Square-Enix has announced a Kingdom Hearts 3D Special Edition for North America. It’s official name is “Mark of Mastery Edition”. You can pre-order this Special Edition from retailers such as Amazon. For the price of $54.99, the edition contains:
 

A copy of Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance]

A branded clear hard cover case skin cover

12 postcards featuring art from the series

5 Augmented Reality cards that allow players to unlock Dream Eaters such as Meowjesty, Frootz Cat and Kab Kannon, and a 360 degree viewing stand to view your Dream Eaters from every angle

According to the Official Kingdom Hearts Twitter, the Mark of Mastery Edition is exclusive to North America only. Europe, Australia, and other areas will apparently not receive this offer. The 3DS is region locked so importing this offer and trying to play Kingdom Hearts 3D will not work.

As the KH3D release draws near, we begin to see more of the game’s International Development. Square-Enix has recently released an English version of the trailer which premiered in February. The two trailers are consistent except this one has English vocals. This update was brought about through the official North American Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] website.

Square Enix France have updated their Facebook page with English screenshot of Kingdom Hearts 3D. They contain characters from The World Ends With You, Neku, Shiki, Beat, Rhyme, and Joshua, respectively. Enjoy the images below!

Tetsuya Nomura, the series lead of Kingdom Hearts, has teased that an announcement for a new entry in the franchise is near. It will be coming via an interview inside the guide for Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance. Could this be what we’ve been waiting for? KHInsider has already translated part of the interview, which states it is not Birth By Sleep: Volume 2 so what could it be? A HD Collection of the series? Kingdom Hearts 3!?  We will see soon enough and update you on this when we hear something!  What do you think they’re upto? Sound off below!

Source: KHInsider and G4

Unfortunately, the reveal is not The World That Ends With You 2 but it is a game called Catacombs. Created by the makers of Nier, Cavia, is a game which places four characters called Matt, Carlos, Gina and Nguyen being trapped inside the Museum of Natural History in New York. They are survivors of a monstrous attack from a mysterious object within the museum which is seeming to call terrible beasts. The characters are diverse including a funny middle aged technician, who is a flirter and a high school teenager trying to fit in within his Vietnamese roots and living in America.

Catacombs, according to Siliconera, will have levels based in a labyrinth underground where players can level up a variety of weapons. At first, you start off with a pistol but after a while, you can pick up special weapons. One is a mantis shotgun with bullets shooting out underneath its head, which is a barrel. When leveling it up to 8, the mantis shotgun grows arms. Another is a dragon inspired magnum with explosive rounds and wings to grow as it levels up. Magic rings can also be picked up to restore HP or cast devastating spells.

The coolest part of Catacombs is that the maps are randomly generated and there are no fixed maps. There is a huge amount of replay-ability but there is a story element even though the levels are randomly generated; the goal is to reach the next elevator to get to the next level.

Catacombs is a game based on co-op and is predicted to completely change the formula for horde based games. It is thought to be out on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 but sadly it has been cancelled until more interest arises from fans. Check out KHPlanet for regular updates on all upcoming Square-Enix games!

Source: http://www.siliconera.com/2012/04/30/catacombs-the-game-cavia-and-square-enix-were-working-on-after-nier/

On The Elder Scrolls’ official Twitter, Bethesda told fans to “be on the lookout for the first DLC info tomorrow.” It has been six months since The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim came out and in the past Elder Scrolls games, there was a huge update for the original product. Are you looking forward to the next chapter of Skyrim’s story? KHPlanet has many fans of Skyrim! Comment below and check out the forums!

Source: https://twitter.com/#!/ElderScrolls

Siliconera have stated in a new post that they will be unveiling a new Square-Enix game which will “surprise you.” There are no other hints but there have been two factors that hint towards The World Ends With You 2. Firstly, Kingdom Hearts have welcomed another Square-Enix series (other than Final Fantasy), The World Ends With You, into the series; Neku and the gang will appear in Traverse Town for Dream Drop Distance. What a perfect time to advertise the upcoming game! Also Nintendo has picked up speed throughout the last year, selling a total of 17.5 million consoles globally within a year and two months. Maybe it is time for a second chance for the series? There are many fans of this game on our forum so many will be waiting at the edge of their seats for the announcement.

The preorder bonuses for the upcoming Kingdom Hearts game, Dream Drop Distance, have been announced for Amazon, Walmart and EB Games Canada. What the preorder will get you for each retailer are a set of AR Cards which give the player specific Dream Eater companions within the game. Gamestop in the United States have not verified its preorder bonus yet but their sister company, EB Games Canada, reveal that they are having the AR Cards as their preorder bonus. Have you reserved your copy yet? The game is set to release 31st July 2012.

As we know, Kingdom Hearts 3D was released several weeks ago in Japan. Square-Enix Japan has announced a demo for the game via Nintendo e-shop on May 2nd. You will be able to control Sora in an area of Traverse Town, and you are accompanied by Kuma Panda, Neko Cat, and Wonder Nyan. The requirement and limitations are 90 megabytes of space and 15 play uses.

Patch support and folders will be available for the 3DS via a firmware update on the 25th. Satoru Iwata, Nintendo CEO went into detail today on Nintendo Direct broadcast. Folders will be accessible on the 3DS home menu. They are able to categorize data. A folder holds up to 60 icons. You will be able to name each folder with the name’s first character that appears on the folder’s graphic. Patches will update games and software. You download the patch data from the Nintendo e-Shop. The initial games receiving the patch are Kingdom Hearts 3D, Mario Kart 7, and New Love Plus in May.