{"id":2052059,"date":"2026-07-20T08:48:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T05:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2052059"},"modified":"2026-07-20T08:48:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T05:48:51","slug":"kingdom-hearts-missing-link-may-have-been-cancelled-but-that-hasnt-stopped-footage-of-keyblade-wielding-astronauts-from-leaking-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2052059","title":{"rendered":"Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link may have been cancelled, but that hasn&#8217;t stopped footage of Keyblade-wielding astronauts from leaking online"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/kingdom-hearts-missing-link\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Kingdom Hearts: Missing-Link<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link may have been cancelled, but that hasn&#8217;t stopped footage of Keyblade-wielding astronauts from leaking online<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Weird thoughts.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/kingdom-hearts-missing-link-keyblade-wielder.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"A blonde man in a white coat and hat points a Keyblade towards the camera. Light is emitting from the end of the Keyblade\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"kingdom-hearts-missing-link-keyblade-wielder.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Square Enix<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-07-20T08:48:51+00:00\">July 20, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/kingdom-hearts-missing-link-footage-leak-beyblade-astronauts?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          1 comment<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"5f8e0a1c-2e06-4fa4-b9a5-229555413ce3\" data-name=\"Kingdom Hearts: Missing-Link\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Kingdom Hearts: Missing-Link\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Kingdom Hearts: Missing-Link\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Kingdom Hearts: Missing-Link\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Kingdom Hearts: Missing-Link\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Kingdom Hearts: Missing-Link\" title=\"Follow Kingdom Hearts: Missing-Link\"><br \/>\n  Follow Kingdom Hearts: Missing-Link<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Footage of the cancelled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/kingdom-hearts\">Kingdom Hearts<\/a> Missing-Link has appeared online, just over a year since development on the game ended.<\/p>\n<p>This footage, hosted over on social media site X and embedded below, seemingly shows the cinematic intro of the game. A squad of astronaut-looking characters drop into a dark watery area before being assailed by a giant Heartless. They then soar into action, flying at a giant monster with jetpacks and striking it with keyblades. You can watch it below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yo the kingdom hearts missing link intro is real the astronaut guys are real what the fuck was grandpa Nomura cooking with this game <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7JVbdrnJ9N\">https:\/\/t.co\/7JVbdrnJ9N<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DcW1Af8fNb\">pic.twitter.com\/DcW1Af8fNb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 kij (@kijuler) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kijuler\/status\/2078886107119505685?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>While short, this footage brings up a bunch of big questions surrounding what actually is going on here. Not much is actually known about the game. We know it was a mobile game that began development in 2022. In terms of where it would have existed on the bulky Kingdom Hearts timeline, it would have connected Kingdom Hearts Union X and Kingdom Hearts Dark Road. It would have focused on the &#8220;blank era&#8221;, which largely remains a mystery.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Kingdom Hearts 4 - Official Nintendo Switch 2 Announcement Trailer | Nintendo Direct June 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/URT2Sc5CkSc?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/URT2Sc5CkSc\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Kingdom Hearts 4 &#8211; Official Nintendo Switch 2 Announcement Trailer | Nintendo Direct June 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the Switch 2 announcement trailer for Kingdom Hearts 4.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=URT2Sc5CkSc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/kingdom-hearts-missing-link-cancelled-but-kingdom-hearts-4-still-on-the-way\">The game was cancelled last year<\/a> as the development team believed it would be &#8220;difficult for us to offer a service that players would find satisfactory over a long period of time&#8221;. Since then, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/square-enix\">Square Enix<\/a>&#8216;s focus related to this series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/kingdom-hearts-4-final-fantasy-7-remake-part-3-are-making-great-progress-confirms-director\">has been solely spent on Kingdom Hearts 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>That game, which has been largely absent from the public sphere over the past few years, has seen increased movement recently. This includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/kingdom-hearts-4-new-trailer-switch-2-at-launch\">a Switch 2 trailer shown at a Nintendo Direct in June<\/a>, which showed off new gameplay to much acclaim.<\/p>\n<p>While it&#8217;s nice to see a little bit of what Missing Link was going to be, it is bittersweet to see this footage. What we see looks awesome and wild, so seeing it piecemeal makes me long to see more. Who knows? Maybe that wish will be granted one day.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Footage of the cancelled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/kingdom-hearts\">Kingdom Hearts<\/a> Missing-Link has appeared online, just over a year since development on the game ended.<\/p>\n<p>This footage, hosted over on social media site X and embedded below, seemingly shows the cinematic intro of the game. A squad of astronaut-looking characters drop into a dark watery area before being assailed by a giant Heartless. They then soar into action, flying at a giant monster with jetpacks and striking it with keyblades. You can watch it below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yo the kingdom hearts missing link intro is real the astronaut guys are real what the fuck was grandpa Nomura cooking with this game <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7JVbdrnJ9N\">https:\/\/t.co\/7JVbdrnJ9N<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DcW1Af8fNb\">pic.twitter.com\/DcW1Af8fNb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 kij (@kijuler) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kijuler\/status\/2078886107119505685?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>While short, this footage brings up a bunch of big questions surrounding what actually is going on here. Not much is actually known about the game. We know it was a mobile game that began development in 2022. In terms of where it would have existed on the bulky Kingdom Hearts timeline, it would have connected Kingdom Hearts Union X and Kingdom Hearts Dark Road. It would have focused on the &#8220;blank era&#8221;, which largely remains a mystery.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Kingdom Hearts 4 - Official Nintendo Switch 2 Announcement Trailer | Nintendo Direct June 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/URT2Sc5CkSc?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/URT2Sc5CkSc\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Kingdom Hearts 4 &#8211; Official Nintendo Switch 2 Announcement Trailer | Nintendo Direct June 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the Switch 2 announcement trailer for Kingdom Hearts 4.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=URT2Sc5CkSc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/kingdom-hearts-missing-link-cancelled-but-kingdom-hearts-4-still-on-the-way\">The game was cancelled last year<\/a> as the development team believed it would be &#8220;difficult for us to offer a service that players would find satisfactory over a long period of time&#8221;. Since then, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/square-enix\">Square Enix<\/a>&#8216;s focus related to this series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/kingdom-hearts-4-final-fantasy-7-remake-part-3-are-making-great-progress-confirms-director\">has been solely spent on Kingdom Hearts 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>That game, which has been largely absent from the public sphere over the past few years, has seen increased movement recently. This includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/kingdom-hearts-4-new-trailer-switch-2-at-launch\">a Switch 2 trailer shown at a Nintendo Direct in June<\/a>, which showed off new gameplay to much acclaim.<\/p>\n<p>While it&#8217;s nice to see a little bit of what Missing Link was going to be, it is bittersweet to see this footage. What we see looks awesome and wild, so seeing it piecemeal makes me long to see more. Who knows? 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