Square Enix's upcoming Kingdom Hearts game for the Nintendo DS handheld has finally been given a launch date in Europe and other PAL territories. Gamers there will be able to grab a copy of the game early this October. Details after the jump.

Get ready for some magical time as Square Enix has announced today that the much awaited game, Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days will be hitting the stores in Europe this Autumn.

Closer inspection of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days trailers recently uploaded on the Japanese Nintendo Channel has yielded some interesting info on the game. Apparently, Donald and Goofy will be playable characters.

Roxas and Axel may be the most popular members of Organization XIII, but let's not forget that there are 11 more members to that team of Nobodies. Here are four vids showing Roxas and his Nobody pals, showing off the moves they hardly got to pelt Sora with on KH2.

This is gonna be a good one. Square Enix has announced the upcoming release of the Kingdom Hearts Piano Collection, featuring the relaxing music from the Kingdom Hearts franchise. Even the battle music is relaxing, and having them on piano just makes the perfect gaming RnR.

The latest issue of Famitsu includes an interview with Square Enix's Tetsuya Nomura. While the entire interview encompasses other games and franchises (FF13, Advent Children - most of which have already been discussed here), the more interesting bit involves the Kindgom Hearts series - they're making a special announcement next week! Could it be for any of the three portable KH games... or Kingdom Hearts 3?

The latest issue of Famitsu delivers yet another hefty serving of Square Enix goodness, this time with news on a number of titles including Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, and Final Fantasy VII. Details after the link.

Finally, we have confirmation of when Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days will launch in Japan. Yes, it's not the US release date yet, but this is one step closer! After this announcement, we can also probably expect something on KH: Birth By Sleep too. But anyways, moving on... Release date info (it's gonna be sooner than you think!), a pic of the KH-DSi Limited Edition bundle, and more screens in the full article.

Suxors! Really sorry, Gino. I know you've been dying to get Dissidia, but just when you thought it was light at the end of the tunnel we spotted when Dissidia: Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days were coming out August 31, it turned out to be an oncoming train. Wreck ahead at the full article.

It's a double date, folks! Romancing two handhelds at the same time, Square Enix has finally revealed the North American release date for Dissidia: Final Fantasy on the PSP and Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days on the DS. Set your calendars, Face Book reminders, to-do lists, and get all those bells and whistles set to alarm. This is one date you surely wouldn't want to forget: the games are to be simultaneously released on... *drumroll*