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Kingdom Hearts Almost Led To Disney Making Its Own Version Of Super Smash Bros, Former Dev Says featured image for Haven gaming news, sourced from Eurogamer

Kingdom Hearts Almost Led To Disney Making Its Own Version Of Super Smash Bros, Former Dev Says

A former Disney Interactive concept artist has revealed that the commercial success of the original Kingdom Hearts game inspired Disney to begin pre-production on a crossover fighting game similar to Super Smash Bros. The canceled project, which was tentatively titled Disney's Action Figure Face Off, would have featured characters from films like Tarzan and The Lion King battling as toys.

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Iconic Banjo-Kazooie Composer Is More Hopeful About A Sequel These Days, But Knows "Like Three Companies" Have Already Been Turned Down featured image for Haven gaming news, sourced from Eurogamer

Iconic Banjo-Kazooie Composer Is More Hopeful About A Sequel These Days, But Knows "Like Three Companies" Have Already Been Turned Down

Grant Kirkhope, the legendary composer behind Banjo-Kazooie, has expressed a slightly more optimistic outlook regarding a potential new entry in the classic platforming franchise. While he notes that Rare has historically rejected outside pitches, recent leadership changes at the studio and Microsoft could pave the way for a future collaboration, though several developers have already been turned down.

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Discover The Secrets Waiting Inside Norček Industries In We Were Here Tomorrow featured image for Haven gaming news, sourced from Xbox Wire

Discover The Secrets Waiting Inside Norček Industries In We Were Here Tomorrow

Total Mayhem Games has revealed new details about We Were Here Tomorrow, an upcoming cooperative puzzle adventure launching on Xbox Series X|S in October. Creative Director Martín Mittner shared insights into the game's retro-futuristic setting, Norĉek Industries, and detailed several unique environments that will challenge players to communicate across time, manipulate gravity, and navigate interdimensional rifts.

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This Horror Game Is Having A Dino Crisis Of A Different Sort featured image for Haven gaming news, sourced from GameSpot

This Horror Game Is Having A Dino Crisis Of A Different Sort

Athanasia , the indie horror game that traps you in a mysterious facility full of dinosaurs, is launching in the ideal horror-game window: just before Halloween. GameSpot can exclusively reveal Athanasia's release date; it comes to PC on October 19 via Steam Early Access. In Athanasia, players find themselves trapped in a South American research facility swarmed by dinosaurs that have somehow traveled through time to the present day in the game's story. Though the art style recalls something quite like Dino Crisis,...

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BlizzCon 2026 Preview: We’re So Back! | Official XBOX Podcast featured image for Haven gaming news, sourced from Xbox Wire

BlizzCon 2026 Preview: We’re So Back! | Official XBOX Podcast

On this episode of the Official XBOX Podcast, we’re back on the Blizzard campus to talk all things BlizzCon 2026! We’re finding out what folks can expect whether they’re in-person at the Anaheim Convention Center or watching online from the comforts of their own homes when BlizzCon returns on September 12th and 13th. TRANSCRIPT The post BlizzCon 2026 Preview: We’re So Back! | Official XBOX Podcast appeared first on XBOX Wire .

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