{"id":68032,"date":"2026-06-10T00:20:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=68032"},"modified":"2026-06-10T00:20:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:20:25","slug":"kingdom-hearts-iv-gets-new-trailer-footage-after-long-radio-silence-confirmed-for-simultaneous-switch-2-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/kingdom-hearts-iv-gets-new-trailer-footage-after-long-radio-silence-confirmed-for-simultaneous-switch-2-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingdom Hearts IV gets new trailer footage after long radio silence. Confirmed for simultaneous Switch 2 release"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During the June 9 Nintendo Direct, Square Enix revealed new footage of <strong>Kingdom Hearts IV<\/strong>, confirming that development is still very much in progress despite the lack of updates in recent years. 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