Kingdom Hearts 3 may be closer than we expected, according to the voice actor behind one of its central characters.

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@EmuTheDave I am certain that this is what I know & have been told.



— Bill Farmer (@GoofyBill) January 7, 2015

Bill Farmer, who has voiced the character Goofy for years in both the Kingdom Hearts series and various cartoons, says that as far as he's been told, the much-anticipated sequel is due out later this year. He also claims his voice recording is already finished.The word came from Farmer's tweets (via NeoGAF ). Given Square Enix's relative silence on the project, it's possible that he's mistaken. When pressed by fans, though, he's has sounded very confident of his understanding.He says they've been recording for the last few years. He went on to plead ignorance about specifics like new worlds, stating that the voice work is done before he has anything visual to reference. He also said he's done too many recording sessions to remember specific lines. Then again, being a professional, he probably knows better than to spoil plot anyway.Recently, IGN asked the game's co-director , Tai Yasue, if Kingdom Hearts 3 is due this year. His answer vaguely promised it "as quick as possible."

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