Kingdom Hearts 3D Mark of Mastery Edition Art Card Scans

Just recently us fans of Kingdom Hearts finally go to go hand on with the newest Kingdom Hearts game for 3DS. We picked up the limited Mark of Mastery Edition here at The Bit Beacon and thought we would share with you some scans of of the art cards found inside.

Final Fantasy XIII-II - PAX Prime 2011 Demo Impressions

Along with Heroes of Ruin and Deus Ex, Square Enix flaunted strong their upcoming sequel to FFXIII at PAX Prime this year. The exclusive showcase for Final Fantasy XIII-II begins with new protagonist Noel Kreiss and returning character Serah Farron arriving from another dimension and progresses toward a boss battle with a monster named Atlus. The creature can be faced in a couple different situations depending on what decisions the player makes.

The game focuses more on story development than anything else, and improves on the systems that were set in place for Final Fantasy XIII. A number of different aspects are added to the battle system as well as the overall gameplay and storyline progression. The sequel also introduces some new characters such as Noel Kreiss himself, as well as brings back some old faces from the original.

Heroes of Ruin - PAX Prime 2011 Demo Impressions

If there is one non-Nintendo game I am looking forward to on the 3DS, it would have to be Heroes of Ruin from N-Space and Square Enix. I could go on about the game, in fact I already did, and you can read about it here, but I want to take the time to talk about the demo I played of the game at PAX Prime this past weekend.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 - SDCC 2011 Impressions

While at Comic-Con this year, I ran into Nintendo’s very own Bill Trinen. We chatted briefly about Operation Rainfall, Zelda 25^th Anniversary Celebrations, and some of the games at the Nintendo Gaming Lounge. He asked me if I had played Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 yet, and I hadn’t, so he implored me to check the Nintendo DS title out.

Heroes of Ruin - Preview

The Nintendo 3DS is finally gaining some steam. With great titles like Ocarina of Time 3D, Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D and Dead or Alive Dimensions on store shelves, there is also a large amount of first party Nintendo titles on the way later this year, such as Super Mario (3DS) and Kid Icarus: Uprising. Things are starting to look good for the 3DS. But there is one game in particular, that is shaping up to be something truly special, that game is Heroes of Ruin.

Heroes of Ruin is being developed by longtime DS supporter and developer N-Space with Square Enix handling the publishing duties. The game is a dungeon crawler style game, similar to the Diablo series. The game features four robust classes, thousands of unique armor and weapon pieces, hundreds of quests, randomized world and dungeon layouts and a promising online / local wireless experience.