New reports are claiming that Square Enix's upcoming 'Kingdom Hearts 3' game has been delayed due to a management change and some technological upgrades.

Stepping back, 'Kingdom Hearts 2' was released nine years ago and fans are eagerly waiting for a sequel. In an interview with IGN, game creator Tai Yasue explained the development of 'Kingdom Hearts 3' with its director Tetsuya Nomura.

He said, "Nomura has always been working on Kingdom Hearts III full-time, so nothing's really changed there. Nomura is really the visionary, so he doesn't work on the nitty gritty details. That's something we do in Osaka; alongside development, we do the technology."

"That hasn't really changed. We get Nomura's input but it's not a day-to-day thing, he just has these big ideas sometimes he tells us about. The pace really depends on how our team's doing and that was never affected," Yasue said.

On a side note, speculations rose that 'Star Wars' characters and settings will appear in the game, but Yasue did not confirm the reports.

"I can't really go into any specifics or say anything about 'Star Wars', but when we come up with worlds we really want variety and to make sure that there's a lot of different types of worlds. Any world that looks special is definitely a consideration; everything from the characters, to how they look and the differences between them," Yasue added.

The creator reiterated that making a diverse universe for the game is the most important.

"We think Star Wars is great but I'm not going to relate that to Kingdom Hearts III yet! We want a wide variety of worlds and when we come up with ideas, it's the differences and the originality of each that's really important," Yasue said.

Aside from Darth Vader, rumors also surfaced that Marvel's Iron man will appear in 'Kingdom Hearts 3'. Yasue said that this can be considered but it is really a tough choice. The creator further revealed that the team wants the fans to see the results in 2015.

Although the director did not provide the exact date, 'Kingdom Hearts 3' is rumored to be released in December, 2015.