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Dragon Quest IV and VII dev studio revived after 10 years
Heartbeat developed Dragon Quest VI and VII back in the Super Nintendo and PS1 days, as well as a couple of other series remakes, but closed later due to rising game development costs. It's original founder, Manabu Yamana, now heads up Genius Sonority, which worked on Pokemon Colosseum, Dragon Quest Swords and The Denpa Men: They Came by Wave. Yamana revealed on Twitter that Heartbeat will be relaunched after 10 years starting early next year with a new business perspective. According to Inside Games, Yamana said to expect a new webpage with more information next year. I wonder what they plan to work on. Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
2:00 PM on 05.31.2013 Japanese rigged PC auto-levels Dragon Quest X charactersHey, cheater! Want to level up but don't want to put in the time? Playing Dragon Quest X? One smart Japanese gamer has come up with a way to rig up a PC that will leve your DQX character up while you are off enjoying the suns...
8:30 PM on 04.03.2013 Dragon Quest X Wii U opening sales are really badSquare Enix expressed disappointment a couple months ago with the performance of Dragon Quest X on Wii, despite the MMO outpacing the sales and subscription retention of Final Fantasy XI, the most profitable FF ever. With the...
11:15 AM on 03.08.2013 Everybody dies in this Dragon Quest X trailerThis new Dragon Quest X trailer is brought to you by the concept of death. Death: the great inevitability for us all. The opening seconds show the typical burning RPG village, all the motionless villagers strewn about, befor...
7:00 PM on 03.04.2013 New Hori keyboard is both metal and gosh-darn cuteI have been trying to get into the Dragon Quest series of games for a few years now, mostly from the positive response that RPG players have given the series. I also love finding regular everyday items that get an infusion of...
8:00 PM on 02.18.2013 Dragon Quest X Wii U dated March 30 for JapanWe still lack a Western release announcement for the "oh so horribly performing" Dragon Quest X, but Japan finally has a solid date for the Wii U version: March 30. It will cost ¥6980 (~$74) and include 20 free days of pl...
10:00 AM on 02.13.2013 Dragon Quest VII 3DS sells nearly a million week 1Oh no, you guys! Square Enix is slightly disappointed in Dragon Quest X's sales performance! Despite it's clearly doing well, the MMO is not hitting whatever magical expectations SE set for it. I guess that means the DQ brand...
2:30 PM on 02.11.2013 Dragon Quest X growing steadily, not hitting expectationsSquare Enix recently reported a loss for the April to December 2012 period, the first loss since Square and Enix joined forces back in 2003. There are several reasons why this situation, but MSN Japan fingers a specific offen...
4:30 PM on 01.24.2013 Best convenience store grocery bag ever: slime bag!Japanese convenience store chain Lawson was already beyond amazing with their fried treats, assortment of novelty ice creams, and well-stocked fresh food section, but they've leveled up even further with their choice of groce...
9:30 AM on 12.28.2012 Be a McDonald's Store Manager in Dragon Quest VII gameYou'd expect to play as a wizard or warrior in a Dragon Quest game, but in this McD DS downloadable promotional game in Japan, you can also play as a McDonald's crew member or store manager. DS title Dragon Quest VII: McDonal...
12:30 PM on 12.05.2012 Dragon Quest X on Wii U will use cloud savesWorried about storage space? Don't be. The latest Nintendo Direct tells us that Dragon Quest X will use the cloud to hold saves for this MMO, according to Inside Games. So, no messing with silly external USB storage, especially for those that have the 8GB standard Wii U system. A new Japanese trailer also surfaced from this morning's event. It looks beautiful! Enjoy.
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