The LinkedIn profile of Richard VanDeventer, a game director working in Osaka, has listed work on a “Kingdom Hearts 2.9” for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 under Square Enix.
VanDeventer worked with Square Enix for 11 months. The following work is listed:
“Kingdom Hearts 2.9” (PS3, PS4) Development (10 Months)
- Game idea planning and documentation
- Game check and balance
- Boss planning
- Attraction Flow planning and documentation
“Kingdom Hearts Ⅲ” (PS4, Xbox One) Development (10 Months)
- Original level planning, documentation and execution for 2 worlds including enemy, item, secrets and event management
- Mockup creation of 3 worlds including temporary asset creation
- Game idea planning and documentation
- Game check and balance
- Enemy planning and documentation
- Gummi Ship system planning and documentation
- Multiplayer planning and documentation
- Attraction Flow planning and documentation
- Main scenario planning for 2 worlds
- Various in-game dialogue writing
- Translation and interpretation of contact between involved English and Japanese parties including Disney and Pixar
- Publicity video recording and editing
- Communication with outsourced companies
- Holding meetings with Disney and Pixar
- Team management, meeting management and proceeding recordings
Before Square Enix, VanDeventer was a game director at Comcept, where he worked on Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z. He also has previous credits at Capcom, where he worked on Resident Evil 6, and Game Republic, where he worked on Knight’s Contract.
It’s worth noting that this LinkedIn profile only has two connections. However, this is the only LinkedIn profile for his name, and he is a real person (visit his online portfolio here). Even so, take everything with a grain of salt until officially announced.
Thanks, KH13.