[UPDATE 2] Square Enix followed its Lord of Vermilion IV announcement with confirmation of a multi-game partnership with Marvel, which will kick off with a game based on Avengers. More information is expected in 2018, but in the mean time, here’s the teaser trailer:



[UPDATE 1] Today, Square Enix has announced Lord of Vermilion IV, a sequel to the arcade-based fantasy collectible card game, on its Japanese website. It’s now believed that this will be the announcement coming later today.

The original story is below.

Something very interesting is being announced today by both Kingdom Hearts developer, Square Enix, and comic-book and big screen legends, Marvel, but are they connected?

Both have tweeted that they have a major announcement to make at exactly the same time today at 3pm GMT, 7am PT, 10am EST.

Speculation is rife as to what it could be, with the biggest rumor being that the two may join forces to bring Marvel’s characters into Kingdom Hearts 3.

It’s already been announced that Kingdom Hearts 3 will have a Big Hero 6 world based on the movie from the comic books published by Marvel, but maybe there’s additional Marvel worlds being announced – perhaps Avengers, Iron Man or Captain America? Only last month, game director Tetsuya Nomura confirmed that the studio still had “unannounced worlds” so it’s entirely plausible.

We’ve got our own theories, and have also done some digging around to see what the hottest rumours are about the potential Square Enix and Marvel alliance, besides Kingdom Hearts 3:

1. Marvel vs Square Enix fighting game (like Marvel vs Capcom)

2. Square Enix is creating Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3

3. Both announcements have nothing to do with each other. Square announces Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age remaster release date, and Marvel announces movie news, like the Avengers Infinity War full cast.



It’s been a big week for Square Enix, following the launch of Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, which sets up the storyline for Kingdom Hearts 3 very nicely, and fans are now desperate to discover what the big new announcement may be. Maybe it’s just the Kingdom Hearts 3 release date, though that would be exciting enough!

Check back at 3pm where we’ll reveal exactly what the dynamic duo are up to!