsuya Nomura spoke to IGN about the return of the gummi ship and updates to magic , and hinted at a second playable character in Kingdom Hearts 3 Square Enix announced Kingdom Hearts 3 on June 10, 2013, nearly five years ago.Stay tuned to IGN for more on Kingdom Hearts 3 during E3 2018, and for everything we know so far about the show, be sure to check out IGN's E3 2018 wiki

Jonathon Dornbush is IGN's News Editor. He was in the Sony press conference when Kingdom Hearts 3 was revealed, and he definitely cried a little. Talk to him about Kingdom Hearts on Twitter @jmdornbush